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14 February, 16:30 CET/10:30am EST/7:30am PST

Lean Scaleup: The 12 Modules For Corporate Business Building Excellence
Frank Mattes
CEO at Lean Scaleup
CEO at Lean Scaleup
14 February, 17:00 CET/11am EST/8am PST

How to Build New Ventures
Ann Hofvander & Sean Sheppard
Chief of Staff at U+ | Managing Partner at U+ Americas
Chief of Staff at U+ | Managing Partner at U+ Americas
14 February, 17:30 CET/11:30am EST/8:30am PST

Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Unleashing the Unicorn Within
Linda Yates
Founder and CEO at global accelerator Mach49 & author of leading HBR Press book, "The Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed"
Founder and CEO at global accelerator Mach49 & author of leading HBR Press book, "The Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed"
14 February, 18:00 CET/12pm EST/9am PST

Venture Building at Mann+Hummel from Idea to Scale
Michael Nichols
Director of Corporate Ventures at Mann + Hummel
Director of Corporate Ventures at Mann + Hummel
15 February, 17:30 SGT/10:30 CET

Venture Building at Olam: The Journey So Far (and What's Next)
Priyanka Mukherjee
Vice President New Ventures at Olam
Vice President New Ventures at Olam
15 February, 18:00 SGT/11:00 CET

Both Sides of The Story: Lessons Learned From Operating in the Mothership and the Venture
Fernn Lim
Chief of Staff at nexus by SC Ventures, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
Chief of Staff at nexus by SC Ventures, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
15 February, 18:30 SGT/11:30 CET

Downturn Terror: Venture Investing & Venture Building When Everyone Is Afraid
Christian Lindener
Co-Managing Partner of EMEA Delivery and Client Success at Mach49
Co-Managing Partner of EMEA Delivery and Client Success at Mach49
15 February, 20:00 SGT/13:00 CET/7am EST

Building Corporate Sustainability Ventures
Sebastian Mueller
Founding Partner at MING Labs
Founding Partner at MING Labs
15 February, 20:30 SGT/13:30 CET/7:30am EST

Building An Internal Corporate Venture Fund That Invests in Self-Appointed Teams
Morten Benn & Hannes Meixner
Partner at Nosco | Chief Intrapreneur aka ZukunftsBauer at Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark
Partner at Nosco | Chief Intrapreneur aka ZukunftsBauer at Raiffeisen-Landesbank Steiermark
15 February, 21:00 SGT/14:00 CET/8am EST

Corporate Venture Building - Learning Case
Antje Bulmann
Venture Builder at Airbus
Venture Builder at Airbus
15 February,15:30 CET/9:30am EST

Incubation vs Excubation: The Dilemma For Scaling Disruptive Innovations
Alceo Rapagna
CEO at Innoleaps Group
CEO at Innoleaps Group
15 February, 16:00 CET/10am EST/7am PST

Lean Scaleup: Why and How Amadeus Upgraded Its Business Model Incubation
Steve Kopp & Frank Mattes
Head at Nexwave Incubation Office, Chairman at the Amadeus Executive Incubation Board | CEO at Lean Scaleup
Head at Nexwave Incubation Office, Chairman at the Amadeus Executive Incubation Board | CEO at Lean Scaleup
15 February, 16:30 CET/10:30am EST/7:30am PST

Corporate-Venture Fit - The Internal Front In a Two-Front War
Tino Klaehne
Director Strategic Innovation & Intelligence at Lufthansa Innovation Hub
Director Strategic Innovation & Intelligence at Lufthansa Innovation Hub
16 February, 20:30 SGT/13:30 CET

Ensuring Success In Venture Building: Portfolio Management For (Int/Ext) Ventures
Tarun Sharma
Chief of Operations & Portfolio, Nokia Ventures at Nokia
Chief of Operations & Portfolio, Nokia Ventures at Nokia
16 February, 21:30 SGT/14:30 CET/8:30am EST

The Ultimate Innovation Engine: Leveraging Data To Grow To 100M$ Revenues In 5 Years
Narjeet Soni
CEO & Innovation Strategist at Lean Apps
CEO & Innovation Strategist at Lean Apps
16 February, 22:00 SGT/15:00 CET/9am EST

5 Key Aspects of Corporate Venture Building
Adrián Heredia, Andres Carrillo & Roberto de Celis
Founder & CEO at Byld | CEO at Kuiko | General Manager of Digital Business & Classifieds at Vocento
Founder & CEO at Byld | CEO at Kuiko | General Manager of Digital Business & Classifieds at Vocento
16 February, 16:00 CET/10am EST/7am PST

New-Business Building: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Younes Souilmi, Pontus All & Frank Mattes
Amadeus Business-Building Incubation, Head of Portfolio at Amadeus | Senior Venture Development Manager at Volvo Group | CEO at Lean Scaleup
Amadeus Business-Building Incubation, Head of Portfolio at Amadeus | Senior Venture Development Manager at Volvo Group | CEO at Lean Scaleup
16 February, 17:00 CET/11am EST/8am PST

Make Venture Building Work By Applying Corporate Assets The Right Way
Kilian Veer
Global Head of Scaling at EnBW Innovation
Global Head of Scaling at EnBW Innovation
14 September 2022, 11:30 - 13:00 CEST

Six Shifts Shaping the Future of Innovation
Tiffany Vasilchik
Chief Growth Officer at Board of Innovation
Chief Growth Officer at Board of Innovation
14 September 2022, 11:30 - 13:00 CEST

Idea Management Is Dead, Long Live Idea Execution
David Hengartner
CEO & Co-Founder at rready
CEO & Co-Founder at rready
14 September 2022, 11:30 - 13:00 CEST

Innovation Leadership: It‘s About People? It Always Has Been!
Yannic Metz
Managing Director at mantro product studio
Managing Director at mantro product studio
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Cisco’s Incubation Zone: New Business Creation, Year Two
Mathilde Durvy
Innovation Lead at Cisco
Innovation Lead at Cisco
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

From Blockchain Banking to Autonomous Automotive: My Lessons From Innovating in Different Domains
Maarten Korz
Head of Innovation Lab, Commercial Vehicle Division at ZF
Head of Innovation Lab, Commercial Vehicle Division at ZF
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

An Early Stage Open Innovation Approach at Telefónica
Susana Jurado Apruzzese
Head of Wayra Builder & Head of Telefónica Open Innovation Campus
Head of Wayra Builder & Head of Telefónica Open Innovation Campus
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Upgrading A Business Model Incubator to Diligent Entrepreneurship
Steve Kopp
Head at Nexwave Incubation Office, Chairman at the Amadeus Executive Incubation Board at Amadeus
Head at Nexwave Incubation Office, Chairman at the Amadeus Executive Incubation Board at Amadeus
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Ambidextrous Organizations: Venture Building at Migros
Timo Hahn
Chief Venture Officer at Sparrow Ventures
Chief Venture Officer at Sparrow Ventures
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

An Intro to Innovation Network Design
Shachaf Snir
Director of Internal Innovation at Clalit Health Services
Director of Internal Innovation at Clalit Health Services
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Danilo Raponi
Danilo Raponi
Group Head of Innovation at Generali, Managing Director of Generali’s Innovation Fund
Group Head of Innovation at Generali, Managing Director of Generali’s Innovation Fund
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

How To Get Pre-Scaling Validation Right
Frank Mattes & Steve Kopp
Co-Founder at The Lean Scaleup I Head at Nexwave Incubation Office, Chairman at the Amadeus Executive Incubation Board
Co-Founder at The Lean Scaleup I Head at Nexwave Incubation Office, Chairman at the Amadeus Executive Incubation Board
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

Innovation Talent Can 3x Your Business Results. Are You Using Yours?
Suzan Briganti & Rainer Petek
CEO & Founder at Swarm Vision | Strategic Advisor & Keynote Speaker
CEO & Founder at Swarm Vision | Strategic Advisor & Keynote Speaker
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

Organizing A Scalable Engine for Innovation
Stijn Smet
Managing Director at Verhaert Academy
Managing Director at Verhaert Academy
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

Start Executing Employee Ideas Today With KICKBOX
Dave Hengartner & André Riner
CEO & Co-Founder at rready I Account Executive at rready
CEO & Co-Founder at rready I Account Executive at rready
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

How To Engage Your Communities With Certainty: A Proven Methodology To Ensure The Success Of Your Innovation Program
Céline Degreef
CEO at Yumana
CEO at Yumana
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

Setting Up Your Second System- The Basics of Innovation Accounting In Practice
Esther Gons
CEO and Co-Founder at GroundControl and co-author of Innovation Accounting
CEO and Co-Founder at GroundControl and co-author of Innovation Accounting
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

The Decade of "Business Ecosystems" - How To Avoid 7 Common Traps
Alex Pesjak
Initiator and Co-founder at ANDfutureproof
Initiator and Co-founder at ANDfutureproof
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

From Silos to Collaboration: The Story of a 150-Year-Old Insurer
Joel Agard & Stuart Domingos
Innovation Director at Zurich Group Innovation / Head of Group Innovation at Zurich Insurance Group
Innovation Director at Zurich Group Innovation / Head of Group Innovation at Zurich Insurance Group
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Innovation In Regulatory-Driven Organizations – How to Break the Rules Without Breaking Them
Sascha Doelker
Head of Digitization Management at Deutsche WertpapierService Bank
Head of Digitization Management at Deutsche WertpapierService Bank
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Open Innovation – How Corporates and Startups Can Successfully Work Together
Claudia Bienentreu & Ivan Brustlein
Head Open Innovation at AXA Switzerland / CEO & Founder at Swibeco
Head Open Innovation at AXA Switzerland / CEO & Founder at Swibeco
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

Dimensional Design - A New Approach to Targeting Your Best Consumers
Vincent Pirenne
Partner - Head of Global Partnerships at Board of Innovation
Partner - Head of Global Partnerships at Board of Innovation
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

Foresight-Driven Innovation: From Futurist Visions to Getting Stuff Done
Tobias Heger
Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at Creative Dock Group
Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer at Creative Dock Group
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

Bridging Innovation Strategy and Execution: Why Most Companies Get It Wrong and What To Do About It
Dafne Sartorio, Gabriel Faerstein & Jasper Sturtewagen
Director of Venture Building at oneUp I Venture Builder at oneUp I Senior Business Designer at oneUp
Director of Venture Building at oneUp I Venture Builder at oneUp I Senior Business Designer at oneUp
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

How to Establish Effective Innovation Management in Mid-Sized Companies – Insights from SPIEGEL-Gruppe
Dr. Kerstin Fröhlich
Head of Innovation and New Business @ SPIEGEL-Gruppe
Head of Innovation and New Business @ SPIEGEL-Gruppe
15 September 2022, 09:00 - 15:30 CEST

Grow Beyond Core With Blue Ocean Strategy
Ioan Carpus
Innovation Partner at Six Paths Consulting
Innovation Partner at Six Paths Consulting
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Hej, Ciao, Hallo and Hello! – Joining Cross-Company Forces to Solve Common Challenges In An International Innovation Lab
Christoph Hunziker
Head of Innovation at La Mobilière
Head of Innovation at La Mobilière
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Intrapreneurship - a Magnifying Glass for Innovation Blockers
Aleks Petkov-Georgieva
Senior Innovation Manager at Raiffeisen Bank
Senior Innovation Manager at Raiffeisen Bank
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

An Idea Execution Program in the Insurance Industry
Dominic Brügger & Luca Ambühl
Innovation Consultant Transformation & Technology at Zurich Insurance / Senior Business Architect P&C Transformation & Technology at Zurich Insurance
Innovation Consultant Transformation & Technology at Zurich Insurance / Senior Business Architect P&C Transformation & Technology at Zurich Insurance
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Developing New Business Models With KICKBOX
Karel van Eechoud
Senior Innovation Manager at Implenia
Senior Innovation Manager at Implenia
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

How to build a Green Innovation Strategy
Patricia Kroondijk
Director of Strategy and Business Development at Hitachi
Director of Strategy and Business Development at Hitachi
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Bang for the Buck: Your KPI's to Measure Intrapreneurship Success
Michael Hunkeler
Head of Intrapreneurship at Swisscom Kickbox
Head of Intrapreneurship at Swisscom Kickbox
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

A Framework For De-Risking Innovation, Towards Sustainable Success
Tonja Hofer-Erismann
Global Head of Research, Insights & Incubation at SAP Intelligent Enterprise Institute
Global Head of Research, Insights & Incubation at SAP Intelligent Enterprise Institute
14 September 2022, 11:30 - 13:00 CEST

Portfolio Management for Effective Innovation
Huub Rutten
Co-founder and Vice President Product Research and Design at Sopheon
Co-founder and Vice President Product Research and Design at Sopheon
14 September 2022, 14:00 - 17:30 CEST

Transformation in Times of Crises
Stephanie Naegeli
Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer at SV Group
Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer at SV Group
12 October 2022, 17:30:00 SGT/11:30 CEST

A Look Inside Danone's Innovation Realization Office
Laurence Tournerie
Senior Vice President Danone Innovation Realisation Office at Danone
Senior Vice President Danone Innovation Realisation Office at Danone
1 November 2022, 11:15am-12:45pm

Six Shifts Shaping the Future of Innovation
Tiffany Vasilchik
Chief Growth Officer at Board of Innovation
Chief Growth Officer at Board of Innovation
2 November 2022, 9am-4pm

Turn your employees into CEOs - Idea Execution with KICKBOX
David Hengartner & Tizian Mössner
CEO & Co-Founder at rready I Sales Development Representative at ready
CEO & Co-Founder at rready I Sales Development Representative at ready
2 November 2022, 9am-4pm

Innovation Accounting: When the CEO Questions your ROI
Tristan Kromer
Innovation Coach & Founder at Kromatic
Innovation Coach & Founder at Kromatic
2 November 2022, 9am-4pm

Scaling Change for Sustained Impact
Douglas Ferguson
President at Voltage Control
President at Voltage Control
2 November 2022, 9am-4pm

How to Design Innovative Cultures
Erica Marrari
Head of Strategy and Operations at Gapingvoid Culture Design Group
Head of Strategy and Operations at Gapingvoid Culture Design Group
1 November 2022, 1:45-5:15pm

How to Make a Corporate Venture Studio Successful
Shige Ihara
President and CEO at NEC X Inc.
President and CEO at NEC X Inc.
2 November 2022, 9am-4pm

ABCs of Innovation
Paul Heller & Derald Kopren
Chief Evangelist at Sopheon | VP, Global Presales at Sopheon
Chief Evangelist at Sopheon | VP, Global Presales at Sopheon
1 November 2022, 1:45-5:15pm

Innovation Starts With Your People- Your Platform Scales it to Success
David Miller
Chief of Innovation at U.S. Department of Justice
Chief of Innovation at U.S. Department of Justice