Silicon Valley remains the epicenter of our technology-dominated world and is home to many of the Western World’s leading technology companies including Apple, Google, Facebook, Oracle, and Intel. But with Scotland garnering praise as a birthplace for technological innovation what can we learn from Silicon Valley. And importantly what opportunities exist for Scottish tech companies in California and across North America. This session will try and answer these questions through a discussion between Pendy Pendyala who leads the SDI office in San Jose and CEO of ScotlandIS Jane Morrison Ross.

Panelists

Pendy Pendyala – Senior Vice President, Scottish Development International

Based from SDI offices in San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley Pendy leads a team whose role is to identify Market Opportunities and enable Scottish Life Sciences & Technology companies succeed in the US and Canadian Markets.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pendypendyala/

Jane Morrison Ross

After taking up the reigns as CEO of ScotlandIS in August 2019 Jane has personally led the campaign to raise the visibility of the Scottish tech sector. The ScotlandIS annual event Scotsoft “Cmd R” takes place on October 1st.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottishconsultant/

Russell Dalgleish

Chair Scottish Business Network

https://www.linkedin.com/in/russelldalgleish/