Site Tour: Gore Silicon Valley Innovation Center

Speakers:

• Linda Elkins, Innovation Center Director, Gore Silicon Valley Innovation Center
• Alexander Frigon, Innovation Team Materials Engineer, Gore Silicon Valley Innovation Center

Abstract:
You will learn about Gore’s unique culture and history and how Gore grew a foundational material platform on ePTFE through years of innovation & engineering expertise to become a global leader in highly engineered materials. We will share a virtual tour of our Innovation Center and how we use the physical space to accelerate the impact of innovation at Gore through external partnerships. You will also see examples of products Gore has successfully delivered to the market and hear about new areas of exploration for Gore.

Key Take-Aways:

• Gore’s approach to innovation, both internally and externally and how that has been enabled by our presence in Silicon Valley
• How innovation is a culture within Gore focused on a deep understanding of the problem to be solved and the most valuable materials solution(s)
• Gore’s focus on providing performance material solutions for technically demanding applications in challenging environments in both current and new markets

Agenda:

• Introductions
• Virtual Tour
• Q&A
• Interactive Roundtable Discussion on Accelerating Innovation Through Sustainable and Successful Partnerships