Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
AEROMETREX
FROM ADELAIDE TO THE SKIES: BUILDING SPATIAL TECH FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE
Aerometrex is a geospatial technology company focused on providing data and derived insights for a range of applications. Launched in 1980, the company is a preferred supplier of aerial imagery, 3D models and LiDAR data for both the public & private sectors. The company is headquartered in Adelaide and stands...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
Every Single Degree That We Have Is Touching Esports In Some Capacity. We’re Seeing It Everywhere
For Full Sail University, esports came naturally. Since the school has offered gaming degrees for over 25 years, it came as no surprise when esports culture became widespread among Full Sail’s students. The wildly popular degree programs have made gaming just as prevalent on campus as music or film. And...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
EARTHWARE
THE LANDSCAPE OF REUSABLE PACKAGING SYSTEMS IS TRANSFORMED BY CALGARY’S EARTHWARE
It began as a lightbulb moment during the pandemic, when Earthware Reusables Inc. founder, John MacInnes, was moved to do something about the waste he and his family generated during a typical takeout meal. It has now turned into a worldwide first, in reusable systems. No stranger to entrepreneurship, having...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Spartanburg Community College
Chasing Dreams, Transforming Futures
Helping Students Dream it. Chase it. Live it. Spartanburg Community College (SCC) transforms lives and communities through accessible, high-quality education and workforce development. Committed to fostering student success and economic growth, SCC equips learners with the skills and knowledge to excel in their careers. With five campuses across Spartanburg, Cherokee,...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
bMEDIA
LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY
bMedia was founded in 2009 with a clear vision in mind; to bring innovation to the outdoor media industry. Since its foundation, bMedia has revolutionized the island’s media industry by changing the outdoor media landscape and developing what is today one of Puerto Rico’s leading media companies, and one of...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
ArtRepublic - Empowering The Artists Shaping Contemporary Culture
Artists First We believe that by empowering artists the world can be a better place. We help artists thrive by giving them access to today’s leading-edge technology and abundant resources to create. We are a passionate collective of artists and industry experts with many years of first-hand experience producing ambitious...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
SOLDIERFIT
IS A FUNCTIONAL FITNESS WORKOUT PROGRAM INSPIRED BY THE UNITED STATES MILITARY VOTED “BEST BOOTCAMP
We have revolutionized Bootcamp fitness by delivering results for all fitness levels through military structured, camaraderie based training while giving people a place of belonging. All while giving back to a greater purpose – Our Veterans. With every workout and drop of sweat we honor and remember those who paid...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
FORECHECK
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,...
INNOVATION Quebec
CCEG
CCTT EN GÉRONTOLOGIE
Le seul et unique centre de recherche collégial sur le vieillissement au Canada – Le CCEG, leader, partenaire et ambassadeur. Le Centre collégial d’expertise en gérontologie (CCEG) se préoccupe des multiples dimensions du vieillissement de la population. Il contribue ainsi activement à faire avancer la compréhension des enjeux des personnes...
INNOVATE® Nashville
Brock Family Center
Accelerating the translation of Vanderbilt discoveries through commercialization and industry partnerships
The Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation was established at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2023 through a $10 million gift from the Brock family, including John F. Brock III, his wife, Mary, and their three adult children – Rebecca Brock Dixon, John F. Brock IV and Major Brock. The...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
GLADIUS STUDIOS
TRANSFORMING IDEAS INTO A WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT AND INNOVATION
Gladius Studios is an Emmy Award Winner animation studio located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The innovation and emerging technologies company is committed to develop superior quality projects such as content for advertising, educational purposes and entertainment. To support and retain local talent in the industry of animation and technology,...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
Bellevue Strategies
From Advocacy to Action
Philadelphia is a city defined by its history of civic engagement, political innovation, and trade and culture in the early days of the United States of America. Two-hundred-and-fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia’s identity as a center for political activation is still going strong. In...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
PARANÁ STATE
SECRETARIAT FOR INNOVATION, MODERNIZATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF PARANÁ
According to the Connected Smart Cities 2023 ranking, Paraná holds a prominent national position, with ten cities from the state, including Curitiba, among the top hundred in the overall ranking. Moreover, Paraná is recognized as a leader in sustainability and innovation in Brazil, as indicated by the renowned Bright Cities...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
KU LEUVEN
INNOVATION PARTNER PAR EXCELLENCE IN THE MECHELEN-KEMPEN REGION
The Geel and De Nayer (Sint-Katelijne-Waver) campuses are part of the Faculty of Engineering Technology at KU Leuven. Here, high-quality education and research go hand-in-hand: not only do these campuses train passionate engineers, they also offer many opportunities for companies that want to innovate. Our campuses play an active role...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
USCREEN
BUILDING A MORE CONNECTED CREATOR FUTURE THROUGH THE POWER OF MEMBERSHIPS
USCREEN IS AN ALL-IN-ONE MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM BUILT FOR VIDEO CREATORS. Uscreen started as a bootstrapped company in 2014 with just an idea to start streaming DVDs and quickly pivoted to helping their customers sell video on demand subscriptions. Early customers include Yoga with Adriene and Sarah Beth Yoga, two highly...
INNOVATE® Miami
Chargello
Now in twenty-six countries and over 6000 restaurants and other venues
Chargello makes portable phone charging kits, places them in restaurants and other venues, and uses this unique location to sell targeted ads. By doing this, they have built a highly focused new media channel while also solving the universal need for charging your phone away from home. “My phone was...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
ADA PRACTICE TRANSITIONS
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS THE FUTURE OF DENTISTRY
ADA Business Innovation Group (ADABIG) is a subsidiary of the American Dental Association (ADA), formed in 2018 to help dentists solve the industry’s most pressing challenges. In 2019, ADABIG launched its first service: ADA Practice TransitionsTM (ADAPT), a state-of-the-art online platform designed to help dentists navigate career transitions. Today ADAPT...
Global Innovation Spotlight
3 Essential Innovations Building Smarter, Safer Workshops
3 Essential Innovations Building Smarter, Safer Workshops Essential tricks for building a smarter, safer workshop include upgrading to certified mechanical lifting systems with redundant locks. Implementing real-time air quality monitoring for hazardous gases is equally critical for modern facilities. Finally, designing a connected workspace with IoT sensors that track environmental...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
PEAC Solutions
Elevating Possibility Through Global Financing Expertise of Technology Innovation
From the dot-com collapse to the regional banking crisis, rising interest rates, the COVID-19 pandemic, and now government shutdowns and trade barrier uncertainty, the twenty-first century has seen its fair share of economic turmoil. It has also been a period of unprecedented growth fueled by technological innovations that have rewritten...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
INTEGER HOTSPOT
THE INNO-GRATION AGENCY
“Inno-gration”? For IntegerHotspot’s, true innovation, founded in full integration, has informed the approach and ethos since day one. And has afforded the agency an edge since before certain interpretations of “integration” infiltrated agency zeitgeist. THE INTEGRATION ARCHETYPEIntegerHotspot’s was founded in 1999 by advertising maverick, Di Wilson as Pod Communications. From...
INNOVATE® Georgia
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY
WE ARE COMMITTED TO INFUSING A CULTURE OF CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY-WE ARE COMMITTED TO INFUSING A CULTURE OF CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. A 10-YEAR-OLD UNIVERSITY WITH 195 YEARS OF HISTORYAs the state’s flagship health sciences and medical research university, home of the state’s Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center, and one of...
INNOVATION Quebec
AG-BIO CENTRE
A BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR FUTURE NEEDS
Within the technology complex at the Cégep de Lévis, AG-Bio Centre occupies a unique place in the world of innovative business incubators in Quebec. This incubator created in 2002, with the aim of producing a structure combining science and business, is the result of the collaboration and partnership between the...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
PSS PATHFINDERS, INC
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...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
OGILVY
HOW FEARLESS PARTNERSHIPS DRIVE BRAND GROWTH
BRAVE IDEAS ARE WHAT ENABLES A BRAND TO RELENTLESSLY CAPTURE THE ATTENTION AND LOYALTY OF CONSUMERS. Creating a partnership based on shared responsibility enables clients and their agencies to build brands that become permanent fixtures in the hearts and minds of consumers. It is a philosophy and way of...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
AEROMETREX
FROM ADELAIDE TO THE SKIES: BUILDING SPATIAL TECH FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE
Aerometrex is a geospatial technology company focused on providing data and derived insights for a range of applications. Launched in 1980, the company is a preferred supplier of aerial imagery, 3D models and LiDAR data for both the public & private sectors. The company is headquartered in Adelaide and stands...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY
Every Single Degree That We Have Is Touching Esports In Some Capacity. We’re Seeing It Everywhere
For Full Sail University, esports came naturally. Since the school has offered gaming degrees for over 25 years, it came as no surprise when esports culture became widespread among Full Sail’s students. The wildly popular degree programs have made gaming just as prevalent on campus as music or film. And...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
EARTHWARE
THE LANDSCAPE OF REUSABLE PACKAGING SYSTEMS IS TRANSFORMED BY CALGARY’S EARTHWARE
It began as a lightbulb moment during the pandemic, when Earthware Reusables Inc. founder, John MacInnes, was moved to do something about the waste he and his family generated during a typical takeout meal. It has now turned into a worldwide first, in reusable systems. No stranger to entrepreneurship, having...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Spartanburg Community College
Chasing Dreams, Transforming Futures
Helping Students Dream it. Chase it. Live it. Spartanburg Community College (SCC) transforms lives and communities through accessible, high-quality education and workforce development. Committed to fostering student success and economic growth, SCC equips learners with the skills and knowledge to excel in their careers. With five campuses across Spartanburg, Cherokee,...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
bMEDIA
LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY
bMedia was founded in 2009 with a clear vision in mind; to bring innovation to the outdoor media industry. Since its foundation, bMedia has revolutionized the island’s media industry by changing the outdoor media landscape and developing what is today one of Puerto Rico’s leading media companies, and one of...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
ArtRepublic - Empowering The Artists Shaping Contemporary Culture
Artists First We believe that by empowering artists the world can be a better place. We help artists thrive by giving them access to today’s leading-edge technology and abundant resources to create. We are a passionate collective of artists and industry experts with many years of first-hand experience producing ambitious...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
SOLDIERFIT
IS A FUNCTIONAL FITNESS WORKOUT PROGRAM INSPIRED BY THE UNITED STATES MILITARY VOTED “BEST BOOTCAMP
We have revolutionized Bootcamp fitness by delivering results for all fitness levels through military structured, camaraderie based training while giving people a place of belonging. All while giving back to a greater purpose – Our Veterans. With every workout and drop of sweat we honor and remember those who paid...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
FORECHECK
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,...
INNOVATION Quebec
CCEG
CCTT EN GÉRONTOLOGIE
Le seul et unique centre de recherche collégial sur le vieillissement au Canada – Le CCEG, leader, partenaire et ambassadeur. Le Centre collégial d’expertise en gérontologie (CCEG) se préoccupe des multiples dimensions du vieillissement de la population. Il contribue ainsi activement à faire avancer la compréhension des enjeux des personnes...
INNOVATE® Nashville
Brock Family Center
Accelerating the translation of Vanderbilt discoveries through commercialization and industry partnerships
The Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation was established at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2023 through a $10 million gift from the Brock family, including John F. Brock III, his wife, Mary, and their three adult children – Rebecca Brock Dixon, John F. Brock IV and Major Brock. The...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
GLADIUS STUDIOS
TRANSFORMING IDEAS INTO A WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT AND INNOVATION
Gladius Studios is an Emmy Award Winner animation studio located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The innovation and emerging technologies company is committed to develop superior quality projects such as content for advertising, educational purposes and entertainment. To support and retain local talent in the industry of animation and technology,...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
Bellevue Strategies
From Advocacy to Action
Philadelphia is a city defined by its history of civic engagement, political innovation, and trade and culture in the early days of the United States of America. Two-hundred-and-fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia’s identity as a center for political activation is still going strong. In...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
PARANÁ STATE
SECRETARIAT FOR INNOVATION, MODERNIZATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF PARANÁ
According to the Connected Smart Cities 2023 ranking, Paraná holds a prominent national position, with ten cities from the state, including Curitiba, among the top hundred in the overall ranking. Moreover, Paraná is recognized as a leader in sustainability and innovation in Brazil, as indicated by the renowned Bright Cities...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
KU LEUVEN
INNOVATION PARTNER PAR EXCELLENCE IN THE MECHELEN-KEMPEN REGION
The Geel and De Nayer (Sint-Katelijne-Waver) campuses are part of the Faculty of Engineering Technology at KU Leuven. Here, high-quality education and research go hand-in-hand: not only do these campuses train passionate engineers, they also offer many opportunities for companies that want to innovate. Our campuses play an active role...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
USCREEN
BUILDING A MORE CONNECTED CREATOR FUTURE THROUGH THE POWER OF MEMBERSHIPS
USCREEN IS AN ALL-IN-ONE MEMBERSHIP PLATFORM BUILT FOR VIDEO CREATORS. Uscreen started as a bootstrapped company in 2014 with just an idea to start streaming DVDs and quickly pivoted to helping their customers sell video on demand subscriptions. Early customers include Yoga with Adriene and Sarah Beth Yoga, two highly...
INNOVATE® Miami
Chargello
Now in twenty-six countries and over 6000 restaurants and other venues
Chargello makes portable phone charging kits, places them in restaurants and other venues, and uses this unique location to sell targeted ads. By doing this, they have built a highly focused new media channel while also solving the universal need for charging your phone away from home. “My phone was...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
ADA PRACTICE TRANSITIONS
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS THE FUTURE OF DENTISTRY
ADA Business Innovation Group (ADABIG) is a subsidiary of the American Dental Association (ADA), formed in 2018 to help dentists solve the industry’s most pressing challenges. In 2019, ADABIG launched its first service: ADA Practice TransitionsTM (ADAPT), a state-of-the-art online platform designed to help dentists navigate career transitions. Today ADAPT...
Global Innovation Spotlight
3 Essential Innovations Building Smarter, Safer Workshops
3 Essential Innovations Building Smarter, Safer Workshops Essential tricks for building a smarter, safer workshop include upgrading to certified mechanical lifting systems with redundant locks. Implementing real-time air quality monitoring for hazardous gases is equally critical for modern facilities. Finally, designing a connected workspace with IoT sensors that track environmental...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
PEAC Solutions
Elevating Possibility Through Global Financing Expertise of Technology Innovation
From the dot-com collapse to the regional banking crisis, rising interest rates, the COVID-19 pandemic, and now government shutdowns and trade barrier uncertainty, the twenty-first century has seen its fair share of economic turmoil. It has also been a period of unprecedented growth fueled by technological innovations that have rewritten...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
INTEGER HOTSPOT
THE INNO-GRATION AGENCY
“Inno-gration”? For IntegerHotspot’s, true innovation, founded in full integration, has informed the approach and ethos since day one. And has afforded the agency an edge since before certain interpretations of “integration” infiltrated agency zeitgeist. THE INTEGRATION ARCHETYPEIntegerHotspot’s was founded in 1999 by advertising maverick, Di Wilson as Pod Communications. From...
INNOVATE® Georgia
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY
WE ARE COMMITTED TO INFUSING A CULTURE OF CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY-WE ARE COMMITTED TO INFUSING A CULTURE OF CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. A 10-YEAR-OLD UNIVERSITY WITH 195 YEARS OF HISTORYAs the state’s flagship health sciences and medical research university, home of the state’s Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center, and one of...
INNOVATION Quebec
AG-BIO CENTRE
A BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR FUTURE NEEDS
Within the technology complex at the Cégep de Lévis, AG-Bio Centre occupies a unique place in the world of innovative business incubators in Quebec. This incubator created in 2002, with the aim of producing a structure combining science and business, is the result of the collaboration and partnership between the...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
PSS PATHFINDERS, INC
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...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
OGILVY
HOW FEARLESS PARTNERSHIPS DRIVE BRAND GROWTH
BRAVE IDEAS ARE WHAT ENABLES A BRAND TO RELENTLESSLY CAPTURE THE ATTENTION AND LOYALTY OF CONSUMERS. Creating a partnership based on shared responsibility enables clients and their agencies to build brands that become permanent fixtures in the hearts and minds of consumers. It is a philosophy and way of...