When: Thursday, April 19, 2018 From 6:30 pm To 8:30 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco - Organized by : Istituto Italiano di Cultura In collaboration with : Italia Geeks, Novedge - Entrance : Free

There has been for years now an ongoing mythology built around some alleged features that would make the US research-based innovation ecosystem essentially superior to what is supposed to be a poorly run, in comparison, European one. This talk aims at diving a little deeper into the comparison, unveiling some less acknowledged drivers of what happens here and there and offering some insights on how both systems might move forward in the near future.