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About SiliconFrench >
| Organization |
| InterFrench Silicon Valley is formed by
Members, Management Team and the Committee
Members. |
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Members: they constitute the InterFrench community. They all share the same values: |
| Friendship |
InterFrench
considers friendship and friendliness as the basis of any business
venture. As a result, they will always welcome differences in their
partners, considering them as life-enriching. |
| Openness |
InterFrench
welcomes different views, opinions and new ideas. Members try to help
their partners as much as they can, and they succeed through their
partners' success. |
| Optimism |
InterFrench members always see the half full glass. They see cultural differences as a mutual opportunity for growth. |
| Complementarity |
InterFrench members are team-oriented and look for complimentarities in each others. |
| Networking |
InterFrench strives to build and develop a network of contacts. |
 Olivier Minkowski, CEO, Co-President, US |
Olivier has over 10 years' practice throughout Europe, the Middle East and
North America. His expertise in Software Quality, IT Governance, Risk
Management and Process Optimization benefited companies in the Telecom
industry, TV/Multimedia and in the online
advertising sector.
Earlier in his career, Olivier served in an IDF Chief of Staff Analytical Crew and as a student, he
started his own computer support and training business for university
academic staff.
Mr. Minkowski is a Certified Information
System Auditor (CISA). He holds a Bachelor degree in International
Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Masters degree
in Diplomacy and Security from the Tel-Aviv University. Recently, Mr.
Minkowski contributed to continuous study trainings at Stanford
University.
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Regis Danon, Co-President, US |
Regis is a specialist in medical devices Industry with a substantial
experience in sales and product consulting by France-Israel and USA .
Earlier in is career, Regis fonded two
companies in France. He has over 10 years of experience Sales in an
international environment, a strong experience with very highly technical médical
product, and the ability to lead complex sales with multiple decision maker.
Regis hold a Master Degree in Finance from University of Paris and a Master Degree in marketing from University of Grenoble.
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Valerie Anthony, Treasurer, US
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Valerie is Office Manager & Business Developer in Trans-Atlantic business and Biotech/Pharmaceutical Testing Projects.
She also records a long history of Purchase & Procurement in Technological and Large equipement industries.
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Angelika Blendstrup
US |
Angelika Blendstrup, Ph.D., is the founder and principal of
Blendstrup & Associates. She holds a Ph.D. in Bilingual, Bicultural
Education from Stanford
University and speaks
five languages.
Angelika specializes in inter-cultural business communication training
including: accent reduction, presentation skill coaching and personal branding
through social media.
Because of her work with international executives and her role as Co-President
of SiliconFrench and L'Executive Cub, she had the idea of interviewing
foreign-born leaders working in Silicon Valley.
With the help of her international friends in this community and the help
of the executives themselves, she was able to interview more than 45 foreign
leaders in 14 months. The edited interviews are presented in the book, They
Made It!.
In addition to 'They Made It!', she co-wrote 'Communicating the American Way', a
guide to US business communications. Angelika teaches US business
communications skills to international executives in the Silicon Valley as well
as in classes and workshops at Stanford
University, UC Berkeley’s Haas Business
School, UCLA’s Anderson
School of Business on topics such as cross-cultural communication, the art of
interviewing successfully and personal branding.
| To join SiliconFrench, email events@interfrench.org | |
