Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is a big success story, spawning the likes of Google and Apple. But what are the secrets of this success, and what challenges does Silicon Valley face to retain its leadership role? This episode of the Cambridge Judge Business Debate series was recorded in San Francisco, during the international business trip of the Executive MBA (EMBA) class of 2017 of Cambridge Judge Business School. The session was part of an alumni reception, with the audience including EMBA students, Cambridge Judge alumni, and alumni of other programmes of the University of Cambridge. Faculty members Michael Kitson, University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics, and Jochem Kroezen, University Lecturer in International Business, led the discussion featuring two special guests: Lisa Van Dusen, Chief Relationship Officer of SV2, an early-stage venture capital firm for the social venture sector, and Naeem Zafar, CEO of Internet of Things startup TeleSense and Dean’s Teaching Fellow & Lecturer at the University of California Berkeley.