Sylvain Labs is a strategic planning consultancy that inspires brands, re-imagines products, and stimulates growth. We apply our imagination to complex business problems and opportunities, specializing on innovation and brand strategy. Founded by Alain Sylvain in 2010, the company is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Amsterdam and Richmond, VA. Clients include: Google, AB-InBev, GM, Samsung, Nike, Uniqlo, Facebook, PepsiCo, Verizon, Colgate-Palmolive and others. We provide the following services:
INNOVATION CONSULTING: We catalyze innovation by identifying salient opportunities, and developing the right ideas at the right time (we call it Optimus Time™).
BRAND STRATEGY: We help companies find their true value, aligning their internal missions with external forces.
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING: We apply our imagination to complex business problems and inspire greater efficiency and performance.
The Goal Of The Event
Our aim is to connect you with best practices in today’s rapidly changing environment. The unique value we offer you is to make an agenda which is relevant to change and to the change makers responsible for future trends of innovation development and growth.
Points of Discussion
- Get a better idea of the cultural challenges and opportunities for innovation within your organisation
- How to design a more seamless innovation project that engages all stakeholders
- Gain a better idea of how to collaborate more effectively on your innovation journey
- How to better support your innovation team more effectively through better communication and motivation
- Pinpoint ways to better integrate innovation across the whole organisation
- Identify ways that different sectors learn from one another during the innovation process
Who Could You Meet
20+
Cross Industry Leading Speakers
100+
Senior Level Attendees
85:15
Corporate : Companies
Solution Providers
Why a Summit?
Technology is transforming the way we do business. Innovation requires new ways of thinking about our products, our business and our partners. The goal of this summit is to facilitate dialogue between innovation executives involved in product development, R&D, business development and marketing to find where does innovation belong in a digital environment, where many new approaches are being driven not by companies themselves, but by technological development.
It’s all about the EXPERIENCE!
- A chance to meet European innovation leaders – from start-ups to mature projects at the forefront of their success
- Cross sector learning – find out how solutions adopted by other sectors can add value to your business; What can you learn from other industries and vertical sectors? 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 – Learn from your peers and build new relationships in our break out and networking sessions
- Discussion groups – industry-specific round table discussions for you to focus on the key issues that affect your business
- Interactive Mobile Event App
- Chique Networking Drinks Reception
- 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
With over 100 like-minded strategy leaders joining us in Amsterdam for this event there will be many opportunities for both structured and informal networking. Bringing together experienced and future innovation leaders, we are proud to be developing this event together with bold, forward-thinking companies and speakers who are as excited as we are about groundbreaking approaches to innovation.
Event Speakers
JAN VAN DEN ENDE
Professor of Management Technology & Innovation,Erasmus University
Netherlands
LUCIA WALDNER
Director International Affairs and Innovation, Office of the Chairman;,Head Credit Suisse Research Institute
Switzerland
ALFREDO MOLIN
Director Specialist Services and Innovation,DHL BENELUX
Netherlands
KAREN STANTON
Global Marketing & Branding Director,International Flavors & Fragrances
United States
ALAIN SYLVAIN
CEO and Founder,Sylvain Labs
United States
BASTIAN DE GROOT
Global Director,Smart Lighting and New Business Development
United Kingdom
FRANCOIS RAGNET
VP, Innovation Development,Xerox Services
France
ALEX GORYACHEV
Senior Director,Cisco Systems, Inc
United States
BERT HARTOG
Director Clinical R & D,Johnson & Johnson
Belgium
THOMAS MULLER
Regional Design Director,Fjord
Germany
ROMAN MEIER-ANDRAE
Manager Applied Insights & Innovation, Global Connected Customer Experience,OnStar Europe,General Motors
Germany
RACHEL COPE
Board Director,Breaking Blue
United Kingdom
JAMES TYER
Global Lead, Digital Collaboration,Kellogg Co
United Kingdom
GER BARON
Chief Technology Officer,City of Amsterdam
Netherlands
ROGIER VAN BEUGEN
Director of Innovation and Venturing,KLM
Netherlands
JAN STUEBBE
Director of Innovation,Philip Morris International
Hong Kong
RICHARD SONNENBLICK
CEO,Enrich Consulting
United States
HELEN TIXIER
VP Global Digital & Multichannel strategy,Sanofi Pasteur
France
LANA GLAZMAN
Vice President, Corporate Marketing,Estee Lauder Companies
France
KIM LIEBREGTS
BRBenelux Country Director,Tesla Motors
Netherlands
BROR SALMELIN
Advisor, Innovation Systems, European Commission, DG Communications Networks, Contents and Technology,European Commission
Belgium
Event Sponsors
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ISPIM - International Society for Professional Innovation Management is a network of researchers, industrialists, consultants and public bodies who share an interest in innovation management.
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Innoget is the global open innovation network for innovative companies, scientists, startups and experts.
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