Events for November 2017
BABC Northern California
Nov 4 - Nov 5    Silicon Valley Sevens 2017 (Hosted by Corporate Member Silicon Valley Sevens)

 
World's Best Rugby Teams Coming to California
From the producers of the world famous USA Sevens comes the launch of Silicon Valley 7’s. Scheduled for Saturday, November 4th and Sunday, November 5th at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, the event will bring some of the world’s great participants in the Olympic sport of Rugby Sevens to the Bay Area for this special event.

Among the 12 teams competing in this debut tournament are the men’s sevens squads from Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, a trio of Pacific Island national teams competing in the same tournament for the first time since the 2007 USA Sevens. Also featured is the men’s sevens squad from Ireland, the first time that the squad will ever compete in the United States. Joining them are teams from the United States, Canada, Australia, England, Chile, New Zealand, Japan and China, coming together at the Silicon Valley 7s as they begin preparations for 2018 international rugby sevens season.

In addition to 34 international men’s matches, the event will feature 14 collegiate matches, an international cultural festival, along with a Pacific Island concert series.

THE TEAMS:





 
Date: November 4, 2017
Location: Avaya Stadium
1123 Coleman Ave,
San Jose, CA 95110
Date/Time Details: Saturday, November 4th - Sunday, November 5th 2017
All Day Event
Fees/Admission: Tickets from $49
Purchase tickets here
Nov 4    Raphael House's Fall Fundraiser "Gobble & Give"


Join us for our annual Fall Fundraising Campaign, "Gobble & Give," where the San Francisco Bay Area community participates in families helping homeless families break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. Your family sponsors Raphael House families at the $275, $500 or $1000 level so that our mission and success can continue, and together we can support struggling parents and children find sustainable homes and jobs. The campaign goal is $60,000 and culminates at the event on November 4th, when we celebrate our fundraising success in Golden Gate Park! There will be activities and acrobats for kids, delicious food and treats, excellent coffee, music, magicians, face painting, and more! Please help the homeless families in your community today!

Register Here
Date: November 4, 2017
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Website: https://commitchange.com/ca/san-francisco/raphael-house-of-san-francisco/campaigns/gobble-and-give-2
Location: Bunny Meadow in Golden Gate Park

Register Here
Contact: Erin Reeser, Event Manager
EMail: ereeser@raphaelhouse.org
Date/Time Details: Saturday, November 4th, 2017, 9 am - 2 pm
Fees/Admission: $275, $500 or $1000 Family Sponsorships (includes admission to the event). Any amount is welcomed as a donation towards Raphael House families.
Nov 12    39th Annual Service of Remembrance (Hosted by the BABC Community Partner the British Benevolent Society)




The members of The Royal British Legion and the British Benevolent Society of California invite all to attend a Service of Remembrance to honor those who fought and laid down their lieves in the service of their country.

The Service will be a celebration of peace, recalling the valor of those who experienced the brutality of war and the true cost of peace. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten. We will also pay homage to those brave men and women currently engaged in the international campaign against terrorism.


BBS Website:
Date: November 12, 2017
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Website: http://www.bbsofca.org
Location:

 

Grace Cathedral
1100 California Steet
San Francisco, CA 94108

 

 

 

Contact: Jennifer Baker, Executive Director 415.421.7195
EMail: jennifer.baker@bbsofca.org
Date/Time Details: Sunday 12 November
Salvation Army Band Concert:  2:30
Remembrance Service:  3:00
Fees/Admission: http://www.bbsofca.org
Nov 14    BABC Young Professionals Happy Hour - Tuesday, November 14th 2017


PLEASE NOTE:

THE YP HAPPY HOUR IS NOW ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.


IT'S FREE TO ATTEND BUT ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
COME ALONG AND LOOK FOR THE UNION JACK FLAG!  
 
 
The Young Professionals Group of BABC Northern California is a group of young people who meet up regularly to network and socialize in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

 

We welcome members and non-members to come along to this free event and you don't have to be British or American to attend!

Aside from our social meet-ups we also aim to hold a number of business-focused events several times a year. The official mission of the Young Professionals Group is to cultivate professional relationship building, entrepreneurial endeavors, and provide young business leaders with the opportunity to network for business and social purposes. Through building relationships with other young professionals we hope to inspire and assist all our members to further their careers and become leaders in their industries.

For further details, or to be added to the email list for future Young Professionals events, please contact the Young Professionals Co-Chairs, Barbara Taylor/Rebecca Murphy at
youngprofessionals@babcsf.org or call the BABC Office on (415) 296-8645. 

You can also join our
Linked-In group online here.



Date: November 14, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:

Cafe Americano
8 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

Contact: YP Co-chairs: Barbara Taylor / Rebecca Murphy at: youngprofessionals@babcsf.org or call the BABC Office on (415) 296-8645
EMail: youngprofessionals@babcsf.org
Date/Time Details: Tuesday November 14th, 2017
6.00 - 8.00pm

The Young Professional Happy Hours take place every second Tuesday of the month!
Fees/Admission:

No charge to attend!
Register Here

 

Nov 15    Unlocking the Commercial Potential of Virtual and Augmented Reality (Hosted by Premier Members Penningtons, SVB, Grant Thornton and RBS)
 
 
VR | AR DEMONSTRATIONS BY:
 
       










The coming transformative technology of "Immersive technologies", the collective name for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality, is the most important technology advance of the next decade. It's also the most over-hyped technology of the past five years. Both of these statements are true. Understanding why that is the case, and how and when it will impact your business, government regulation and society in general, is the single biggest challenge facing every single business.
 
The buzzworthy phrase "virtual reality" may have hit markets and mainstream culture at the beginning of this year, but we're only just beginning to understand how these technological advances will transform our everyday lives. In an increasingly digital world, the continuum of reality has blurred demarcations. 
 
Look at how the Internet and the cell phone, the last two transformative technologies, have impacted everything that you do. Immersive will not however be adopted as quickly and as cleanly. Understanding this and why is crucial. What will Immersive mean to us as it starts to touch all aspects of our daily lives?
 
Join us for this highly interactive experience to learn more about how these mixed states impact the way we live, work and go about our daily lives.  You'll hear from leading experts firsthand how Immersive technology is poised to change the way we interact with the world around us - personally and professionally.  Some questions you'll leave with answers to:
  • What do "virtual reality", "augmented reality" and "mixed reality" truly mean and what is the difference?
  • How will Immersive fundamentally change business and the way you work?
  • How will Immersive be involved in how the built environment is created, developed and used in the future and, what are the unforeseen benefits ? and implications ? of using Immersive in building our environment?
  • How are immersive technologies currently being used by the automotive, smart transportation and aerospace industries and how is this shaping future smart connected cities?
  • How will Immersive change the way we process, absorb, and learn information?
  • What effect will Immersive have in the Healthcare space in transforming patient-provider interaction, and ultimately in improving and/or saving lives?
  • How will this technology benefit the Sports Industry to give sports teams and athletes the competitive edge?
  • How can Immersive enhance the way we experience and ingest mainstream entertainment?
  • How will Immersive impact other commercial spaces ? and why does it matter?
  • Who are the players making Immersive a reality and how will it be sustained until Immersive is mainstream, affordable, and accessible?
 
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Professional individuals, corporations, associations, and investors interested in learning and understanding more about the impact of Immersive on everyday reality.


SPEAKERS:

 


 

MODERATOR:

Josh Dorsey

Director, Silicon Valley Bank





At SVB, our platform of financial products and services focus on entrepreneurs and the venture capital community both professionally and personally. Our team is dedicated to working with CEO/founders of hardware and deep tech companies; specifically focusing on banking, building/managing relationships, making impactful connections, and providing debt financing to companies.
Please find me on twitter: @_theDors or on linkedIn: Josh Dorsey

 


Rick Davis
General Manager


Rick is General Manager for North America at REWIND charged with expanding REWIND’s vision as an AR and VR innovator in content creation. Based in REWIND’s San Francisco office, Rick’s focus is on building scalable software and owned IP. For select brands, studios, and agencies REWIND in the United States will create world-class immersive experiences as it has done for brands like RedBull, Jaguar, Paramount, and the BBC.


Rick has worked in gaming and tech for 12 years in both San Francisco and Los Angeles. Most recently he created and evangelized the Autodesk LIVE brand, a long-term vision, and suite of products that brings real-time environments and VR to the design world for the global software company.


When he is not building companies he build strategies, brands, and products for sales organizations, global marketing teams, and start-ups and also advises SnowBrains, one of the largest destinations for skiing news and content.
 









Mark Skilton
Profession of Practice in Information Systems Management
Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK

 


Mark is Professor of Practice in Information Systems Management at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK. He is an Author of books on Digital Strategy and his latest book co-authored is the 4th Industrial Revolution and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on Business for Palgrave Macmillan International due November 2017.  Mark is also Global Senior Executive for Digital Strategy at Enzen, an international specialist premium Energy & Utilities engineering systems Consultancy.  

Mark has expertise in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality system with mixed reality integration for augmented customer experience, health and lifestyle, workforce knowledge collaboration, smart assets and building digital twinning to drive new business model strategies for value exploitation. He has worked extensively in his 30 year consulting track record in the top 1000 Stock Companies in over 20 countries and across multi public, private and start-up sectors. He is a recognized International thought leader in Digital company strategy, AR/VR/MR,  Telecoms, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence and IOT, Digital markets and M&A strategies, CxO practices and Technology Innovation. His work and views have been published in the FT, NYT, WSJ, Washington Post, Bloomberg, AP, Mail, Scientific American, NewScientist, Nature, Scientific American and many channels around the world including TV and Radio including BBC, Sky, ITV, Al Jazeera and many others

 


 








Adam Nakagoshi
Northwest Regional Creative Media Leader
Gensler

Adam leads Gensler’s initiative to integrate digital technologies into our design projects. Using virtual and augmented reality technology, he works to bridge the gaps between visualization, understanding, and realization.
 
Adam is the Regional Creative Media Leader for Gensler’s Northwest Region, and is based in the San Francisco office. With a background in architecture, building information modeling (BIM), and data-driven 3D modeling, Adam works with clients such as NVIDIA, San Francisco International Airport, and the City of San Jose.
 
His leadership guides the research and development, application for project use, and the implementation of VR and AR technology into the design process for teams throughout the region. Adam holds a Masters in Architecture from the University of South Florida.

 


 








 

Steven David Madge
Vice President, Industry & Global Affairs in High Tech, Future Transportation & Smart Cities
3DS

Steven Madge is a British entrepreneur who currently holds the position of Vice President of Industry & Global Affairs at Dassault Systémes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions.
 
During Steven?s early career, he became known as a renowned automotive designer and global technology hunter, focusing on design, innovation, sustainability and consumer experiences. Through technology and experience he has cross-pollinated his knowledge and expertise to the Design, Manufacturing, Retail and Merchandising divisions of Automotive, High Tech and Lifestyles industries. Clients include Audi, Apple, BMW, Boss, Coach, DELL, Google, M&S, Nike, New Balance, Skechers, Target and VF Corp.
 
Steven has worked with and consulted to some of the most exclusive and luxurious vehicle manufacturers in the world, including Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Bentley Motors, Daimler, Land Rover, Lotus, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. He was also intimately involved with the famed ?Back to the Future? DeLorean DMC12.
 
In his role at Dassault Systémes group, Steven is actively promoting and evangelizing the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform to help Automotive, High Tech, Lifestyle and Smart Cities to design and offer more compelling products, while shortening product development cycles, improving sustainability and offering the consumer a unique ownership experience. He sees a future where products are no longer designed in 2D, but created digitally and 3Dimensionally from the very beginning. This is referred to as the 3DExperience Platform, from ?Molecule to Shelf?, or ?Concept to Consumer?.
 
Steven is fluent in German and Dutch and has lived and worked in throughout Europe, Asia and the USA. His passions are: fast cars, travel, family and horses. He currently resides in Pasadena, California, USA.


 






 

Jason RM Smith
CCO / Creative Director / SOMA Creative

After graduating in traditional animation from Bournemouth Film School (UK) and studying under Richard Williams (NYC) Jason jumped directly into real-time animation and graphics at a number of iconic UK game studios, Argonaut Software, Bullfrog, Criterion Games & Electronic Arts.

 

After a decade at Electronic Arts, in 2008 Jason relocated to San Francisco to oversee film & game convergence at Lucasfilm. This involved bringing film techniques and tools from Industrial Light and Magic into games at LucasArts to improve visual quality, and taking real-time game technology to ILM to speed up movie production. Following six years of Star-Wars technology, Jason co-founded SoMa Play in 2013, a digital entertainment studio whose partners include Telltale, Ubisoft, Nordeus Games, Sony Computer Entertainment and James Cameron.

 

After a game-changing VR experience in 2016 Jason established the the SoMa Creative Group focused around combining global IP and entertainment experiences in VR.

 

Jason is an advocate and speaker for a number of UK Trade & Industry groups, has served as international juror for BAFTA (UK) & SICAF (Korea), is an advisor at ACM SIGGRAPH (US) and board-member at ViewConference (Italy). Jason consults internationally on interactive development and holds a patent in artificial intelligence & machine learning.


 


















 

 


 






















 

 

 
Date: November 15, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:



Silicon Foundry – 505 Howard St. Suite 201, San Francisco

Contact: Jo Healey - (415) 296 8645
EMail: events@babcsf.org
Date/Time Details:

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

5.00 - 6.00pm

Registration, Networking and VR Demo Experiences

6.00 - 6.30pm
Keynote -  Immersive Technologies and their Place in the Real World

Josh Dorsey, Silicon Valley Bank

6.30 - 7.15pm
Panel Discussion - Applications of Immersive in Enterprise, including Gaming, Branding, Real Estate, Smart Cities and Transportation, Entertainment, Training/Education and Healthcare


An Interactive  Panel Discussion with Users of VR and AR in Industry


8.00 - 9.00pm
Networking and Demo Experiences

 

Fees/Admission: Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres included

$35 BABC members
$50 Non Members
$60 At the door


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Nov 16    Bay Area Real Estate at a Crossroads - Update and 2018 Forecast (BABC Corporate Member FNB NorCa)



Bay Area Real Estate at a Crossroads: Update and 2018 Forecast

 

Presented by Nixon Peabody and the Association of Asian American Bankers

 

Date: November 16, 2017

Time: 5:30–8:00 p.m.

Location: Nixon Peabody LLP, One Embarcadero Center, 18th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Register: Bay Area Real Estate Forecast
 

The Bay Area’s real estate market has been one of the most dynamic in the country. Our skyline is being transformed and foreign investment is targeting the region. But, many feel we are at a crossroads. Will development slow or be intensified? What will the impact of Chinese currency restrictions, the North Bay fires, new tax policy, and innovative work styles have on the commercial, residential, hospitality, industrial and medical real estate markets.

Panel

  • Patrick Barber, President, Pacific Union International, Inc.
  • Darlene Chiu-Bryant, Executive Director, ChinaSF
  • Catherine House, Managing Director, SVN QAV & Associates
  • Jinjian Huang, Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
  • Stuart Keirle, Executive Development Director, First National Bank of Northern California
  • Kelvin Tetz, Partner, Moss Adams

Moderator: David Kaufman, Director of Global Strategies, Nixon Peabody LLP

Schedule

5:30 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. Panel discussion
7:00–8:00 p.m. Wrap-up and networking

For more information and to register, contact the Association of Asian American Bankers at events@aaabankers.org.

Date: November 16, 2017
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Website: https://www.nixonpeabody.com/en/ideas/events/2017/11/16/bay-area-real-estate-at-a-crossroads-update-and-2018-forecast
Location:

Date: November 16, 2017

Time: 5:30–8:00 p.m.

Location: Nixon Peabody LLP, One Embarcadero Center, 18th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Register: Bay Area Real Estate Forecast
 
Date/Time Details: Register: Bay Area Real Estate Forecast
Nov 17    Save the Date! Havana Nights Gala Fundraiser (Hosted by Community Partner Girls in Tech)




Join Silicon Valley's tech leaders and Girls in Tech for its second annual fundraiser "Havana Nights," a celebratory evening spotlighting female innovators who are breaking barriers in the 21st Century!

Featuring a hot Cuban Salsa Music, Dancers, a 3-course Cuban Dining Experience, a Rum Tasting and Cigar-Rolling Station, and an entertaining Live Auction, this dynamic evening will be prove to be a night to remember.

Girls in Tech (GIT) is a global non-profit focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of girls and women who are passionate about technology.

Adriana Gascoigne founded GIT in 2007 to create a support framework to help women advance their careers in STEM fields.

Get your tickets here!
Date: November 17, 2017
Website: https://girlsintech.org/events/girls-in-techs-gala-fundraiser-awards-ceremony/
Location: 301 Battery St,
San Francisco,
CA 94111
Date/Time Details: Friday November 17th 2017
Fees/Admission: Tickets here