Wednesday, September 25, 20198:00 – 9:00 am Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast9:00 am GCV Welcome Christina Riboldi, Program Director, Global Corporate Venturing 9:00 – 9:35 am Opening Chair Interview: Moving The CVC Needle and the Market LandscapeDavid Horowitz, Founder & Managing Director, Touchdown VenturesDarcy Frisch, Managing Director & Vice President, Hearst VenturesFacilitator:James Mawson, Editor, Global Corporate Venturing
9:35 – 10:00 am Opening Case StudyInnovation Imperatives: CVC & Best Practices To Measure Strategic ValueJaidev Shergill, Head of Capital One Growth Ventures, C1GV
Facilitator:Ken Gatz, CEO, Proseeder
10:00 – 10:25 am Case Study IllustrationCause & Effect: Comcast Ventures & The Path Taken For CVC SuccessGil Beyda, Managing Director, Comcast Ventures
Facilitator:Evan BienstockPartnerFenwick & West
10:25 – 10:50 amMorning Networking & Refreshment Break
10:50 – 11:40 am Experiences & Educations: The Benefits and Advantages of Working With CVCsEsther Dyson, Executive Founder, WellvilleSusan Lyne, President & Managing Partner, BBG VenturesInterviewed By: Ian Goldstein, Partner, Fenwick & West LLP
11:40 – 12:00 pm Case Study Presentation Setting Up Shop: How SE Ventures Established The New CV Unit Of Schneider Electric Bimal Mehta, VP Startups Partner, Innovation, Schneider Electric
12:00 – 12:20 pm Case Study Interview Two Is Better Than One…. Why Corporate Partnership Is Integral To Portfolio Company Development & Performance Jenny Fielding, Managing Director, TechStars
12:20 – 12:40 pm Case Study Illustration Creatures of Habit: Softbank’s Routines For Success Teddy Himler, Vice President, Softbank International
12:40 – 1:40 pm Luncheon ReceptionHosted By: Fenwick & West LLP
1:40 - 1:50 pmGCV Industry OverviewJames Mawson, Editor, Global Corporate Venturing
1:50 - 2:05 pmCase Study IllustrationBeyond Borders: Sourcing Innovation From Universities Orin Herskowitz, Senior Vice President of Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer, Columbia University2:05 – 2:30 pm Spotlight PresentationAmazon’s Partnership Plays: AWS’s Accelerated Efforts in Working With CVC FirmsBrad Steele, Managing Director, Global Startup and Venture Capital Business Development, AWS, Amazon
2:30 - 2:55pmSpotlight InterviewD&I Directives: SamsungNEXT & Approaches On How Today’s Corporates Are Supporting D&IGus Warren, Managing Director, Samsung NEXT VenturesTracy Isacke, Head of Corporate Relationships, SVBFrank Klemens (expected to confirm), Managing Director, Dupont Ventures
2:55 – 3:10 pm Revolutionary Road:SamsungNEXT’s D&I Journey To Inspire Change This session will explore the initiatives planned and put into play by SamsungNEXT on the D&I front. The genesis roadmap with clear actionable items set as goals from within Samsung will be addressed.
Brandon Hoffman, Samsung NEXT Antonio Key, Samsung NEXT
3:10 – 3:35 pm Case Study IllustrationCorporate Coordination:Indirect Investing & The Opportunity For A Corporate to Serve as an LPLutz Stoeber, Investment Director, Evonik Venture CapitalSteve Socolof (GP), General Partner, NJ Tech Council Ventures
Facilitated By: Justin Watkins, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath
3:35 – 3:45 pm Take Away OfferingsKunal Mehta, Senior Associate, Hearst Ventures 3:45 – 4:00 pm Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break4:00 – 5:00 pm Unpanel – Networking Roundtable Discussions Innovation/Industry RoundtablesUnpanel 1: Healthcare Innovation Unpanel 2: Automobility Unpanel 3: AI Innovation Unpanel 4: Financial ServicesUnpanel 5: CVC Deal Terms - Market Check and Best Practices Unpanel 6: Deal SyndicationUnpanel 7: Portfolio Company Management Unpanel 8: Measuring Strategic Value
5:00– 6:00 pm Closing Cocktail ReceptionHosted By: PwC