My last post introduced you to the Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford event, and on the 23rd November 2009, a group of Meltwater people attended the 9th annual event.

As the flagship event of the academic term, “SVCO bridged two world centres of ideas and explored the big issues and future directions of innovation and entrepreneurial phenomena in a vibrant and fast paced mix of masterclasses, tutorials, panel debates and networking events.”

The event brings successful entrepreneurs based in Silicon Valley to Oxford. Some of the big names in attendance included Biz Stone of Twitter and Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn. Silicon Valley is the birthplace of the silicon chip innovators and manufacturers. It eventually became the home and heartbeat of the high tech industry and has a global reputation as the hub of tech companies and innovation.

In my opinion, events like SVCO are changing the definition of “Silicon Valley.” No longer just a fixed geographic location, Silicon Valley is becoming more of a mentality. A good example is that Oxford is becoming a hub for entrepreneurship; there is a high concentration of start-ups and incubators based there as well as great talent coming out of the university.

Increasing access to information and communication is leading the Silicon Valley mentality to be transferred across the globe, and is helping to spread entrepreneurship without borders.

For an interesting summary of the event, here is a video from the BBC .

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