UNLEASHING INNOVATION 2019

  • Rode Hoed | Amsterdam
Event Agenda

The Goal Of The Event

UNLEASHING INNOVATION 2019

The goal of this two-day event is to bring together cross-industry innovation leaders to share information on the latest trends and strategies relating to creating an ecosystem and culture of innovation within an organization. As well as key trends for 2019, we will discuss success stories in areas such as business development, strategy, marketing, product and R&D. Come home with practical ideas on how to excel the innovation engine within any organization.

 

At this summit, senior-level executives will discuss real-life examples of innovation at work in their organization. Join us to discuss and share your experiences with an Employee's First culture, customer centricity and opportunities with new evolving tech including augmented reality and artificial intelligence. This summit will explore trends and new developments to give you the knowledge and tools needed for your organization to succeed in 2019 and beyond.

Points of Discussion

 •   Building and Implementing a Sustainable Corporate Innovation Culture

 •   Democratizing Innovation: Making the Most of an Open Innovation Strategy by Incorporating 

     Crowdsourcing, Ideation, Co-Creation, Hackathons, and the like.

 •   Fostering an Open Innovation Strategy within your Organization

 •   R&D as the Key Element to Success when it comes to Innovation

 •   What makes for a successful R&D strategy?

 •   Innovating with Limited Resources – is it possible?

 •   Corporate Venturing: The Benefits of Innovating like a Venture Capitalist

 •   The Need for Purpose in Innovation Strategies: Does having a Purpose for Innovation allow for

     Greater  Innovative Ideas, or does it Cause a Hinderance?

 •   Innovation Governance: How to Align Goals, Allocate Resources and Assign Decision-Making

     Authority for Innovation Internally as well as Externally. How to identify an Overall Frame for

     Innovation

 •   Innovation Technologies: How to Embrace and Incorporate these to Assist in Implementing More

     Sustainable Innovation Strategies, Ideas and Processes

 •   Innovation Accounting: How can Innovation be Measured?

Who Could You Meet

20+

Cross Industry Leading Speakers

100+

Senior Level Attendees

85:15

Corporate : Companies
Solution Providers

Why a Summit?

Innovation constitutes a driving force for organisational growth; regardless of industry or company size. In order to have the competitive advantage over intensified competition, in light of customers’ increasing demands alongside a rapidly evolving technological landscape, mastering the art of managing the innovation process, becomes more and more imperative. With the evolution of markets, all businesses are subject to digital disruption in the “Age of Accelerations”. With technological development happening at an exponential rate, organisations urgently need to learn ways to make the most of the technologies at their disposal to assist in their innovation process.


In this, 15th Edition of our favoured Unleashing Innovation summit, we explore various aspects of corporate innovation. At our summit you will learn from cross-industry leaders why having an Innovation Purpose is important, how Research and Development could be the Key to your Innovation Success (as well as how to go about building such a strategy), and analyse ways to help you build and implement a Sustainable Corporate Innovation Culture within your organisation. Sharing with us their first-hand experiences, these C-Level expert presenters will help you understand the benefits of utilising open innovation strategies and give tips on how to ensure that your overall frame for innovation is defined and maintained throughout.


As technology pushes for change across all industries, no-one can afford to be left behind. Come join our summit to learn more on what the benefits of innovating like a venture capitalist can hold, as well as how futuristic technologies can help grow your organisation’s innovation efficacy.

It’s all about the EXPERIENCE!

 

  •  A chance to meet world innovation leaders- from start-ups to mature projects at the forefront

      forefront of their success

  •  Cross-sector learning- find out how solutions adopted by other sectors can add value to

      your business. What can innovators learn from marketing and R&D and vice versa?

 •   Save time and money - concentrated industry knowledge in two intensive days

 •   Case studies - listen to case studies outlining the pros and cons of new and existing projects

 •   Networking and interactive sessions - Learn from your peers and build new relationships in our

      break out and networking sessions

 •   Discussion groups – industry-specific roundtable discussions for you to focus on the key issues

      that affect your business

 •   Reinvigorate your business with fresh ideas -  Meet industry pioneers and discover how to

      deliver breakthrough results

 

How Will You Benefit

100+

Like Minded Strategy leaders for Networking

Ideas

Hear About Groundbreaking Approaches to Innovation

Case Studies

Get the Pro & Cons of New & Existing Projects

Opportunities For Networking

Meet over 80 like-minded cross-industry leaders and take advantage of the networking opportunities, both formal and informal. The conference is expected to become a platform for fruitful discussion and networking among key executives from around the world, working towards a culture of innovation. The interactive programme format is structured to maximise learning and networking through fun and informative sessions.

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Event Speakers

Richard Sonnenblick

Richard Sonnenblick

CEO,
Enrich Consulting
United States
Gert Askes

Gert Askes

Co-Founder & CEO,
SPARQ360
Netherlands
Isabel Verniers

Isabel Verniers

Professor Department Marketing, Innovation & Organisation,
Ghent University
Belgium
Maarten Korz

Maarten Korz

Innovation Manager / Innopreneur,
Rabobank
Netherlands
Ralph J. Rettler

Ralph J. Rettler

Founder & Managing Director,
Bold Group
Germany
Josemaria Siota

Josemaria Siota

Director of Research,
IESE Business School
Spain
Karen Stanton

Karen Stanton

Director, Global Marketing & Branding,
IFF
United States
Miha Bobič

Miha Bobič

Vice President DEN Business Development,
Danfoss
Slovenia
Alejandra Leon

Alejandra Leon

Global Segment Architect - Brand and Communications,
Shell
Netherlands
Theo Veltman

Theo Veltman

Rainmaker Innovation/Program Manager,
Gemeente Amsterdam
Netherlands
Sebastian Kaczynski

Sebastian Kaczynski

Business Director,
innogy SE (Livisi)
Germany
Małgorzata Bochenek

Małgorzata Bochenek

Innovation Manager,
IKEA Retail
Poland
Liliana Caimacan

Liliana Caimacan

Head of Innovations & Professor of Marketing,
TATA GB & HULT
United Kingdom
Carola Verschoor

Carola Verschoor

Corporate Director Innovation & Digital Services,
Royal HaskoningDHV
Netherlands
Richard Klomp

Richard Klomp

Business Development Manager,
PostNL Parcels
Netherlands
Nina Pavlovska

Nina Pavlovska

R&D and Innovation Lead,
Dance4Life
Netherlands
Judith Buitenhuis

Judith Buitenhuis

Training and Development Specialist,
Dance4Life
Netherlands
Michael Stilger

Michael Stilger

Co-Founder,
Qmarkets
Germany
Daniel Rukare

Daniel Rukare

Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation,
HULT BUSINESS SCHOOL
United Kingdom
Jeanine Hendriks

Jeanine Hendriks

Innovation & Business Developer,
Pentavations
Netherlands
Erna Staals

Erna Staals

Innovation Lead,
Capgemini Invent
Netherlands
Giovanni Prinetti

Giovanni Prinetti

Solution Marketing Manager,
Allied Telesis
Italy

Event Sponsors

Bold Group
The Bold Group is an innovation consultancy that uses data and empirical patterns systematically challenge the status quo and create what’s next. Applying universal patterns of innovation to any business challenge, enables teams to create novel and implementable solutions. Bold Group has worked with clients large and small, from Airbus and BMW to Siemens and Shell all around the globe. Twitter handle “UNLEASHING INNOVATION”: What if you knew the DNA of successful innovation?
Capgemini Invent
Capgemini Invent is part of the Capgemini Group and focuses on consulting, digital innovation and transformation – helping organizations with bringing to life what’s next. Capgemini Invent consists of a 6,000+ strong team located in more than 30 offices and 10 creative studios around the world. Capgemini Invent’s specialist capabilities provide clients with the ability to operate at the speed of digital; to ideate and design digital transformation strategy, tangible digital solution prototypes and transformation plans, while assessing the path for scaling and monitoring them by leveraging the full expertise of the Group. Capgemini Invent helps its clients to stay relevant and be ahead of the competition.
Innoget
Innoget is the awarded open innovation network for technology transfer and technology scouting. Trusted by thousands of organizations and professionals in 180+ countries, Innoget provides a state-of-the-art platform to market your technologies, find innovation, research and funding partners, and speed up your innovation projects by connecting with verified innovators and researchers from world-class organizations. Our smart matchmaking algorithm simplifies the initial connection for successful partnerships between companies, research centers, startups, investors and science and technology parks, facilitating the identification of potential stakeholders, increasing the engagement received and initiating more interactions to drive innovation. Get started now with a free account!
Enrich Consulting
Enrich was born out of a restless desire to help companies do more—create more game-changing technology, develop more life-saving drugs, find more opportunity. For our clients, we build transparency into the decisions that drive their business forward.
SPARQ360
SPARQ360 helps midsize and large organizations around the World to better utilize the COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE in their organization and their network to become best in class, agile, innovative and leaders in their industry or sector. Our services support successful People engagement, Innovation, Continuous Improvement, Change management, Program evaluations and Supply Chain Optimization. The SPARQ360 Value Circle provides a unique suite of integrated end to end solutions that include ENGAGEMENT & DIALOGUE to listen well to the suggestions of your large and worldwide spread organization, IDEATION to generate specific ideas and solutions and use all knowledge of your crowd and REALIZATION to make it happen. Our experienced people, certified global processes and unique technology provides solutions that you won't find anywhere else in the market. With offices and teams in the USA, Germany and the Netherlands, we successfully supported many midsize and large organizations in sectors as Healthcare, Private Equities, Industrial & Manufacturing, Government and Public organizations to realize large improvements in productivity quality, culture & motivation and process and product innovations.
Qmarkets
As an established leader on the idea and innovation management landscape, Qmarkets has developed a reputation over the last 10+ years for delivering the most comprehensive crowdsourcing software solutions in the world. Recognized by leading analysts such as Gartner, Forrester, and Info-tech, Qmarkets offers unmatched flexibility to their extensive list of leading global clients; including Nestle, Ford, Lufthansa, PMI, UniCredit, and more. With a market-leading selection of powerful configuration tools, a global network of partners, and a suite of products tailored to every corporate challenge or use-case, Qmarkets is well equipped to help any organization to transform ideas into results.
Allied Telesis
At Allied Telesis, we know that smart cities need smart networks. Our Smart Cities Solutions are dynamic and secure, to guarantee centralized monitoring and control—which means you spend less, and get more. Today’s buildings have to be much more than their physical structure. A smart building gives your business an end-to-end integrated systems architecture, which reduces your network cost and complexity. The goal? An intelligent, connected structure that seamlessly performs its mission. When all your building’s systems work together, you will experience new levels of efficiency and productivity. Save money with an Allied Telesis Smart Cities Solution.