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The Philippines ranked #3 in GII under the lower middle income group. This calls for more innovation & commercialization of R&D = increased income back to research. And the innovation cycle, not just it keeps going, but expanding across untapped local industries (like space)

Congratulations to Switzerland for being recognized as the most innovative country, according to the Global Innovation Index 2024 published by the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO. The Global Innovation Index is an annual ranking of more than 130 world economies based on innovation capabilities. Special mention to Sweden, Germany, Finland, Netherlands, and Denmark for ranking among the top 10. The conditions are in place for Europe to hold the key to a sustainable world during the next wave of innovation. 🔑 We at Pioneers strongly believe that the next wave of impactful innovation revolves around strengthening the world’s sustainability through Climate-related solutions.  If you’re an investor, entrepreneur, aspiring entrepreneur, or academic working on Climate and Sustainability solutions in any of these countries, we encourage you to check out our Sustainable Innovation Fields and Top Climate Tech Startups report here: https://t2m.io/f2E9phP6 In the report, you’ll find a list of 50 European startups providing environmentally friendly solutions across 5 key Sustainable Innovation Fields:  - Clean Energy and Electrification  - Resources and Circularity - Green H2 and Clean Molecules - Greenhouse Gas Management - Green Living and Mobility. #climatetech #sustainability #europe #europetech #dach #innovation

Investing in breakthroughs to pioneer a smarter, more connected, more sustainable future – that's the Dutch way. Learn how the Netherlands' top-ranked innovation ecosystem can fuel your next venture: https://lnkd.in/gdWy2kaN #InvestInHolland

🚀 Some of my highlights from the last 2 days of South Summit Brazil 🚀 🔍 Disruptions in traditional markets: Open innovation processes are revolutionizing industries, emphasizing the importance of connection, exploration, and engagement. Implementing ritual exchanges within companies fosters methodological growth. Addressing sustainability challenges requires collaborative efforts across chains, advocating for horizontal structures and a humble approach. 🤖 AI Insights: The advent of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is forecasted within the next 1-2 years, presenting both challenges and opportunities for businesses. Furthermore, the rise of billion-dollar companies led by a single individual is imminent, reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape. 📈 Embracing disruption for growth: Brazil emerges as a leader in payment innovation, effectively integrating technology and security measures to drive progress. 🌍 Climatetech investing and ESG through Venture Capital: Climatetech companies are evolving beyond philanthropy, incorporating digital solutions with hardware to create impactful economic outcomes. Investments in climate and sustainability are deeply intertwined with deep tech, signaling a promising future for innovative ventures. 🌎 Latin America: With decentralized tech hubs like Mexico and São Paulo, bridging connections across the region becomes paramount. Proposals for a Latam tech park could amplify global impact, fostering collaboration and innovation. 💼 Corporate Venture Capital: Building internal relationships is crucial for selling ideas within corporations. Brazil's ascent in the global CVC rankings reflects a thriving market, with a needed focus on Series B and C investments locally. Strategic alignment and agile governance are essential for successful CVC initiatives, often serving as a precursor to M&A activity. Understanding the business landscape deeply and maintaining a long-term perspective are key factors for success. 💡Innovation: Jeff Hoffman’s thought-provoking insights encourage us to question the status quo and draw inspiration from diverse sectors worldwide, fostering a culture of innovation and adaptability through a vast and plural repertory. Let's continue to innovate, collaborate, and push boundaries together! #SouthSummitBrazil #Innovation

🚀 Join Us for the FUTURE of Sustainable Transformation in Germany & the Nordics!     At the FUTURE Institute, we recognize that technical innovation is key to driving sustainable transformation. Startups are the fuel for this innovation, and we are excited to bring you a one-of-a-kind matchmaking event in collaboration with the Swiss Association for Net Zero Assets (Association Suisse du Net Zero Assets). 🌍 Who’s Attending?   📌 Hans-Juergen Walter (Global Leader Sustainable Finance, Deloitte): Discussing the financing of the energy transition.  📌 Morgan Deane (CEO & President of the Executive Board, Baader Helvea): Exploring Tokenization in CleanTech.  📌 Melissa Ott (MD, Futury part of Frankfurt School of Finance & Management): Innovation through Startups driving sustainability.  📌 Five cutting-edge green tech & cleantech startups with breakthrough business models and impactful solutions to be announced soon.    🌟 Who’s this event for? VCs, CVCs, family offices, and corporate & strategic investors passionate about sustainable transformation and accelerating progress towards net-zero -with profits.  ⚡ What’s the Focus? Five cutting-edge green tech & cleantech startups with breakthrough business models and impactful solutions. A special focus will be placed on the energy transition, tokenization, and digital assets as drivers of sustainable change.     💡 Register now to be part of this exciting opportunity—participation is free!  https://lnkd.in/em6Nbzb3     Feel free to contact us for more information: institute@future-fs.de     #Sustainability #GreenTech #Cleantech #NetZero #Innovation #Investing #DigitalAssets Joern Soyke Nils Löhndorf Dominic Short 🛫

Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge The Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2024 is NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! Deadline on the 31st July 2024 If you’re a young person (18-30 years) with an idea, project or business solution to an issue that matters to you and your community, your journey starts here. To enter the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge your idea must contribute to at least one of the United Nations’s Sustainable Development Goals. https://lnkd.in/dP9KHW6t #SDGs #socialinnovation #youngchangemakers

🏢 Last week, our CEO James Dearsley spoke at the Proptech Hungary Association Innovation Conference in Budapest. 🔈 James delivered a keynote on the series of 50 interviews he conducted with leaders in the built environment. ESG emerged as a consistent theme, highlighting its role as a key driver of change in the industry. 🤔 What steps are you taking to be part of this wave of change, and how are you leveraging technology to achieve this? #PropTech #Innovation #Keynote

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮 - 𝗔 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗯 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀. 🇺🇸 🌿 As news of the United States election results reverberated worldwide, concerns intensified around critical issues shaping our future. Against this backdrop, over 1,500 impact-driven professionals converged in Barcelona for two transformative gatherings, each focused on pushing forward sustainable investing and entrepreneurship. Thanks to the Ship2B Foundation, Norrsken and the Norrsken Barcelona Hub, the city transformed into a European capital of impact. These events brought together a dynamic mix of 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, all intent on addressing urgent challenges— from climate resilience to health and equity—that underpin the world’s pursuit of a sustainable future. 💥 A highlight of the week was participating in a curated lunch with Fashion industry’s leaders Laura Coppen H&M Group Sustainability Investments, George Darrah Partner Systemiq Capital, Nicolaj Reffstrup Founder of Ganni A/S and Impact Investor, and Christine Goulay Sustainability consultant, focused on how to disrupt the industry and improve its footprint! Thank you to everyone who attended, a table full of talent, change makers and inspirational conversations. Daniela Chen, Christophe Berlo, Dan Fitzgerald, Farieha Altaf, Isabelle Laurencin, Max Easton, Michael Smith, Sian Sutherland. Four key themes emerged shaping the future of impact startups & investing: ➡ 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Achieving real change means investing in solutions that address root causes and drive impact at scale. ➡ 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Businesses are moving from simply sustaining resources to actively restoring and improving ecosystems. ➡ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: Strengthening impact measurement is essential to demonstrate true value and avoid greenwashing. ➡ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀: Authentic impact often comes with financial trade-offs, reflecting a pragmatic, value-driven approach. The commitment I witnessed is reassuring and 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. Collaboration has no borders and together we are stronger for a future we can be proud of! #ImpactWeekBarcelona #SustainableFuture #ImpactInvesting #FutureOfFashion #GlobalCollaboration

How can innovation ecosystems drive the development of 🤖 tech solutions and help meet the SDGs? A recently released 🗺️ Roadmap to Interconnected SDG-Driven Innovation Ecosystems by GSG Impact and our National Partners offers guidance to enhance, expand, and interconnect ecosystems that drive tech-enabled solutions for the SDGs. 🔑 Key features: 🔸 Method for mapping local ecosystems, identifying strengths and gaps, and leveraging best practices. 🔸 Form cross-sector clusters around specific themes such as sustainable agriculture, healthcare, and inclusive financial systems to address local challenges and attract global resources. 🔸Enhance cross-sector collaboration by engaging policymakers, investors, accelerators, and tech innovators to create systemic change and impactful solutions. 🌍 Impact goals: 🔹Enable startups to scale and enter new markets, raising capital and forging partnerships. 🔹Enhance ecosystem effectiveness through cross-sector collaboration. 🔹Empower innovators from underrepresented populations to develop and scale impactful solutions. The approach and suggested steps resulted from the work done by the Consortium for SDG-Driven Tech Innovation Ecosystems, comprised of GSG Impact and our National Partners from Israel (The Israeli Forum for Impact Economy), France (FAIR - Label Finansol), Italy (Social Impact Agenda per l'Italia - GSG Impact Partner, and Portugal (maze impact), with support from researchers in Central European Countries. Read more👇 #sdg #techinnovation #SustainableFinance #TechForGood

Have you ever wondered how your company benefit from open innovation? 👀 Our initiatives bring together CVCs and corporates to answer this question together. 😎 This year at the 2024 Hello Tomorrow Global Summit we took the opportunity to host exclusive events catering to our senior corporate executives and CVC network. 🌐 We offered three different sessions bringing together 59 companies at different maturity stages in their open innovation journeys to share fresh perspectives and best practices on: 👩💼 How to align internal stakeholders in opening innovation 🔎  Identify market opportunities for corporate venturing 📈 Capitalize on the benefits of open innovation Are you interested in benefiting from Open Innovation?! Let's explore the possibilities together! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNCBpGAr Some of our previous open innovation sharing session peers include: L'Oréal, Sony Innovation Fund, Intel Ignite, Samsung Ventures, Shell Ventures, Naturgy, Honda, Orano, GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz), CEPSA, Safran, EIT Manufacturing, Leonard, ENGIE New Ventures, Syensqo, H&M Group