Rubicon Venture Capital and Latham & Watkins are hosting a ‘New York: Masters of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)’ event the Friday before New York Digital Signage Week [1] proper
[2]The event includes Samsung Global Innovation Center [3]‘s Gus Warren, who is Managing Director of Investments at Samsung [4].
The event features a moderated panel discussion with leading CVCs plus time for networking, drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
Andrew Romans, General Partner of Rubicon Venture Capital [5], will discuss key findings from his research, interviewing over 100 CVCs and then moderate a live panel of leading VCs…
- How can entrepreneurs raise funding for their startup from a CVC?
- How can startups partner with a large corporate for rapid global growth?
- How can angels partner with a CVC?
- How can corporates create a winning CVC and use it to drive M&A?
The agenda in full then…
- 5:30pm – 6:00pm Registration & networking
- 6:00pm – 6:30pm Welcome remarks by David Concannon of Latham & Watkins followed by Andrew Romans sharing insights from his CVC research
- 6:30pm – 7:15pm Moderated CVC panel discussion & questions
- 7:15pm – 8:30pm Networking, cocktails, canapés
The CVC / VC panel comprises…
- Susanne Greenfield, Director – Corporate Development, Priceline Group
- Alden Mahabir, Manager, Verizon Ventures
- Gus Warren, Managing Director of Investments, Samsung Global Innovation Center
- Travis Skelly, Senior Vice President, Citi Ventures
Tickets, which include a copy of Andrew Romans recent book are available here [6].