Venue
Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel And Spa On Del Monte Golf Course
Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel And Spa On Del Monte Golf Course, 1 Old Golf Course Rd, Monterey, CA 93940, US

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Event Date Wed Sep 29 PDT - Thu Sep 30 PDT (about 3 years ago)
In your timezone (EST): Wed Sep 29 12:00pm - Thu Sep 30 8:00pm
Location Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel And Spa On Del Monte Golf Course
1 Old Golf Course Rd, Monterey, CA 93940, US
Region Americas
Details

Join Christina Riboldi, James Mawson and 800+ business leaders from the corporate venturing and innovation professionals ecosystem for a 2-day gathering. This event will spotlight corporate venturing and innovation partnership approaches, celebrate outstanding excellence in CV and innovation through an award ceremony, and honor the industry’s Rising Stars Luminaries.

Decisive Action: Leading Strategically Through The Recovery

Disruption continues to be fantastic driver for technology advancement and the COVID-19 crisis will certainly prove to be an exceptional motivation to for innovation adoption. The impact of COVID-19 is forcing world leaders and multinationals to think strategically and decisively. Some argue that it is time for us to build. Some will make the case that this is the single greatest time to invest. Whatever the case, the time is now to regroup, refocus, and reshape how we lean in on innovation to support and sustain global business.

• What measures are being taken to strengthen innovation?
• How are today’s top innovation experts leading the charge to enact directives for revolutionized business strategy?
• Where will the best investment opportunities come from and how will the venture community take initiative to hedge bets?
• What role will corporates play in the above?

Speakers

2021 Speakers

Jim Mawson
Founder, GCV and Lisa Lambert, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer of National Grid

Richard Kramer
CEO, Goodyear

Mark Gallagher
Head, Corporate Venture Capital, SVB

Meghan Sharp
Global Head of Ventures, BP

Andrew Harper
Partner, Sidley

Chris Zhong
Investment Partner of Nationwide Ventures, Nationwide

Jim Aota
CEO and Managing Director, Yamaha

Jacqueline LeSage
Managing Director, Munich RE

Jaidev Shergill
Managing Partner, CapitalOne

Anand Kamannavar
Head of Applied Ventures

Jake Kaldenbaugh
Managing Director, Global Venture Investments, Accenture

Farzin Shadpour
Managing Director -Supply Chain, Plug and Play

Alex Mojtahedi
lex Mojtahed, Peachscore

Jim Adler
Head, Toyota Ventures

Anish Patel
Partner, Yamaha Motor Ventures

Susan Lucas-Conwell
Veteran Innovation Executives and Executive Board Member

Erin Spring, Goodyear
Gregoire Viasnoff, Schneider Electric

Nicolas Sauvage
President, TDK Ventures

Mark Radcliffe
Partner, DLA Piper

Kelsey Chase
CEO, Aumni

Nathan Pascarella
Hypertherm Ventures

George Hoyem
Partner, IQT

MODERATORS:

Eric Buatois
General Partner, BGV

Ashley Walter
Partner, Orrick

Jake Olsen
DADO - A Stanley Black & Decker Venture

Ken Gatz
CEO, Proseeder

Paul Holland
Founder, Mach49

Linda Yates
CEO, Mach49

Sponsors & Partners

2021 Sponsors

PLATINUM PARTNER:
• BP
• DLA Piper
• Fenwick
• Mach49
• Orrick
• Proseeder
• Sidley
• TDK
• Yamaha

GOLD PARTNERS:
• Aumni
• BGV
• Faegre Drinker
• Hitachi
• Nationwide
• Plug and Play
• SVB
• Touchdown Ventures

SILVER PARTNERS:
• Avanta Ventures
• Denso
• Lam Research Capital

COPPER PARTNER:
• Forte Ventures
• Sherwood Partners, Inc.