Innov8rs Unconference is not your typical event. It's a collaborative learning program where you get answers to your questions and solutions to your challenges, guided by experts and supported by peers.

You can choose to join 50+ Expert Talks covering the best and latest on all key trends and themes under corporate innovation management, as well as Ask-Me-Anythings with cross-industry innovation leaders sharing their approach, lessons learned and advice.

Also, you can host and join topical group discussions during several open space sessions. Finally, you are invited to form a peer circle with others working on the same issues, for in-depth conversations and accountability support.

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.

Throughout the program, you'll have ample opportunity to:
- Have conversations with others who speak the same language
- Ask your burning questions
- Get open and honest feedback on your approach
- Share your own experiences and stories
- Foster new relationships

Scroll down to meet the Experts, Leaders and Curators whom you'll be working with throughout the program.

Dive into everything corporate innovation A-Z.

Strategy | Organization | Governance | Leadership | Accounting | Measuring & Metrics | Business Design | Business Models | Ideation | Incubation | Intrapreneurship | Portfolio Management | Venture Building | Program Management | Startup Collaboration | Ecosystem Engagement | Open Innovation | Foresight & Scouting | Culture & Capabilities | Talent & Teams | CVC | Technology Trends | R&D | Digital | Product Development | Stakeholder Alignment & Engagement | Commercialization | Scaling Up | Partnerships & Co- Innovation | Methods, Frameworks, Tools, Techniques | Careers & Personal Development

Need some help?

If you'd like to understand better how participating in Unconference 2022 would support you and your team in achieving your objectives, start a chat via the blue button bottom right or email hans@innov8rs.co

Speaker Sessions

Here's the latest overview of Expert Talks and Ask-Me-Anythings with innovation leaders throughout Unconference 2022.

Based on your goals for the program, we'll suggest which of these you should join live, to ask questions and engage with speakers and other participants.

The Open Space and Peer Circle sessions then help you to discuss takeaways from the Speaker Sessions with other participants, apply what you've learned to your own context, and to prepare for implementation. See more about those below.

Likely, you won't be able to make it to all these sessions live. No worries- you will have access to recordings as well as to other content and resources, until July 1st.


If you'd like to understand better how participating in Unconference 2022 would support you and your team in achieving your objectives, start a chat via the blue button bottom right or email hans@innov8rs.co

Week 1 | 2-6 May

3 May, 22:00 SGT/16:00 CEST/10am EDT/7am PDT

Community Club - Unconference Kick-Off

Hans & Heather | Innov8rs
3 May, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

Program Introduction and Q&A

Hans & Heather | Innov8rs
5 May, 21:00 SGT/15:00 CEST/9am EDT

When Terrible Things Happen To Good Innovation Projects

Rita McGrath | Best-selling author, sought-after speaker and Professor at Columbia Business School
5 May, 22:00 SGT/16:00 CEST/10am EDT/7am PDT

Corporate Explorer: How Corporations Beat Startups At The Innovation Game

Andrew Binns | Co-founder & Director at Change Logic I Co-author Corporate Explorer
5 May, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

Innovation Accounting 101: Measuring Innovation Progress And Reporting on Innovation Investment

Dan Toma & Esther Gons | Co-authors of The Corporate Startup & Innovation Accounting
5 May, 18:00 CEST/12pm EDT/9am PDT

Tales From The Innovation Crypt- How To Avoid Innovation's Biggest Trap

Christian Lindener | Co-Founder at Reflex Aerospace
5 May, 19:00 CEST/1pm EDT/10am PDT

Marrying Strategy And Innovation

Debbie Brackeen | Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at CSAA Insurance Group

Week 2 | 9-13 May

10 May, 22:00 SGT/16:00 CEST/10am EDT/7am PDT

Overcoming Barriers to Innovation

Annalisa Gigante | Board member at Henry Royce Institute & Cambridge Enterprise
10 May, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

Core vs Innovation/Scaleup: Getting Ambidexterity Right

Frank Mattes | Co-Founder at The Lean Scaleup
10 May, 18:00 CEST/12pm EDT/9am PDT

Selecting, Developing and Retaining Strategic Innovation Talent

Gina O'Connor | Professor of Innovation Management at Babson College, Author of Beyond the Champion: Institutionalizing Innovation Through People and Grabbing Lightning: Building a Capability for Breakthrough Innovation
10 May, 19:00 CEST/1pm EDT/10am PDT

Lean Startup In Large Organizations

James Euchner | Partner at Outside Insight Consulting, Editor in Chief at Research-Technology Management Visiting Professor at Aston Business School, Author of Lean Startup in Large Organizations
12 May, 18:00 SGT/12:00 CEST

Built to Innovate

Ben Bensaou | Author of Built to Innovate, McGraw Hill, Professor of Technology Management at INSEAD
12 May, 19:00 SGT/13:00 CEST/7am EDT

Selecting The Right Instrument - A New Framework

Dirk Ploss | Senior Innovation Manager at Beiersdorf AG
12 May, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

How to Build A Maximum Value Ecosystem

Andrea Kates | Partner at SUMA Ventures I Leader at Masterclass Series Get To Next

Week 3 | 16-20 May

17 May, 22:00 SGT/16:00 CEST/10am EDT/7am PDT

Innovabilty® at ENEL - How Does It Work (And What Can You Learn From It)

Angelo Rigillo | Head of Innovation Governance, Intelligence and Partnerships at Enel Group
17 May, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

Converted - The Data-Driven Way to Win Customers' Hearts

Neil Hoyne | Author, Converted - The Data-Driven Way to Win Customers' Hearts & Chief Measurement Strategist at Google
17 May, 18:00 CEST/12pm EDT/9am PDT

Horizon Planning is Wrong

Brant Cooper | Author of The Lean Entrepreneur and CEO at Moves the Needle
17 May, 19:00 CEST/1pm EDT/10am PDT

Venture Building In a Large Corporate

Prashanthi Sudhakar | Vice President, Growth Operations at Johnson Controls
19 May, 18:00 SGT/12:00 CEST

The Decisive Factor for Innovation: How (Not) To Create A Culture of Innovation

Ravi Arora | Vice President - Group Innovation at Tata Sons
19 May, 22:00 SGT/16:00 CEST/10am EDT/7am PDT

Dual Innovation: Principles and Organizational Implementation

Ralph-Christian Ohr & Eva Mitterreiter | Founder & Managing Partner at Dual Innovation, Co-author of 'Scaling-Up Corporate Startups' I Head of New Business Building and Innovation at Bosch Engineering
19 May, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

The Paradoxes of Augmented Innovation

Alf Rehn | Professor of Innovation, Design and Management at the University of Southern Denmark
19 May, 18:00 CEST/12pm EDT/9am PDT

Community Club - Unconference Check-In

Hans & Heather | Innov8rs Team

Week 4 | 23-27 May

24 May, 21:00 SGT/15:00 CEST/9am EDT

Executing Internal Innovation Projects

Kaihan Krippendorff | CEO at Outthinker Strategy Network
24 May, 22:00 SGT/16:00 CEST/10am EDT/7am PDT

Designing Tactics For Change

Greg Satell | International Keynote Speaker, Adviser & Bestselling Author of Cascades: How to Create a Movement that Drives Transformational Change
24 May, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

Psychological Safety for High-Performance

Laura Delizonna | Executive Coach, Author, Speaker & Stanford Instructor
24 May, 18:00 CEST/12pm EDT/9am PDT

Navigating the Politics of Innovation

John Bowie | Author of Navigating the Politics of UX and Chief Research Scientist at Colorado Design Labs

Week 5 | 30 May - 3 June

31 May, 22:00 SGT/16:00 CEST/10am EDT/7am PDT

Reinvent to Thrive in Chaos

Nadya Zhexembayeva | Founder and Chief Reinvention Officer at The Reinvention Academy (USA)
31 May, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

Design Leadership Ignited: Making Design a Strategic Capability

Eric Quint | Author and former Chief Brand and Design Officer at 3M Company
31 May, 18:00 CEST/12pm EDT/9am PDT

Alien Thinking: The Unconventional Path To Breakthrough Ideas

Cyril Bouquet | Professor of Innovation and Strategy at IMD
31 May, 19:00 CEST/1pm EDT/10am PDT

Open Collaboration: Living The Three Hallmarks Of Innovative Teams In A Distributed Workplace

Molly Hellerman | Global Head of Innovation Programs at Atlassian
2 June, 18:00 SGT/12:00 CEST

Become The CEO Of Your Idea And Help Transform The Organization

Dirk Voelkel | VP of Innovation at Cytiva
2 June, 19:00 SGT/13:00 CEST/7am EDT

5 Ways To Get The C-Suite On Your Side

Line Lyst | Chief Entrepreneur at GN
2 June, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

Oh No! We Have A Rebel In Our Team

Simone van Neerven | Founder at reBella - Innovation Catalyst
2 June, 18:00 CEST/12pm EDT/9am PDT

Dare to Un-Lead

Céline Schillinger | Founder & CEO at We Need Social
2 June, 19:00 CEST/1pm EDT/10am PDT

The Interface Between R&D And Marketing: Where The Difference Is Made

Nicolas Cudre-Mauroux | Chief Research & Innovation Officer at Solvay
3 June, 16:00 SGT/10:00 CEST

Innovation Excellence in Africa - What Leaders Need To Know

Henra Mayer | CEO at Innocentrix
3 June, 17:00 SGT/11:00 CEST

The Insights On The Business Opportunity For The Metaverse: SCB10x Case Study

Unnawut Leepaisalsuwanna | Blockchain Lead at SCB 10X
3 June, 20:00 SGT/14:00 CEST/8am EDT

Innovation in Finland: Scaling Innovation Beyond R&D

Jesse Nieminen | Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer at Viima
3 June, 21:00 SGT/15:00 CEST/9am EDT

Discover Montréal’s Startup Ecosystem

Jessika-Kina Ouimet | Innovation Manager at Bonjour Startup Montreal

Week 6 | 5-10 June

6 June, 21:30 SGT/15:30 CEST/9:30am EDT

Start up Matching

Marco Rosetti | Managing Director at BTS Design Innovation srl Vice President at BTS Italy – BTS IMEA Head Innovation & Digital Transformation at CoE – BTS MOW
7 June, 21:00 SGT/15:00 CEST/9am EDT

Atomic Innovation: Five Tiny Habits To Amplify Your Innovation Culture

Elvin Turner | Executive Innovation Coach
7 June, 22:00 SGT/16:00 CEST/10am EDT/7am PDT

Leadership, Digital Transformation and Innovation

Linda Hill | Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair at the Leadership Initiative
7 June, 17:00 CEST/11am EDT/8am PDT

Architecting a Corporate Exploration Ecosystem: Foundation First

Peter Roeber | Fabrics Division – Global Exploration Leader at W. L. Gore & Associates
7 June, 18:00 CEST/12pm EDT/9am PDT

Hyperscaling Innovation at Amazon

Jacqueline Krain | Global Head of Business Innovation at AWS
9 June, 18:00 CEST/12pm EDT/9am PDT

Community Club - Unconference Closing

Hans & Heather | Innov8rs Team

Curators

Here's the latest overview of Topical and Regional Curators you'll work with.

Topical Curators make sure you leave with no questions unanswered. They host Open Space sessions- a highly interactive format where every participant gets and gives support. They moderate Speaker Sessions and make sure speakers answer your questions. Moreover, they keep the conversation going between sessions via the platform.

Regional Curators help you translate global trends to your local context, and also help amplify what's happening in your region to the rest of the world. Most regional sessions will be online, yet some will be held in-person in cities around the world. Stay tuned for more!


If you'd like to understand better how participating in Unconference 2022 would support you and your team in achieving your objectives, start a chat via the blue button bottom right or email hans@innov8rs.co

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"This is my tribe of lifelong learners and do-ers.

 

Innov8rs is unlike any conference. It’s the only place were corporate innovators and intrapreneurs get vulnerable and real about the challenges facing disruptors today and work together on creating breakthrough opportunities."

"I am blown away with learnings, reflections and new insights. Such an amazing crowd with a true sharing mentality.

 

I have gathered so many cases for best practice on how to run innovation, how to measure it, how to fuel intrapreneurship etc. Further, most people I have met are really down to earth, pragmatic and no-bulshit kind of people that are creating real impact in the companies they work for."

"I'm amazed by the format, how open, honest and authentic it was.

 

What a great event! You rarely ever get that with these types of events - well done!"

"This was a refreshing reminder that we're not alone.

 

Sometimes working at the front-end of innovation can be a lonely place, especially in a large 100-year-old company. Connecting with so many other innovation professionals acted as a shot of adrenaline reigniting my drive to transform our organization."

Bring your team.
Boost your impact.

You can focus on one key topic and get to the bottom of it. Or, you can divide and conquer to catch the best and latest on all key themes and trends.

With our team packages you get a great deal on tickets- but even greater outcomes.

With so many issues to tackle and so much change happening so fast, you will benefit from your team  joining too.

Join Unconference 2022

Get answers to your questions and solutions to your challenges, guided by experts and supported by peers.

What's included?

Every pass allows for full participation to the 6-weeks program, including:

• Choose to join from 50+ interactive live sessions with experts and innovation leaders, covering everything corporate innovation A-Z
• Lead (or join) facilitated topical deep dive discussions within small groups
• Join a peer circle with others with similar goals for in-depth conversations accountability support
Access to all session recordings and additional resources during the program and afterwards until July 1st
Engage with other participants on our social learning platform during the program and afterwards until July 1st
• Your digital copy of The Innovator's Handbook 2023, summarizing all sessions and conversations from the program, your "bible" covering everything corporate innovation A-Z (released this fall)

The options and prices below are for corporate leaders and professionals only.

If you are a consultant/coach, software firm or otherwise service provider to corporate innovators, you need an Unconf Expert Pass to join. There are only a limited number of Expert Passes available. Apply via the button below, and if it's a match, you'll get further information via email.

Are you a member of Innov8rs Community already?

For members with a Community Pass, an Individual Pass for Unconference 2022 is included in your membership so no need to register separately. Keep an eye on your inbox for further instructions in due time.

With a Content Pass, you get 30% off an Individual or Team Pass. Check here for instructions how to register at these discounted rates.

Individual Pass

€295

for 1 seat

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Team Pass - 3 Seats

€795

for 3 seats

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Team Pass - 5 Seats

€1295

for 5 seats

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Team Pass - 10 Seats

€1995

for 10 seats

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Need some help?

If you'd like to understand better how participating in Unconference 2022 would support you and your team in achieving your objectives, start a chat via the blue button bottom right or email hans@innov8rs.co