{"id":9404,"date":"2023-02-26T19:26:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T19:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/silicon-valley-greek-hub-official-launch-in-san-francisco\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T14:35:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T14:35:24","slug":"silicon-valley-greek-hub-official-launch-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/silicon-valley-greek-hub-official-launch-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon Valley Greek Hub: official launch in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/silicon-valley-greek-hub-episimi-enarxi-sto-san-frasisco-1024x473.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>The official launch of the Silicon Valley Greek Hub (SVGH)<\/strong> \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf \u03c5\u03c6\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u0395\u03be\u03c9\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039f\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0394\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03be\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u039a\u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03a6\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c5\u03c6\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc \u0391\u03bd\u03ac\u03c0\u03c4\u03c5\u03be\u03b7\u03c2 \u03a7\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u0394\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7 \u03a3\u03bc\u03c5\u03c1\u03bb\u03ae, \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03ad\u03b1 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/idos.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u0394\u03b9\u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03ce\u03bd \u039f\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03a3\u03c7\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd<\/a><\/strong> (\u0394\u039f\u03a3\u0395 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03af\u03bf\u03c5 \u0395\u03be\u03c9\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterprisegreece.gov.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Enterprise Greece<\/a><\/strong>, \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ac\u03c6\u03b9\u03be\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03a3\u03b1\u03bd \u03a6\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03c3\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf \u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd \u03b5\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c8\u03b7 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2. Members of the expatriate community, academics and entrepreneurs <strong>active in Silicon Valley<\/strong> attended the event at the Greek Consulate.<\/p>\n\n<p>SVGH is a networking <strong>initiative created under the auspices of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/missionsabroad\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consulate General of Greece<\/a> in San Francisco<\/strong>. Its members are <strong>Greeks from the Bay Area<\/strong> who are active in the technology industry with various specialties:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>business executives<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/new-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">startup<\/a> founders<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>academic researchers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>experts in venture capital etc.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Aspiring to connect Silicon Valley with the global Greek innovation ecosystem, in the context of Economic Diplomacy, <strong>SVGH paves the way for creative synergies in entrepreneurship, business, <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/c\/trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commerce<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/c\/information-communications-technologies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">technology<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The core team of the Silicon Valley Greek Hub platform consists of highly successful professionals. Professionals who intend to <strong>act as mentors, advisors, intermediaries, partners and\/or investors<\/strong> for the Greek startup ecosystem. The ultimate vision for the Hub is <strong>to grow into a powerful collaboration network<\/strong>, offering tailored support to entrepreneurs who are eager to explore the opportunities available in Silicon Valley and beyond.<\/p>\n\n<p>The initial range of SVGH activities includes:<\/p>\n\n<p>a) regular online coaching sessions between platform members and Greek entrepreneurs<\/p>\n\n<p>b) a series of networking events connecting like-minded peers<\/p>\n\n<p>(c) online discussions with special guest speakers covering trends and topics related to the innovation and technology community<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Visit to Matternet, a Greek owned Drones manufacturing company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The team of three representatives of the Greek government, accompanied by executives of startup companies, who traveled to Silicon Valley to participate in the SVGH platform meetings, held <strong>visit to the Greek-owned company Matternet<\/strong>, where CEO Andreas Raptopoulos and a team of executives presented their business model.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Matternet is the first civilian drone manufacturer<\/strong> in the world to be certified by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and is already working with UPS. Both the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Costas Frangoyannis and the Deputy Minister of Development Christos Dimas, both<strong>both invited mr. Raptopoulo to cooperate with the Greek Governement<\/strong> At the same time, he received a series of questions and queries from the executives of the 6 startups accompanying the mission.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Update on CryptoCurrencies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The Consulate General of the San Francisco Consulate General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also organized a meeting of the team of State Secretaries, with <strong>executive of Greek origin of the company Coinbase<\/strong>, which gave an in-depth presentation on cryptocurrencies, their origins, risks and opportunities that are emerging with their increasing penetration into US businesses.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Visit to the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The boutique hotel of Patty Thoedoridis, was also visited by Mr. Fragogianni with Mr. Dimas and I. Smyrlis, the Secretary General of the DOSE, in the heart of the Napa Valley, famous for its vineyards and dozens of wineries. At the hotel <strong>presentations of projects handled by Economic Diplomacy to business people attending the visit<\/strong>, as well as information on major investments by giant companies in our country.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Continuity of the project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The schedule for the next few days includes <strong>meetings with investors<\/strong>, a visit to UC Berkeley. There will also be a meeting with members of the Silicon Valley Greek Hub (SVGH) to <strong>officially launch the Mentoring Sessions initiative.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Chr. Dimas: Greece can always make more steps in innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Christos Dimas, Undersecretary of State for Development and Investment, describes as interesting the discussions in San Francisco with the Greek startups of Elevate Greece, on how Greece can take even more steps in innovation.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is what the Deputy Minister said in a post on social media, on the occasion of the two meetings he had yesterday in San Francisco. Specifically, mr Dimas points:<\/p>\n\n<p>&#8220;In San Fransisco, we made two important meetings. With the <strong>Greek startups of Elevate Greece we met the founder and CEO of Matternet<\/strong>, Andreas Raptopoulos. A startup <strong>that leads the world in drone product transportation<\/strong>, saving time, money and with significant benefits for health services and the environment. We also met Michalis Potamias, Head of Machine Learning at Coinbase. He <strong>updated us on global developments around bitcoin and cryptocurrencies<\/strong>. Very interesting discussions on <strong>how Greece can make even more steps in innovation<\/strong> and hopefully useful as a <strong>source of inspiration for Greek startups<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official launch of the Silicon Valley Greek Hub (SVGH) \u03c0\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf \u03c5\u03c6\u03c5\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b3\u03cc\u03c2 \u0395\u03be\u03c9\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u039f\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u0394\u03b9\u03c0\u03bb\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0395\u03be\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u039a\u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2 \u03a6\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03bf\u03b3\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd 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