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2012 personality of the Year: Martin Kelly
In a world where there are more good ideas than people with the confidenceand ability to make them a reality, Kelly has shown how large companies can be innovative given the right support and team.
2012 firm of the Year: Naspers
Naspers emerges with venturing success.
2012 investment of the Year: GreatPoint Energy
Power play with potential from Chinese firm to US clean-tech group.
2012 Exit and IPO of the Year: Amobee
Amobee advertises its level playing field.
2012 lifetime achievement award: Roy Davis
Industry legend: Davis cycles into Global Corporate Venturing’s hall of fame.
Success – more than a mnemonic
This year, in all bar one of the awards, Global Corporate Venturing selected a shortlist and the winner was selected by the magazine’s advisory board at the end of March. Editor James Mawson chose the lifetime achievement award.
Tech Scout Finalists and Speaker Biographies
Below is the list of speakers and challengers for the 2012 Tech Scout day on May 14 in London
2012 Symposium speaker biographies
2012 Symposium speaker biographies for the event on May 15 at Centre Point, London.
Beginning of a new era
Redesign of Global Corporate Venturing monthly magazine comes ahead of Awards supplement and our annual Symposium and Tech Scout challenge next week.
Innovative regions: Beijing, China
Capital prospects for accelerated venture growth.
IBM highlights ‘era of smart’
In this so-called era of smart, companies, coun-tries and individuals will be judged by how they apply knowledge to create value. For US-listed IBM, which coined the term era of smart, its own value will be created from amplifying innovation and creating technology and a platform for others to help increase the abilities of individuals… Continue reading IBM highlights ‘era of smart’
Deal analysis: April 2012
These pages summarise last month’s deal activity with a corporate venturing involvement. To report a deal or add your data, email Toby Lewis at tlewis@globalcorporateventuring.com
Microsoft gains strategic advantage
The Facebook initial public offering, therefore, will be a testament to Microsoft’s ability to see strategic issues and ways to remain relevant to these nascent entrepreneurs in a way few, if any other tech company bar IBM, have been able to emulate.