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Welcome to Inside CVC —Inside CVC by U-Path is the podcast where corporate venture capital meets strategy, leadership, and systemic change. Hosted by Philipp Willigmann and Steve Schmith, the show brings senior voices from across corporate venture, startups, investment, academia, and policy to the table.
Each episode goes beyond buzzwords to explore how capital, technology, and leadership shape the future of business and society. From AI and robotics to geopolitics, board governance, and inclusive innovation, Inside CVC is designed for executives and policymakers who want to understand not just what’s happening — but what to do about it.
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Inside CVC: Patients Don't Have Time for This: David Betts on ALS, Vibe Coding, and Giving People Their Voice Back
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Inside CVC Encore: Disability as an Innovation Superpower with Pete Horsley, Founder of Remarkable
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May 18, 2026 |
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Inside CVC Encore: AI, Leadership, and the Future of Work with Peter Schwartz and Richard Socher
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May 04, 2026 |
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Inside CVC Encore: Tariffs, Trade Shock, and the New Geopolitical Operating System
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Inside CVC Encore: There's No Exit Strategy for the Water Planet: J. Carl Ganter on Supply Chain Risk, Desalination, and the CVC Opportunity
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: Sensing the Emerging Future: Otto Scharmer on Theory U, Deep Listening, and the Inner Conditions of Leadership
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: Olympic Gold Medalist Oliver Zeidler on Reinvention, Resilience, and Real Preparation
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: Joanna Massey on Board Governance in a Digital Age: AI, Trust, and Mass Incitement
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: From Summit to Platform: Inside the Global Vision for the CVC Open Innovation Community
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Deborah Elms on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling and U.S.– Asia Trade
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: Janet Foutty on Women’s Health, Influence Without a Title, and Closing the Healthspan Gap
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: Katharina Janus on Longevity, Caregiving, and Building an Aging Economy That Works
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: Edward Tenner on Unintended Consequences, Deep Organizations, and Boardroom Risk
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: Orchestrating Connection: Why Trust, Gratitude, and Community Drive Better CVC & M&A Decisions
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: Berlin CVC Open Innovation Summit, Part 2: From Urgency to Execution: Aligning Capital, Institutions, and Leadership in Europe
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Inside CVC: Berlin CVC Open Innovation Summit, Part 1: Capital, Policy, and Risk
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Why Europe Fell Behind in Autonomy. And How It Can Catch Up with Christian Schumacher
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Trust as Currency. Congruency as Strategy. A Conversation with SGNL’s Jen Randle
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Kristin Slanina and Shifting Gears on Discomfort, Mobility, and Leading Transformation
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: The Playbook Problem: Yaron Flint on Fixing Innovation From the Inside
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Resilience Over Sovereignty: Philipp Mueller on Europe’s Strategy for a Disrupted World
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: The 16% Problem: Andy Binns on Why Corporations Struggle to Scale Innovation
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Defending Europe’s Miracle: Gerald Knaus on the Future of Peace, Prosperity, and Democracy
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Disability as an Innovation Superpower: Pete Horsley on Building Remarkable Futures
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Gina Kline: Redefining Disability as Innovation
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Leading with Equity: Howard Ross on the Future of DEI, Bias, and Business Value
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Building Eurostack: Martin Hullin on Europe’s Digital Sovereignty and the Future of Innovation
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Signal vs. Noise: MIT’s Jason Jay on the Four Lenses for Board-Level Sustainability
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Robotics That Work: How to Pilot, Prove, and Scale with Sam Abidi
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Resilient by Design: Why Intrapreneurs Win in Efficiency-Obsessed Times with Kaihan Krippendorff
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Navigating Vietnam’s Startup Boom: Culture, Capital, and Cross-Border Collaboration with Cuong Dang
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: From Uncertainty to Impact: How SK Group is Scaling Innovation Across Borders with Hee S. Jung
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: AI, Uncertainty, and the Future of Work: A Conversation with Peter Schwartz & Richard Socher
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: AI Operating Systems, Digital Labor & the End of Pilot Purgatory with Alec Coughlin
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Scenario Thinking in the Age of AI: Jonathan Brill on Preparing for Disruption
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Riding the Shifting Currents of Mobility Innovation with Maniv's Michael Granoff
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Inside Capital’s New Playbook: A Conversation with Bank of America’s Shawn Hoyer
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May 27, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Scaling Innovation from the Inside Out: Day 2 Insights from the CVC Open Innovation Summit
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May 20, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: From Spark to Summit: Inside Day 1 of the 2025 CVC Open Innovation Summit
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May 10, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: An Inside Look at Inside CVC - Innovation, Ecosystems, and the Road Ahead
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Cross-Border Strategy with Benjamin Qiu
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Inside CVC: The Water Reckoning: Why Corporations Can’t Ignore the Crisis Anymore with J. Carl Ganter
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Apr 03, 2025 |