GCV Symposium 2024

June 24-26

LONDON

Europe’s Leading Corporate Venturing and Innovation Event

Giving you access to a diverse network of influential leaders spanning corporation innovation, corporate venturing, venture capital, and the wider innovation ecosystem.

A transformative event like no other, where the brightest minds in capital and innovation come together

Now in its 13th year, the GCV Symposium has established itself as one of Europe’s most prominent corporate investment and innovation events. The 2024 programme will again be a great opportunity for you to connect with the full innovation ecosystem, get up to speed on the latest venture trends and forge alliances that will propel your business, or career, to new heights in venturing.

Join us in London across three days to:

  • Collaborate with corporate investors, innovators, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, venture builders, accelerators, incubators and Universities before, during, and after using our ever-popular event networking app

  • Build invaluable relationships that create opportunities for co-investment, deal flow, venture-building and problem-solving solutions

  • Engage with pioneers of the industry as they share their expertise across our programme, technical workshops and networking events

  • Embark on a journey of knowledge and discovery as you immerse yourself in specialist themes via our dedicated breakout sessions and sector-specific GCV Council-led discussions

  • Take advantage of professional learning and CVC development opportunities through tailored GCV Institute-led sessions and side-event courses

So why not join us? You’ll connect with over 450 attendees from the venture and innovation ecosystem!

Attending organisations include

ChipFlow

Oxygea

ABB Technology Ventures

bp ventures

Adidas

Btomorrow Ventures

InMotion Ventures

Blue Cross Blue Shield Venture Partners

Decarbonization Partners

Mondelez International

Sony Ventures

Henkel Ventures

Yamaha Motor Ventures

National Grid Partners

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

aws Fondsmanagement

Deutsche Börse AG

EnBW New Ventures GmbH

Evonik Venture Capital

Idemitsu

MassMutual Ventures

Fielmann Ventures GmbH

Saint-Gobain NOVA

TechEnergy Ventures

TELUS

ZEISS

ENGIE New Ventures

Hyundai Mobis Ventures

Novelis

ST Engineering

Teradyne Robotics Ventures

VERBUND Ventures

Tokamak Energy

Cambridge Quantum

QBE Ventures

Verax AI

ChipFlow Oxygea ABB Technology Ventures bp ventures Adidas Btomorrow Ventures InMotion Ventures Blue Cross Blue Shield Venture Partners Decarbonization Partners Mondelez International Sony Ventures Henkel Ventures Yamaha Motor Ventures National Grid Partners Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation aws Fondsmanagement Deutsche Börse AG EnBW New Ventures GmbH Evonik Venture Capital Idemitsu MassMutual Ventures Fielmann Ventures GmbH Saint-Gobain NOVA TechEnergy Ventures TELUS ZEISS ENGIE New Ventures Hyundai Mobis Ventures Novelis ST Engineering Teradyne Robotics Ventures VERBUND Ventures Tokamak Energy Cambridge Quantum QBE Ventures Verax AI

  • “Great opportunities to network quickly with a wide range of like-minded corporates. Did a month of meetings in 2 days!”

    Delegate from 2023

  • "One of the best networking events I have been to this year!"

    Delegate from 2023

  • "(Enjoyed) Connecting with people from across multiple sectors within the venture world."

    Delegate from 2023

  • “As a medtech startup with a solution set to transform the global detection of hypertension simply by looking at your smartphone, GCV provided us with a unique opportunity to connect with relevant investors from around the world. Not only through pitching but more importantly through vital face-to-face meetings and networking. Highly recommended!”

    Delegate from 2023

In 2023, we had

Our Audience

…and why they attend

Corporate Venturing Units

To gather the latest trends, explore deal-flow and find solutions with fellow CVC peers

Venture Capitalists

To connect with CVCs about LP propositions and portfolio positioning

To position and showcase innovation ecosystem programmes and investment opportunities for corporate and VC investors

Universities and Government Bodies

Whether it’s legal support, funding litigation, incubation, venture building or acceleration, there’s a huge pool of corporate investors for service providers to work with

Ecosystem Supporters

Startups and Entrepreneurs

To develop knowledge of building successful relationships with corporate investors and showcase your innovations

Corporate Innovators

To better understand the role of CVC units in wider corporate innovation and identify different investment strategies

To learn more about what we can do for you and how we can immerse you and your business into our community, please contact Charlie Hayward.

The GCV Event Experience

The Audience

GCV is, at it’s heart, a community of the leading minds in venture. We bring together leaders from different countries, industries and all stakeholder groups of the ecosystem such as corporate innovators and investors, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, academics, accelerators and venture builders

The Interactive Agenda

Keynote speeches and C-level panels always give you a chance to hear from the top, but our agendas are more interactive than ever now. Alongside the above, you can immerse yourself in sector-specific roundtables, technical workshops, portfolio showcases and breakout breakfasts and lunches

The Networking

Who says business can’t be fun? We always offer you activities such as food tours, cultural site visits, sports, even whale watching when we can, to help you relax, unwind and have fun while at the same time, extend those crucial networking opportunities

The 1-1 Meetings

Our previous attendees always say it, ‘‘I have more meetings in two days than I do in two months’’. Our event app lets you connect with other attendees, message them directly, schedule 1-1 meetings and let the AI-driven match-making tool suggest new connections for you