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06 January - 12 January 2019 Data & Electronics Business Mission - USA A transformational learing experience visiing Silicon Valley and CES at Las Vegas organized by Switzerland Global Enterprise in collaboration with the Swiss Business Hub USA Program: Sunday 06 January 2019 17:45 Transfer from SFO airport to Sheraton Palo Transfer Alto Use Uber/Lyft in groups 675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA 18:00 Check-in Sheraton Hotel Check-in receive breakfast vouchers and welcome gift 675 El Camino Real #625, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA Link www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjcsi-sheraton- palo-alto-hotel/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255- 54ba596febe2 19:30 - 21:30 Welcome buffet and get-to-know-each-other Meal Monday 07 January 2019 08:15 Departure from hotel Transfer 09:00 - 10:30 Angel and Venture Capital Investments Meeting Current Trends in Silicon Valley by Alexander Fries, CEO and Founder AM Ecosystem Ventures Tour of Hero City at Draper University 55 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA Link http://www.ecosystemventures.com/ 11:00 Transfer to Tesla Transfer 11:30 - 12:30 Tesla Visit Revolutionizing the car industry by Sascha Zahnd, VP Global Supply Chain Tesla HQ, 3500 Deer Creek Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA 12:30 Transfer to restaurant Transfer 12:45 - 13:30 Lunch at Pho Vi Hoa (Vietnamese) Meal www.phovihoa.com 4546 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA 94022, USA Link http://www.phovihoa.com/ 13:30 Transfer to HPE Transfer 14:00 - 15:45 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Executive Briefing Meeting Center Strategy-Overview of HPE's Hybrid strategy, brief history, partnerships, future big bets ; Innovation at HPE, what makes Silicon Valley tick, overview of HPE disruptive technologies, discussion on innovation 3000 Hanover St, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Link www.hp.com 15:45 HP founders offices at HP Inc. Visit brief visit of old offices of Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard 1501 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA Link https://www.richardsona.com/blog/2009/4/18/hewl ett-packard-founders-original-offices.html 16:15 Transfer to hotel Transfer 16:30 HP Garage (optional; 15min walk from hotel) Activity The HP Garage is a private museum where the company Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded. It is considered to be the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley."[4] In the 1930s, Stanford University and its Dean of Engineering Frederick Termanbegan encouraging faculty and graduates to stay in the area instead of leaving California, and develop a high-tech region.[5] HP founders William Hewlettand David Packard are considered the first Stanford students who took Terman's advice. 367 Addison Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA Link https://www.hpe.com/us/en/about/bill-dave.html 16:30 Drive by Googleplex (optional, 30 min drive Transfer round trip) The Googleplex is the corporate headquarters complex of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA Link http://www.google.com/ 16:31 - 17:45 Relax and individual activity Free Time 17:45 Departure from hotel Transfer 18:00 - 20:30 VIP Reception with Swiss American business Meeting community Swisscom top management and Silicon Valley influencers and a taste of Californian fine wine and other libations 2645 Fair Oaks Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA Link http://www.lahondawinery.com/ 20:30 Return to hotel Transfer 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA Tuesday 08 January 2019 08:30 Departure from hotel Transfer 09:00 - 10:00 Logitech Silicon Valley Meeting Campus tour and presentation of history and future innovation by Vincent Pilette, CFO 7600 Gateway Blvd, Newark, CA 94560, USA Link www.logitech.com 10:00 Transfer Transfer 10:30 - 12:00 Swisscom Cloud Lab Ltd Meeting Swisscom - Innovation Management workshop - History of Silicon Valley, focus of outpost - emerging companies, by Jeffrey Gantner, Head of Startup Programs USA - Corporate Innovation and Management by Stefan Petzov, Head of Technology and Innovation 675 Forest Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USA Link www.swisscom.com 12:30 Transfer Transfer 12:45 - 14:00 Equinix Meeting connecting businesses by Edwin Douglass, Senior Director Global Process Excellence and Strategy Q&A with Uber eat lunch 1 Lagoon Dr, Redwood City, CA 94065, USA Link www.equinix.com 14:00 - 15:00 Transfer Transfer 15:00 - 16:00 Docusign Meeting Future on digital signatures and innovation in process efficiency for on-line contract management 221 Main St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA Link www.docusign.com 16:15 Transfer to Consulate General of Switzerland Transfer pass by SalesForce Tower 415 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA Link http://www.salesforcetower.com/ 16:45 - 17:30 Switzerland on Pier 17 Meeting Short presentations of : Consulate General, Swiss Business Hub, Swissnex, Switzerland Tourism The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA Link www.eda.admin.ch/sf 17:30 Walk to Pier 39 & Fisherman’s Wharf Activity he Historic Fisherman's Wharf District of San Francisco is home to PIER 39, Ghirardelli Square, Anchorage Square, the National Maritime Museum, Historic Hyde Street Pier, breathtaking views and much more 19:00 Dinner at McCormick Kuleto's Meal San Francisco's historic Ghirardelli Square, with breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Island, Aquatic Park, Angel Island and the Marina 900 North Point St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA Link http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/Locations /san-francisco-california/NorthPointSt.aspx 21:00 Return to hotel in small groups by Uber/Lyft Transfer Uber/Lyft experience Wednesday 09 January 2019 07:45 Check out from hotel Check-out 08:15 Departure from hotel Transfer 08:30 - 09:30 Stanford University Visit tour of the iconic campus and library shop 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA 09:30 - 10:30 Stanford Center for Design Research Meeting Company meeting with Regenvillages (tech- integrated and regenerative residential real estate development) by James Ehrlich, Entrepreneur in residence 10:30 Transfer to Sunnyvale Transfer 10:30 Watch out for self driving cars !!! Other google is running tests on public roads close to the original building in Sunnyvale 11:00 - 13:00 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Meeting Successful disruption in the MedTech Industry - da Vinci robotic-assisted systems changing surgery forever by Jonathan Sorger, VP Research 1020 Kifer Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA 13:00 Transfer to SFO airport Transfer 16:40 Flight to Las Vegas Flight Alaska airline 1910 San Francisco, CA 94128, USA Link https://www.bart.gov/stations/sfia 18:10 Arrival Las Vegas Transfer 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA Link http://www.mccarran.com/ 18:30 Pick-up CES batches at McCarran airport Preparation government-issued photo identification (for example, a passport, driver’s license or national ID card) required 19:00 Transfer to hotel Transfer 19:30 Check in at hotel Check-in 2880 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA Link https://www.circuscircus.com/en.html 19:30 Free evening and dinner in Las Vegas Activity Visit Las Vegas strip or relax Thursday 10 January 2019 08:00 departure from hotel 15 min by foot Transfer 08:15 CES Group picture Activity Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV 89169, USA 09:00 CES Tour Market Place: Vehicule Technology Visit Booth visit, e.g. flexible screens 09:45 CES Tour Market Place: Audio-Video Visit 10:30 CES Tour Market Place: iProducts, Wireless Visit Devices 11:30 CES Tour Market Place: Drones, Robotics, Visit AR/VR 13:00 Transfer to Sands Expo Transfer 201 Sands Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89169, USA Link https://www.venetian.com/meetings/ 13:45 Lunch tbd Meal 14:30 CES Tour Sands Expo: smart home, Visit health/sleep tech Booth visit, e.g. standard reference smart home 201 Sands Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89169, USA Link https://www.venetian.com/meetings/ 17:00 CES Tour Eureka Park Visit Booth visit incubator/national booth (tbd) 201 Sands Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89169, USA Link https://www.venetian.com/meetings/ 17:30 CES Swiss Pavilion Sands, Hall G - Visit 53309/53310 Swiss start-ups and house of drones 17:30 - 17:30 Afterwork reception at Swiss Pavilion - Sands Activity Expo Hall G - 53310 18:30 Dinner with debriefing on tour CES Meal 3200 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA Link www.maggianos.com 22:00 Return to hotel individually Transfer Friday 11 January 2019 08:00 departure from hotel Transfer 08:30 CES visits individually Visit Individual visits of market places, booths, conferences,.. according to preparatory planning and recomendations (e.g. Award Gallery, other sections Eureka Park, etc.) 09:00 Demo/trial autonomous cars APTIV/LYFT at Presentation Beach Lot http://www.thedrive.com/tech/25525/self-driving- car-tech-startup-aptiv-debuts-command-center-in- las- vegas?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 18:00 - 20:30 Farewell dinner Meal 3790 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA Link www.newyorknewyork.com/en/restaurants/gallagh ers-steakhouse.html 21:30 "O" Cirque du soleil Show (optional and at own cost) 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA Link https://www.bellagio.com/en.html?icid=GMB_Hote l_Bellagio Saturday 12 January 2019 08:30 Departure from hotel Transfer 10:00 Flight departure individually Flight.