This episode focuses on BAT’s corporate venture unit, Btomorrow Ventures (BTV). The episode features a panel discussion featuring Management Board member Tadeu Marroco, Finance and Transformation Director; Lisa Smith, BTV Managing Director and Lexy Prosszer, BTV Investment Principal.
They explore the work that BTV has done since its inception and how it helps BAT to create A Better Tomorrow™. The discussion is followed by Lukasz Garbowski, Investment Director of BTV interviewing Danny Lowe, the Director of one of BTV's portfolio companies, Blockhead, about BTV's investment into his company. The episode ends with a look back at our 2021 global pitch competition, run in conjunction with BTV. Peter Wozny, BTV's Senior Legal Counsel, chats with winning team member Ryan Dewwanga about the UK£50,000 investment his team secured with their alternative packaging idea based on seaweed.
You can also watch and listen to all previous episodes featuring:
S2 Ep5: Legal & External Affairs (LEX)
Jerry Abelman, Director, Legal and External Affairs; Craig Harris, Regional Head of LEX – Europe; and Michelle Phillips; Head of Corporate Compliance.
S2 Ep3: BAT as a Sustainable Enterprise
Zafar Khan, Group Operations Director, Kingsley Wheaton Chief Marketing Officer, Samanmali Chandrasiri, Group Head of HR Marketing and R&D, Tania Legkun, Marketing Director for our North-West Europe Area, Simon Brown, Group Head of Operations, Development and Sustainability, Anna Mitchell, Global Head of Business Communications.
S2 Ep2: New Categories & Our Partnership with McLaren Racing
Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Marketing Officer, Paul Lageweg, Director, New Categories and Elly Criticou, Category Director, Vapour & New Channels
S2 Ep1: Science, STEM and innovation in R&D
David O’Reilly, Director Scientific Research, Carlista Moore Condé, Group Head of New Sciences and Ed Forsdike, Head of Global Vapour Innovation
S1 Ep6: Michael Dijanosic and Guy Meldrum
Michael Dijanosic, Regional Director Asia Pacific and Middle East, and Guy Meldrum, President & CEO Reynolds American Inc
S1 Ep5: Luciano Comin and Johan Vandermeulen
Luciano Comin, Regional Director, Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa and Johan Vandermeulen, Regional Director, Europe and North Africa
S1 Ep4: Marina Bellini and Paul Lageweg
Marina Bellini, Director, Digital and Information and Paul Lageweg, Director, New Categories
S1 Ep3: Jerry Abelman and Kingsley Wheaton
Jerry Abelman, Director, Legal and External Affairs and General Counsel, and Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Marketing Officer
S1 Ep2: Alan Davy and Tadeu Marocco
Tadeu Marroco, Finance and Transformation Director, and Alan Davy, then-Director, Operations
S1 Ep1: David O'Reilly and Hae In Kim
David O’Reilly, Director, Scientific Research, and Hae In Kim, Director, Talent and Culture.