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Investing in Innovation in Italy
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Investing in Innovation in Italy
A Free Online Webinar Series for
U.S. Venture Investors Investing Abroad,
Corporate Technology Scouts, University Officials,
Government Officials, Entrepreneurs
and other Innovation Professionals
Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 1:00-2:30pm ET (10:00-11:30am PT)
Giuseppe Serazzi
(Politecnico di Milano)
Marco Cantamessa
(Politecnico di Torino and I3P s.c.p.a – Torino, Italy)
Andrea Piccaluga
(Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy)
Moderated by Randy Mitchell
(International Trade Strategist for Private Equity, US Department of Commerce (ITA),
United States Representative to the OECD Working Party on Entrepreneurship)
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Sponsored by the National Venture Capital Association
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For free registration click here
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A Free Online Webinar Series for
U.S. Venture Investors Investing Abroad,
Corporate Technology Scouts, University Officials,
Government Officials, Entrepreneurs
and other Innovation Professionals
Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 1:00-2:30pm ET (10:00-11:30am PT)
Giuseppe Serazzi
(Politecnico di Milano)
Marco Cantamessa
(Politecnico di Torino and I3P s.c.p.a – Torino, Italy)
Andrea Piccaluga
(Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy)
Moderated by Randy Mitchell
(International Trade Strategist for Private Equity, US Department of Commerce (ITA),
United States Representative to the OECD Working Party on Entrepreneurship)
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Sponsored by the National Venture Capital Association
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For free registration click here
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This series on Investing in International Innovation will be moderated by Randy Mitchell, International Trade Strategist for Private Equity at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Each month we will look at a different market of interest to U.S. investors and innovation professionals.
This month, experts will address the trends in the Italian innovation economy.
Among the topics to be covered:
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Giuseppe Serazzi
(Politecnico di Milano)
Bio
Giuseppe Serazzi is professor in the Computer Science Department at the Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, since 1991. He received the Laurea degree in Mathematics from University of Pavia, Italy, in 1969. He spent four years at the University of Milano before joining the Politecnico di Milano. From 1978 to 1987, he was an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Pavia. In 2000 he founded the Acceleratore d’Impresa, the incubator of the Politecnico di Milano for the hightech start-ups and he was the director until the end of 2006. Since 2004 he is the Rector’s Delegate for the Acceleratore d’impresa. In 2004-06 he was Board member of the Incubator Forum Gate 2 Growth Initiative, a pan-European Network of technology incubators linked to research institutes and universities supported by the European Commission. Since 2004 he is a Board member of the PNI Cube, the Italian association of the university incubators, and since 2007 of the Fondazione del Politecnico di Milano.
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Marco Cantamessa
(Politecnico di Torino and I3P s.c.p.a – Torino, Italy)
Bio
Marco Cantamessa is Professor at the School of Industrial Engineering and Management of Politecnico di Torino, where he teaches Management of Innovation and Product Development. He also has lectured on the same topic in MBA courses at the SIMT (Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology), EPFL and ESCP-EAP business schools. As a researcher, he has authored or co-authored more than ninety scientific papers, of which twenty have appeared in international peer-reviewed journals. He is Chairman of the Board and CEO of I3P s.c.p.a., the high-tech business incubator of the Politecnico di Torino (www.i3p.it), besides serving on the Investment Advisory Board of Piemontech s.r.l., a seed-stage VC fund located in Turin, and acting as an R&D project reviewer for a number of Italian investment banks.
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Andrea Piccaluga
(Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy)
Bio
Andrea Piccaluga is Professor of Innovation Management at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (www.sssup.it) in Pisa and Scientific Director of the International School of Advanced Studies (SIAF) in Volterra (www.siafvolterra.eu). He is in the board of Netval (www.netval.it), the Italian network of University Technology Transfer Offices and responsible of the annual survey of Proton Europe (www.protoneurope.org). He has published books and papers in the field of R&D Management and technology transfer. He holds a PhD from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and a Master in Technology and Innovation Management from SPRU (University of Sussex, Brighton).
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Randy Mitchell
( International Trade Strategist for Private Equity, US Department of Commerce (ITA), United States Representative to the OECD Working Party on Entrepreneurship )
Bio
Randy Mitchell joined the International Trade Administration in June 2001, from the private sector where he had a history of entrepreneurial development in Russia, Japan, and the United States. From 1997-2001 he was founder of a start-up e-commerce company exporting U.S. consumer goods to the Japanese. In that position he built a management team that included former Fortune 500 executives including the former Chairman, CEO and President of Avon Japan. Along with his team he raised $3.5 million in venture capital financing and built strategic partnerships with some of the largest companies in Japan and the United States.
Mr. Mitchell resided in Russia from 1992 through 1996, where he built distribution networks in Moscow and St. Petersburg for U.S. and Scandinavian food and beverage brands such as Nestle (Findus), Sara Lee, Anheuser-Busch, Tyson, Subway, Campbell Soup, and others. This included working with Russian entrepreneurs in distribution, retail, and food service.
Mr. Mitchell is currently the U.S. government official responsible for private equity / venture capital and is the United States Representative to the OECD for Entrepreneurship where he actively works to export entrepreneurship. He is an alumnus of the 2005 Venture Capital Institute and currently represents the International Trade Administration on the Board of Advisors to the Latin American Venture Capital Association (LAVCA). Mr. Mitchell has also served as U.S. Secretary on bilateral venture capital working groups with the governments of Australia and the European Union. Mr. Mitchell, a speaker of Russian, has traveled to 36 countries.
At the International Trade Administration, Mr. Mitchell is responsible for:
This month, experts will address the trends in the Italian innovation economy.
Among the topics to be covered:
- what is the Italian innovation strategy as it relates to R&D labs at the federal and university level?
- how can US venture investors invest in Italian?
- what is the state of deal-flow?
- are entrepreneurs emerging with viable business models based on university research?
- what are the opportunities for early stage venture funding?
- what role do universities play in commercialization of R&D?
- and is there an equivalent of Bayh-Dole for Italian?
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Giuseppe Serazzi
(Politecnico di Milano)
Bio
Giuseppe Serazzi is professor in the Computer Science Department at the Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, since 1991. He received the Laurea degree in Mathematics from University of Pavia, Italy, in 1969. He spent four years at the University of Milano before joining the Politecnico di Milano. From 1978 to 1987, he was an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Pavia. In 2000 he founded the Acceleratore d’Impresa, the incubator of the Politecnico di Milano for the hightech start-ups and he was the director until the end of 2006. Since 2004 he is the Rector’s Delegate for the Acceleratore d’impresa. In 2004-06 he was Board member of the Incubator Forum Gate 2 Growth Initiative, a pan-European Network of technology incubators linked to research institutes and universities supported by the European Commission. Since 2004 he is a Board member of the PNI Cube, the Italian association of the university incubators, and since 2007 of the Fondazione del Politecnico di Milano.
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Marco Cantamessa
(Politecnico di Torino and I3P s.c.p.a – Torino, Italy)
Bio
Marco Cantamessa is Professor at the School of Industrial Engineering and Management of Politecnico di Torino, where he teaches Management of Innovation and Product Development. He also has lectured on the same topic in MBA courses at the SIMT (Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology), EPFL and ESCP-EAP business schools. As a researcher, he has authored or co-authored more than ninety scientific papers, of which twenty have appeared in international peer-reviewed journals. He is Chairman of the Board and CEO of I3P s.c.p.a., the high-tech business incubator of the Politecnico di Torino (www.i3p.it), besides serving on the Investment Advisory Board of Piemontech s.r.l., a seed-stage VC fund located in Turin, and acting as an R&D project reviewer for a number of Italian investment banks.
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Andrea Piccaluga
(Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy)
Bio
Andrea Piccaluga is Professor of Innovation Management at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (www.sssup.it) in Pisa and Scientific Director of the International School of Advanced Studies (SIAF) in Volterra (www.siafvolterra.eu). He is in the board of Netval (www.netval.it), the Italian network of University Technology Transfer Offices and responsible of the annual survey of Proton Europe (www.protoneurope.org). He has published books and papers in the field of R&D Management and technology transfer. He holds a PhD from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and a Master in Technology and Innovation Management from SPRU (University of Sussex, Brighton).
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Randy Mitchell
( International Trade Strategist for Private Equity, US Department of Commerce (ITA), United States Representative to the OECD Working Party on Entrepreneurship )
Bio
Randy Mitchell joined the International Trade Administration in June 2001, from the private sector where he had a history of entrepreneurial development in Russia, Japan, and the United States. From 1997-2001 he was founder of a start-up e-commerce company exporting U.S. consumer goods to the Japanese. In that position he built a management team that included former Fortune 500 executives including the former Chairman, CEO and President of Avon Japan. Along with his team he raised $3.5 million in venture capital financing and built strategic partnerships with some of the largest companies in Japan and the United States.
Mr. Mitchell resided in Russia from 1992 through 1996, where he built distribution networks in Moscow and St. Petersburg for U.S. and Scandinavian food and beverage brands such as Nestle (Findus), Sara Lee, Anheuser-Busch, Tyson, Subway, Campbell Soup, and others. This included working with Russian entrepreneurs in distribution, retail, and food service.
Mr. Mitchell is currently the U.S. government official responsible for private equity / venture capital and is the United States Representative to the OECD for Entrepreneurship where he actively works to export entrepreneurship. He is an alumnus of the 2005 Venture Capital Institute and currently represents the International Trade Administration on the Board of Advisors to the Latin American Venture Capital Association (LAVCA). Mr. Mitchell has also served as U.S. Secretary on bilateral venture capital working groups with the governments of Australia and the European Union. Mr. Mitchell, a speaker of Russian, has traveled to 36 countries.
At the International Trade Administration, Mr. Mitchell is responsible for:
- Supporting foreign investments of U.S. private equity / venture capital firms
- Increasing the exports of U.S. private equity and venture capital
- Enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. private equity sector
- Enhancing the profile and importance of private equity / venture capital issues within the Department of Commerce and The White House