Summit: ldn13


Length: 34:56


Jeremy Basset shares learnings from his time as a Global Director in Unilever’s Entrepreneurship Unit, where he cultivated business opportunities which could grow to become the future of Unilever. This included developing new technologies, business models and partnerships to help stretch Unilever beyond the company’s core capabilities. Jeremy is now responsible for leading Unilever’s engagement with startups and accelerators and is a regular mentor to various startups.

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Jeremy Basset - Global Director, New Business Unit, Unilever

As a Global Director in Unilever’s New Businesses Unit, Jeremy is responsible for cultivating business opportunities which can grow to become the future of Unilever. This includes developing new technologies, business models and partnerships which can help stretch Unilever beyond the company’s core capabilities. Jeremy is responsible for leading Unilever’s engagement with start-up accelerators such as Springboards IoT program and is mentoring various start-ups focussed on consumer-interfacing IoT opportunities.

During Jeremy’s 10 years at Unilever, he has lived and worked in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore & the UK. Jeremy has a marketing and commercial background, with a degree in Accounting & Marketing, he’s CPA qualified and has an MBA from London Business School.