Executive program for strategic AI insights
The Borusan US Immersion — Go & See 2 is a four-day executive program designed to provide Borusan leaders with direct exposure to the technologies, business models, and innovation practices shaping the next generation of industry.
Across Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, participants will engage with leading technology companies, academic experts, AI pioneers, and emerging startups through executive discussions, company visits, workshops, and technology demonstrations.
The program moves from AI strategy and innovation to real-world enterprise and industrial applications, exploring how organizations are adopting AI at scale, building the data and technology foundations required for transformation, and preparing for an increasingly autonomous and agentic future.
Special attention will be given to the implications of these developments for large industrial organizations — from manufacturing, mobility, and supply chains to financial services, energy, talent, and operational decision-making.
How AI, agentic systems, and emerging technologies are reshaping business models, productivity, decision-making, and competitive advantage — and how organizations can move from experimentation to adoption at scale.
The foundations required for enterprise AI, from data architecture, ontology, and governance to AI infrastructure, frontier models, copilots, and autonomous agents.
How AI, robotics, automation, autonomous systems, and intelligent machines are transforming manufacturing, mobility, heavy equipment, and industrial operations.
How leading organizations build cultures and operating models that accelerate innovation, while leveraging technologies such as AI, embedded finance, and intelligent automation to create new sources of value.
A forward-looking view of emerging innovation across AI, robotics, energy, finance, logistics, and industrial technology — combined with an investment lens on the technologies and business models shaping the future.
Executive learning, company visits and conversations across Berkeley, Mountain View and San Francisco.
From strategic insight to competitive advantage
The program begins with an academic and executive perspective on the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Participants will explore how AI is changing competitive dynamics in Industry 4.0, where it can create measurable value in industrial businesses, and how leaders can distinguish transformational opportunities from hype. Interactive discussions and innovation exercises will help translate emerging technologies into potential opportunities for Borusan businesses.
An executive-level overview of the latest developments in AI and innovation, exploring the technologies and trends shaping the future of business. The session will highlight key shifts in enterprise AI, emerging opportunities, and what leaders should consider as they prepare their organizations for the next wave of transformation.
Culture, frontier AI, manufacturing & financial infrastructure
Day two brings participants inside the technology ecosystem to examine how leading organizations innovate and scale new technologies. The day will explore innovation culture, frontier AI and agentic systems, advanced manufacturing and electric mobility, and the transformation of financial infrastructure. Factory and company visits will provide a firsthand view of how technology is being translated into products, operations, and new business models.
This session provides an executive-level overview of Amazon’s approach to building and sustaining a culture of innovation at scale. The discussion will explore how Amazon brings together four interconnected elements—culture, mechanisms, architecture, and organization—to enable teams to innovate while maintaining a strong focus on the customer. For the Borusan leadership team, the session will provide practical insights into how these principles can be applied within a large, diversified organization, with a focus on creating the right organizational structures, leadership behaviors, and mechanisms to accelerate innovation across different businesses.
This executive-level session will explore the rapidly evolving AI landscape and how advances in frontier models are shaping the future of business, technology, and industry. The discussion will examine the evolution of AI capabilities, the emergence of agentic systems, and how organizations can move from experimentation toward meaningful adoption and transformation. For the Borusan leadership team, the session will provide a forward-looking perspective on the opportunities and implications of AI for large industrial organizations, including how leaders can identify high-value applications, prepare their organizations for increasingly capable AI systems, and build a strategic approach to AI adoption at scale.
This visit will provide the Borusan leadership team with a firsthand look at Tesla’s approach to advanced manufacturing, automation, and electric mobility. Through a guided factory tour, participants will explore how Tesla integrates technology, engineering, and operational innovation to scale production and gain practical insights relevant to the future of industrial operations and mobility.
This executive-level session with Plaid will explore how AI, open financial data, and embedded finance are reshaping the financial services ecosystem and changing how businesses and consumers interact with financial products. The discussion will examine the evolution of financial infrastructure, the growing role of AI in creating more intelligent and personalized financial experiences, and emerging opportunities at the intersection of technology, payments, and data. For the Borusan leadership team, the session will provide insights into how these shifts could influence corporate financial services, customer experiences, and new digital business models across a diversified industrial group.
Autonomous systems and AI platforms in Mountain View
The third day focuses on what it takes to implement AI across complex organizations and industrial environments. Participants will explore enterprise AI platforms, data and ontology foundations, autonomous systems, digital twins, physical AI, robotics, and the integration of AI across business functions. Discussions will also examine how organizations can move from individual use cases toward scalable AI transformation.
Together AI and startup sessions at WeWork in San Francisco
The final day provides a window into the next generation of Silicon Valley innovation. Through interactions with emerging technology companies, participants will explore new developments in AI infrastructure, agentic systems, enterprise data, financial AI, robotics and automation, energy optimization, and intelligent logistics. The day will also provide an investment lens on emerging technologies, helping participants identify signals that could shape future industries, business models, and strategic opportunities.
This session will explore how enterprises can build and deploy AI applications at scale, from selecting and optimizing models to developing agentic AI systems. The discussion will highlight the evolving AI infrastructure landscape and practical considerations for turning generative AI into reliable, enterprise-ready solutions across complex industrial organizations.
Distinct perspectives on how Silicon Valley builds, scales, and transforms.
Founder & President, Silicon Valley Innovation Center
Andrey Kunov is the President of Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC), where he has spent over a decade designing executive immersion programs that connect global leaders with the Bay Area's most influential companies, founders, and ideas.
Mission-based Customer Evangelist, Amazon · Lead, Enterprise Customer Cloud & AI Digital Transformations
Hampton Sublett is a Customer Evangelist at Amazon, where he helps global enterprises adopt Amazon's Working Backwards methodology and customer-obsessed culture of innovation. He has guided executive teams through transformation programs designed to embed mechanisms that scale invention inside large organizations.
Product, Google DeepMind
Joana Carrasqueira leads product initiatives at Google DeepMind, focused on bringing frontier AI research into products that serve billions. With a background spanning AI ecosystem development at Google and TensorFlow, she specializes in making advanced AI accessible to industrial and traditional sectors undergoing transformation.
Head of Financial Institutions, Plaid
Simran J. Singh is Head of Financial Institutions at Plaid, where he leads the commercial side of Plaid's work with banks and financial institutions. He brings 15+ years scaling fintech infrastructure, with prior leadership roles at PayPal, Green Dot and Pagaya, an MBA from Wharton and a computer science and maths degree from IIT Delhi.
Cloud & Digital Infrastructure Executive, Together AI
Alon Gavrielov is VP of Infrastructure Strategy at Together AI, where he leads the teams building and scaling the company's AI infrastructure. A cloud and digital infrastructure executive with over 20 years of experience — including leadership roles at Cloudflare and Equinix — he specializes in infrastructure strategy, capacity planning, supply chain, and data center capital investing, and also advises and invests in digital infrastructure start-ups.
INNOVATION
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FRONTIER AI
MANUFACTURING
FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
PHYSICAL AI
ENTERPRISE AI
AI INFRASTRUCTURE
625 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Check-in from 3:00 PM
Check-out by 12:00 PM
Curated picks for free evenings and informal dinners — from favorites near the Sheraton Palo Alto to landmark restaurants in San Francisco. Halal options are clearly marked.
Michelin-starred restaurant from Master Sommelier Dennis Kelly. Refined tasting menu and one of the Bay Area's best wine programs.
250 California Ave, Palo AltoWood-fired Californian cuisine at the Rosewood Sand Hill, a long-time Silicon Valley power-dining institution.
2825 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo ParkInventive modern Korean from a Quince alum. One of the most exciting recent openings on the Peninsula.
1141 Chestnut St, Menlo ParkIconic Palo Alto taverna — whole grilled fish, lamb and a lively dining room.
420 Emerson St, Palo AltoAt Hotel Nia in Menlo Park. Refined Mediterranean menu — perfect for late returns from the day's program.
200 Independence Dr, Menlo ParkGreg Kuzia-Carmel's neighborhood favorite — wood-fired, locally sourced, beloved by locals.
898 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo ParkPolished prime steaks and an award-winning wine list at Stanford Shopping Center.
180 El Camino Real, Palo AltoMichelin Guide listed. Beloved Bay Area institution — karahi, biryani and kebabs.
365 California Ave, Palo AltoIntimate Michelin-starred omakase counter — among the Peninsula's most coveted sushi reservations.
1295 El Camino Real, Menlo ParkCult-favorite Tokyo import — build-your-own tonkotsu ramen with bold, customizable broths.
541 Bryant St, Palo AltoRefined contemporary Vietnamese with an acclaimed wine list — a Palo Alto power-lunch staple.
546 University Ave, Palo AltoOld-school Palo Alto chophouse — mesquite-grilled steaks and a clubby, wood-paneled room.
1921 El Camino Real, Palo AltoAuthentic Israeli hummus, falafel and grilled meats from a beloved Stanford Shopping Center spot.
261 University Ave, Palo AltoUpscale modern Mexican with one of the Peninsula's best tequila and mezcal selections.
236 Hamilton Ave, Palo AltoThree-Michelin-star tasting menu in Jackson Square. One of the city's defining fine-dining experiences.
470 Pacific Ave, San FranciscoJames Beard Award winner on the Embarcadero — bay views and a classic SF power-dinner setting.
1 Mission St, San FranciscoTwo-Michelin-starred refined Italian, widely considered SF's most elegant dining room.
1722 Sacramento St, San FranciscoMichelin-starred modern Chinese in Chinatown — one of the Bay Area's most acclaimed kitchens.
28 Waverly Pl, San FranciscoEmbarcadero steakhouse with sweeping Bay Bridge views. Prime dry-aged cuts and a deep wine list.
369 The Embarcadero, San FranciscoNorth Beach institution — "the best damn cioppino in San Francisco."
552 Green St, San FranciscoPremier Turkish destination on Clement St — kebabs, mezze and beloved brunch.
1801 Clement St, San FranciscoJackson Square landmark for rustic Aegean cuisine — wood-fire grilled lamb and whole fish in a stunning room.
200 Jackson St, San FranciscoBeloved late-night SF institution — organic, wood-fired Cal cuisine with a buzzy bar scene.
560 Divisadero St, San FranciscoChinatown destination for fiery, authentic Sichuan — famed for its mouth-numbing chicken and dan dan noodles.
655 Jackson St, San FranciscoMichelin-starred Thai from chef Pim Techamuanvivit — bold regional flavors near Union Square.
55 Cyril Magnin St, San FranciscoVibrant Peruvian by Gastón Acurio on the Embarcadero — ceviches, tiraditos and pisco sours with bay views.
Pier 1.5, The Embarcadero, San FranciscoIconic Inner Richmond favorite — tea leaf salad and coconut chicken noodle soup are must-orders.
309 Clement St, San FranciscoMission destination serving inventive Cal-Med fare in a courtyard with classic films projected nightly.
2534 Mission St, San FranciscoTransfer arrangements will be planned according to your individual arrival and departure times — you will be notified separately with your specific schedule.
Mild Bay Area autumn. Highs 60–68°F (16–20°C), lows 45–52°F (7–11°C). Bring a light jacket and a rain layer — November evenings are cool and foggy, and the first rains can arrive.
Pacific Time (UTC−8 in November). 11 hours behind Istanbul.
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Tawab Fakhri
Innovation Evangelist, Silicon Valley Innovation Center