Stories of Innovation

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

INEOS

INEOS-POWER TO METHANOL

POWER TO METHANOL, FUTUREPROOF INNOVATION IN FUEL AND FEEDSTOCK

In 2022 the construction of the Power to Methanol Antwerp plant starts in the Port of Antwerp. The plant has a production capacity of 8,000 tonnes of sustainable methanol, produced from hydrogen generated from renewable energy and captured CO2. A consortium of seven companies is setting up the pilot plant...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

M&C SAATCHI ABEL

M&C SAATCHI ABEL-SINCE ITS INCEPTION

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE M&C SAATCHI ABEL STORY IS ONE OF AUDACITY, TENACITY AND AN UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT ALL PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED WITH HOT CREATIVITY

What began as an unfurnished open space on the fourth floor of The Hudson Building in De Waterkant, Cape Town, with 13 people in 2010, is today a growing agency with over 250 talented, creative and diverse people, across a Cape Town and Johannesburg campus, and an agency that has...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

PRINCETON NUENERGY

REVOLUTIONIZING LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLINGTHE RISE OF PRINCETON NUENERGY

In the heart of innovation, within Princeton University, a remarkable journey began that will soon redefine the landscape of lithium-ion battery recycling. Founded in 2019, Princeton NuEnergy (PNE) embarked on a mission to revolutionize the way we view, handle, and recycle critical materials throughout all stages of battery production and...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

Bold City Bots

Bold City Bots-Was founded In 2017 To Provide Solutions For Small Businesses In Jacksonville

Was founded In 2017 To Provide Solutions For Small Businesses In Jacksonville

WHO WE HELP Bold City Bots was founded in 2017 to provide solutions for small businesses in Jacksonville that struggle with or are too short-staffed to answer each email or message from their customers and prospective customers on platforms like Facebook Messenger, Instagram, or LinkedIn. 39% of people that message...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

Forcura

Forcura-Designed Specifically For The Complexity Of Home Health And Hospice Agencies

Designed Specifically For The Complexity Of Home Health And Hospice Agencies

Craig Mandeville, CEO of Jacksonville, Florida-based healthcare technology provider Forcura founded his company for personal reasons, hoping to lessen the time his wife spent driving back and forth to her employer’s home healthcare agency. In her role at the time, Heather Mandeville helped patients who were leaving a hospital transition...

INNOVATE® Georgia

SECUREWORKS

STAYING AHEAD IN THE CYBER ARMS RACE - SECUREWORKS HELPS SET THE PACE OF INNOVATION TO OUTMANEUVER CYBERCRIMINALS

Emerging technologies continue to change the world around us. How can we innovate to leverage these technological advancements for good, within a robust defense strategy against cybercriminals who use these technologies to disrupt and profit? As radical innovation in technology has transformed our lives and world economies permanently, a new...

INNOVATION Quebec

THE ESPACE D’ACCÉLÉRATION ET DE CROISSANCE DU BAS-SAINT-LAURENT (EAC BSL) FACILITATES INNOVATION

THE ESPACE D’ACCÉLÉRATION ET DE CROISSANCE DU BAS-SAINT-LAURENT (EAC BSL) FACILITATES INNOVATION PROJECTS AND GROWS VALUE CREATION IN BAS-SAINT-LAURENT. Our interventions include networking, collaboration and referral of experts who offer entrepreneurs technical and business support services. Exemplary regional cooperationThe EAC BSL is led by the Collectif régional de développement (CRD)....

INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2

TRAILBLAZE PARTNERS

FIRST WHO, THEN WHAT

Throughout their careers as leaders in a variety of industries, Rhys and Jerry started to realize that the problems they were being asked to solve had less to do with operational work, and far more to do with people and culture. Witnessing as they became involved with these, the impact...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

CODECOMBAT

CODECOMBAT-How An EdTech Startup Is Reinventing Esports And Providing A Competitive Platform For Creative Coders

How An EdTech Startup Is Reinventing Esports And Providing A Competitive Platform For Creative Coders

At the start of 2021 we launched the CodeCombat AI League. Built on the foundation of our annual CodeQuest competitive coding hackathon, this new and innovative esport was born. The CodeCombat AI League is the first of its kind, part AI battle simulator and part code engine for learning real...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

CODE on the beach

CODE on the beach - North Florida’s premier software development conference

North Florida’s premier software development conference

Founded in 2013 as a non-profit organization, Code on the Beach continues to be North Florida’s premier software development conference. Over the course of 7 years, we have featured hundreds of speakers from around the globe. We have covered everything from programming languages to product management to UI/UX design principles...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

First Class Recruiting

Elevating Talent, Powering Industry

In the heart of South Carolina’s booming Upstate region, where aerospace, manufacturing, and technology sectors thrive, First Class Recruiting is building more than just careers – it’s building futures. Helmed by U.S. Air Force veteran and industry trailblazer Lindsay Hansel, this boutique executive search firm has become synonymous with precision...

INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1

QFLO CREATIVE INSIGHTS

QFLO CREATIVE INSIGHTS -ENABLING BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN BOTSWANA BY BATSWANA

ENABLING BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN BOTSWANA BY BATSWANA

Creative Insights is a citizen-owned technology and software development company that was created to address poor customer experiences in Botswana. Backed by a board of local and established business leaders, the team of young digital innovators was able to create an upgraded version of the queue management service, WorldQueues, which...

INNOVATION Quebec

RÉSEAU ENVIRONNEMENT

REAL ACTIONS TO CATALYZE QUEBEC’S GREEN ECONOMY*

Thanks to the expertise of its members in the public, private and academic sectors, Réseau Environnement bridges the gap between technical expertise and public policy. Seeing as we are a central actor of the environmental sector, our association strives be at the forefront of new trends and innovations. This implies...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

DC DAO AND ETHDC

Building a Web3 Hub in the Nation’s Capital

“Our mission is to build a vibrant community that empowers connection, champions innovation, and works with leading industry participants to add a builder-focused voice to forward-thinking policies.” DC DAO and ETHDC are at the forefront of a transformative movementin the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. As a steward of...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

AUSHEALTH

BRINGING MEDICAL INNOVATION TO LIFE!

AusHealth® is an Australian-owned health and wellbeing organisation that provides workplace drug and alcohol testing and debt collection services to hospitals, while turning its profits wholly to locally led, globally recognised medical research. Since establishing in 1985, AusHealth® has contributed more than $47 million into South-Australian led research towards pain...

Global Innovation Spotlight

Why Your Video Advertising Gets Rejected

A 7-Point Technical Checklist for Paid Social Media

Pouring time, effort, and money into creating your video ads only to see them rejected — that’s a nightmare for every marketer. Why does it happen? See the video marketing checklist for Facebook and other social media platforms below, and you’ll forget what rejection means. Why Technical Rejections Are Killing...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

CONSUNET

BUILDING THE CYBER AND SPECTRUM SECURITY FUTURE

CONSUNET IS ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE ‘INVISIBLE ENABLER OF MODERN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES’ It’s not something we consider when we pick up our smart phone or turn on the car radio, but our modern lifestyles would not be possible without the Electromagnetic Spectrum (spectrum). Our industries, healthcare services, safety...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

VALMET

MARKET LEADER, VALMET OFFERS UNIQUE AND INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR PAPER, PULP AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES

With more than 220-years of industrial history and 63-years of presence in Brazil, the Finnish multinational provides integrated technologies, reaffirming its commitment to constant improvement and renewal. Valmet is a global leader in the development and supply of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries....

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

SAHMRI

Is South Australia’s independent, not-for-profit health and medical research institute

SAHMRI is South Australia’s independent, not-for-profit health and medical research institute. It sits at the nexus of health and medical research in South Australia, facilitating diverse and innovative collaborations that deliver better, more equitable, health and health care to people across the state and beyond. SAHMRI was created in 2009...

INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

PSS PATHFINDERS, INC

PSS PATHFINDERS

We Work Best-When We Work Together

For over 35 years, two generations, and over 100 years of combined leadership experience, PSS Pathfinders, Inc. is one of the leading workforce management and development companies in Puerto Rico. PSS provides a full range of human resources consulting, permanent and temporary employee recruitment solutions. Our leadership staff constantly monitors...

INNOVATION Quebec

Pharmabio Développement

Depuis 1999, Pharmabio Développement, le Comité sectoriel de maind’œuvre des industries des produits pharmaceutiques et biotechnologiques, porte fièrement sa mission de participer activement au développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi des entreprises de son secteur

Afin de soutenir sa mission, le mandat de Pharmabio Développement se définit comme suit : • Soutenir et conseiller les partenaires de l’industrie et de l’éducation dans le développement de solutions.• Approvisionner l’ensemble de ses partenaires en outils, en programmes et en information.• Jouer un rôle de premier plan dans...

INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1

FORECHECK

FORECHECK-THE SECRET WEAPON IN WINNING THE CYBERCRIME WAR

THE SECRET WEAPON IN WINNING THE CYBERCRIME WAR

Cyber security is an arms race that is positioned to continue indefinitely. New technologies are constantly emerging to combat cyber criminals, but regardless, criminals discover how to exploit them. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and other security-focused vendors detect many of these attacks and alert their customers and the community,...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

SSES

ORCHESTRATING A DISCIPLINARY SYMPHONY OF SIX LEADING UNIVERSITIES

The Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES) is an intriguing invention from Sweden’s capital. Much like Stockholm—a city comprised of several islands, each with its distinct character, yet contributing to a cohesive whole—SSES unites six leading universities to create a globally-unique nexus of entrepreneurial education. Established in 1999 with the support...

INNOVATION Quebec

CONSEIL DE L’INNOVATION DU QUÉBEC

THE INNOVATION REVOLUTION FOR QUÉBEC’S FUTURE

The mission of the Conseil de l’innovation du Québec is to boost innovation within Québec’s businesses and society. Its team takes action to develop the innovation ecosystem and build a stronger culture of innovation all around the province. From social innovation, artificial intelligence and sustainable development to business prosperity, it’s...

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

INEOS

INEOS-POWER TO METHANOL

POWER TO METHANOL, FUTUREPROOF INNOVATION IN FUEL AND FEEDSTOCK

In 2022 the construction of the Power to Methanol Antwerp plant starts in the Port of Antwerp. The plant has a production capacity of 8,000 tonnes of sustainable methanol, produced from hydrogen generated from renewable energy and captured CO2. A consortium of seven companies is setting up the pilot plant...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

M&C SAATCHI ABEL

M&C SAATCHI ABEL-SINCE ITS INCEPTION

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE M&C SAATCHI ABEL STORY IS ONE OF AUDACITY, TENACITY AND AN UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT ALL PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED WITH HOT CREATIVITY

What began as an unfurnished open space on the fourth floor of The Hudson Building in De Waterkant, Cape Town, with 13 people in 2010, is today a growing agency with over 250 talented, creative and diverse people, across a Cape Town and Johannesburg campus, and an agency that has...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

PRINCETON NUENERGY

REVOLUTIONIZING LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLINGTHE RISE OF PRINCETON NUENERGY

In the heart of innovation, within Princeton University, a remarkable journey began that will soon redefine the landscape of lithium-ion battery recycling. Founded in 2019, Princeton NuEnergy (PNE) embarked on a mission to revolutionize the way we view, handle, and recycle critical materials throughout all stages of battery production and...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

Bold City Bots

Bold City Bots-Was founded In 2017 To Provide Solutions For Small Businesses In Jacksonville

Was founded In 2017 To Provide Solutions For Small Businesses In Jacksonville

WHO WE HELP Bold City Bots was founded in 2017 to provide solutions for small businesses in Jacksonville that struggle with or are too short-staffed to answer each email or message from their customers and prospective customers on platforms like Facebook Messenger, Instagram, or LinkedIn. 39% of people that message...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

Forcura

Forcura-Designed Specifically For The Complexity Of Home Health And Hospice Agencies

Designed Specifically For The Complexity Of Home Health And Hospice Agencies

Craig Mandeville, CEO of Jacksonville, Florida-based healthcare technology provider Forcura founded his company for personal reasons, hoping to lessen the time his wife spent driving back and forth to her employer’s home healthcare agency. In her role at the time, Heather Mandeville helped patients who were leaving a hospital transition...

INNOVATE® Georgia

SECUREWORKS

STAYING AHEAD IN THE CYBER ARMS RACE - SECUREWORKS HELPS SET THE PACE OF INNOVATION TO OUTMANEUVER CYBERCRIMINALS

Emerging technologies continue to change the world around us. How can we innovate to leverage these technological advancements for good, within a robust defense strategy against cybercriminals who use these technologies to disrupt and profit? As radical innovation in technology has transformed our lives and world economies permanently, a new...

INNOVATION Quebec

THE ESPACE D’ACCÉLÉRATION ET DE CROISSANCE DU BAS-SAINT-LAURENT (EAC BSL) FACILITATES INNOVATION

THE ESPACE D’ACCÉLÉRATION ET DE CROISSANCE DU BAS-SAINT-LAURENT (EAC BSL) FACILITATES INNOVATION PROJECTS AND GROWS VALUE CREATION IN BAS-SAINT-LAURENT. Our interventions include networking, collaboration and referral of experts who offer entrepreneurs technical and business support services. Exemplary regional cooperationThe EAC BSL is led by the Collectif régional de développement (CRD)....

INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2

TRAILBLAZE PARTNERS

FIRST WHO, THEN WHAT

Throughout their careers as leaders in a variety of industries, Rhys and Jerry started to realize that the problems they were being asked to solve had less to do with operational work, and far more to do with people and culture. Witnessing as they became involved with these, the impact...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

CODECOMBAT

CODECOMBAT-How An EdTech Startup Is Reinventing Esports And Providing A Competitive Platform For Creative Coders

How An EdTech Startup Is Reinventing Esports And Providing A Competitive Platform For Creative Coders

At the start of 2021 we launched the CodeCombat AI League. Built on the foundation of our annual CodeQuest competitive coding hackathon, this new and innovative esport was born. The CodeCombat AI League is the first of its kind, part AI battle simulator and part code engine for learning real...

INNOVATE® Jacksonville

CODE on the beach

CODE on the beach - North Florida’s premier software development conference

North Florida’s premier software development conference

Founded in 2013 as a non-profit organization, Code on the Beach continues to be North Florida’s premier software development conference. Over the course of 7 years, we have featured hundreds of speakers from around the globe. We have covered everything from programming languages to product management to UI/UX design principles...

INNOVATE® South Carolina

First Class Recruiting

Elevating Talent, Powering Industry

In the heart of South Carolina’s booming Upstate region, where aerospace, manufacturing, and technology sectors thrive, First Class Recruiting is building more than just careers – it’s building futures. Helmed by U.S. Air Force veteran and industry trailblazer Lindsay Hansel, this boutique executive search firm has become synonymous with precision...

INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1

QFLO CREATIVE INSIGHTS

QFLO CREATIVE INSIGHTS -ENABLING BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN BOTSWANA BY BATSWANA

ENABLING BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN BOTSWANA BY BATSWANA

Creative Insights is a citizen-owned technology and software development company that was created to address poor customer experiences in Botswana. Backed by a board of local and established business leaders, the team of young digital innovators was able to create an upgraded version of the queue management service, WorldQueues, which...

INNOVATION Quebec

RÉSEAU ENVIRONNEMENT

REAL ACTIONS TO CATALYZE QUEBEC’S GREEN ECONOMY*

Thanks to the expertise of its members in the public, private and academic sectors, Réseau Environnement bridges the gap between technical expertise and public policy. Seeing as we are a central actor of the environmental sector, our association strives be at the forefront of new trends and innovations. This implies...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

DC DAO AND ETHDC

Building a Web3 Hub in the Nation’s Capital

“Our mission is to build a vibrant community that empowers connection, champions innovation, and works with leading industry participants to add a builder-focused voice to forward-thinking policies.” DC DAO and ETHDC are at the forefront of a transformative movementin the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region. As a steward of...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

AUSHEALTH

BRINGING MEDICAL INNOVATION TO LIFE!

AusHealth® is an Australian-owned health and wellbeing organisation that provides workplace drug and alcohol testing and debt collection services to hospitals, while turning its profits wholly to locally led, globally recognised medical research. Since establishing in 1985, AusHealth® has contributed more than $47 million into South-Australian led research towards pain...

Global Innovation Spotlight

Why Your Video Advertising Gets Rejected

A 7-Point Technical Checklist for Paid Social Media

Pouring time, effort, and money into creating your video ads only to see them rejected — that’s a nightmare for every marketer. Why does it happen? See the video marketing checklist for Facebook and other social media platforms below, and you’ll forget what rejection means. Why Technical Rejections Are Killing...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

CONSUNET

BUILDING THE CYBER AND SPECTRUM SECURITY FUTURE

CONSUNET IS ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE ‘INVISIBLE ENABLER OF MODERN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES’ It’s not something we consider when we pick up our smart phone or turn on the car radio, but our modern lifestyles would not be possible without the Electromagnetic Spectrum (spectrum). Our industries, healthcare services, safety...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

VALMET

MARKET LEADER, VALMET OFFERS UNIQUE AND INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS FOR PAPER, PULP AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES

With more than 220-years of industrial history and 63-years of presence in Brazil, the Finnish multinational provides integrated technologies, reaffirming its commitment to constant improvement and renewal. Valmet is a global leader in the development and supply of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries....

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

SAHMRI

Is South Australia’s independent, not-for-profit health and medical research institute

SAHMRI is South Australia’s independent, not-for-profit health and medical research institute. It sits at the nexus of health and medical research in South Australia, facilitating diverse and innovative collaborations that deliver better, more equitable, health and health care to people across the state and beyond. SAHMRI was created in 2009...

INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

PSS PATHFINDERS, INC

PSS PATHFINDERS

We Work Best-When We Work Together

For over 35 years, two generations, and over 100 years of combined leadership experience, PSS Pathfinders, Inc. is one of the leading workforce management and development companies in Puerto Rico. PSS provides a full range of human resources consulting, permanent and temporary employee recruitment solutions. Our leadership staff constantly monitors...

INNOVATION Quebec

Pharmabio Développement

Depuis 1999, Pharmabio Développement, le Comité sectoriel de maind’œuvre des industries des produits pharmaceutiques et biotechnologiques, porte fièrement sa mission de participer activement au développement de la main-d’œuvre et de l’emploi des entreprises de son secteur

Afin de soutenir sa mission, le mandat de Pharmabio Développement se définit comme suit : • Soutenir et conseiller les partenaires de l’industrie et de l’éducation dans le développement de solutions.• Approvisionner l’ensemble de ses partenaires en outils, en programmes et en information.• Jouer un rôle de premier plan dans...

INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1

FORECHECK

FORECHECK-THE SECRET WEAPON IN WINNING THE CYBERCRIME WAR

THE SECRET WEAPON IN WINNING THE CYBERCRIME WAR

Cyber security is an arms race that is positioned to continue indefinitely. New technologies are constantly emerging to combat cyber criminals, but regardless, criminals discover how to exploit them. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and other security-focused vendors detect many of these attacks and alert their customers and the community,...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

SSES

ORCHESTRATING A DISCIPLINARY SYMPHONY OF SIX LEADING UNIVERSITIES

The Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship (SSES) is an intriguing invention from Sweden’s capital. Much like Stockholm—a city comprised of several islands, each with its distinct character, yet contributing to a cohesive whole—SSES unites six leading universities to create a globally-unique nexus of entrepreneurial education. Established in 1999 with the support...

INNOVATION Quebec

CONSEIL DE L’INNOVATION DU QUÉBEC

THE INNOVATION REVOLUTION FOR QUÉBEC’S FUTURE

The mission of the Conseil de l’innovation du Québec is to boost innovation within Québec’s businesses and society. Its team takes action to develop the innovation ecosystem and build a stronger culture of innovation all around the province. From social innovation, artificial intelligence and sustainable development to business prosperity, it’s...

Ecosystems