Congress report: GCV Asia 2017

The theme of the inaugural Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) Asia Congress, held in Hong Kong last month, was the next-generation technologies being developed and invented in the region. These so-called dragon and tiger technologies are leapfrogging the platforms and technology infrastructure in much of Europe and the US and in large part a result of a unique combination of competitive and collaborative investment strategies by entrepreneurs, governments, universities and corporations.

The opening panel…