Somehow we thought (hoped) after Covid, we would go back to normal. Yet the reality is that we find ourselves in many different crises all happening at once. Of course, this impacts our day to day as innovation teams. In this context, with lots of uncertainty at many levels, what do we focus on, and how do we deliver the best and most possible value to our organizations? Join this conversation with senior innovation leaders Greg and Louise to hear their perspectives.

Greg Ratcliff is the Chief Innovation Officer at Vertiv and a 20+ year industry veteran. Among his career highlights at Vertiv, he led the global advanced analytics group for the services team, specializing in real-time data and connecting Vertiv’s nearly 1 billion operating products to the Vertiv cloud. Greg’s educational background includes ABD at Liberty University, focusing on Agile project management of IoT and Big Data projects; an MBA from the University of Phoenix; and undergraduate degrees in Applied Mathematics and Information Technology. Greg was named 2020 Technology Executive of the Year in Comspark’s Ohio Tech Power Player Awards. He is also a licensed commercial pilot and an avid cyclist. Louise Kyhl Triolo recently joined Heidrick Consulting in September 2022 as Principal. She focuses on developing innovative, inclusive and sustainable organizational cultures using the power of intrapreneurship, leadership and people development as well as ecosystem thinking to stimulate growth and new ways of working. She draws on + 20 years of experience working within global Fortune 500 companies where she has helped redefine what's possible and given shape to the future through new innovative leadership and organizational practices and through being an instigator of transformative change. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Louise was the VP of Global People Development at VMware in Palo Alto which helped her understand the innovation power of the Silicon Valley from within. Before that she headed up Leadership and Culture Innovation at Airbus North America, started up the Airbus Innovation Center Acubed and Airbus Ventures in the Silicon Valley and established a Leadership University. Louise sits on the advisory board of ECLF, the Executive Corporate Leadership Forum and chairs the Global Intrapreneurship Institute advisory board. She believes that helping people and leaders grow is the key in any innovation and transformation initiative.