Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Georgia
Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG)
We Are At The Forefront Of Efforts To Bridge The Skills Gap By Offering Programs That Are Closely Aligned With Industry Demands.
With 22 colleges and 88 campuses across Georgia, The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) provides quality technical education for more than 148,000 students (AY24). Founded on the principles of accessibility, affordability, and excellence in postsecondary education, TCSG has consistently played a pivotal role in shaping the economic landscape of...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
PILOTO 151
PUERTO RICO’S LAUNCHPAD FOR INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION
The year was 2012. Stolberg siblings, Sofia and Juan Carlos, had just moved back to their native Puerto Rico, ran their own businesses, and were searching for a coworking space to network with like-minded individuals. Noticing that coworking was not a thing on the Island, they took it upon themselves...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
LEIDOS AUSTRALIA
Leading the way in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems engineering
Leidos Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortune 500 company Leidos, has been a trusted partner to the Australian Government for over 25 years, having delivered some of the most complex software and systems integration projects in Australia. Led by a local leadership team, Leidos delivers projects and services through...
INNOVATION Quebec
Université de Sherbrooke
L’innovation fait partie intégrante de l’ADN de l’Université de Sherbrooke. Pour innover, elle ose penser autrement et prendre appui dans sa culture partenariale. Depuis sa création, l’UdeS a développé une étroite collaboration avec les différents milieux, tant celui des affaires, des industries que le monde communautaire. Aujourd’hui, cette proximité en...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
EPIGENICA
DEMOCRATIZING LARGE-SCALE EPIGENOMICS FOR THE AGE OF PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE
Not long ago, decoding DNA was the holy grail of biology. Today, a growing number of scientists and clinicians believe that the key to the next generation of healthcare lies in understanding how our genes are controlled – epigenetics. Epigenica, a Swedish biotech company founded by Dr. Mohamad Takwa and...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
FLOX
THE WILDLIFE INTELLIGENCE COMPANY
FROM A SWEDISH RESEARCH LAB TO A GLOBAL MISSION FOR HUMAN-WILDLIFE COEXISTENCE Flox is redefining how humans and wildlife share the planet. Founded in 2020 as a spin-off from the AI research lab at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the company has built the world’s first adaptive system...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
ORGANIKA
ORGANIKA-A SINCERE PASSION FOR DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CUSTOMER CARE
ORGANIKA-A SINCERE PASSION FOR DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CUSTOMER CARE AND LEADING WITH INNOVATION, HAS BECOME ORGANIKA’S KEYDIFFERENTIATOR IN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS SPACE. It has led Organika to achieve uncapped market success and global growth, even amidst a pandemic. Breaking out into 7,000 stores across the world, Organika has grown...
INNOVATE® Georgia
QTS
THE BACKBONE OF OUR MODERN ECONOMY
QTS Data Centers is a leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse footprint with over two gigawatts of critical power capacity under customer contract in North America and Europe. Part of the Blackstone portfolio, QTS delivers secure, compliant infrastructure solutions, robust connectivity and premium customer service to leading...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Innovation Fatigue:
Are We Innovating Too Fast for Society to Adapt?
Innovation used to feel like progress you could follow with your eyes. A new tool arrived. People learned it. Rules formed. Life adjusted. Now change comes in waves. Or storms. Sometimes both before lunch. Smartphones update every year. Software changes every month. Work habits shift every few weeks. Society, however,...
INNOVATION Quebec
MYCÉLIUM
Est l’incubateur-accélérateur de la Ville de Québec dédié aux entreprises en transformation alimentaire qui souhaitent améliorer l’offre alimentaire existante par un produit ou un procédé novateur ayant un impact positif et durable sur la santé, l’économie, la société ou sur l’environnement
MYCÉLIUM met de l’avant un modèle d’incubation novateur et bonifié par l’implication du réseau d’affaires régional, par l’expertise de ses intervenants et par son accès au talent de plusieurs scientifiques de l’Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels de l’Université Laval (INAF), le plus grand centre de recherche au...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
DIGER/ GUACEMMI
MORE THAN 50 PATENTS
Strongly supported by human, technological and financial resources, the Seccional group is part of an innovation network with 16 companies operating in the most diverse areas, notably: telecommunications, lighting, energy, research and development, real estate, finance and the exclusive distribution and representation for Brazil of the Japanese tire brand Yokohama,...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
COALITION OF PARENTS IN ESPORTS
REVOLUTIONIZING ESPORTS TOGETHER
INNOVATE™ Alberta
KPMG
Empowering Alberta’s Future Through Technology, Innovation and Collaboration
KPMG in Canada is proud to have been serving clients in Alberta for over 100 years. Today, they have one of the largest professional services firms in the province, providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services to public and private businesses. Their depth and diversity of experience and local presence are...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
Edmonton Regional Innovation Network
Connecting and Building a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem
The Edmonton Regional Innovation Network (ERIN) is a coalition of organisations in the Edmonton region that helps entrepreneurs start and grow innovative businesses. The ERIN aims to create a Regional Innovation Network that is accessible, inclusive of diverse thoughts and ways of doing, and meets the needs of the innovation...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
KEPLER
WE ARE ON A MISSION TO BUILD THE INTERNET OUTSIDE OF EARTH
WE ARE ON A MISSION TO BUILD THE INTERNET OUTSIDE OF EARTH Kepler Communications was founded in 2015 by a group of University of Toronto graduate students who met in the University of Toronto Aerospace Team, also known as UTAT. They noticed a massive renewal of interest and activity in...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
Aon
INNOVATION’S ROLE IN A HIGHLY VOLATILE WORLD
One of the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic experience is that companies have fundamentally changed the way they look at risk. Risks are more interconnected, so the impact is more profound. For example, increased weather events and supply chain disruptions are happening more frequently and having a greater impact...
INNOVATE® Detroit
RIVET WORK, INC
Scheduling and moving labor across construction projects sounds simple. But in reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s a never-ending process that’s nigh impossible to do accurately, efficiently and indefinitely. To make this less of a hurdle, RIVET Work Inc. (RIVET) created a Workforce Management platform tailor-made for...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Drobot
Human-Centered Automation, Born in South Carolina
In a manufacturing world grappling with worker shortages, rising costs, and the relentless complexity of “high-mix, low-volume” production, one Greenville-based startup is quietly reimagining what it means for humans and robots to work together. Drobot Inc. is pioneering a new generation of Collaborative Mobile Robots (CMRs) – machines designed not...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
MOONSHOTS
EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DRIVING EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
Located in the heart of Adelaide, South Australia, Moonshots Innervation is a game-changer in the world of business incubators. Founded by Shane Yeend, a very successful entrepreneur in the entertainment and aviation industries, who was Australian Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008, and Rick Carter, a seasoned professional with decades...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Education 2025-2026: new formats, key trends, and the role of Lectera
The field of education is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Technology, new methods, and societal changes are shaping a completely different approach to learning. All of this makes knowledge more accessible and the process itself more flexible and tailored to the needs of each student. This approach is being implemented...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
TIMBETER
FOUNDED AT THE GARAGE48 HACKATHON, TIMBETER LAUNCHED GLOBALLY IN 2016 AND HAS SINCE BECOME A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN DIGITAL TIMBER MEASUREMENT
Timbeter is an Estonian company whose digital solutions bring transparency, traceability, and efficiency to timber measurement from the forest to the factory. Its core products include a mobile app for logs and lumber measurement, a cloud platform for data management, and a dashboard for traceability and reporting. By applying AI,...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
LUMIRA VENTURES
CANADA’S PREMIER LIFE SCIENCES VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM
Lumira Ventures is one of the most active and dynamic healthcare venture capital firms in North America. Our mission is to generate the greatest impact in the healthcare ecosystem through investments in transformative biopharmaceutical and medical device companies across North America. By investing in exceptional entrepreneurs and building transformative life...
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® Nashville
INTERAWORKS
IS YOUR ORGANIZATION READY FOR THE FUTURE@WORK?
InteraWorks is an answer to how companies and their employees can elevate the human experience at work, leading to higher performance and new models of leadership, learning, and culture. The world has changed, and it is time that companies realize that people absolutely must come first. Their capacity and...
INNOVATE® Georgia
Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG)
We Are At The Forefront Of Efforts To Bridge The Skills Gap By Offering Programs That Are Closely Aligned With Industry Demands.
With 22 colleges and 88 campuses across Georgia, The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) provides quality technical education for more than 148,000 students (AY24). Founded on the principles of accessibility, affordability, and excellence in postsecondary education, TCSG has consistently played a pivotal role in shaping the economic landscape of...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
PILOTO 151
PUERTO RICO’S LAUNCHPAD FOR INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION
The year was 2012. Stolberg siblings, Sofia and Juan Carlos, had just moved back to their native Puerto Rico, ran their own businesses, and were searching for a coworking space to network with like-minded individuals. Noticing that coworking was not a thing on the Island, they took it upon themselves...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
LEIDOS AUSTRALIA
Leading the way in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems engineering
Leidos Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortune 500 company Leidos, has been a trusted partner to the Australian Government for over 25 years, having delivered some of the most complex software and systems integration projects in Australia. Led by a local leadership team, Leidos delivers projects and services through...
INNOVATION Quebec
Université de Sherbrooke
L’innovation fait partie intégrante de l’ADN de l’Université de Sherbrooke. Pour innover, elle ose penser autrement et prendre appui dans sa culture partenariale. Depuis sa création, l’UdeS a développé une étroite collaboration avec les différents milieux, tant celui des affaires, des industries que le monde communautaire. Aujourd’hui, cette proximité en...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
EPIGENICA
DEMOCRATIZING LARGE-SCALE EPIGENOMICS FOR THE AGE OF PERSONALIZED HEALTHCARE
Not long ago, decoding DNA was the holy grail of biology. Today, a growing number of scientists and clinicians believe that the key to the next generation of healthcare lies in understanding how our genes are controlled – epigenetics. Epigenica, a Swedish biotech company founded by Dr. Mohamad Takwa and...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
FLOX
THE WILDLIFE INTELLIGENCE COMPANY
FROM A SWEDISH RESEARCH LAB TO A GLOBAL MISSION FOR HUMAN-WILDLIFE COEXISTENCE Flox is redefining how humans and wildlife share the planet. Founded in 2020 as a spin-off from the AI research lab at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the company has built the world’s first adaptive system...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
ORGANIKA
ORGANIKA-A SINCERE PASSION FOR DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CUSTOMER CARE
ORGANIKA-A SINCERE PASSION FOR DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CUSTOMER CARE AND LEADING WITH INNOVATION, HAS BECOME ORGANIKA’S KEYDIFFERENTIATOR IN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS SPACE. It has led Organika to achieve uncapped market success and global growth, even amidst a pandemic. Breaking out into 7,000 stores across the world, Organika has grown...
INNOVATE® Georgia
QTS
THE BACKBONE OF OUR MODERN ECONOMY
QTS Data Centers is a leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse footprint with over two gigawatts of critical power capacity under customer contract in North America and Europe. Part of the Blackstone portfolio, QTS delivers secure, compliant infrastructure solutions, robust connectivity and premium customer service to leading...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Innovation Fatigue:
Are We Innovating Too Fast for Society to Adapt?
Innovation used to feel like progress you could follow with your eyes. A new tool arrived. People learned it. Rules formed. Life adjusted. Now change comes in waves. Or storms. Sometimes both before lunch. Smartphones update every year. Software changes every month. Work habits shift every few weeks. Society, however,...
INNOVATION Quebec
MYCÉLIUM
Est l’incubateur-accélérateur de la Ville de Québec dédié aux entreprises en transformation alimentaire qui souhaitent améliorer l’offre alimentaire existante par un produit ou un procédé novateur ayant un impact positif et durable sur la santé, l’économie, la société ou sur l’environnement
MYCÉLIUM met de l’avant un modèle d’incubation novateur et bonifié par l’implication du réseau d’affaires régional, par l’expertise de ses intervenants et par son accès au talent de plusieurs scientifiques de l’Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels de l’Université Laval (INAF), le plus grand centre de recherche au...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
DIGER/ GUACEMMI
MORE THAN 50 PATENTS
Strongly supported by human, technological and financial resources, the Seccional group is part of an innovation network with 16 companies operating in the most diverse areas, notably: telecommunications, lighting, energy, research and development, real estate, finance and the exclusive distribution and representation for Brazil of the Japanese tire brand Yokohama,...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
COALITION OF PARENTS IN ESPORTS
REVOLUTIONIZING ESPORTS TOGETHER
INNOVATE™ Alberta
KPMG
Empowering Alberta’s Future Through Technology, Innovation and Collaboration
KPMG in Canada is proud to have been serving clients in Alberta for over 100 years. Today, they have one of the largest professional services firms in the province, providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services to public and private businesses. Their depth and diversity of experience and local presence are...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
Edmonton Regional Innovation Network
Connecting and Building a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem
The Edmonton Regional Innovation Network (ERIN) is a coalition of organisations in the Edmonton region that helps entrepreneurs start and grow innovative businesses. The ERIN aims to create a Regional Innovation Network that is accessible, inclusive of diverse thoughts and ways of doing, and meets the needs of the innovation...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
KEPLER
WE ARE ON A MISSION TO BUILD THE INTERNET OUTSIDE OF EARTH
WE ARE ON A MISSION TO BUILD THE INTERNET OUTSIDE OF EARTH Kepler Communications was founded in 2015 by a group of University of Toronto graduate students who met in the University of Toronto Aerospace Team, also known as UTAT. They noticed a massive renewal of interest and activity in...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
Aon
INNOVATION’S ROLE IN A HIGHLY VOLATILE WORLD
One of the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic experience is that companies have fundamentally changed the way they look at risk. Risks are more interconnected, so the impact is more profound. For example, increased weather events and supply chain disruptions are happening more frequently and having a greater impact...
INNOVATE® Detroit
RIVET WORK, INC
Scheduling and moving labor across construction projects sounds simple. But in reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s a never-ending process that’s nigh impossible to do accurately, efficiently and indefinitely. To make this less of a hurdle, RIVET Work Inc. (RIVET) created a Workforce Management platform tailor-made for...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Drobot
Human-Centered Automation, Born in South Carolina
In a manufacturing world grappling with worker shortages, rising costs, and the relentless complexity of “high-mix, low-volume” production, one Greenville-based startup is quietly reimagining what it means for humans and robots to work together. Drobot Inc. is pioneering a new generation of Collaborative Mobile Robots (CMRs) – machines designed not...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
MOONSHOTS
EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DRIVING EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
Located in the heart of Adelaide, South Australia, Moonshots Innervation is a game-changer in the world of business incubators. Founded by Shane Yeend, a very successful entrepreneur in the entertainment and aviation industries, who was Australian Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008, and Rick Carter, a seasoned professional with decades...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Education 2025-2026: new formats, key trends, and the role of Lectera
The field of education is evolving at an unprecedented rate. Technology, new methods, and societal changes are shaping a completely different approach to learning. All of this makes knowledge more accessible and the process itself more flexible and tailored to the needs of each student. This approach is being implemented...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
TIMBETER
FOUNDED AT THE GARAGE48 HACKATHON, TIMBETER LAUNCHED GLOBALLY IN 2016 AND HAS SINCE BECOME A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN DIGITAL TIMBER MEASUREMENT
Timbeter is an Estonian company whose digital solutions bring transparency, traceability, and efficiency to timber measurement from the forest to the factory. Its core products include a mobile app for logs and lumber measurement, a cloud platform for data management, and a dashboard for traceability and reporting. By applying AI,...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
LUMIRA VENTURES
CANADA’S PREMIER LIFE SCIENCES VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM
Lumira Ventures is one of the most active and dynamic healthcare venture capital firms in North America. Our mission is to generate the greatest impact in the healthcare ecosystem through investments in transformative biopharmaceutical and medical device companies across North America. By investing in exceptional entrepreneurs and building transformative life...
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® Nashville
INTERAWORKS
IS YOUR ORGANIZATION READY FOR THE FUTURE@WORK?
InteraWorks is an answer to how companies and their employees can elevate the human experience at work, leading to higher performance and new models of leadership, learning, and culture. The world has changed, and it is time that companies realize that people absolutely must come first. Their capacity and...