Wednesday, September 25, 2019

8:00 – 9:00 am Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 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 Landscape
David Horowitz, Founder & Managing Director, Touchdown Ventures
Darcy Frisch, Managing Director & Vice President, Hearst Ventures

Facilitator:
James Mawson, Editor, Global Corporate Venturing

9:35 – 10:00 am 
Opening Case Study
Innovation Imperatives:  
CVC & Best Practices To Measure Strategic Value
Jaidev Shergill, Head of Capital One Growth Ventures, C1GV

Facilitator:
Ken Gatz, CEO, Proseeder 

10:00 – 10:25 am Case Study Illustration
Cause & Effect: Comcast Ventures & The Path Taken For CVC Success
Gil Beyda, Managing Director, Comcast Ventures

Facilitator:
Evan Bienstock
Partner
Fenwick & West

10:25 – 10:50 am
Morning Networking & Refreshment Break 

10:50 – 11:40 am Experiences & Educations: 
The Benefits and Advantages of Working With CVCs
Esther Dyson, Executive Founder, Wellville
Susan Lyne, President & Managing Partner, BBG Ventures
Interviewed 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 Reception
Hosted By: Fenwick & West LLP

1:40 - 1:50 pm
GCV Industry Overview
James Mawson, Editor, Global Corporate Venturing

1:50 - 2:05 pm
Case Study Illustration
Beyond Borders: Sourcing Innovation From Universities 
Orin Herskowitz, Senior Vice President of Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer, Columbia University

2:05 – 2:30 pm Spotlight Presentation
Amazon’s Partnership Plays: AWS’s Accelerated Efforts in Working With CVC Firms
Brad Steele, Managing Director, Global Startup and Venture Capital Business Development, AWS, Amazon 

2:30 - 2:55pm
Spotlight Interview
D&I Directives:  SamsungNEXT & Approaches On How Today’s Corporates Are Supporting D&I
Gus Warren, Managing Director, Samsung NEXT Ventures
Tracy Isacke, Head of Corporate Relationships, SVB
Frank 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 Illustration
Corporate Coordination:
Indirect Investing & The Opportunity For A Corporate to Serve as an LP
Lutz Stoeber, Investment Director, Evonik Venture Capital
Steve Socolof (GP), General Partner, NJ Tech Council Ventures

Facilitated By: Justin Watkins, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath

3:35 – 3:45 pm Take Away Offerings
Kunal Mehta, Senior Associate, Hearst Ventures

3:45 – 4:00 pm Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break

4:00 – 5:00 pm Unpanel – Networking Roundtable Discussions 

Innovation/Industry Roundtables

Unpanel 1: Healthcare Innovation

Unpanel 2: Automobility 

Unpanel 3: AI Innovation

Unpanel 4: Financial Services

Unpanel 5: CVC Deal Terms - Market Check and Best Practices

Unpanel 6: Deal Syndication

Unpanel 7: Portfolio Company Management

Unpanel 8: Measuring Strategic Value

5:00– 6:00 pm Closing Cocktail Reception
Hosted By: PwC