The GCV Symposium packs in two days of main stage and breakout sessions amid, interspersed with intense one-on-one networking and technology showcases.
It is impossible to attend every talk, so we have distilled the key learnings for you here.
Nicolas Sauvage, President, TDK Ventures; Chair, GCV Advisory Board
James Mawson, Founder and CEO, Global Corporate Venturing
Merete Clausen, Deputy Chief Executive, European Investment Fund
Moderator: Maija Palmer, Head of Content Strategy, Global Corporate Venturing
Agnieszka Stasiakowska, Head of Sector, EIC Business Acceleration Services, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
Moderator: Bill Taranto, President, MSD Global Health Innovation Fund
Steven Kan, Other Bets Director, Alphabet
Moderator: Victor Boyajian, Global Chair, Dentons Global Venture Technology
Henri Jaanimägi, Global Head, eBay Ventures
Kirsty Keoghan, GM Fashion & Luxury Europe, eBay
Moderator: Tanja Emmerling, Partner & Head of Berlin Office, High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)
Scott O’Brien, Chief Investment Officer, Innovate UK
Maija Palmer, Head of Content Strategy, Global Corporate Venturing
Kevin Rodrigues, Chief Investment Officer & Managing Director, bp Ventures
Alfredo Ramos, Investment Director, High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Moderator: Kienan Bruemmer-Gambles, Investor Ecosystems Lead, Innovate UK Business Connect
Lukasz Garbowski, Chief Investment Officer, Btomorrow Ventures
Moderator: Alex Kolmakov, Partner, DLA Piper
Priyanka Chopra, CEO and Managing Partner, IIMA Ventures
Vipul Vachhani, Founder and CEO, Jaivel Aerospace
Moderator: Nicolas Sauvage, President, TDK Ventures
Mike Smeed, Managing Director, InMotion Ventures
Moderator: Justin Watkins, Partner, Faegre Drinker
James Lockyer, Director of Portfolio Management, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
Sebastiano Silvestri, Head of Corporate Venture Capital, A2A Life Ventures
Ricardo Zapatero, Senior Investment Associate, Repsol Energy Ventures
Moderator: Ulderico Ulissi, Associate, The ZERO Institute – University of Oxford
Chris Kimmett, CEO, ODQA
Roberto Ricci, CFO, Seloxium
Daniel McMahon, Director & CEO, Snowfox
Host: Sam Harman, Partner & Head of Deep Tech, Oxford Sciences Enterprises
Maximilian Kammerinke, Investment Manager, Henkel Ventures
Markus Gatterwe, VC Investment Lead, Holcim MAQER Ventures
Neeraj Makin, Senior Executive Vice President, Group Head – Strategy, Analytics & Venture Capital, Emirates NBD
Moderator: Victor Boyajian, Global Chair, Dentons Global Venture Technology
Ethan Feldman, Co-Founder & CTO, Talos
Chris Maurice, Co-Founder & CEO, Yellow Card
Sota Moriyama, CEO, YOAKE entertainment
Kaz Hadano, CEO, Sony Ventures
Moderator: Yoko Fukata, Head of India, Sony Innovation Fund
Rob Desborough, General Partner/Managing Partner, Seraphim Space
Gianluigi Baldesi, Head of Ventures and Financing Office, European Space Agency (ESA)
Takeshi Kodama, Head & Managing Partner, JERA Ventures
Louis Head, Senior Associate, DLA Piper
Moderator: Luca Gori, Partner, DLA Piper
Ronja Stoffregen, Director Corporate Venturing, Rehau New Ventures
Terry Doyle, Managing Partner, Telus Global Ventures
Davide Ritorto, Innovation Management, Automobili Lamborghini
Moderator: Tanya Prive, Managing Director, Silicon Foundry
Matt Ridley, Director of Sustainability and Innovation, oneworld Alliance
Raza Ali, Managing Partner, IAGi Ventures
Moderator: Maija Palmer, Head of Content Strategy, Global Corporate Venturing
Minette Navarrete, President & Managing Partner, Kickstart Ventures
JD Englehart, Senior Investment Director, In-Q-Tel
Thomas Schubert, Partner, Dentons
Clément Aglietta, Co-founder & CEO, Edda
Moderator: Gabriele Papievyte, Head of Ventures, XTX Markets
Martin Scherrer, Partner & Head of Managed Funds, Redstone
David Dowling, Counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP
Jeppe Høier, Co-founder, EUVC Corporate; former Partner, Maersk Growth
Moderator: Charlie Hayward, Deputy Managing Director, Global Corporate Venturing
Joe Hook, Head of Data and AI, Global Corporate Venturing
GCV provides the global corporate venturing community and their ecosystem partners with the information, insights and access needed to drive impactful open innovation. Across our three services - News & Analysis, Community & Events, and the GCV Institute - we create a network-rich environment for global innovation and capital to meet and thrive. At the heart of our community sits the GCV Leadership Society, providing privileged access to all our services and resources.
