Schwarzenegger Institute Hosts French Entrepreneurs

Schwarzenegger Institute Global Director Conyers Davis and Institute Senior Fellow Steven Olikara teamed up to host a delegation of French entrepreneurs and content creators visiting California. The delegation of six start-up companies was organized by Les Déterminés, a Paris based non-profit organization that supports and trains entrepreneurs from underserved communities within France. The meeting, which took place in Governor Schwarzenegger’s Santa Monica Office, was focused on the intersection of public policy and business in the United States. The French entrepreneurs had many questions for Olikara about his experience running for Senate in Wisconsin and his time working in Washington. This led to a lively discussion on how business and social justice issues differ between Europe and the United States. Les Déterminés closed the meeting by inviting the Schwarzenegger Institute to visit them in Paris and a promise that they’d “be back” in California again soon.