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S.M.A.R.T Entrepreneurship X Global – Silicon Valley

Programme outline

Learning objectives
  • Analyse cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in Silicon Valley:
    • Understand the latest advancements in AI and robotics and their strategic applications for gaining a competitive edge.
  • Learn about AI and robotics ecosystem from industry leaders and academics:
    • Study real-life case studies and innovations from top institutions like Stanford and University of California (UC) Berkeley, alongside industry experts.
  • Gain insights from real-world AI applications:
    • Network with Stanford and National University of Singapore (NUS) alumni to exchange knowledge and explore AI business collaborations.
  • Evaluate AI & robotics for productivity and business growth:
    • Assess and evaluate AI and robotics technologies for productivity, innovation, and competitive advantage.
  • Create an AI business strategy:
    • Create and present a customised AI strategy, applying insights from the programme to meet organisational goals.
Day 1
  • Pre-trip in Singapore
  • Strategy Workshop: Leveraging AI & Robotic Technologies to Drive Business Competitiveness
  • Understand the latest advancements in AI and robotics technologies in Silicon Valley.
  • Explore how AI and robotics can create smart businesses to drive productivity, innovation and business growth.
  • Learn a strategy framework for applying AI and robotics technologies to business strategy.
Day 2
  • Site visit: Anthropic
    • Learn how Anthropic engages in AI research in development to benefit people.
    • Learn about the AI development in Silicon Valley.
    • Learn about Anthropic’s Large Language Model (LLM), Claude, in terms of its capabilities and case studies
    • Explore potential partnerships
  • Seminar, lunch and networking session
    • Seminar on “Anthropic’s Global Partnership Ecosystem: Trends & Opportunities”
    • In-depth partnership discussions with Anthropic and its ecosystem partners
  • Site visit: Nvidia
    • Learn how Nvidia’s latest AI research and development to benefit people and industries globally
    • Learn about the AI and GPU research and development in Silicon Valley.
    • Learn about Nvidia’s open-source multimodal large language model (LLM), NVLM in terms of its capabilities and case studies.
    • Explore potential partnerships
  • Roundtable discussion on AI partnership with Enterprise Singapore, EDB, and Singapore Connect
    • Panel discussion by selected business leaders and SUTD participants
    • Networking with potential local partners
Day 3
  • 聽Site visit: Voyage AI
    • Learn how Voyage AI collaborates with Stanford University in AI research & development to benefit people.
    • Learn about the AI development in Silicon Valley.
    • Learn about Large Language Model (LLM) to date.
    • Explore potential partnerships
  • Seminar, lunch and networking session
    • Seminar on “Silicon Valley Ecosystem: Trends & Collaboration Opportunities”
    • In-depth partnership discussions
  • Site visit: Xaira Therapeutics
    • Learn about how Xaira Therapeutics, an AI-integrated biotechnology start-up with more than $1 billion of committed capital, is transforming the drug discovery and development process with AI technologies
    • Learn how Xaira leverages on multidisciplinary talent and capabilities to reimagine the entire drug discovery process, from drug discovery to clinical development
    • Learn how Xaira platform is being built to transform every laboratory and clinical experiment into a vehicle for rich data generation so that the product development process leads to improved AI models and biological foundation models
    • Explore potential partnerships
Day 4
  • Site visit: Stanford University’s StartX
    • Visit StartX which is a startup accelerator, fellowship, and community for Stanford students, professors, and alumni.
    • Learn about how StartX facilitates the Stanford community in building their innovative tech start-ups
    • Explore potential partnerships
  • Seminar, lunch and networking session
    • Seminar on “Stanford University Tech Start-up Ecosystem: Trends & Collaboration Opportunities”
    • In-depth partnership discussions
  • Site visit: StartX AI Startups
    • Visit selected StartX AI startups to learn about their new AI technologies and potential business applications
    • Experience selected new AI technologies from StartX community
    • Explore potential partnerships
Day 5
  • Site visit: UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck
    • Learn about UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck, UC Berkeley鈥檚 global hub for entrepreneurship.
    • Meet selected AI startups at UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck to learn about their new AI technologies and business models
    • Explore potential partnerships
  • Hands-on strategy workshop: Leveraging Silicon Valley’s AI & Robotics Ecosystem to Build Smart Businesses
    • Participants will synthesise and apply relevant knowledge and insights from the program, using a strategy framework to create their own AI business strategies
  • Roundtable panel discussion: Leveraging Silicon Valley’s AI & Robotics Ecosystem to Build Smart Businesses
    • Panellists: Regional Director (San Francisco), Singapore Economic Development Board, Regional Director (San Francisco), Enterprise Singapore, Representatives from selected Silicon Valley-based AI companies
    • Participants will present and share their respective AI-driven business strategies.
    • Participants will receive constructive feedback on their strategies, enabling them to refine their business strategy.
Assessment
  • Presentation of company’s business strategy to capture business opportunities
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