The Tech Industry - Facing Change in US Immigration Laws and Visas
Silicon Valley, and its foreign born workforce, is closely watching Washington for the coming reform in immigration laws and visas. How will Congress and the administration affect the U.S. tech industry's global position and the lives of those driving tech's start-up creativity?
Voice of America Director, Amanda Bennett, Deputy Director, Sandy Sugawara and Silicon Valley Bureau Chief, Michelle Quinn will lead a lively discussion of these issues. You're invited to attend as VOA celebrates the opening of its Silicon Valley Bureau.
When: Thursday, June 1, 2017
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Light refreshments 5:00 -5:30 pm.
Where: 500 Startups
814 Mission Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA, 94103
Panelists:
U.S. Representative, Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Kamran Elahian, Iranian born Investor, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist,
now chairman and founder of Global Innovation Catalyst LLC
Norman Matloff, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Davis
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