Corporate Venturing & Entrepreneurship Summit 2026
About this Event
Corporate venturing is at a turning point. As companies rethink how they innovate, the focus is shifting from going it alone to building stronger innovation ecosystems.
This year’s Corporate Venturing & Entrepreneurship Summit explores how corporate venturing is shifting to collaborative venturing. How can corporates, startups, investors, universities and public organisations build ecosystems that accelerate innovation and create more impact? Which new models of collaboration will shape the future? And what is needed to strengthen the Dutch innovation ecosystem?
Join industry leaders, investors, policymakers and academics as they share fresh insights, practical experiences and new perspectives on the future of venturing and ecosystem building
CVN members and partners are eligible for complimentary tickets. Please contact us to claim yours.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Host: Liying (Crystal) Chen (Technical University of Denmark)
🕑: 09:10 AM - 09:40 AM
The State of Corporate Venturing in the Netherlands – Research Results
Host: Vareska van de Vrande (RSM/Erasmus University)
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:20 AM
Co-creating, real world robotic systems
Host: Albert Maas (Avular)
🕑: 10:20 AM - 10:45 AM
Network break
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
When Elephants dance - Venture Clienting
Host: Christian Hüttenhein (Pexus Ventures)
🕑: 11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
Red carpet or labyrinth: Aligning the preconditions for entrepreneurship
Host: Pieter Waasdorp (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climat
🕑: 12:10 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch & networking
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
Together for the Future of Health
Host: Esther Peters (Leiden Bio Science Park)
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:20 PM
How the ChatGPT Release Reshaped Venture Funding in AI and Beyond
Host: Alexander Vossen (Tilburg University, JADS)
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:20 PM
The World's Biggest R&D Lab Is Already Built You Just Don't Know How to Use It
Host: Fabian Dudek (Glass Dollar)
🕑: 02:20 PM - 02:50 PM
Network break
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:30 PM
Past, Present and Future of Venturing
Host: Robert Schuman (Invest-NL)
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:20 PM
Debate
Host: Marlieke Lingmont (Lely)
Info:
Debate "Collaborative venturing models will outperform traditional corporate venturing over the next decade
🕑: 04:20 PM - 04:30 PM
Wrap up afternoon session & Closing
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Network drinks
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
EUR 199.50 to EUR 399.00
