18:00-22:30 CET
Past edition
2024 Corporate Startup Stars
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.
Agenda
Mayer Brown, 10 avenue Hoche, 75008, Paris
December 3rd 2024
CSS & SES Networking Cocktail Reception
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ICC Headquarters, 33-43 avenue du Président Wilson, Paris
December 4th 2024
10:00-12:30 CET
Closed-Door High Level Open Innovation Workshop
- Opening: Process, Goals, Expectations
- Presentation of Mind the Bridge Report “The Open Innovation Imperative: Adapting to Stay Competitive – Evolve or Be Extinct Season 2024”
- Moderated Group Table Discussion among Corporate Innovation Leaders
13:00-14:30 CET
Gala Lunch and CSS Award Ceremony
- Opening Remarks: Welcome John Denton, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce Maria Fernanda Garza, Honorary Chair, International Chambers of Commerce Candace Johnson, Executive Board Member, International Chamber of Commerce Alberto Onetti, Chairman, Mind the Bridge Marco Marinucci, CEO, Mind the Bridge
- CSS History and Background Isidro Laso Ballesteros, European Innovation Council – DG R&I – European Commission
- Key Note Address: “Radical innovation, the European challenge of our times” Philippe Tibi, Président du comité exécutif et des comités techniques du projet “Financement Scale-UP” chez Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Relance and Professor of Economics, Ecole Polytechnique
- Passing the CSS Torch Anthony Virapin, Worldwide Leader, Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact at Microsoft Serge Lemonde, Startups Dev program, Senior Director, World Wide at NVIDIA
- Awards for Corporate Startup Stars 2024
Close door events restricted to invited participants
2024 Corporate Startup Star
Winner Orbit: Corporate Startup Star
2023
2022
2021
2020
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
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



