The Global Consumer Council (GCC) was established to provide a forum for CVCs in the consumer sector to connect and explore innovation and investment opportunities. The GCC showcases its thought leadership via virtual webinars and in-person meetings to dive deeper into the issues currently affecting the consumer sector.
Council participants serve for a two-year term and meet quarterly to review its established goals, immediate course of action and future endeavors.
Council Members
Investment Director & Co-founder, Btomorrow Ventures
GCC Council Chair
President
JetBlue Ventures
Head of Commercial Growth Fund
Channel 4 Ventures
CEO and Chief Investment Officer
Sony Ventures
Media
Lukasz Garbowski, investment director at Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV), joined GCV’s Global Venturing Review to talk about the unit’s unique approach, how it thinks about the new product categories that can leverage British American Tobacco (BAT)’s existing strengths, the challenges involved in convincing health-focused startups that they are a good fit, and the work the unit does not just investing, but introducing non-portfolio startups to BAT through its Labs programme.
Listen to the full podcast here:
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If you are interested in participating in the Global Consumer Council please contact James Gunnell for more information.
Global Council Navigation
Online
Sep 17, 2024
Helsinki (Finland) & Tallinn (Estonia)
Sep 25, 2024
Online
Oct 21, 2024
Online
Menlo Park, CA (USA)
Oct 30, 2024
São Paulo (Brazil)
Frankfurt (Germany)
Nov 14, 2024
Tokyo (Japan)
Mar 20, 2025
Monterey, CA (USA)
