5 of the Best Silicon Valley Tours

Renowned across the world as the epicentre of tech innovation, Silicon Valley can be discovered by joining a wide choice of guided tours.

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Situated in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of California, and home to some of the world’s most foremost technology companies including Apple, Facebook and Google, Silicon Valley is a popular stopping-off point for people travelling through the wider California region. If you’d like to spend some time exploring the famous tech hotbed, we’ve picked out 5 of the best Silicon Valley tours currently available.

Full-Day Private Tour to Silicon Valley

Learn the unrivalled history of Silicon Valley on this full-day private tour. During the day, you and your select group of family or friends will get to enjoy the cutting-edge modern architecture of Oracle, Facebook, Google, and Apple campuses, see Steve Jobs’ former home, and walk in the footsteps of Stanford’s illustrious alumni on a guided walking tour – all in the company of an expert guide. There’ll also be the chance to visit the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, and sit down to a hearty lunch in one of many restaurants on University Avenue in Palo Alto. The tour price includes hotel pick-up and drop-off, bottled water, museum entrance, and lunch. From $999 per group (max 6 people).

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Silicon Valley: Self-Drive Audio Tour

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Hop in your car and enjoy this self-guided audio tour of the birthplace of tech at your own pace and with no fixed schedule. Cruise through Silicon Valley while checking out the headquarters of tech giants and learn about the visionaries who’ve shaped the world, from Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to the controversies around Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos and the eccentricities of Elon Musk. All you need to do is get the tour guide app set up on your phone, release that handbrake and head on your way. After being purchased, your audio guide has no expiration date and is valid indefinitely. From $15 per person.

Private Redwood Forest & Silicon Valley Day Trip from San Francisco

Combine a memorable trip to Silicon Valley with a visit to California’s oldest redwood state park on this action-packed full-day tour. Featuring door-to-door service, starting and ending in San Francisco, you’ll spend half the day exploring the famous man-made wonders of Silicon Valley tech capital of the world before making the 50-mile drive southeast to marvel at the jaw-dropping natural beauty of Redwood state park, where 2,000-year old trees rise over 300 feet into the sky. Tours are suitable for everyone, including families with children. From $579 per group (max 2 people).

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Silicon Valley Private 2-Hour Driving Tour

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Want to see Silicon Valley but are tight for time? This whistle-stop two-hour private driving tour complete with audio guide may well fit the bill. After collection from your hotel in a comfortable vehicle, you’ll head off to see the area in quick-smart fashion, getting to know the stories, legends and landmarks of Silicon Valley as you visit sites including the Googleplex, Apple Park Visitor’s Center and the Hewlett Packard Garage.  Let your driver do the work while you kick back and listen to audio narrated by local legend Matt Chatta. The set-up allows you to listen on your own schedule, so you can pause if you want to take a break or explore further. From $51 per group (max 5 people).

Half-Day Silicon Valley Tour Private Day Trip from San Francisco

If there’s a Silicon Valley landmark that you’re particularly keen to visit, then this fully customisable five-hour private tour might well be for you. The trip puts you in touch with the pioneering work of global communications, computing and biotech companies and their impact on the region. Starting with pick-up in San Francisco, you’ll travel in the comfort of a private vehicle to the South Bay, learning from your personal guide how Silicon Valley has revolutionised the way our world works. The tour price includes your private driver and guide, pick-up and drop-off, bottled water and snacks. From $577 per group (max 6 people)

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Must-See Attractions in Silicon Valley, California

Silicon Valleys attractions offer the chance to delve deeper into the technology, history and nature of the region

Silicon Valley spans over 20 miles of parks, museums, culture, mountains and, of course, technology, with an endless number of things to do and see. From natural landscapes to history and science, here are the must-see attractions dotted across Northern California’s Silicon Valley.

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1. The Intel Museum

Building, Museum

USA, California, Santa Clara, Intel Museum, detail of integrated circuit

2. Santa Clara Railroad Depot and Tower

4. buck's of woodside.

Restaurant, American

5. Ardenwood Historic Farm

6. apple's company store and headquarters.

The old Apple Inc Head Office Campus, One Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, USA

7. NASA Ames Research Center

Museum, University

8. Castle Rock State Park

Museum, Shop

10. The Last Spike

11. new almaden quicksilver mine museum.

New Almaden Quicksilver Museum, San Jose

12. Mt Umunhum

Natural Feature, Park

13. The Winchester Mystery House

14. peralta adobe, 15. kelley park.

Museum, Park, Zoo

16. Stanford Memorial Church

Church, Memorial, University

Stanford Memorial Church - Stanford University Campus, Palo Alto, California

17. San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

Botanical Garden, Park

18. The Tech Museum of Innovation

19. san mateo county history museum, 20. ibm’s new almaden research lab.

Building, Library, School, University

21. Santana Row

Market, Shopping Mall

San Joses Santana Row Shopping Mall where there are over 70 Shops 20 Restaurants and 9 spas. Urban Outfitters store

22. Hermitage Brewing

Absorbed as much technological history as you can handle? Wind down at this chic brewery. Established in downtown San Jose, Hermitage’s first brewpub opened in 1987, and the brand has been brewing some of the finest ales and beers in California ever since. Cellar master Greg blends individual batches from 50-120 barrels, producing frothy tipples with hints of spice, herbs and the customary toasted oak. Visit the Tap Room and be guided through the brewing process, sampling IPAs and American sours – and if any really take your fancy, you can purchase them to take home.

23. Alum Rock Park

Set in the foothills of the Diablo Range, Alum Rock Park is best experienced on two wheels – on its three-mile (5km) bike trail – or four legs, should its six miles of horse trails be more your speed. If you prefer to walk, the hiking here is classed as “medium level”, meaning it’s suitable for most abilities and ages. The craggy splendor creates essential habitats for a host of wildlife – from black-tailed deer and bobcats to large birds of prey, Northern Pacific rattlesnakes and two species of lizard – and there are several picnic areas offering panoramic views across northern Silicon Valley.

24. Wine Affairs

Wine cannot be ignored when exploring the Silicon Valley, and Wine Affairs has enough to keep even the most knowledgeable oenologist on their toes. Conveniently situated on the Alameda – slap bang in the middle of San Jose and Santa Clara – this snug urban bar was once a bike shop and bookstore, before finding its true identity serving California and international wines, along with American porters, stouts, ales and lagers. Drink in the atmosphere, but not before sampling its delightful menu.

25. Happy Hollow Park and Zoo

This park owes its name to a contest held by the San Jose Mercury News in 1957, just four years before it finally opened to the public and ten years before it was expended into a zoo. Kids will love the wide range of animals on show (surprising, considering its small size), but for the unenthralled, there’s also go-karting, carousels and other delightful rides aplenty.

Interested in exploring more of the US ? Check out our eight-day adventure to Colorado and Utah – highlights include hiking in Arches National Park and whitewater rafting down the Colorado River. Alternately, browse our collections of Epic Trips , Mini Trips and Sailing Trips to find your next exciting destination. Additional reporting by Jo Varley.

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Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

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Home to tech giants like Apple, Google, Facebook, Tesla, and Oracle, it’s safe to say that Silicon Valley determines the future. Ideas have been born here in scrappy, humble garages that have since changed civilization.

For decades, Stanford University, NASA, and startup incubators have carefully developed intellectual capital into billion-dollar products. Fortunately, institutions like the Computer History Museum, Intel Museum, and San Jose Tech exist to capture and preserve the original stories for generations of digital natives who may not understand how truly far we’ve come.

If you’re interested in seeing specific places, just let us know ! We can completely customize your Silicon Valley tour from San Francisco to suit your travel style and preferences.

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There’s no better way to explore this tech hub than in one of its very own creations!

Taking a private Silicon Valley driving tour from San Francisco is a full day trip filled with facts and fun. We’ll take you to the HQ of a multitude of tech giants. Sip coffee and potentially rub elbows with the next world-leading innovator!

To be on the cutting edge, browse the glitzy flagship storefronts and see the latest game-changing products fresh on the market.

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7 May 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Serena perfetto, technical program manager, education platform @ pinterest.

At Pinterest since 2018, with previous experiences at SAP, Google and Airbnb. She leads programs that ensure organizations reach their business goals through ongoing strategic initiatives. Her responsibilities include streamlining processes and resources to improve efficiency and effectiveness across projects and teams; ensuring that individual project objectives align with larger business goals; and working to mitigate and manage risk for an increased chance of success.

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16 May 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Daniel dippold, founder and ceo @ ewor.

Daniel is passionate of mathematics and emerging technologies. He is founder of EWOR, NewNow, Sigma Squared Society, a TedX speaker and active tech investor >€500 M in valuations. He has a bachelor degree in theoretical mathematics at ETH Zurich and University of St Gallen and a master degree at University of Cambridge.

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21 May 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Simone bianco tbc, principal investigator and director of computational biology @ altos labs bay area institute of science.

From 2014 to 2021, he has been research staff member at IBM Research Almaden, in San Jose, where he founded and managed the department of Functional Genomic and Cellular Engineering. TED speaker with over 1M views, leader of one of 2018 IBM's 5-in-5, the 5 projects which will change the world in the next 5 years according to IBM, and a honorary visiting lecturer for the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, for his standing in the field of dynamical systems and commitment to education. He serves on the board of the SFSU PINC program, which aims at increasing diversity and build inclusivity in the computational sciences. His research bridges Biology with Engineering, the Physical Sciences and Computer Science, especially AI. Master Physics Università di Pisa in 2004; PhD Physics, University of North Texas in 2007.

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28 May 2024 | 7 - 8 pm CEST

Arjuna del toso, director software engineering @ confirm.

MSC in Information Technology in 2008, University of Udine, specialization at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (Dublin 2011), Harvard Business School (2017), Y Combinator (Startup School 2019), Stanford Continuing Studies (2020)- In the last decade he worked in start-ups from Italy to Ireland and in the big tech companies of Silicon Valley: Facebook, Instagram, Evensi and TikTok. In 2021 he joined Confirm remote, and then moved to the New York office. As of 2024 is Director of Software Engineering at Confirm. If you need his help as a Startup Founder, book a call at https://deltoso.net/

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4 June 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Francesca giovannetti, vc visiting analyst @nina capital.

Young Medical Doctor, ready to drive change in the Healthcare sector. Resilient and risk taker at heart, at work but also in the sports that strengthen her bond with the wonderful Alps from which she is from! At Nina Capital in Barcelona since September 2023, she works on dealflow generation, data management, screening, and analysis of investment opportunities throughout healthcare technologies. Bachelor’s degree Medicine Surgery, Università di Padova in 2023.

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17 September 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Paolo privitera, serial startupper.

Paolo, MIT MBA, is a global tech entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience, calling Silicon Valley home for the past 20 years. At 16, he founded his first Internet company in his hometown Venice in 1994. He has founded 6 companies, invested in over 100, and advised countless, including being an LP in 8 funds. He has raised over $300M across startups and funds. Paolo received 10 career awards, and 4 of his companies had an exit. His latest company, Evensi, the world's largest events platform with over 200M events, 60M users, and 10M event organizers, was acquired by Events.com. They are preparing for a Nasdaq IPO following a recent $100M raise.

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15 October 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Ciro greco tbc, founder @ bauplan.

Master in philosophy at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and PhD in cognitive neuroscience at Milano Bicocca University. Adjunct lecturer at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Accademia di Belle Arti G. Carrara, Post-doctoral fellow at Ghent University. Co-founder of Tooso in 2017, acquired by Coveo in 2019, Director of AI and Vice President of AI at Coveo up to August 2022. Co-founder of Bauplan in New York in 2023.

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23 April 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Alessandro solbiati, machine learning engineer @ meta - ai for social impact.

Alessandro speaks Mandarin, English, Python and C++. First-hand software engineering experience both in seed-stage startups ( Anyhelper, Shanghai ) and Big Tech ( Facebook, London ). Always walking off the well-worn path, looking for high-risk/high-reward opportunities. Bsc Computer Science Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. Volunteer and Musician.

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9 April 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Max brigonzi, head of data and research @ mind the bridge llc.

Innovation specialist with 10+ years experience in startup advisory and mentoring, open innovation best practices, international project management, data and research, data visualization, UI and UX. Eclectic and passionate, hard-working, detail-oriented but with a keen eye for the big picture. Pragmatic and effective manager, contributed to the success of multi-million € projects. Guest lecturer at top universities (Sant'Anna Pisa, Insubria, UPO) and innovation/technology forums (Scale-Up Forum Seville, ESOF), always open to collaborations. Silicon Valley Study Tour 2010 Alumnus . Top graduate with honours. "You must fall in love with your work" his mantra.

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19 March 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CET

Laura de bortoli, project & product manager - sales & energy air liquide.

Laura is an Innovation eager, thrilled by international working environments. She is attracted by the technical world, as well as by the business one. Her main goal is to make these two worlds communicate by acting as a bridge to match their needs and foster innovation. Her life motto is: “Experience as much as you can to be open-minded”. That is why, during her studies, she took part in several extra-curricular activities, like the Silicon Valley Study Tour and the Boston Study Tour 2022, as a team leader. Previous experience at CNH Industrial. Education: Master degree in Innovation Management in Trento University and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa; MBA at College des Ingenieurs.

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5 March 2024 | 5.30 - 6.30 pm CET

Riccardo giraldi, director ux @ google.

At Google Riccardo helps to shape the future of Personal AI and build solutions that are easy to use, always helpful, and accessible to everyone. Through natural interactions, contextual awareness, and human literacy - we have the opportunity to enable more people to have frictionless access to knowledge, boost creativity and productivity, and make things happen on users' behalf. Currently focusing on generative AI, LLMs, Bard, Assistant, Extensions, and enhancing AI capabilities. Past professional experience at Microsoft and ZooX, Riccardo holds a Summa cum laude Degree in Design at Università degli Studi di Firenze.

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20 February 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CET

Francesco baschieri, founder in 2010 and ceo of spreaker, today part of iheartmedia group.

Accomplished executive and entrepreneur with a proven track record of driving business growth and innovation. Currently in New York serving as CEO of Voxnest at iHeartMedia, leveraging extensive leadership experience to oversee strategic planning, operations, and revenue growth. He helds a Master of Computer Engineering from Bologna University , where in 2015-2017 he was Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship.

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Jean Maillard

6 february 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm cet, ai researcher @ fair, meta.

Jean research lies at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Linguistics. My focus is on Machine Translation and Speech Technologies, and I am especially interested in applications to under-served and endangered languages. At Meta since 2019. Previous experience at Apple- Siri, PhD and Research assistant at University of Cambridge. Education at Genoa University, University of Cambridge and Imperial College London.

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22 January 2024 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CET

Head of storage and digital satellite enel x @ enel north america co-founder of 42n.

Rob is an innovative leader with 25 years of experience in the tech industry, dedicated to advancing cleantech digital transformation. After the Engineering Degree at Politecnico di Torino, he was CIO at Comau and cofounder of aizoOn consulting technology, leading the USA branch.

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5 December 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CET

Lorenzo pasquini, assistant professor @ university of california, san francisco.

Since 2022 Assistant Professor at University of California, San Francisco. He joined the Memory and Aging center in 2016 as a postdoctoral fellow. In 2016 PhD Medical Life Science and Technology at the Technical University of Munich.

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20 November 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CET

Alessandra chimienti gibbs, event manager @ meta.

Since 2021 Event manager at Meta via Magnit. Experienced trilingual event producer with a proven track record of successfully designing and managing 30+ impactful projects and events annually. Bachelor degree in Education at Università del Salento in 2012. Associate degree Accounting at Merritt College in Oakland (CA).

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24 October 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Caterina vernieri, assistant professor at stanford university.

PhD in Physics cum Laude at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, in 2014. From 2015 she has been Distinguished Researcher at Fermilab LHC Physics Center and Panofsky Fellow at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Assistant Professor at Stanford University since 2022.

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11 October 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Mattia bugossi, dierctor of engineering @ meta/instagram.

Mattia has a strong experience in software engineering in different companies. He is passionate about working at the intersection of hardware and software, VR and AR. MSc in computer engineer at Università Politecnica delle Marche in 2014. Since 2017 at Facebook/Meta, and since 2021 he works as director of engineering at Instagram

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27 Sept 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Sara gallarati, engineering technician at tesla.

Bachelor of Applied Science and Industrial Chemistry at Università degli Studi di Milano. Master of Science in Physical Chemistry at University of San Francisco in 2022. Since February 2023 at Tesla.

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20 July 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Michele catasta, vp of ai at replit.

Michele has a strong experience in AI he worked in many companies like Irregular Expressions, Google, Bending Spoons, Stanford University. Michele obtained the MSc in applied computing and information technology at University of Galway and a PhD in computer science at École Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. He is a Lead the Future Mentor.

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28 June 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Irene mingozzi, senior investment associate @ lombardstreet ventures | author @ silicon valley dojo siliconvalleydojo.substack.com.

Irene is a Senior Investment Associate investing in people from day zero in an early-stage VC firm based in Silicon Valley, Lombardstreet Ventures. She sees 5000+ companies/year and invest in 15-20 of them. She is experienced in dealing with every aspect of a VC firm and deal process, working in a small but efficient team. Irene obtained a MSc in communication science at Alma Mater Studiorum in Bologna.

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13 June 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Luigi congedo, venture capital and co-founder and board member of datamasters.it, forbes 30 under 30.

Luigi is a serial entrepreneur and the Founder of Data Masters, an innovative and fast-growing AI online school. Luigi is also an active investor and Venture Partner at BootstrapLabs, leading Venture Capital in Silicon Valley. Luigi has gained experience in Web3, investing in the space in companies like Twig, and many other DeFi protocols. Luigi graduated from the University of Napoli Federico II with a B.S. in Economics and obtained his Masters Degree in International Business from the Hult International Business School in San Francisco in 2013. He has lived in Spain, Ireland, and China during his career and is now based in Silicon Valley. Luigi was featured in Forbes as one of the TOP 100 ITALIAN LEADERS UNDER 30 in 2018. He is also frequently invited to speak as a keynote and panel speaker on innovation, technology investing, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence. As a well-respected figure in the startup community, Luigi is actively involved in multiple startup programs as an advisor.

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25 May 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CEST

Davide totaro, lead the future mentor and data science manager.

Data Scientist with 5+ years of professional experience in different companies (Tubi, La Tote, CRIXIlabs) and Mentor at Lead the Future. Master of Science in sound engineering and design in 2012 at Politecnico di Milano.

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16 May 2023 | 6 - 7 pm CEST

Giulia faleri, top eu entrepreneurship award winner.

Royal Holloway, University of London bachelor, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Economics and Political Science Master 2023. Vezua Co-Founder , Bliss Now Board Member (AbuDhabi Emirate), European Commission Changemaker Task-Force Member.

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28 Apr 2023 | 6 - 7 pm CEST

Alessandro gallotta, senior software engineer at datadog.

Alumnus Silicon Valley Study Tour 2013, master degree in computer engineering at Università di Catania in 2012. Experiences as software engineer in California - Sysdig and Salesforce – and New York – Chime and Datadog.

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13 Apr 2023 | 6 - 7 pm CEST

Giorgio ernesto bonacchini, msca global fellow at stanford university & istituto italiano di tecnologia.

Silicon Valley Study Tour Alumno 2012, PhD in Physics cum laude at Politecnico di Milano in 2018, researcher at Tufts University, Stanford University. MSCA researcher in IIT since July 2022.

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20 Mar 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CET

Alessandro nannarone, manager, global m&a at bt group.

Manager specialized in executing M&A transactions from deal origination to post-closing integration. Mechanical Engineering M.S. at the Delft University of Technology, ranked #5 in the world on the subject; Cum Laude, Energy Engineering B.S. at the Sapienza University of Rome. Published 4 academic papers, totaling 37k+ reads and 20 citations on ResearchGate. Presented the works at the ECOS 2017 in San Diego (US) and at the ASME Turbo Expo 2018 in Oslo (NO). Fluent in six languages.

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16 Mar 2023 | 6 - 7 pm CET

Lara princisvalle, senior computational linguistic and tech lead at google.

SVST 2015 Alumna when Pavia University BSc philosophy student. MSc in cognitive science and computational linguistics - language and multimodal interacation at Università di Trento in 2019. Experiences in Samsung, IBM, Fondazione Bruno Kessler. At Google since 2019.

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7 Mar 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CET

Francesca benevolo, economist statistician at european central bank.

Master 's degree in Statistical Science, Milano Bicocca University, ECB Women's Leadership Programme, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Economist Statistician at European Central Bank since 2016.

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27 Feb 2023 | 6 - 7 pm CET

Andrea scianò, senior software engineer at sysdig.

Alumnus Silicon Valley Study Tour 2014, computer science degree at Università di Torino in 2014. During the University he worked as a web and software developer. Thanks to Silicon Valley Study Tour in 2014 begins to work in Sysdig, the seventh employee (today Sysdig counts 800 employees!)

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21 Feb 2023 | 6.30 - 7.30 pm CET

Gugliemlo schenardi, co-founder at ges.

Alumno SVST 2019, ESCP and Fudan University Master. Co-founder at Rita Personal Data.

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23 Jan 2023 | 6 - 7.30 pm CET

Gaia costantino, senior manager at disal consulting.

Helping companies thrive through their digital and sustainable transformation. Past manager at Amazon and Vodafone, Bari Sprint Factory Startup Mentor. Silicon Valley Study Tour participant in 2011 when Industrial Engineering student at Politecnico di Torino.

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22 Dec 2022 | 6 - 7 pm CET

Andrea michi, senior research engineer at google deepmind.

Graduated at La Scuola d'Italia in New York and Imperial College in London, Master of Engineering Computer Science. Working at Google 2015-2018 than Senior Research Engineer at DeepMind in London.

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15 Dec 2022 | 6 - 7 pm CET

Ismaele paoli, business development manager at google (dublin).

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MBA at Istituto Adriano Olivetti in 2004. Long experience as problem solver, sales and marketing, in big companies like IBM, Linkedin, Cisco. Since 2018 at Meta.

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Local News | More artists than ever before to open studios for 38th annual tour

Public can visit creative workspaces over first 3 weekends in may.

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San Jose artists Deborah Ikeda and Eileen Wong Cervera both had tech careers before embarking on their “second lives” as artists.

Now Ikeda uses a kiln to create fused glass pieces such as bowls, platters and “gems” that she sets in sterling silver jewelry, while Cervera creates oil paintings inspired from photographs that hold meaning for her.

Ikeda and Cervera are two of the more than 375 visual artists from the Bay Area who will be participating in the 2024 Silicon Valley Open Studios (SVOS), the highest number of artists in the event’s 38-year history.

SVOS gives art lovers and collectors behind-the-scenes access to established and emerging artists from South San Francisco to Gilroy and Pacifica to Half Moon Bay. One of the largest Bay Area fine arts shows open to the public, this free event features painting, sculpture, jewelry, photography, woodworking, mixed media, pastels, pottery, metalwork, textile art and more.

“Artists are thriving here in the Bay Area, and Silicon Valley Open Studios is excited to support them,” said Stephen Toll, president of Silicon Valley Visual Arts, organizers of SVOS. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to come out and experience local artists’ creations and support their work.”

Silicon Valley Open Studios 2024 will be held the first three weekends in May, highlighting artists from a different region each weekend.

May 4-5: Coastal and Northern Peninsula

Before Foster City sculpture artist Barbara M. Berk discovered her passion for working with metal, she earned a master’s degree in Russian history and worked in magazine publishing for more than 15 years. Eventually, she was introduced to antique jewelry and began creating sculptural jewelry with precious metals that she wove by hand, and 20 years later she was making lace out of industrial metals and using it to create metal sculptures.

Berk’s work is represented in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and has been exhibited locally in the de Young Museum in San Francisco, ACCI Gallery in Berkeley, the Santa Cruz Art League and Sebastopol Center for the Arts.

San Bruno artist Michael Kesselman says his artwork is “simple and accessible.”

“My sculptures portray common objects in unexpected forms, He adds. “In their oddity, they attempt to define the essence of things by disrupting our expectations. Is a chair with five legs still a chair? What happens when two eggs sit at the helm of a beater?”

Kesselman’s sculpture fits with his definition of art in general, which he says is “the opposite of monotony in the extreme.”

 May 11-12: Midpeninsula

Mountain View artist Kathy Bonte launched YellowRose, her wearable art line, in the fall of 2016. She works with a variety of materials, including up-cycled metal, cast-off zippers, hardware store items and a plethora of leather and textile swatches discarded by the interior design community. Bonte is the board chair of the Silicon Valley nonprofit Fabmo, which diverts discarded designer materials from the landfill and inspires creative reuse.

Her work has been featured at several Bay Area artisan and holiday fairs, including Art in the Park in downtown Los Altos, the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco and retail establishments including Shady Lane Gallery in Menlo Park.

May 18-19: South Bay

Cupertino artist Kathleen Mitchell is a native of the Santa Clara Valley “before there was a Silicon Valley.”

“Nature is a constant source of inspiration for me,” Mitchell says, adding that regardless of subject matter, she enjoys the challenge of “creating something that is new but also familiar.”

“I love being able to see the history of marks and content emerge through layers of pigment and textures. Creating a new image that is a fusion of old and new is a surprising and intriguing journey.”

Mitchell has exhibited at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, and in national juried shows. She is a signature member of the California Watercolor Society and currently exhibits at Viewpoints Gallery in Los Altos and Studio Gallery in San Francisco.

Yuting Wang is a watercolor artist specialize in portrait and figure paintings. She was born and grew up in Beijing, China, and now lives in Sunnyvale. She lived and studied in Israel for four years before she came to the United States in 2014.

Wang says her artistic style is shaped by her multicultural background. As a child, she learned traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. Later on she was trained in various ateliers for realistic sketching and oil painting. She thinks of her art as an alchemy of Eastern and Western aesthetics. While she mainly uses Western watercolor paper and brushes, she also incorporates traditional Chinese and Japanese brushes to create interesting textures.

Her most recent body of work is a series of paintings based on the 24 solar terms of the Chinese lunar calendar. The idea of this series originated from her own journey of finding harmony in the mind and body, and reconnecting to the rhythm of nature.

“I love glass,” says Los Gatos artist April Maiten. “I love the play of light as it passes through and reflects off of glass. This love has led me to the art of mosaics and fused glass.”

Maiten creates indoor and outdoor, functional and nonfunctional, works of art.

“My art is just as much about the process as the product,” she says. “I have to find just the right pieces to make it all come together the way I envision it, so this can be a long process. I enjoy combining glass and fused glass because it enhances the texture that I love so much. I am open to using a great variety of found objects, including computer parts, in my artwork.”

Maiten belongs to the Society of American Mosaic Artists and Los Altos Art Club, and is the founding member of Full Spectrum Mosaic Artists of Silicon Valley.

Saratoga photographer Gale Ensign has found the transition from film to digital images intriguing.

“I process my images on my computer, where I complete my vision digitally. I try, with the use of the computer, to use the same methods I had long used in the darkroom to enhance my images, and love the flexibility and control I have gained. To me, this is the perfect marriage of old and new technology. I print the final image on canvas or fine art rag paper to archival standards.”

Campbell artist Jeff Owen says his sculptures combine the past and the present.

“I have a deep affinity toward the materials I work with,” he adds, “for what the material was once used for and now what it will become in my hands. These feelings direct me on my path. … When a sculpture encompasses all of my creative energy, it is finished.”

Owen works to create unique sculpture. “I resist conformity and mass production,” he says.

To see an interactive map of the artist locations, view a gallery of all the participating artists, and learn about their work, visit https://svos.org.

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    The tour takes place in California, Usa. The companies we meet usually have their home. in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Redwood City and Mountain View. Since 2005, La Storia nel Futuro and SVIEC expose engineering and business Italian students, to the unique entrepreneurial Silicon Valley culture.

  16. Inspiration to Silicon Valley and Boston

    Silicon Research Scientist at Meta. After attending the Silicon Valley Study Tour 2009, Pietro held his Master in Microelectronics at Politecnico di Bari in 2010. Staff Engineer at SLAC, National Accelerator Laboratory from 2010 to 2018, from 2022 is Electrical Engineering PhD at Stanford University.

  17. Our Values

    Silicon Valley Inspiration Tours: Inspiring Leaders since 2012 - a 5 star rated experience in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Tel Aviv, Dubai, Mumbai and Hongkong. These are the 10 values, we live by.

  18. SILICON VALLEY INSPIRATION TOURS visit LONDON

    Join us for the three days factfinding mission in the City of Innovation. June 05 - 07, 2023.

  19. Corporate Retreats

    When you take a corporate retreat with Silicon Valley Innovation Center we offer a range of deliverables to suit the needs of your executive team including: Accomodation at one of our luxury Silicon Valley residences. Visits to top technology companies of Silicon Valley. Brainstorming sessions with our innovation experts.

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  21. Silicon Valley Innovation Center

    Our Transformation Programs, available online and in person in Silicon Valley, connect executives with the latest emerging technologies and disruptive trends in their industry, teaching them how to turn those disruption threats into opportunities for growth and innovation. Our Programs include online education, industry research, expert ...

  22. SILICON VALLEY AI STRATEGY TOUR

    Get ahead of the curve with this AI Strategy Tour. Our immersive 5-day program is designed to help CEOs identify, strategize and deploy a sustainable AI strategy for their company. Meet AI thought leaders and startups in San Francisco and Silicon Valley and build your AI strategy around on-the-ground experiences in the trenches.

  23. More artists than ever before to open studios for 38th annual tour

    San Jose artist Eileen Wong Cervera is among more than 375 visual artists from the Bay Area who will be participating in the 2024 Silicon Valley Open Studios, the highest number of artists in the ...

  24. THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

    Silicon Valley, Nov 13 - 17. Innovation and systems for the future of the most abundand resource in the world. Silicon Valley, Nov 13 - 17. ... ("Silicon Valley Inspiration Tours" established 2012) are operated by. IACy International FZCO. DAFZA Dubai • United Arab Emirates. PUBLIC TOURS. CUSTOM INSPIRATION TOURS.