Session #7 Introduction and Background, by Dr. Burton Lee, Lecturer & Course Director, Stanford Mechanical Engineering, at Stanford on Mar 5 2018, in our session: 'The State of Tech in Europe : A Pan-European View on Startup and Scaleup Deal Flow, Venture Funding and Corporate M&A Activity'. Also includes comments on recent events in Europe - Slovak protests against corruption, 65th anniversary of death of Stalin, Google-TUMunich AI partnership agreement. Website: http://www.StanfordEuropreneurs.org YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/StanfordEuropreneurs Twitter: @Europreneurs

1. Today’s Session (#7)
The State of Tech in Europe:
Startup & Scaleup Deals,
Venture Capital Funding,
Corporate M&A Activity
@Europreneurs 5 Mar 2018

2. European Entrepreneurship & Innovation
(ME421)
Year Nine|| Winter 2018 || Hewlett 201 Aud
Mondays 4:30 – 5:50pm
Course Instructor
Dr. Burton H. Lee PhD MBA
Burton.Lee@stanford.edu

3. Today’s Speakers
March 5
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7. Final Session Speakers
March 12
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8. Students:
Please Sign
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While In Class !!
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9. Student Essays:
Due Monday March 19
Essay Questions to be
Released on Friday March 9
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10. Students:
You Are Welcome to Join
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Dinner at Stanford ME Dept
Tonite 6:30-8pm
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13. European Entrepreneurship & Innovation (ME421)
Stanford Engineering School
Year Nine || 2018
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14. Feb 26 Speakers @ Stanford
New EU Data Privacy Rules : Lessons for Silicon Valley Companies & Startups

15. Week #5 Speakers
And Artists
Switzerland : Growing Startup Ecosystems via Corporations & Universities

16. Week #4 Speakers
Slovenia & Turkey : Startup Accelerators and Ecosystems in
the Balkans & Southeast Europe

17. Week #3 Speakers
Estonia : Urban Delivery Robot Startups & eGovt Innovation

18. Week #2 Speakers

19. Week #1 Speakers
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21. WHAT’S HAPPENING
IN EUROPE ??

22. Sat March 3 2018
Bratislava SK

23. March 2016
Study Commissioned by European Parliament

24. 65. Anniversary of Death of Joseph Stalin
March 5 1953

25. Feb 2018

27. QUESTIONS ??

28. Today’s Speakers
March 5
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29. Today’s Session (#7)
The State of Tech in Europe:
Startup & Scaleup Deals,
Venture Capital Funding,
Corporate M&A Activity
@Europreneurs 5 Mar 2018

30. Final Session Speakers
March 12
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