1st Annual Shearman & Sterling Corporate Venture Investor Summit

1ST ANNUAL SHEARMAN & STERLING CORPORATE VENTURE INVESTOR SUMMIT

Shearman & Sterling held the 1st Annual Shearman & Sterling Corporate Venture Investor Summit on November 12 and 19, 2020. Co-chaired by Kevin Jacques, Global Head of Visa Ventures; Patrick Eggen, General Partner & Founder of Counterpart Ventures; and Neff Hudson, Vice President of Corporate Development of USAA, the virtual summit offered insights and strategies from leading corporate venture investors, provided ample opportunity to engage in small group discussion, and included thought provoking entertainment.

Day 1 - November 12, 2020

Keynote Presentation – Kate Claassen, Global Head of Internet Banking, Morgan Stanley

Fireside Chat – Investor and Founder War Stories featuring Dan Rosen, Commerce Ventures; Dan Holt, BillGo; and Neff Hudson, USAA

Breakout Sessions

Structuring a CVC Team – Marisa Bertha, 7 Ventures
CVC as a Critical Source of Venture Funding – Michael Dorf, Shearman & Sterling
Unlock the Mystery of the Investment Committee Process – Kevin Jacques, Visa Ventures
Maintaining Compensation Structure and Retaining Talent – Gillian Emmett Moldowan, Shearman & Sterling

Entertainment – Inventing the Impossible featuring Illusionist and Futurist Marco Tempest

Day 2 - November 19, 2020

Keynote Presentation – COVID-19 and CVC Resiliency: A Discussion with Nagraj Kashyap, M12 and Patrick Eggen, Counterpart Ventures

Fireside Chat – Monitoring Portfolios and Strategic Planning featuring Melissa C. Guzy, Arbor Ventures; Mark Sherman, Telstra Ventures; and Kevin Jacques, Visa Ventures

Industry-Focused Breakout Sessions – AI, Software, FinTech, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Energy Technologies, and CPG

Topical Breakout Sessions