Actions and Learnings to Increase Innovation Impact and Speed to Market
Alexa Dembek
as recording during on 10 May 2021 as part of Innov8rs Connect Unconference.
Together, how can we create real world answer that help humanity thrive? DuPont’s purpose is to “Empower the world with the essential innovations to thrive” and our focus is sustainability catalyzing innovation to solve customer challenges which make a difference in society.
Alexa shared their actions and lessons learned to increase innovation impact and speed to market over the past five years. She also highlighted her perspective – and her unique role - of innovation and sustainability being two sides of the same coin.
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About the speaker
Alexa Dembek is the Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer for DuPont. A 30-year DuPont veteran, Alexa is a born problem-solver, innovator and education advocate. She champions the company’s entrepreneurial mindset to spur growth, while fostering close collaboration with customers and strategic partners alike.
The business success Alexa has achieved is emblematic of her passion for enabling innovation to flourish, a consistent theme spanning her career at DuPont. Among her many accomplishments, she played a pivotal role in transforming the company’s centralized R&D model to a more responsive, market-oriented innovation machine embedded within each of the company’s businesses.
Today, Alexa leads business and innovation strategy alignment to make the most impactful portfolio choices for DuPont. Her goal is to make every investment dollar count to quickly drive innovation to market. She is passionate about elevating the role sustainability plays in these investment decisions and how DuPont can help customers achieve their own sustainability ambitions with our solutions.