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GCV Symposium 2021: Panel – Deep diving into deep tech
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Inspiration and collaboration from the emerging leaders
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
The GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Contents
The Global Corporate Venturing Emerging Leaders Awards profiles the industry’s top 50 people who have been in the industry for broadly more than five years. The industry’s levels of professionalism and standards remain exemplary, set by those who have been fortunate to work over years in the industry.
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #1 Dina Routhier
The Top 10: #1 Dina Routhier, president, Stanley Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #2 Daniel Karp
The Top 10: #2 Daniel Karp, director, Cisco M&A & VC investments
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #3 Anna Haghgooie and Binoy Bhansali
The Top 10: #3 Anna Haghgooie, managing director, and Binoy Bhansali, vice-president, Blue Venture Fund
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #4 Tiffine Wang
The Top 10: #4 Tiffine Wang, partner, MS&AD Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #5 Zoe Zhu
The Top 10: #5 Zoe Zhu, vice-president, Ping An Global Voyager Fund
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #6 Madura Wijewardena
The Top 10: #6 Madura Wijewardena, head of business development, Comcast Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #7 Nicolas Autret
The Top 10: #7 Nicolas Autret, investment director, Samsung Catalyst Fund
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #8 Pablo Moro Casquete and Andrés Saborido Scafati
The Top 10: #8 Pablo Moro Casquete, head of new business, Telefónica Innovation Ventures; Andrés Saborido Scafati, managing director, Wayra
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #9 Ling Ge
The Top 10: #9 Ling Ge, chief European representative, Tencent
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: #10 Priyanka Chopra
The Top 10: #10 Priyanka Chopra, head of finance, Prosus Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Daniel Ateya
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Daniel Ateya, senior manager, 3M Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Ana Maury Aguilar and Ricardo Latournerie
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Ana Maury Aguilar and Ricardo Latournerie, senior investment analysts, AC Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Marta Pinho
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Marta Pinho, investment manager, Amadeus Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Frank Lee and Michael Stewart
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Frank Lee and Michael Stewart, investment directors, Applied Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Baris Guzel
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Baris Guzel, principal, BMW i Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Chad Bown and Daniela Proske
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Chad Bown and Daniela Proske, senior venture principals, BP Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Richard Williams
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Richard Williams, venture executive, Chevron Technology Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Luis Valdich
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Luis Valdich, managing director and venture investing lead in New York City, Citi Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Dusty Lieb
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Dusty Lieb, partner of strategic investment, Echo Health Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Holger Wagner and Inga Müller
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Holger Wagner, senior investment manager, and Inga Müller, senior operations manager, EnBW New Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Thidarat “Tina” Tosukhowong
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Thidarat “Tina” Tosukhowong, senior director, GC International Group
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Naoki Kamimaeda
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Naoki Kamimaeda, partner and Europe office representative, Global Brain
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Tony Tung
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Tony Tung, managing director, Gobi Partners
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Alisa Band
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Alisa Band, senior investment manager, Henkel Tech Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Mark Johnson and Björn Axling
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Mark Johnson, vice-president of corporate venture capital, and Björn Axling, vice-president of accelerated innovation and venturing, Husqvarna Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Justin Smith-Lorenzetti
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Justin Smith-Lorenzetti, investment director, Intact Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Arun Chetty and Tianlin Wang
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Arun Chetty and Tianlin Wang, managing directors, Intel Capital
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Oliver Keown
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Oliver Keown, director, Intuitive Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Amy Daniels Burr
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Amy Daniels Burr, managing director of operations and partnerships, JetBlue Technology Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Ken Sobajima
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Ken Sobajima, senior director of investments, KDDI Open Innovation Fund
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Bo Zhu
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Bo Zhu, head, Lam Research Capital Asia-Pacific
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Michael Falcon
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Michael Falcon, managing director, LG Technology Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Jeppe Høier
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Jeppe Høier, partner, Maersk Growth
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Jon Rains
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Jon Rains, investment director, Mott MacDonald Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Oshri Kaplan
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Oshri Kaplan, director, Munich Re Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Iliana Portugues
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Iliana Portugues, head of UK disruptive innovation, National Grid Partners
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Daniel Wypler
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Daniel Wypler, managing partner, QBE Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Carlos Kokron
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Carlos Kokron, vice-president and managing director of Americas and operations, Qualcomm Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Aruna Subramanian
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Aruna Subramanian, global head, Sabic Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Daniel Carter
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Daniel Carter, senior investment director, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Mukaya Panich
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Mukaya Panich, chief venture and investment officer, SCB10X
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Grant Allen and Varun Jain
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Grant Allen and Varun Jain, general partners, Schneider Electric Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Andrea Course and Bo Li
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Andrea Course and Bo Li, venture principals, Shell Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Hee Suk Jung
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Hee Suk Jung, head of investment, SK Gas
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Ryota Suzuki
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Ryota Suzuki, senior investment manager, Sony Innovation Fund
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Raja Doddala
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Raja Doddala, managing director and head of fintech strategy and CVC, TIAA
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Antoine Delafargue
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Antoine Delafargue, managing director and chief technology officer, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Merav Rotem-Naaman
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Merav Rotem-Naaman, managing director and general manager of Israel and Europe, Verizon Ventures
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Osei Van Horne
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Osei Van Horne, founding member and managing director, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021: Brian Walsh
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2021 continued (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Brian Walsh, head, Wind Ventures