Stories of Innovation

INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2

SAILPOINT

SAILPOINT-Innovation Is Everyone’s Job: A Strong Culture

Innovation Is Everyone’s Job: A Strong Culture, Distinct Viewpoints, Unique Identities, And A Passion For Solving Real Business Challenges Drive Meaningful Advancements At SailPoint

As businesses grow increasingly complex, SailPoint’s innovative culture ensures it is always considering “what’s next” in security. Driven by a passion for solving our customers’ most pressing security and identity challenges, SailPoint’s employees, known internally as “the crew,” constantly work to expand their understanding of the relevant components of governing...

INNOVATION Quebec

PHI CENTRE

Founded in 2012, the PHI Centre is dedicated to innovation at the frontiers of creative production and fosters the design, development, production, and presentation of a wide variety of disciplines and forms, with an emphasis on digital technologies and new media. Its programs and architecture are designed to be agile,...

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® New Jersey Vol.2

MARSH

OUR PURPOSE IS POSSIBILITY. AT MARSH, THE IDEA OF POSSIBILITY ISN’T JUST SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT

OUR PURPOSE IS POSSIBILITY. AT MARSH, THE IDEA OF POSSIBILITY ISN’T JUST SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT — IT’S SOMETHING WE’VE LIVED FOR OVER 150 YEARS. We help our clients and colleagues grow — and our communities thrive — by protecting and promoting Possibility. We seek better ways to manage risk...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

WIB CAPITAL

BUILDING A NEW FRONT DOOR TO INVESTMENT; DESIGNED TO REDUCE BIAS

Early-stage investing is often described as data-driven. In practice, first impressions still decide what gets a meeting and what gets ignored. WiB Capital is building a digital front door to investment that helps startups become investor-ready using AI, while reducing identity-based bias by letting the business case speak first. The...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

ZAGITAS

ZAGITAS-THE ZAGITAS STORY ACTUALLY BEGAN MANY YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THE FOUNDER’S PASSION TO SIMPLIFY AND IMPROVE PEOPLE’S WORK THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

THE ZAGITAS STORY ACTUALLY BEGAN MANY YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THE FOUNDER’S PASSION TO SIMPLIFY AND IMPROVE PEOPLE’S WORK THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Carlos Secada as a child with his parents and sister lived alone in the middle of the Amazon jungle. He grew up deprived of any initiative coming from modernity and technology. It was only after returning to the city and studying, that he managed to start working for Accenture, and...

INNOVATE® Milwaukee

BLOCK TIME FINANCIAL

PIONEERING THE FUTURE: VISION FOR DISRUPTION

PIONEERING THE FUTURE: VISION FOR DISRUPTION Block Time Financial is pioneering the financial technology sector in Milwaukee—and beyond. With a profound understanding of the rapidly changing landscape of global finance, CEO Bruce Rosenheimer, a seasoned Wall Street veteran, and CTO Lou Morgan, with three decades’ experience in the financial trading...

INNOVATION Quebec

TECHNUM QUEBEC

BROMONT, AN AVANT-GARDE CITY WHERE LIFE IS GOOD

It was under the sign of innovation that Bromont was born in 1964. The quality of life, the preservation of the environment and the sustainable economic development makes the success of this model city. Nearly 60-years later, innovation is still at the heart of its development with Technum Québec –...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

BT INDUSTRIAL

CHALLENGES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES

BT Industrial isn’t a company name you’ve come across in your day-to-day activities....

INNOVATION Quebec

INNOVLOG

CCTT IN LOGISTICS THE INSTITUT D’INNOVATION EN LOGISTIQUE DU QUÉBEC : A HELPING HAND FOR QUEBEC

For many years, innovation in logistics took a back seat to other priorities: market expansion, financial profitability, new product development, etc. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a collective realization of how important logistics is for territorial development, local autonomy, supply chain resilience and agility, and of course,...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

WHYFIVE INSIGHTS - BRANDMAPP

WHYFIVE INSIGHTS - BRANDMAPP- A WEALTH OF CONSUMER INSIGHTS

A WEALTH OF CONSUMER INSIGHTS

Where do brands and marketers look to understand middle-class consumers go to find actionable, realistic, useful data? That was the question the team at WhyFive Insights asked almost a decade ago when they launched a unique annual survey and data set called BrandMapp. “We were working in media at the...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

FUTURE LEAP

FUTURE LEAP-We Give Organisations The Space

We Give Organisations The Space, Knowledge, Contacts And Tools To Accelerate Their Sustainability Journey And Progress Towards Carbon Neutrality

WE DO THIS BY SHOWCASING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, FACILITATING FUTURE THINKING DISCUSSIONS AND COLLABORATING WITH ONE ANOTHER. Future Leap brings together a community of change-makers that Discover, Innovate and Collaborate on all things sustainability focussed. They have a carbon-neutral business hub in Bristol, the first of its kind in the country...

United Nations Lesotho

UNDP

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

SUPPORT ON DIGITIZATION UNDP helps countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress. UNDP is working for a Lesotho that is empowered and more resilient to create and sustain growth that will improve people’s lives. LEHOKELA DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY POLICING UNDP Lesotho, through...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

CARAVELA

A VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM SPECIALIZING IN EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENTS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA

CARAVELA-A VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM SPECIALIZING IN EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENTS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, FOCUSING ON PRE-SEED, SEED, AND SERIES A ROUNDS. They employ a sector-agnostic strategy, aiming to build a diverse portfolio of 25-30 companies in each of their funds. Caravela is known both for their go-to market approach, having analyzed more...

INNOVATE® Seattle

QUADRANT TECHNOLOGIES

A PHENOMENAL VOYAGE OF EMPOWERING BUSINESSES WITH CUTTING-EDGE IT SOLUTIONS

A PHENOMENAL VOYAGE OF EMPOWERING BUSINESSES WITH CUTTING-EDGE IT SOLUTIONS Founding Story: The Birth of Quadrant Resource, LLC In the year 2004, amidst a rapidly evolving technological landscape, a visionary group of IT experts came together to lay the foundation for what would eventually become Quadrant Resource, LLC DBA Quadrant...

INNOVATION Quebec

CEIMIA

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HIGH-IMPACT APPLIED PROJECTS IN RESPONSIBLE AI

A key player in the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI)CEIMIA is a key player in the responsible development of artificial intelligence, based on the principles of ethics, human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation and economic growth. Our role is to develop and implement high-impact applied projects in responsible artificial intelligence....

INNOVATION Quebec

QUÉBEC QUANTIQUE

ENABLING THE QUEBEC QUANTUM ECOSYSTEM

Quebec is currently well positioned and has all the right ingredients to be at the forefront of the next wave of disruptive innovations stemming from advances in quantum science and technology. In addition to the presence of internationally renowned researchers such as Gilles Brassard and Alexandre Blais, the numerous investments...

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

THOMAS MORE

THOMAS MORE-From Idea To Ecosystem

From Idea To Ecosystem

IN THE HEALTH SECTOR AT THOMAS MORE: We stimulate & support innovation For years, Research @Thomas More has been actively working on innovation in the health and welfare sector with its research groups Mobilab & Care and CEBUD, and the living lab research by LiCalab. We are the driving force...

INNOVATE® Georgia

COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY

INNOVATING PARTNERSHIPS

Columbus State University is a just-the-right-size institution that serves workforce needs with a wide array of affordable, relevant programs — several of which have become nationally distinctive. Built on an exceptional history of partnerships, Columbus State has created two campuses that create a foundation for students to succeed in the...

INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2

EMERGE BUILDING SOLUTIONS

A FULLY INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON THE RESIDENTIAL MULTI-UNIT MARKET

With over 27 years of experience delivering high-quality construction projects. Emerge starts construction by building components of the project in a manufacturing plant for the above-ground portion of a multi-story building at the time of groundbreaking. While the underground foundation and parking structure is being constructed, concrete and steel precast...

INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo

CATALYST COMMONS

BUILT FOR ENTREPRENEURS, BY ENTREPRENEURS

In the heart of KW’s tech hub, a century-old industrial site has been reimagined as one of Canada’s largest privately held coworking spaces. What used to be Dominion Tire factory is now the home base for more than 170 companies who work out of Catalyst Commons. Inside its 120,000-plus square...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

GOBOLT

GOBOLT-THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE

THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE, TECH-ENABLED FULFILLMENT AND LAST-MILE DELIVERY

For the company now known as GoBolt (formerly Bolt Logistics), what originally began in Toronto in 2017 as a small, but mighty team of three focused on providing concierge-esque consumer storage, quickly and organically evolved into a much larger nation-wide operation providing fulfillment and last-mile  logistics for local ecommerce merchants...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

VALLEY BANK

INNOVATION BREEDS CREATIVITY

Valley Bank is committed to fostering a culture where people can collaborate, create, and conceive ideas that provide our customers with an unmatched banking experience. That’s why we don’t define innovation from strictly a technological perspective, but rather as a way to enhance our customers’ experience through thoughtful, creative solutions...

INNOVATE® Northern Virginia

HUPSIDE

Measuring the Human Advantage in an AI-Saturated World

Artificial intelligence is moving faster than almost any technology shift before it. Organizations are adopting generative tools at scale, automating workflows, accelerating output, and celebrating efficiency gains. Yet beneath the surface of this rapid adoption, a quieter problem is emerging. As AI becomes more capable and more accessible, ideas are...

INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2

SAILPOINT

SAILPOINT-Innovation Is Everyone’s Job: A Strong Culture

Innovation Is Everyone’s Job: A Strong Culture, Distinct Viewpoints, Unique Identities, And A Passion For Solving Real Business Challenges Drive Meaningful Advancements At SailPoint

As businesses grow increasingly complex, SailPoint’s innovative culture ensures it is always considering “what’s next” in security. Driven by a passion for solving our customers’ most pressing security and identity challenges, SailPoint’s employees, known internally as “the crew,” constantly work to expand their understanding of the relevant components of governing...

INNOVATION Quebec

PHI CENTRE

Founded in 2012, the PHI Centre is dedicated to innovation at the frontiers of creative production and fosters the design, development, production, and presentation of a wide variety of disciplines and forms, with an emphasis on digital technologies and new media. Its programs and architecture are designed to be agile,...

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® New Jersey Vol.2

MARSH

OUR PURPOSE IS POSSIBILITY. AT MARSH, THE IDEA OF POSSIBILITY ISN’T JUST SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT

OUR PURPOSE IS POSSIBILITY. AT MARSH, THE IDEA OF POSSIBILITY ISN’T JUST SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT — IT’S SOMETHING WE’VE LIVED FOR OVER 150 YEARS. We help our clients and colleagues grow — and our communities thrive — by protecting and promoting Possibility. We seek better ways to manage risk...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

WIB CAPITAL

BUILDING A NEW FRONT DOOR TO INVESTMENT; DESIGNED TO REDUCE BIAS

Early-stage investing is often described as data-driven. In practice, first impressions still decide what gets a meeting and what gets ignored. WiB Capital is building a digital front door to investment that helps startups become investor-ready using AI, while reducing identity-based bias by letting the business case speak first. The...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

ZAGITAS

ZAGITAS-THE ZAGITAS STORY ACTUALLY BEGAN MANY YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THE FOUNDER’S PASSION TO SIMPLIFY AND IMPROVE PEOPLE’S WORK THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

THE ZAGITAS STORY ACTUALLY BEGAN MANY YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THE FOUNDER’S PASSION TO SIMPLIFY AND IMPROVE PEOPLE’S WORK THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Carlos Secada as a child with his parents and sister lived alone in the middle of the Amazon jungle. He grew up deprived of any initiative coming from modernity and technology. It was only after returning to the city and studying, that he managed to start working for Accenture, and...

INNOVATE® Milwaukee

BLOCK TIME FINANCIAL

PIONEERING THE FUTURE: VISION FOR DISRUPTION

PIONEERING THE FUTURE: VISION FOR DISRUPTION Block Time Financial is pioneering the financial technology sector in Milwaukee—and beyond. With a profound understanding of the rapidly changing landscape of global finance, CEO Bruce Rosenheimer, a seasoned Wall Street veteran, and CTO Lou Morgan, with three decades’ experience in the financial trading...

INNOVATION Quebec

TECHNUM QUEBEC

BROMONT, AN AVANT-GARDE CITY WHERE LIFE IS GOOD

It was under the sign of innovation that Bromont was born in 1964. The quality of life, the preservation of the environment and the sustainable economic development makes the success of this model city. Nearly 60-years later, innovation is still at the heart of its development with Technum Québec –...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

BT INDUSTRIAL

CHALLENGES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES

BT Industrial isn’t a company name you’ve come across in your day-to-day activities....

INNOVATION Quebec

INNOVLOG

CCTT IN LOGISTICS THE INSTITUT D’INNOVATION EN LOGISTIQUE DU QUÉBEC : A HELPING HAND FOR QUEBEC

For many years, innovation in logistics took a back seat to other priorities: market expansion, financial profitability, new product development, etc. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a collective realization of how important logistics is for territorial development, local autonomy, supply chain resilience and agility, and of course,...

INNOVATE™ South Africa

WHYFIVE INSIGHTS - BRANDMAPP

WHYFIVE INSIGHTS - BRANDMAPP- A WEALTH OF CONSUMER INSIGHTS

A WEALTH OF CONSUMER INSIGHTS

Where do brands and marketers look to understand middle-class consumers go to find actionable, realistic, useful data? That was the question the team at WhyFive Insights asked almost a decade ago when they launched a unique annual survey and data set called BrandMapp. “We were working in media at the...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

FUTURE LEAP

FUTURE LEAP-We Give Organisations The Space

We Give Organisations The Space, Knowledge, Contacts And Tools To Accelerate Their Sustainability Journey And Progress Towards Carbon Neutrality

WE DO THIS BY SHOWCASING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, FACILITATING FUTURE THINKING DISCUSSIONS AND COLLABORATING WITH ONE ANOTHER. Future Leap brings together a community of change-makers that Discover, Innovate and Collaborate on all things sustainability focussed. They have a carbon-neutral business hub in Bristol, the first of its kind in the country...

United Nations Lesotho

UNDP

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

SUPPORT ON DIGITIZATION UNDP helps countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress. UNDP is working for a Lesotho that is empowered and more resilient to create and sustain growth that will improve people’s lives. LEHOKELA DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR COMMUNITY POLICING UNDP Lesotho, through...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

CARAVELA

A VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM SPECIALIZING IN EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENTS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA

CARAVELA-A VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM SPECIALIZING IN EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENTS ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, FOCUSING ON PRE-SEED, SEED, AND SERIES A ROUNDS. They employ a sector-agnostic strategy, aiming to build a diverse portfolio of 25-30 companies in each of their funds. Caravela is known both for their go-to market approach, having analyzed more...

INNOVATE® Seattle

QUADRANT TECHNOLOGIES

A PHENOMENAL VOYAGE OF EMPOWERING BUSINESSES WITH CUTTING-EDGE IT SOLUTIONS

A PHENOMENAL VOYAGE OF EMPOWERING BUSINESSES WITH CUTTING-EDGE IT SOLUTIONS Founding Story: The Birth of Quadrant Resource, LLC In the year 2004, amidst a rapidly evolving technological landscape, a visionary group of IT experts came together to lay the foundation for what would eventually become Quadrant Resource, LLC DBA Quadrant...

INNOVATION Quebec

CEIMIA

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT HIGH-IMPACT APPLIED PROJECTS IN RESPONSIBLE AI

A key player in the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI)CEIMIA is a key player in the responsible development of artificial intelligence, based on the principles of ethics, human rights, inclusion, diversity, innovation and economic growth. Our role is to develop and implement high-impact applied projects in responsible artificial intelligence....

INNOVATION Quebec

QUÉBEC QUANTIQUE

ENABLING THE QUEBEC QUANTUM ECOSYSTEM

Quebec is currently well positioned and has all the right ingredients to be at the forefront of the next wave of disruptive innovations stemming from advances in quantum science and technology. In addition to the presence of internationally renowned researchers such as Gilles Brassard and Alexandre Blais, the numerous investments...

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

THOMAS MORE

THOMAS MORE-From Idea To Ecosystem

From Idea To Ecosystem

IN THE HEALTH SECTOR AT THOMAS MORE: We stimulate & support innovation For years, Research @Thomas More has been actively working on innovation in the health and welfare sector with its research groups Mobilab & Care and CEBUD, and the living lab research by LiCalab. We are the driving force...

INNOVATE® Georgia

COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY

INNOVATING PARTNERSHIPS

Columbus State University is a just-the-right-size institution that serves workforce needs with a wide array of affordable, relevant programs — several of which have become nationally distinctive. Built on an exceptional history of partnerships, Columbus State has created two campuses that create a foundation for students to succeed in the...

INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2

EMERGE BUILDING SOLUTIONS

A FULLY INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON THE RESIDENTIAL MULTI-UNIT MARKET

With over 27 years of experience delivering high-quality construction projects. Emerge starts construction by building components of the project in a manufacturing plant for the above-ground portion of a multi-story building at the time of groundbreaking. While the underground foundation and parking structure is being constructed, concrete and steel precast...

INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo

CATALYST COMMONS

BUILT FOR ENTREPRENEURS, BY ENTREPRENEURS

In the heart of KW’s tech hub, a century-old industrial site has been reimagined as one of Canada’s largest privately held coworking spaces. What used to be Dominion Tire factory is now the home base for more than 170 companies who work out of Catalyst Commons. Inside its 120,000-plus square...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

GOBOLT

GOBOLT-THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE

THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE, TECH-ENABLED FULFILLMENT AND LAST-MILE DELIVERY

For the company now known as GoBolt (formerly Bolt Logistics), what originally began in Toronto in 2017 as a small, but mighty team of three focused on providing concierge-esque consumer storage, quickly and organically evolved into a much larger nation-wide operation providing fulfillment and last-mile  logistics for local ecommerce merchants...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

VALLEY BANK

INNOVATION BREEDS CREATIVITY

Valley Bank is committed to fostering a culture where people can collaborate, create, and conceive ideas that provide our customers with an unmatched banking experience. That’s why we don’t define innovation from strictly a technological perspective, but rather as a way to enhance our customers’ experience through thoughtful, creative solutions...

INNOVATE® Northern Virginia

HUPSIDE

Measuring the Human Advantage in an AI-Saturated World

Artificial intelligence is moving faster than almost any technology shift before it. Organizations are adopting generative tools at scale, automating workflows, accelerating output, and celebrating efficiency gains. Yet beneath the surface of this rapid adoption, a quieter problem is emerging. As AI becomes more capable and more accessible, ideas are...

Ecosystems