The Silicon Valley Experience trip will be organized again in 2024!
Join other members of the Boardman network to explore and network in the world’s largest technology and innovation hub, Silicon Valley.
The trip provides a unique opportunity to meet entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders in Silicon Valley, as well as visit both startups and major technology companies. We promise that you will gain valuable insights about the latest market trends and innovations and hear about the opportunities that Silicon Valley can offer to your company.
The Silicon Valley Experience trip is scheduled for September 8-13, 2024. Additionally, this year, participants have the opportunity to explore market opportunities in Los Angeles on September 5-6, 2024. You can choose to participate only in the Silicon Valley trip or add the Los Angeles Experience.
The trip is open to growth entrepreneurs, as well as representatives from larger companies and listed companies. The program below is tailored for representatives of larger companies (Executive Track), offering a more extensive program than the Growth Track. Read more about Growth Track here!
Early registration discount: Register by March 31, 2024, and receive a €500 discount on the participation fee!
Cancellation policy: You can cancel your registration free of charge by April 30, 2024. After this date, cancellations will incur a reservation fee of €500.
Silicon Valley Experience Program 8.-13.9.2024
The program is designed based on the needs and preferences of the participants and will include:
- Welcome to the valley intro – what’s hot and what’s not!
- Company visits to Finnish companies in Silicon Valley, local growth companies, and global brand companies.
- Themed roundtable discussions.
- Visits to universities and research organizations.
- Joint seminars, events, and gatherings with local entrepreneurs, leaders, organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Unique meetings, contacts, and networking and learning opportunities.
Executive additional program, for example:
- Conversations vs. Action workshop: “Navigating the Frontier of Silicon Valley’s Innovation Projects”
- Conversations vs. Action smaller group dinners: From Boardroom to Reality – Unveiling Strategic Company Narratives
Examples of previous visit locations: AirBnB, Berkley, BetterDoctor, Cisco, Digitalist, Facebook/Meta, Google, NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center, Nordic Innovation House, Idean, PwC, Salesforce, SAP, SRI International, and Stanford University. Explore the program from the 2023 Silicon Valley Experience here!
Additional program Los Angeles 5.-6.9.2024
The program is designed based on the needs and preferences of the participants and will include:
- Company visits to Finnish companies in Los Angeles, local growth companies, and global brand companies.
- Meetings and dinners with local business representatives and entrepreneurs.
The Los Angeles program will take place on September 5-6, 2024, after which participants have a free weekend. In San Francisco, the program starts on Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Participation fee
The participation fee for the Silicon Valley Experience trip is €5000 (+ VAT).
The fee includes visits and programs in Silicon Valley, some dinners, lunches during the week, event tickets, and local transportation. Please note that each participant is responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements.
This year, we offer participants the opportunity to combine the trip with a visit to Los Angeles. In this case, an additional fee of €800 (+ VAT) will be added to the participation fee.
Please note that the Los Angeles portion will be conducted if we have at least 8 participants.
Travel and accommodation arrangements
- Each participant is responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements.
- We recommend suitable flights and hotels for registered participants.
- Participants can also make their own travel and accommodation reservations and only join part of the program, but in this case, they are also responsible for their own local transportation to join the group’s program.
We recommend registering soon as limited amount of places!
For more information about the trip, contact Taina Brandstack at taina.brandstack@boardman.fi or +358 44 019 9553