Leaders looking to inspire cultural change must consider the foundational elements of innovation culture relevant to the organization and its position. Achieving culture change includes monitoring what is happening across the industry and in other sectors and recognizing signals of change within their organization and in the broader market. Creating an innovation culture is not a project or a task. Innovation culture is a by-product of more comprehensive business decisions.

The session will address ways to connect with employees, inspire cultural change, embrace innovation, and show how innovation benefits the business, employees, and your customers.

Kerel Fryar is Vice President of Innovation Communities at Truist, based in Atlanta, GA. He has over 15 years of combined industry and consulting experience. In addition, Kerel has strategic innovation, product design, process improvement, and strategy consulting expertise. Past career experiences have included the ground-up launch of the Innovation Showcase Gallery at Hilton in McLean, VA, and the Innovation Center "Hangar" at Delta Air Lines in Atlanta, GA. He holds an MBA from Marylhurst University, a Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering degree from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a certificate in Innovation Management from Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.