From: jensen@adobe.com (Freddy Jensen)
Subject: Stanford/Scancor Symposium Program
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 11:58:49 GMT

I tried posting this yesterday, but it didn't seem to make it.
Here we go again,




                   Stanford/Scancor Symposium

"Scandinavian-Californian technology-based business opportunities
            combining the best of both worlds to meet
                today's global market challenge"

                 Stanford University, California
                     September 22 - 24, 1992


                             PROGRAM

Tuesday, September 22

Morning (Backdrop):

Keynote speaker: Norwegian Consul General, Dag Mork Ulnes -
Profiling Scandinavia as a potential Californian business partner.

Silicon Valley - Continuing to invent the future - Richard Carlson,
Spectrum Economics, California.

Cooperative relationships - The importance of the decision making
process - Kathleen Eisenhardt, Stanford University Industrial
Engineering Department.

Managing innovation between California & Norway - What are the
issues ? - John Dibble, Norwegian Industry Attache  to the USA.

Afternoon (Case studies):

A Californian company developing on-site in Europe - Robert
Halperin, Raychem, California.

Venture capital start-ups to mature companies owned or acquired by
Swedish investors - August J. Moretti from Heller, Ehrman, White &
Mcauliffe.

How different business cultures can destroy an otherwise well
matched joint venture - Owen Brown, Migration Software Systems Ltd.

Contract R & D in the USA for new product development for the
European market - Jarl Pedersen, Danish Industrial Attache  to the
USA.

Day one wrap-up - Charles Baldwin, Norwegian Trade Commission will
moderate a panel of presenters and delegates.

Evening (After dinner):

After dinner speaker: Stephen Cohen

Technology and culture meet - the NeXT computer plays music by
Grieg using electronically designed instruments.

Wednesday, September 23

Morning (Case studies):

TeleServe - the mouse that roars! - a Norwegian telecommunications
network database-machine technology that has caught the interest of
AT&T and others - Dr. Tore SM-^Qter, TeleServe.

Experiences from operating a Norwegian owned (Hafslund Nycomed)
Imaging diagnostics development in California - Scott Rocklage,
Salutar Inc., California

Experience from starting a Californian-Danish R/D network - SM-^[ren
Carlsen, VP R/D, Novo Nordisk.

Operating a Scandinavian venture fund in Southern California -
Marty Albert, Amerscan.

Afternoon (What next?):

High-Tech networking in the USA - Danish Information Systems
Professionals in Silicon Valley - Michael Jensen.

Swedish opportunities in California - Michael Gunnarsson, Swedish
AttachM-^B for Science and Technology in San Francisco.

Aspects of linking Nordic-Californian companies - Niels Reimers,
Technology Linkages International.

How to best protect your rights when entering a Scandinavian
business venture - Karen A. Ammer.

An example of one of the strengths of Norway: Global positioning -
Electronic mapping and GPS (navigation), John Dibble.

Day two wrap-up - Eva Karal will moderate a panel of presenters and
delegates.

Thursday, September 24

Tour into Silicon Valley to meet some representative companies:
Founders will guide us through two successful Stanford start-ups.
Including a visit to Salutar Inc. (Norwegian owned company).

Reception at the Norwegian Consul's General residence in San
Francisco.

Friday, September 25

Opportunity to attend the Seybold San Francisco Expo at the Moscone
Center in San Francisco (Publishing and Multi-Media Expo).

Subject to unavoidable changes

For additional information on the symposium or for attending,
please contact:

Royal Danish Consulate General
3440 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 904
Los Angeles, California 90010, USA

Telephone +1-213-387-4277 M-~ Telefax +1-213-387-9456

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