Its a successful model we've seen time and time again: an Italian technology company with an innovative idea sends their top brass to Silicon Valley to open up the global headquarters.   The engineering thrust of the operation is left in Italy, while the American-based executives capitalize on the benefits of ample Venture Capital money in t...

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)Join us for our informal Aperitivo to connect with fellow professionals, meet some of our newest members, and make new friends within the BAIA community. With its outdoor patio and delicious Italian menu, Tootsies at the Stanford Barn is the perfect location for this gathering. We look forward...

Dopo il successo dell'iniziativa di giugno a NYC, AmCham organizza una nuova missione di business nella West Coast degli USA. Dal 2 all'8 novembre vi invitiamo a scoprire con noi San Francisco e la Silicon Valley. Il viaggio sarà l'occasione per conoscere e condividere i processi, i prodotti e i sistemi più innovativi delle aziende che hanno segnat...

by Serena Perfetto   While you surf the net, you will run into many platforms made by Italians for Italians: you won't find it hard to run into blogs and websites collecting information and stories about Italians moving abroad. But, when we first met Francesco Menghini, an Italian director now in the Silicon Valley, he had no doubts that his...

Costruire un ponte tra l'eccellenza del Made in Italy nel creare bellezza e la capacità industriale e tecnologia della Silicon Valley. È questo il fulcro del progetto Making in Italy-Making in Usa: Artisanship, Technology and Design. Innovating with Beauty, che si terrà dall'11 al 24 giugno a San Francisco nell'ambito dell'Anno della Cultura Italia...

«La Silicon Valley mi ha cambiato la vita. Ma se ce l'ho fatta è solo per un motivo culturale. Sono un uomo del Sud. Partito da Cava de' Tirreni, alle porte della Costiera Amalfitana, ho portato con me l'arte di arrangiarmi e la voglia di farcela».   Adriano Farano, 34 anni, ha creato a Menlo Park, in California, Watchup , un' App per iPad e...

di Mauro Battocchi   Quando si associa un Paese con il software, in Silicon Valley si pensa a Israele, all'India, all'Irlanda, sempre più spesso anche al Cile e ai Paesi scandinavi. L'Italia è nota – oltre che per l'arte e il cibo – per la meccanica, la moda e il design. I nostri giovani imprenditori IT che bussano alle porte di San Francisc...

With each passing year, more immigrants are coming to Italy in search of a new home. In an effort to better integrate them into Italy's multi-faceted, democratic society, the Government of Italy has created the Migrants' Integration Portal, an online resource that engages immigrants from 16 key nations with useful information and services relating...

by Mauro Battocchi   As we watch 2013 edge to a close, let's take a look back at the outstanding events that brought many dimensions of Italy's rich culture to the Bay as part of the 2013 Year of Italian Culture.   We've been truly graced to have such a delightful schedule of engagements and I offer my heartfelt thanks to all who made...

by Mauro Battocchi   It's been nearly three years since I took the post of Consul General of Italy in San Francisco, and while a lot has happened, many themes of San Francisco Italy remain strongly in force: Italians are contributing to Silicon Valley in meaningful ways; Italy is attracting world-class talent to set up shop in Europe; Italia...