How can companies govern, be in control of and create more out of their innovation portfolio? Misha will share principles and lessons learned in years of portfolio management, also an investor. We will discuss some challenges around how to create a high-performing venture board, which taps into the 'ideal' collective mindset and mechanics of venture boards. We'll also discuss what and when to innovate internally versus externally, as well as dynamics around committed capital versus budget in the scaling up phase.

Misha de Sterke is a creative entrepreneur and venture builder for Fortune 100 companies. Two times awarded author and senior partner at Innoleaps. Misha’s focus lies on helping clients protect, grow or transform their business. Combining a strategic perspective with a pragmatic and effective style of implementation where Strategy = Execution. Alceo Rapagna is Senior Partner at Innoleaps and CEO at Startupbootcamp Italy. Alceo was formerly Chief Digital Officer OTB Group (1.5B€ fashion group with brands such as Diesel, Marni, Maison Margiela), Chief Digital Officer RCS Mediagroup (1.2B€ publisher with titles as Corriere della Sera, Gazzetta dello Sport, El Mundo, Marca) and Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company (European lead Marketing & Sales and Consumer Practices).