Corporate innovators have, in theory, access to a lot of expertise and manpower that a lean and mean start-up does not. But the preferences, processes and priorities (or lack there of) are very different and not perfectly aligned between innovators in a rush and often compliance oriented support functions like, legal, finance, compliance, marketing, communication and branding.

This means that many corporate innovators get the worst of two worlds: Excruciatingly slow and cumbersome processes while still missing out on muscles and competence that could have helped them propel past start-ups that have to invent, build or buy everything they need as their producs and services mature.

We have started with training finance in applying innovation tools and methods, and are expanding to legal and marketing and communication. Join this session to hear the ins and outs of our journey so far.

Kristian N. Lindøe is Group Innovation Manager in DNV.

In this role he is responsible for the Innovation Ecosystem in DNV – removing barriers and speeding up commercial innovation and digital transformation throughout the company.

He has 20 years of experience from strategic communication, crisis management, PR and culture building. In 2006 he set up and led DNV's internal communication function before he went to Houston, Texas in 2012 to take a position as DNV’s communication manager in North and South America. In 2015 he returned to DNV’s HQ in Norway and became increasingly involved in digital transformation and innovation projects before taking on his current role.

Sebastian Knab is Director of Foresight & Strategy at Creative Dock, Europe and MENA's largest independent corporate venture builder. He is also Deputy Managing Director at Rohrbeck Heger, a foresight consultancy that was acquired by Creative Dock in 2021. Sebastian has 15 years of experience in foresight, strategy, innovation and sustainability and holds a Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in Management from Universität Hamburg and a Diploma (M.Sc.) degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from TU Berlin.

His areas of expertise include:
+ Innovation, technology and business field exploration/radars
+ Scenario-based strategizing and business modeling
+ Business model innovation and collaborative business modeling
+ Socio-technical/sustainability transitions and systemic innovation
+ Selected sectors: Energy, Mobility, Telco/ICT/Digital, Industrial, Public-private partnerships