Speakers
Meet the leaders shaping the conversations at GCV Symposium 2026
Marjut Falkstedt
CEO of European Investment Fund
Stéphane Ouaki
Head of Department at European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)
Kirsty Keoghan
General Manager of Global Fashion & Interim Co-General Manager UK of eBay
Henri Jaanimägi
Global Head of eBay Ventures
Antonia Jenkinson
Chief Finance and Operating Officer of Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)
James Lockyer
Director of Portfolio Management at Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
Minette Navarrete
President & Managing Partner of Kickstart Ventures
Matt Ridley
Director of Sustainability and Innovation at oneworld Alliance
Gabriele Papievyte
Head of Ventures at XTX Markets
Ulderico Ulissi
Principal – Head at Global Climate Ventures at CATL
Ronja Stoffregen
Director Corporate Venturing at Rehau New Ventures
Nicolas Sauvage
President of TDK Ventures; Chair of the GCV Leadership Society
Priyanka Agarwal Chopra
CEO and Managing Partner of IIMA Ventures
J.D. Englehart
Senior Investment Director at In-Q-Tel
Kaz Hadano
CEO of Sony Ventures
Rob Desborough
General Partner and Managing Partner at Seraphim Space
Mike Smeed
Managing Director at InMotion Ventures
Roberto Ruíz Castillo
Senior Investment Associate at Repsol Corporate Venturing
Maija Palmer
Editor-in-Chief of GCV
Jim Mawson
CEO of GCV
Liz Arrington
Managing Director of GCV Institute
