Driving Innovation for Sustainability
Climate change projections are getting more alarming more urgent. Consumers and employees demand brands to take action, and governments are implementing aggressive environmental and climate regulations.
It’s clear we can’t continue with business as usual: we need new sustainable solutions at scale- fast. That's where we as innovation function play a key role. How can we focus our innovation efforts to address the big issues of our times?
In this Learning Lab we'll dive into topics and address questions like
- How to integrate sustainability as a key driver within our innovation efforts?
- How to get internal stakeholders on board for sustainability innovation?
- How to collaborate with startups and engage in external ecosystems to drive sustainability innovation?
- Beyond greenwashing, how do we know we are indeed making the impact we aim at having?
If you are working on those themes, join other cross-industry innovation leaders and professionals for 15+ in-depth conversations and interactive sessions as part of this Learning Lab.
Work with the best.
Here's a glimpse of the innovation leaders and experts guiding you in this program. More coming soon... stay tuned!
Duccio Mauri
Director at BTS Design Innovation
Melanie Vandevelde
PhD, MBA, MSc, Author & Founder at Big Tree Global
Alex Lauver
Senior Director of Materials, Innovation, and Sustainability at Outdoor Research
Susie Braam
Co-Founder at Yellow Cat Innovation
Elisa Farri & Gabriele Rosani
Vice President and Co-lead at Capgemini Invent's Management Lab | Director of Content and Research at Capgemini Invent's Management Lab
Bernhard Kowatsch, Stephen Ibaraki & Noa Havazelet
Head at WFP Innovation Accelerator | Chairman and Managing General Partner at REDDS Capital | Head of Google Accelerator at Google
William de Vos
Managing Director APAC - Venture building at Board of Innovation
Steffen Erath
Head of Innovation & Sustainability at Hansgrohe Group
Navid Ostadian-Binai
Head of Green Vessels & Fuels at Maersk Tankers
Christian Lindener
Co-Managing Partner of EMEA Delivery and Client Success at Mach49
The agenda.
Here's an overview of sessions you can join as part of this program. No worries, you'll get a detailed agenda and instructions for RSVPing of the sessions of your choice after registration.
Tuesday 23 May 2023
Planet Centered Innovation
How Can Platforms & Ecosystems Drive Sustainability
Discover the 3 Secrets to a Better Impact Return & Outgrow the Competition
Your Time to Act: How Venturing Can Solve the Climate Emergency
Building Early-Mover Climate Tech Corporate Ventures
Wednesday 24 May 2023
A Tangible Approach to Sustainable Innovation
Mission Model Thinking and Impact
New Product Development > Sustainability by Design
AI to Combat Hunger and Climate Change
Sustainability Done Right. Deep Dive: Banking & Finance
Avoiding the Spaghetti Approach to Sustainability
Not your typical event: you'll learn and do stuff.
Forget pointless powerpoints. You’ll roll up your sleeves, and work with peers and experts in interactive small group sessions.
You’re busy, of course. You let us know what your questions and challenges are, and based on that you'll get a personalized schedule highlighting sessions and content most relevant for you (so you can invest your time wisely).
Whatever your challenges are, and regardless of industry and innovation maturity, you'll leave with new, practical insights and an upgraded toolbox, to implement right away.
Live Sessions
In the main week of the program, you can choose to join a diverse range of 15+ interactive small group sessions and peer to peer roundtables as they happen. You can also host your own sessions to ask for feedback or share your approach.
Content
For four weeks per program, starting one week prior to the main week and ending two weeks after, you'll have access to a selection of topical past session recordings and other resources plus of course session recordings from the program itself.
Community
You can easily tap into the expertise and experiences of peers and experts, available to share their knowledge and provide guidance. Ask a question, share your experience and discuss topics- all available 24/7, so you can engage whenever you want.
You'll be in great company.
Other participants are in roles like
• Chief Innovation Officer / VP of Innovation
• Head of Innovation, Innovation Program Director, Innovation Lab/ Centre Director
• Venture Lead/Innovation Team Lead
• Individual Intrapreneur, Innovation Team Member/Contributor
• Leader/professional in general business role other functions like Strategy, IT/Transformation, R&D/Product, Marketing, HR/Change
Connect and collaborate with more than
800+
other corporate innovators
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Ready to dive in?
Join Innov8rs Learning Labs to upgrade your skill-, tool- and mindset, and increase your impact as innovation professional.
What's included?
- 15+ interactive small-group sessions you can join (talks, workshops, Ask Me Anything's, topical discussions, networking and more)
- A personalized agenda based on YOUR goals and needs, and concierge support to help you make most out of the program
- Access to selected content from our library plus all session recordings and additional resources for four weeks in total
- Ask questions, share experiences and discuss any topic with other participants in a roundtable session or via our community platform
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Need some help?
If you'd like to understand better how participating in Innov8rs Learning Labs would support you and your team in achieving your objectives, or if you have questions about registration, start a chat via the blue button bottom right or email hans@innov8rs.co