4th Corporate Venturing & Entrepreneurship Summit - Academics Meet Practitioners

The 4th Corporate Venturing & Entrepreneurship Summit – Academics meet Practitioners on April 19th, 2023. This event will take place at Erasmus Enterprise, part of Erasmus University Rotterdam. This year, the summit’s title is “The Collaborative Edge: Using Corporate Venturing to Make a Positive Impact”. We will discuss how we can shape the future of Corporate Venturing together

This summit brings together the latest insights on corporate venturing & entrepreneurship, both from a practitioner as well as from an academic perspective. Professionals from corporates and researchers from academia from all over Europe will share their knowledge and experiences on the different aspects of Corporate Venturing. It is a unique opportunity to network with corporate venturing professionals, researchers and VCs.

This year, the keynote speakers will be:
- Rob van der Horst – Directeur Alliander New Business
- Paola Criscuolo – Professor at Imperial College Business School
- Joost Matthijssen – Chief Strategy Officer at Nutreco
- Sophie Manigart – Professor at Vlerick Business School

The program will also include a debate on “AI: Catalyst or Constraint for Radical Innovation? A debate on overcoming incrementalism in the age of disruption”.

In the afternoon, you can attend several workshops. Visit our website to learn more about the program, the workshops and the speakers.

The Corporate Venturing & Entrepreneurship Summit is organized by Corporate Venturing Network, Rotterdam School of Management/Erasmus University and Tilburg University.