2023 CSS Awards Edition

The Corporate Startup Stars nominations resulted from the general ranking obtained by merging the quantitative and qualitative analyses of applications. The top 50 ranked companies have been divided into two main groups.
Corporate Startup Stars represent the first 25 companies in the ranking.

Corporate Startup Stars | Paris 2023

Agenda

December 6th, 2023 at 18:30-22:00 CET
88 Avenue Henri Martin, F-75016 Paris

VIP Cocktail Reception

Informal cocktails and appetizers at the Princess Nuha of Jordan Residence. By invitation only.

December 7th, 10:30-12:30 CET
ICC Headquarters, 33-43 avenue du Président Wilson

Corporate Startup Stars 2023 Close Door Session

The Workshop is an intimate gathering of about 50+ execs from global corporations, in the spirit of sharing best practices on Open Innovation. Discussions are held under the Chatham House Rule.

  • Opening: Process, Goals, Expectations
    Alberto Onetti, Chairman, Mind the Bridge
    Marco Marinucci,
    CEO, Mind the Bridge
    Candace Johnson,
    Member of the Executive Board, ICC
  • Presentation of the Mind the Bridge 2023 CSS Report “Evolve or Be Extinct”
  • Moderated Group Table Discussion among Corporate Innovation Leaders
  • Wrap-up of the table discussion and Closing

December 7th, 13.00 – 14.30 CET
ICC Headquarters, 33-43 avenue du Président Wilson

Corporate Startup Stars 2023 Award Ceremony

We are celebrating Open Innovation with the Corporate Startup Stars awards during lunch on December 7th in the presence of Iliana Ivanova, EU Commissioner for Innovation, and Mariya Gabriel, Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and former EU Commissioner for Innovation.

  • Welcome and Opening Remarks
    Candace Johnson, Executive Board Member, International Chamber of Commerce
    Alberto Onetti, Chairman, Mind the Bridge
    Marco Marinucci, CEO, Mind the Bridge
  • Key Note Addresses
    Mariya Gabriel, Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria
    Iliana Ivanova, EU Commissioner for Innovation and Research, Culture, Education and Youth
  • CSS History and Background
    Isidro Laso, Cabinet Member at Commissioner Valean in charge of innovation, startups and digitalisation for the transport sector
  • Awards for Corporate Startup Stars 2023

2023 Awards

2023 Corporate
Startup Star

Building Sophisticated Partnerships to drive
Technology and Strategy Transformation

Centrally Coordinating and Leveraging Venture Client Efforts Across Countries

Scaling Innovations
Onboarded through
Venture Client

Decentralizing Venture Client at Business Unit Level

CVC to Deploy Sustainable Construction

Holistic Approaches to Open Innovation

Going Beyond Startup Acceleration and CVC

Catalyzing Innovation Across Africa

How to Extract Strategic Value out of CVC

Scaling Innovation from Intrapreneurship

A Suite Approach to Open Innovation

Venture Builder:
Generate Value from R&D Portfolio

Innovating Like a Startup

Connecting the Open Innovation Dots

Changing the Way to Accelerate Startups

Venture Building: an Ecosystem Approach

Accelerating Innovation through Inclusion

Corporates Co-Innovating

Venture Client and CVC to Accelerate Innovation

From Centralized to Decentralized Innovation

Centralizing Venture Client Operations

From CVC to a Broader
Strategic Innovation Platform

Evolving Accelerators into CVC

From Accelerator to Venture Client