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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 |
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?
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
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.