14: CV Barometer: closing the innovation gap

Just about every company struggles to stay on top of what’s happening in our fast-changing world. Especially the trends and events that may impact the firm or influence its business. Many look for support from decision intelligence platforms; AI platforms that can help perform research and analysis effectively. One such is Trensition’s Trendtracker platform. Explains Trensition’s founder and Chief Growth Officer, Vincent Defour, "Trendtracker is like an advanced AI strategy analyst that continuously scouts the external environment to detect changes in trends. It analyses these trends focused on the context given by the company using it. It delivers an extra level of intelligence on how to act upon those trends.” Seeing the value for our firm and clients, PwC’s not just using Trendtracker ourselves, but we’ve created a joint business relationship (JBR) with the start-up to be able to offer the service to clients. 

The 4th corporate venturing barometer is out! The results show a major gap between corporates wanting to collaborate with startups and those who actually do. It seems that something is holding corporate's back from reaching out to startups... What is it? And how can we close this gap? Enya and Birgit discuss the results with Robin De Cock, associate professor at Antwerp Management School.

Recently, Antwerp Management School published a new study about measuring and reporting on corporate innovation, as well as balancing the relationships with C-Level.During this podcast, Elise Carton (PwC) and Robin De Cock (AMS) explore best practices and lessons learned on finding the right balance when it comes to C-level involvement in corporate venturing activities, how to get executive buy-in and maintain constructive relationships.It's all about finding the right balance! Elise Carton had a conversation with AMS professor Robin De Cock about the topic in our Corporate Venturing Podcast series.

Recently, Antwerp Management School published a new study about measuring and reporting on corporate innovation, as well as balancing the relationships with C-Level.During this podcast, Elise Carton (PwC) and Robin De Cock (AMS) dive deeper into the challenges related to measuring and reporting on innovation, and walk you through the different steps to establish a KPI framework set up for success. 

Corporate Venturing can be just as relevant and feasible for smaller companies than it is for the giants and multinationals amongst us.In this episode, Elise Carton (PwC) discusses the latest research of Antwerp Management School on this topic with professor Robin De Cock.The differences but also similarities between larger and smaller companies when it comes to corporate venturing might surprise you!

This episode is all about corporate venturing in its purest, simplest form: a corporate and a startup teaming up together. No equity participation, complicated negotiations and procedures, it's clear that Energy Lab and Moonbird hit it off right away and got their partnership up and running in no time. Elise Carton (PwC) talks to Stefanie Broes (Moonbird) and Elise Eeckhout (Energy Lab) about their journey so far, and what it might bring in the future.

Together with guests Bart Houben (9.5 Ventures) and Bernhard Hauser (Heylog), Elise Carton (PwC) explores what the next steps are for corporate-incubated ventures, throughout the story of Heylog, a Schmitz-Cargobull spin-out in which 9.5 Ventures invested.

A recent study of PwC Belgium shows that banks are engaging in an increasing number of partnerships, often with young ventures. Elise Carton (PwC), discusses findings and cases of this study with Gregory Joos (PwC) and Olivier Duron (PwC), who conducted this study. They are joined by Rik Coeckelbergs (The Banking Scene) who shares his views and insights on the latest trends in financial services as well as the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of banks teaming up with startups.

During this episode, Elise Carton (PwC) dives deeper into the benefits of venture capitalists and corporates working hand-in-hand to build and nurture new ventures. Her guests Pieter Van de Velde (9.5 Ventures) and Philippe De Schutter (The Park) speak about different ways corporates and venture capitalists can join forces, as well as how the combination of both made The Park a success story. 

During this episode, Elise Carton (PwC) speaks with Johan Van der Straeten (PwC) and Johan De Geyter (Iristick) about how PwC and Iristick have joined forces to best serve our customers when it comes to transforming manufacturing sites supporting ‘the connected worker’.