Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ Estonia
DATEL
EMPOWERING SMART COMMUNITIES
PIONEERING SPACE TECHNOLOGY FOR SMARTER INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Datel AS, an Estonian IT powerhouse with over three decades of expertise, stands out as a leader in geo-informatics, infrastructure solutions, and pioneering space-based technology. Since its establishment in 1990, Datel has consistently driven innovation and development in IT and communication...
INNOVATE® Detroit
Detroit Opera
Setting the Scene for Opera's Future
Over the last half-century, Detroit Opera—formerly Michigan Opera Theatre—has become a deeply rooted cultural force in a city of innovation and diverse perspectives, presenting programs that resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds while positively impacting the local economy. Appointed as the company’s second-ever Artistic Director in 2020, Yuval...
INNOVATE® Nashville
The Innovation Studio
Building Industrial AI Companies That Solve Real-World Problems
The Innovation Studio is a venture studio based in the Nashville region that exists for a single purpose: to build technology startups that solve pervasive industry problems by developing and using the best artificial intelligence. From the origin of an idea through company exit, the Studio uses a disciplined, repeatable...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
THE CAPS NETWORK
EMPOWERING FUTURES
In the ever-evolving landscape of education, where the traditional model struggles to meet the demands of the 21st-century workforce, there emerges a beacon of innovation – the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) Network. Transforming Education for the Future CAPS embodies a revolutionary approach to education, recognizing the need for...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
MISSIONOVO
PEOPLE FIRST. MISSION ALWAYS.
Introduction In national security, capabilities are proven under pressure; not in theory. Too often, they fail because they were built too far from the mission. Missionovo was founded to close that gap. Three engineers, Grant Kuhnsman, Mike Dobry, and Matt O’Leary, saw the same failures: solutions built without the mission...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
VIL
Empowering logistics for over 20 years
Creating added value for and enhancing competitiveness of all Flemish companies with logistics operations is VIL’s main focus. And it has been for over twenty years. From a small non-profit organization, VIL has grown to be a hands-on, company driven organization, with a staff of 35 employees. Since 2017 VIL...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
TRENDALYZE
The industrial internet is vast but can be monetized fast with intelligent search. We are the leading knowledge management system for IoT data
In today’s world, business professionals understand that knowledge is power and want to be able to intelligently monitor and predict events leveraging data. However, data is accumulating at an unprecedented rate, pouring in from all sources. We help business professionals and organizations navigate the industrial internet and organize data to...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
CarpeDM
Innovating the Dating Experience for Professional Black Women
“CarpeDM can have a massive positive impact on the collective economic and health status of the Black community.” Swiping right and superficial connections often dominate the realm of online dating. Naza Shelley founded CarpeDM to revolutionize how professional Black women find love in Washington, D.C., and beyond. This exclusive, member-only...
INNOVATE® Miami
Ecovie
We design and deliver on-site water management solutions for commercial and select residential scale
Water is one of our more precious resources. At Ecovie, we believe that decentralized water management is necessary to help assure everyone has clean and plentiful water. Potable water scarcity, water quality, water discharge, and storm water runoff are real issues impacting communities across the country. At Ecovie, we design...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
POPULAR AND PUERTO RICO
BANKING ON THE ISLAND’S FUTURE
Popular is an intricate part of Puerto Rico’s history. We are the longest serving and the largest financial institution in the Island, and a top 50 U.S. financial institution by assets. We play an important role in Puerto Rico’s economy, and we have supported its communities for over 130 years...
INNOVATE® Nashville
AN EXCERPT FROM CLIFF GOLDMACHER'S BOOK THE REASON FOR THE RHYMES
MASTERING THE SEVEN ESSENTIAL SKILLS OF INNOVATION BY LEARNING TO WRITE SONGS
“The leader of this team has been skeptical all day, they’re pretty much afraid of him and they do whatever he says. Oh, and before this job he was a prison warden for almost twenty years.” That was the last thing my liaison said to me before she introduced me...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
EVERYDAY SPEAK
CREATIVITY WILL MAKE THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICA’S CENTURY
Founded in 2017, by Melusi Tshabalala (creative professional, entrepreneur, author, speaker, humourist, language & culture activist), Everyday Speak is a culture, dialogue, language activism, advertising and design company. Driven by the ethos – Creativity can make the 21st century Africa’s century – Everyday Speak develops ideas and solutions that touch...
INNOVATE® South Florida
STREANN MEDIA
PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF VIDEO 3.0 AND EMPOWERING THE CREATOR
PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF VIDEO 3.0 AND EMPOWERING THE CREATOR Streann Media, a tech company based in Miami, is revolutionizing the video and content creation industry through its next-generation platform, which blends artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality( AR), and vertical video. Known for its innovative approach to digital content distribution,...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
CSC CORPTAX
MORE THAN 45 YEARS OF TAX TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
CSC Corptax® provides technology-based tax solutions to corporate tax departments worldwide. We transform tax reporting for clients through software, business process expertise, and award-winning support, helping them achieve breakthrough performance using the first and only single system on the market for end-to-end tax. Our unmatched automation aligns tax processes, enhances...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Benore Logistic Systems, Inc.
Driving Excellence
Benore Logistic Systems, Inc. stands as a testament to unwavering commitment, family heritage, and industry-leading innovation. Founded with a vision to redefine logistics, the company has grown into a powerhouse, seamlessly integrating transportation, warehousing, and supply chain solutions for some of the world’s leading industries. From its inception, Benore Logistic...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
ASTELLAS FARMA PORTUGAL
WE LIVE THE ASTELLAS WAY
Astellas Farma Portugal is an affiliate of Astellas Pharma Inc., based in Tokyo, and globally one of the companies most focused on the investigation of innovative pharmaceutical products. Research and Development are at the center of everything we do, and this not only drives our work today, but also...
INNOVATION Quebec
AÉRO MONTRÉAL
CONSEIL DE L’INNOVATION – AÉRO MONTRÉAL, LA GRAPPE AÉROSPATIALE DU QUÉBEC
Grâce à son écosystème unique et diversifié, le Québec a réussi à maintenir une place de choix au sein de la chaîne d’approvisionnement mondiale en aérospatiale et Aéro Montréal y joue un rôle de premier plan. Mis sur pied en 2006, Aéro Montréal est un organisme à but non lucratif...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
FIOCRUZ PARANÁ
CARLOS CHAGAS INSTITUTE
Over a century ago, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) was established to take care of the health of the Brazilian population. Over the years, the Foundation has become known for its unique blend of traditional and innovative approaches to healthcare. In Curitiba, the Carlos Chagas Institute, which is a branch...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
325
ART. DESIGN. BRANDING. To me, it’s not work, it’s life.
I’ve always had a passion for art and design. In high school, I painted a Shakespeare mural on the hallway wall in lieu of writing my English literature paper. Today, as I walk through the streets of New Jersey and New York City, I see my art, designs and branding...
Global Innovation Spotlight
CHAPTER
For nearly every retiring American, Medicare is both universal and universally complex
For nearly every retiring American, Medicare is both universal and universally complex. Yet, Medicare enrollment remains broken, and the program is near-impossible to navigate. Anyone who has signed up for Medicare or helped a loved one knows this reality firsthand. The problem is so bad that nearly 40% of the...
INNOVATE™ Montréal
INNOVATION Quebec
The Society for Arts and Technology [SAT]
Merging science, art and technology
The Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] is a research and creation laboratory that multiplies technological possibilities and the hybridization of realities and artistic disciplines. For over 25 years, it has been a place of discovery, collective learning and immersive experimentation where generations of artists meet and new trends are...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
NVTC - NORTHERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
Driving Innovation, Collaboration, and Growth in the National Capital Region
“NVTC is committed to accelerating innovation to solve real-world challenges, growing our economy, and creating meaningful employment opportunities for a diverse and inclusive workforce.” The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) catalyzes innovation, collaboration, and growth in the National Capital Region. For over three decades, NVTC has played a pivotal role...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RED-LINED INTERNATIONAL
MOTORSPORT ADVENTURE
The CEO and founder of Red-Lined International Terence Marsh had a goal of competing on the world stage at Dakar and established the business in 2013. We set out into the international market in search of a race car and returned to South Africa disillusioned at what the market had...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
DATEL
EMPOWERING SMART COMMUNITIES
PIONEERING SPACE TECHNOLOGY FOR SMARTER INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Datel AS, an Estonian IT powerhouse with over three decades of expertise, stands out as a leader in geo-informatics, infrastructure solutions, and pioneering space-based technology. Since its establishment in 1990, Datel has consistently driven innovation and development in IT and communication...
INNOVATE® Detroit
Detroit Opera
Setting the Scene for Opera's Future
Over the last half-century, Detroit Opera—formerly Michigan Opera Theatre—has become a deeply rooted cultural force in a city of innovation and diverse perspectives, presenting programs that resonate with people of all ages and backgrounds while positively impacting the local economy. Appointed as the company’s second-ever Artistic Director in 2020, Yuval...
INNOVATE® Nashville
The Innovation Studio
Building Industrial AI Companies That Solve Real-World Problems
The Innovation Studio is a venture studio based in the Nashville region that exists for a single purpose: to build technology startups that solve pervasive industry problems by developing and using the best artificial intelligence. From the origin of an idea through company exit, the Studio uses a disciplined, repeatable...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
THE CAPS NETWORK
EMPOWERING FUTURES
In the ever-evolving landscape of education, where the traditional model struggles to meet the demands of the 21st-century workforce, there emerges a beacon of innovation – the Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) Network. Transforming Education for the Future CAPS embodies a revolutionary approach to education, recognizing the need for...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
MISSIONOVO
PEOPLE FIRST. MISSION ALWAYS.
Introduction In national security, capabilities are proven under pressure; not in theory. Too often, they fail because they were built too far from the mission. Missionovo was founded to close that gap. Three engineers, Grant Kuhnsman, Mike Dobry, and Matt O’Leary, saw the same failures: solutions built without the mission...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
VIL
Empowering logistics for over 20 years
Creating added value for and enhancing competitiveness of all Flemish companies with logistics operations is VIL’s main focus. And it has been for over twenty years. From a small non-profit organization, VIL has grown to be a hands-on, company driven organization, with a staff of 35 employees. Since 2017 VIL...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
TRENDALYZE
The industrial internet is vast but can be monetized fast with intelligent search. We are the leading knowledge management system for IoT data
In today’s world, business professionals understand that knowledge is power and want to be able to intelligently monitor and predict events leveraging data. However, data is accumulating at an unprecedented rate, pouring in from all sources. We help business professionals and organizations navigate the industrial internet and organize data to...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
CarpeDM
Innovating the Dating Experience for Professional Black Women
“CarpeDM can have a massive positive impact on the collective economic and health status of the Black community.” Swiping right and superficial connections often dominate the realm of online dating. Naza Shelley founded CarpeDM to revolutionize how professional Black women find love in Washington, D.C., and beyond. This exclusive, member-only...
INNOVATE® Miami
Ecovie
We design and deliver on-site water management solutions for commercial and select residential scale
Water is one of our more precious resources. At Ecovie, we believe that decentralized water management is necessary to help assure everyone has clean and plentiful water. Potable water scarcity, water quality, water discharge, and storm water runoff are real issues impacting communities across the country. At Ecovie, we design...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
POPULAR AND PUERTO RICO
BANKING ON THE ISLAND’S FUTURE
Popular is an intricate part of Puerto Rico’s history. We are the longest serving and the largest financial institution in the Island, and a top 50 U.S. financial institution by assets. We play an important role in Puerto Rico’s economy, and we have supported its communities for over 130 years...
INNOVATE® Nashville
AN EXCERPT FROM CLIFF GOLDMACHER'S BOOK THE REASON FOR THE RHYMES
MASTERING THE SEVEN ESSENTIAL SKILLS OF INNOVATION BY LEARNING TO WRITE SONGS
“The leader of this team has been skeptical all day, they’re pretty much afraid of him and they do whatever he says. Oh, and before this job he was a prison warden for almost twenty years.” That was the last thing my liaison said to me before she introduced me...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
EVERYDAY SPEAK
CREATIVITY WILL MAKE THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICA’S CENTURY
Founded in 2017, by Melusi Tshabalala (creative professional, entrepreneur, author, speaker, humourist, language & culture activist), Everyday Speak is a culture, dialogue, language activism, advertising and design company. Driven by the ethos – Creativity can make the 21st century Africa’s century – Everyday Speak develops ideas and solutions that touch...
INNOVATE® South Florida
STREANN MEDIA
PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF VIDEO 3.0 AND EMPOWERING THE CREATOR
PIONEERING THE FUTURE OF VIDEO 3.0 AND EMPOWERING THE CREATOR Streann Media, a tech company based in Miami, is revolutionizing the video and content creation industry through its next-generation platform, which blends artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality( AR), and vertical video. Known for its innovative approach to digital content distribution,...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
CSC CORPTAX
MORE THAN 45 YEARS OF TAX TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
CSC Corptax® provides technology-based tax solutions to corporate tax departments worldwide. We transform tax reporting for clients through software, business process expertise, and award-winning support, helping them achieve breakthrough performance using the first and only single system on the market for end-to-end tax. Our unmatched automation aligns tax processes, enhances...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Benore Logistic Systems, Inc.
Driving Excellence
Benore Logistic Systems, Inc. stands as a testament to unwavering commitment, family heritage, and industry-leading innovation. Founded with a vision to redefine logistics, the company has grown into a powerhouse, seamlessly integrating transportation, warehousing, and supply chain solutions for some of the world’s leading industries. From its inception, Benore Logistic...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
ASTELLAS FARMA PORTUGAL
WE LIVE THE ASTELLAS WAY
Astellas Farma Portugal is an affiliate of Astellas Pharma Inc., based in Tokyo, and globally one of the companies most focused on the investigation of innovative pharmaceutical products. Research and Development are at the center of everything we do, and this not only drives our work today, but also...
INNOVATION Quebec
AÉRO MONTRÉAL
CONSEIL DE L’INNOVATION – AÉRO MONTRÉAL, LA GRAPPE AÉROSPATIALE DU QUÉBEC
Grâce à son écosystème unique et diversifié, le Québec a réussi à maintenir une place de choix au sein de la chaîne d’approvisionnement mondiale en aérospatiale et Aéro Montréal y joue un rôle de premier plan. Mis sur pied en 2006, Aéro Montréal est un organisme à but non lucratif...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
FIOCRUZ PARANÁ
CARLOS CHAGAS INSTITUTE
Over a century ago, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) was established to take care of the health of the Brazilian population. Over the years, the Foundation has become known for its unique blend of traditional and innovative approaches to healthcare. In Curitiba, the Carlos Chagas Institute, which is a branch...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
325
ART. DESIGN. BRANDING. To me, it’s not work, it’s life.
I’ve always had a passion for art and design. In high school, I painted a Shakespeare mural on the hallway wall in lieu of writing my English literature paper. Today, as I walk through the streets of New Jersey and New York City, I see my art, designs and branding...
Global Innovation Spotlight
CHAPTER
For nearly every retiring American, Medicare is both universal and universally complex
For nearly every retiring American, Medicare is both universal and universally complex. Yet, Medicare enrollment remains broken, and the program is near-impossible to navigate. Anyone who has signed up for Medicare or helped a loved one knows this reality firsthand. The problem is so bad that nearly 40% of the...
INNOVATE™ Montréal
INNOVATION Quebec
The Society for Arts and Technology [SAT]
Merging science, art and technology
The Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] is a research and creation laboratory that multiplies technological possibilities and the hybridization of realities and artistic disciplines. For over 25 years, it has been a place of discovery, collective learning and immersive experimentation where generations of artists meet and new trends are...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
NVTC - NORTHERN VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
Driving Innovation, Collaboration, and Growth in the National Capital Region
“NVTC is committed to accelerating innovation to solve real-world challenges, growing our economy, and creating meaningful employment opportunities for a diverse and inclusive workforce.” The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) catalyzes innovation, collaboration, and growth in the National Capital Region. For over three decades, NVTC has played a pivotal role...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RED-LINED INTERNATIONAL
MOTORSPORT ADVENTURE
The CEO and founder of Red-Lined International Terence Marsh had a goal of competing on the world stage at Dakar and established the business in 2013. We set out into the international market in search of a race car and returned to South Africa disillusioned at what the market had...