Philipp Willigmann
Chair
CVC | Open Innovation Summit
CVC | Open Innovation Summit
Philipp Willigmann is the Founder and Chair of the CVC | Open Innovation Summit, a trusted global platform bringing together corporate leaders, family enterprises, investors, policymakers and research institutions to align capital, innovation and strategy around system-level change.
He has spent more than 20 years at the intersection of corporate strategy, venture capital, technology and industrial transformation, working across Europe, the US and Asia. He previously held senior strategy and venture roles at Vontier and Deloitte and today advises companies, investors and boards on strategic growth, innovation and new business creation.
He has spent more than 20 years at the intersection of corporate strategy, venture capital, technology and industrial transformation, working across Europe, the US and Asia. He previously held senior strategy and venture roles at Vontier and Deloitte and today advises companies, investors and boards on strategic growth, innovation and new business creation.
Sessions
5 Sep 2026 – 15:30
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
30 min
Europe’s Missing Execution Layer: From Innovation to Industrial Advantage
Europe does not lack ideas, technology or capital. The harder challenge is turning them into deployment at scale. Drawing on conversations with corporate leaders, investors, policymakers and researchers across Europe, Asia and the US, I will explore why promising technologies so often stall between pilot and adoption, and what it takes to close that gap. From AI and robotics to industrial transformation and workforce resilience, the next advantage will come from aligning capital, demand, infrastructure, incentives and people around outcomes that matter.
The question is no longer only what can be invented. It is what Europe is prepared to deploy.
The question is no longer only what can be invented. It is what Europe is prepared to deploy.
Track: World of AI & Future of Tech
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