Events under 'AFAM Events'

Come join the Gadz'Arts in Houston to share the first 2015 diner of the Alumni group.
Contact Eric Tran, emailProtector.addCloakedMailto("ep_08c054a2", 1);, for further information.

Join us to share a piece or our famous homemade Galette des Rois!
Please register here.

The AFAM board meets regularly. While these meetings are not open to the full AFAM membership, feel free to contact AFAM board members directly or the AFAM Community Manager Albina Patou-Chebykina if you want to contribute topics for consideration by the board, or if you want to receive minutes of a particular meeting.

AFAM Strategy Offsite

September 7-8, 2018

The event is by invitation only

Goal of the off-site:

Define AFAM strategic directions for the second decade within a focus on entrepreneurship.

Proposed Program:

Friday Program

Il Fornaio restaurant, Palo Alto, CA

13:00 – 14:30              Lunch at Il Fornaio

14:30 – 14:45              Welcome                                             (Eric Benhamou, AFAM)

                                    Introductions

                                    Objectifs

                                    Agenda Review

14:45 – 15:30              School’s strategic vision         (Laurent Champaney, Arts et Métiers ParisTech)

15:45 – 16:15              Individual points of view

                                   How French schools differ in the process of student preparation to the journey of entrepreneurship, particularly as they expatriate themselves to the US?

• Xavier Wartelle (AFAM)
• Anne de Louvigny Stone (AAGEF President)

16:15 – 17:30              Points of view

                                    Panel #1

Chair: Eric Benhamou

Panelists: Reza Malekzadeh (French Alumni Association), Philippe Perez (Attaché for science and technology), Anne de Louvigny Stone (AAGEF)

Student preparation to the American journey:

• What is your impression of the preparedness of French engineers (recently graduated)?
• What is the role of the alumni (individual engagement)?
• Best practices (role of the non-profit)

                                    Panel #2

Chair: Xavier Wartelle

Panelists: Sylvia Gallusser (French Tech Hub), Ben Lévy (BootstrapLabs), Laurence Fabre (FACCSF)

Preparation of entrepreneurship journey

• Why is it important?
• Gaps and difficulties
• What is the role of the ecosystem?

17:30                           Conclusions of the day

18:30                           Dinner

Saturday September 8th, 2018,

French Tech Hub, SF, CA

Saturday Program:

09:00 – 10:00              Breakfast

10:00 – 10:15              Reminder of Friday conclusions (Marc Amblard)

10:15 – 11:15              Testimonials – US journey

Benjamin Carlu (Ch 203)
Erwan Guy (Ch 2011)
Mathieu Gonçalves (Bo 210)
Martin Millischer (Ch 216)
Patrick Cantelli (Cl 185)

Michael Deligant

11:30 – 12:45              SWOT of the preparedness of students to the American journey

Group #1 (Chair: Xavier Wartelle)

Group #2 (Chair: Thomas Ferré)

12:45 – 14:00              Lunch

14:00 – 14:30              la SOCE  strategic vision (Corentin Lallet)

14:30 – 15:30              AFAM priorities for the next decade:

objectifs, strategies et tactics

Groupe #1 (Chair: Xavier Wartelle)

Groupe #2 (Chair: Marc Amblard)

15:30 – 15:45              Break

15:45 – 16:00              Discussion review by the school (Laurent Champaney)

16:00 – 16:15              Discussion review by AFAM (Eric Benhamou)

                                    Next steps

                                    Conclusions

18:30                           Diner (optional), SF

Please join the Gadzarts based in Detroit region for a drink or two

Where: Bill’s a Bloomfield Hills restaurant

When: Nov. 7th, 6:30 pm

Contact: Xavier OvizeemailProtector.addCloakedMailto("ep_47c39bf3", 1);

The AFAM board meets regularly. While these meetings are not open to the full AFAM membership, feel free to contact AFAM board members directly or the AFAM Community Manager Albina Patou-ChebykinaemailProtector.addCloakedMailto("ep_296bffdc", 1); if you want to contribute topics for consideration by the board, or if you want to receive minutes of a particular meeting.

The AFAM board meets regularly. While these meetings are not open to the full AFAM membership, feel free to contact AFAM board members directly or the AFAM Community Manager Albina Patou-ChebykinaemailProtector.addCloakedMailto("ep_7bc7e1a4", 1); if you want to contribute topics for consideration by the board, or if you want to receive minutes of a particular meeting.

About:

For many French Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders, Silicon Valley represents an incredibly enticing, yet inaccessible experience.

The Arts & Métiers community has been well established for years in the heart of Silicon Valley and can serve as an ideal beachhead to get you there:

-Its well-connected alumni work in major High-Tech firms (GAFA, venture capital firms and startups).

-Its students are driven and ambitious and study in the top in universities (U.C. Berkeley, Stanford).

-AFAM (American Friends of Arts et Métiers) is particularly active in California.

AFAM wants to help entrepreneurs and leaders of French companies connect with Silicon Valley key actors and benefit from a deep immersion in the region.

AFAM is organizing an Exclusive Silicon Valley Immersion Seminar to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area region in June 2019.

This seminar will allow you to gain a deep understanding of what makes this region unique in the world of technology innovation, identify new business opportunities, expand your professional network and enjoy a unique Silicon Valley  experience.

Our program includes:

- "Importance of the networks: venture capital and accelerator programs (presented by Eric Benhamou/BGV and Xavier Wartelle/French Tech Hub), San Francisco, CA

- "Cross border legal issues for startups" lawyer's presentation and Q&A session, San Francisco, CA

- "Designed in Silicon Valley, made in Shenzhen" - startups's visit and talks, Palo Alto, CA

- "Technology transfer University - Company" - UC Berkeley's visit, talks and networking, Berkeley, CA

- "French companies in Silicon Valley" - PELLENC's visit, expert talk, wine tasting, Santa Rosa, CA

The full program will be published shortly.

For more information please contact: Albina Patou-ChebykinaemailProtector.addCloakedMailto("ep_731a6b44", 1); and Louis RenauxemailProtector.addCloakedMailto("ep_840a86e4", 1);