Advance - San Francisco

Advance is charged with the mission to create opportunities for Australians living abroad. A vehicle for the one million strong expatriate community to stay connected with home, whilst we forge exciting pursuits in foreign cities.

San Francisco and the Bay Area is home to over 17,000 Australians, many of whom we connect with regularly through;

>Hot topic events and forums

>Mentorships

>Marketing programs

>Ministerial and dignitary visits

>Local collaborations and networking

When an Australian leaves Australia, he or she has an opportunity to be a truly global citizen – informed, connected and networked.

We look forward to helping you ‘Advance yourself’ on the world stage.

Welcome!

Marc Johnstone
Advance San Francisco Chair

Advance San Francisco Committee

Marc Johnstone, Chair

Lara Abbott

Adam Griffiths

Sarah Nichols

Nancy Panter

Mat Pond

Shelley Parsons

Ian Robinson

Advance West Coast Office

Louis Matthews

Manager, West Coast USA

100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100

San Francisco California 94104

sanfrancisco@advance.org

Word of Mouth - Silicon Valley
August 2010

Advance invites you to join us for Word of Mouth + Advance Your Idea.

Advance Your Idea helps anyone with a big idea, invention or young company to get up and promote the dream with a 2 minute elevator pitch. Enjoy a quick-fire Q&A and build your network to get this idea off the ground. [More information to come...]

Advance Lounge Chair Series 2010

The Advance Lounge Chair Series is a new initiative by Advance piloted in Los Angeles. It aims to connect the emerging talent with the establish leaders of the expatriate community.

In March we discussed Why Australians are well placed in the "work smarter" economy. Go [here] to read about the discussion.

To find out more about the Advance Lounge Chair Series, please email sanfrancisco@advance.org

Australian Innovation Shoot Out

January 2010

Australia's most forward thinking technology innovators took the stage in Silicon Valley for the fourth annual Innovation Shoot Out. They had just five minutes to convince a panel of top-tier U.S. investors and industry experts that their technology was ready to play on the global stage. [More...]

Genetic Testing - The Ultimate Matchmaker
July 2009

Advance invited members to an intimate and critical debate analyzing the future of genetic engineering with leading Victorian Professor Alan Trounson.

In a world where personalized medicine is becoming an increasingly important factor in our daily lives, companies are now commercializing the genetic testing process to find the perfect partner and create the perfect baby.

Watch the video [Here]

See the pictures [Here]