Thought Leaders

Phoebe Cade Miles

Phoebe Cade Miles

Co-Founder - The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Phoebe Cade Miles Co-Founder – The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention In 2004, I helped my father, Dr. James Robert Cade, the lead inventor of Gatorade, to establish the Cade Museum. Sixteen years later, it is inspiring the next generation of inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. The Gatorade story had...

INNOVATE™ Montréal

Dr. Fabrice Brunet

Dr Fabrice Brunet - Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) – Vers un système de santé innovant et apprenant / Towards an innovative learning health system Dr. Fabrice BrunetPrésident-Directeur Général du CHUM English: The health care system is facing major challenges and needs to change if it wants to provide optimal health care...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

MARCO SALINAS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER, HUBBLE

I envision a world where “energy efficiency” is a familiar concept to every single mum and dad. I want transparency in every stage of the construction process, and energy efficiency used as a feature in every property transaction. We want a world where everyone knows the benefits of better energy...

INNOVATE® Utah

Ivy V. Estabrooke

Ivy V. Estabrooke

Phd, Vice President For Government And Community Programs - PolarityTE

The United States has long depended on innovation, technology, and small businesses to maintain economic prosperity and a national security advantage. While much of this economic growth has come out of hubs on the East and West Coasts, Utah has managed to create a non-traditional innovation ecosystem that has resulted...

INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

CARLOS COBIAN

CARLOS COBIAN

FOUNDER AND CEO, GRAVITAL AGENCY

“OUR PASSION IS TO HELP COMPANIES GROW. OUR HIGHEST INTENT IS TO FOSTER A STRONG SERVICE PHILOSOPHY THAT ENSURES OUR CLIENTS ACHIEVE THE SUCCESS THEY SEEK AND DESERVE. WE WANT THEM TO DO WELL BECAUSE WE WANT OUR ECONOMY AND SOCIETY TO DO WELL. IT’S A WIN-WIN.”– CARLOS COBIAN, FOUNDER AND...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

CLEMENT TSANG

CLEMENT TSANG

MANAGING DIRECTOR, AUSTRALIA

As of the writing of this article in October 2021, the Twitch Influencer payment hack was making its way through the metaverse, enabling a comparison between the compensation that influencers and broadcast anchors enjoy, and the relative engagement they have with theiraudiences and the business models that underpin their ecosystems...

INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2

SAMANTHA MATHEWS

FOUNDER @LEARNBYLOCI

The technology industry is so broad-reaching and established that “innovation” has become the status quo. The problem that comes along with this entrenched approach to technological development is that we’ve also codified what the people who innovate look like; where they went to school, who they know, and what kind...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

PROFESSOR IAN WHITE

PROFESSOR IAN WHITE

VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF BATH

Innovation and collaboration will always be essential to power progress in our societies and I think are a crucial part of what universities in particular can offer in partnership with others. This is especially important now as we begin to recover from Covid-19, and I have been pleased to play...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

DANTE DISPARTE

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER AND HEAD OF GLOBAL POLICY AT CIRCLE

While many people are preoccupied about the potential risks if digital asset innovations succeed, what are the risks if we fail? Billions of people are relegated to the financial shadows because analog financial services have reached a point of diminishing returns, which would be a terrible societal outcome. I advocate...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

JESSICA MEDEIROS & SUZANNE DUNCAN

FEMME GAMING

As women representing a mosaic of cultural diversity in the esports and the traditional sport industry, both Jessica Medeiros & Suzanne Duncan are no strangers to the heavy lifts asked of female leadership at executive tables in the gaming space. As the founders of Femme Gaming, we are both passionate...

INNOVATE® San Diego Vol.1

Nathan Fletcher

Nathan Fletcher

County Supervisor - County Of San Diego, 4th District

Not many people understand the role of County government, let alone a County Supervisor, in delivering vital services to our communities and region. Yet, the San Diego County government is responsible for more than six billion dollars in annual revenue and expenditures. Things like behavioral health services, child welfare services,...

INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1

Christine Schyvinck

Christine Schyvinck

President And CEO, Shure Incorporated

Business leaders choose different paths that eventually lead them to their present positions. Each individual journey can provide unique perspectives for unlocking success at their organizations. I’m proud of the path I chose, because it enabled me to immerse myself in the vision established by our Company’s founder, S.N. Shure,...

INNOVATE™ Alberta

JOHN WILSON

PRESIDENT & CEO, INNOVATE CALGARY

Welcome to Alberta. I am writing this note today from Calgary, or Mohkinstsis, a place where peoples have gathered for centuries to share and to learn, and I am honored to continue this tradition. Since 1986, Innovate Calgary has been the commercialization arm of the University of Calgary. In 2024,...

INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2

JAMES BARROOD

INNOVATION+ | TECH COUNCIL VENTURES

I’ve spent over 25 years evangelizing New Jersey as a truly remarkable (if occasionally under-appreciated) center of innovation. It’s been my responsibility and pleasure – to show leaders the powerful advantages of plugging into our regional innovation ecosystem, in markets ranging from internet to biotech. Today, I’m more excited about...

INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2

Erin Mays & Kalyn Rozanski

Erin Mays & Kalyn Rozanski

CO-CEOs - Ebco

Thought leaders in the truest sense, Erin Mays and Kalyn Rozanski of Ebco are completely reenvisioning and disrupting the trend and innovation research space with unique and differentiated products and services that support global Fortune 1000 companies. Coming from design thinking and qualitative research backgrounds, Mays shares “we no longer...

INNOVATE® Nashville

MARIA F. MCLENDON

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AT FIRST SOUTH FINANCIAL

Every day, I’m reminded that the world of financial services is both exciting and challenging. We live in a time when consumers are flooded with options, yet too often, they’re still unsure where to turn for real guidance and personal connection. In my experience, the three biggest challenges facing our...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

AARON HICKMANN

FOUNDER, VALO

PUTTING SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN THE SPOTLIGHTI’ve never watched the world go by without wanting to stick my hand up and disrupt proceedings. At school I was the one with the locker full of PlayStation memory cards, running my own business and disrupting. School students are supposed to sit and learn,...

INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1

Joel B. Bruckman

Joel B. Bruckman

Attorney - Freeborn & Peters LLP

I support innovators by providing them with a comprehensive approach to data privacy and cybersecurity to both protect them and free them to function at full capacity. This includes providing clients with: i) a clear understanding of the data privacy laws and regulations applicable to their businesses; ii) guidance in...

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

Fred Niemans

FRED NIEMANS

PRESIDENT, WORLD TRADE CENTER ANTWERP

 It’s not the strongest species that survives, nor is it the most intelligent one. It’s the species that has the ability to cope with drastic changes. That’s Darwinism in a nutshell. His ‘survival of the fittest’… also applies to the corporate ecosystem. Agility reduces fragility: the companies and organisations that...

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

RICHARD BRANDENBURG

UNFOLD HOSPITALITY - CEO

Life moves at a whirlwind pace, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s the importance of passion in what we do. From the constant relocations of my childhood to the improvisational challenges of running a kitchen, my journey has been about finding joy in the present and embracing change...

INNOVATE® Tampa Bay Vol.3

ED BUCKLEY

ED BUCKLEY

PhD, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, PEERFIT

I grew up as a military kid and was taught the value of discipline and structure really early on in life. I went to the University of Florida on a scholarship from the Navy ROTC program (#gogators) and went on to earn my Master’s in Public Health and a Ph.D....

INNOVATE® South Carolina

GSP International Airport

Dave Edwards, President/CEO at GSP Airport District

As a leader, I’ve always believed that success isn’t measured solely by the milestones we achieve but by the way we inspire others to grow and excel alongside us. When I joined the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District, my vision was clear: to create an organization that not only excels operationally but...

INNOVATE™ Alberta

TONY WEEKS

PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE BRENDA STRAFFORD FOUNDATION

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging tool that is rapidly changing how we live our lives and evolving at a very fast pace. Beyond the convenience benefits, AI offers significant potential in support of healthy aging, including predicting health risks and adverse events. By 2040, projections suggest that 10.8 million...

AI Québec

GILLES SAVARD

GILLES SAVARD

CEO, IVADO

Data are everywhere: they are drivers of innovation and at the heart of the transformation taking hold all around us. Integral to many enabling technologies now maturing, from cloud computing to the Internet of things, 5G, 3D, augmented reality, robotics and more, these data and their valorization by analysis are...

Phoebe Cade Miles

Phoebe Cade Miles

Co-Founder - The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention

Phoebe Cade Miles Co-Founder – The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention In 2004, I helped my father, Dr. James Robert Cade, the lead inventor of Gatorade, to establish the Cade Museum. Sixteen years later, it is inspiring the next generation of inventors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. The Gatorade story had...

Dr. Fabrice Brunet

Dr Fabrice Brunet - Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) – Vers un système de santé innovant et apprenant / Towards an innovative learning health system Dr. Fabrice BrunetPrésident-Directeur Général du CHUM English: The health care system is facing major challenges and needs to change if it wants to provide optimal health care...

MARCO SALINAS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CO-FOUNDER, HUBBLE

I envision a world where “energy efficiency” is a familiar concept to every single mum and dad. I want transparency in every stage of the construction process, and energy efficiency used as a feature in every property transaction. We want a world where everyone knows the benefits of better energy...

Ivy V. Estabrooke

Ivy V. Estabrooke

Phd, Vice President For Government And Community Programs - PolarityTE

The United States has long depended on innovation, technology, and small businesses to maintain economic prosperity and a national security advantage. While much of this economic growth has come out of hubs on the East and West Coasts, Utah has managed to create a non-traditional innovation ecosystem that has resulted...

CARLOS COBIAN

CARLOS COBIAN

FOUNDER AND CEO, GRAVITAL AGENCY

“OUR PASSION IS TO HELP COMPANIES GROW. OUR HIGHEST INTENT IS TO FOSTER A STRONG SERVICE PHILOSOPHY THAT ENSURES OUR CLIENTS ACHIEVE THE SUCCESS THEY SEEK AND DESERVE. WE WANT THEM TO DO WELL BECAUSE WE WANT OUR ECONOMY AND SOCIETY TO DO WELL. IT’S A WIN-WIN.”– CARLOS COBIAN, FOUNDER AND...

CLEMENT TSANG

CLEMENT TSANG

MANAGING DIRECTOR, AUSTRALIA

As of the writing of this article in October 2021, the Twitch Influencer payment hack was making its way through the metaverse, enabling a comparison between the compensation that influencers and broadcast anchors enjoy, and the relative engagement they have with theiraudiences and the business models that underpin their ecosystems...

SAMANTHA MATHEWS

FOUNDER @LEARNBYLOCI

The technology industry is so broad-reaching and established that “innovation” has become the status quo. The problem that comes along with this entrenched approach to technological development is that we’ve also codified what the people who innovate look like; where they went to school, who they know, and what kind...

PROFESSOR IAN WHITE

PROFESSOR IAN WHITE

VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF BATH

Innovation and collaboration will always be essential to power progress in our societies and I think are a crucial part of what universities in particular can offer in partnership with others. This is especially important now as we begin to recover from Covid-19, and I have been pleased to play...

DANTE DISPARTE

CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER AND HEAD OF GLOBAL POLICY AT CIRCLE

While many people are preoccupied about the potential risks if digital asset innovations succeed, what are the risks if we fail? Billions of people are relegated to the financial shadows because analog financial services have reached a point of diminishing returns, which would be a terrible societal outcome. I advocate...

JESSICA MEDEIROS & SUZANNE DUNCAN

FEMME GAMING

As women representing a mosaic of cultural diversity in the esports and the traditional sport industry, both Jessica Medeiros & Suzanne Duncan are no strangers to the heavy lifts asked of female leadership at executive tables in the gaming space. As the founders of Femme Gaming, we are both passionate...

Nathan Fletcher

Nathan Fletcher

County Supervisor - County Of San Diego, 4th District

Not many people understand the role of County government, let alone a County Supervisor, in delivering vital services to our communities and region. Yet, the San Diego County government is responsible for more than six billion dollars in annual revenue and expenditures. Things like behavioral health services, child welfare services,...

Christine Schyvinck

Christine Schyvinck

President And CEO, Shure Incorporated

Business leaders choose different paths that eventually lead them to their present positions. Each individual journey can provide unique perspectives for unlocking success at their organizations. I’m proud of the path I chose, because it enabled me to immerse myself in the vision established by our Company’s founder, S.N. Shure,...

JOHN WILSON

PRESIDENT & CEO, INNOVATE CALGARY

Welcome to Alberta. I am writing this note today from Calgary, or Mohkinstsis, a place where peoples have gathered for centuries to share and to learn, and I am honored to continue this tradition. Since 1986, Innovate Calgary has been the commercialization arm of the University of Calgary. In 2024,...

JAMES BARROOD

INNOVATION+ | TECH COUNCIL VENTURES

I’ve spent over 25 years evangelizing New Jersey as a truly remarkable (if occasionally under-appreciated) center of innovation. It’s been my responsibility and pleasure – to show leaders the powerful advantages of plugging into our regional innovation ecosystem, in markets ranging from internet to biotech. Today, I’m more excited about...

Erin Mays & Kalyn Rozanski

Erin Mays & Kalyn Rozanski

CO-CEOs - Ebco

Thought leaders in the truest sense, Erin Mays and Kalyn Rozanski of Ebco are completely reenvisioning and disrupting the trend and innovation research space with unique and differentiated products and services that support global Fortune 1000 companies. Coming from design thinking and qualitative research backgrounds, Mays shares “we no longer...

MARIA F. MCLENDON

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AT FIRST SOUTH FINANCIAL

Every day, I’m reminded that the world of financial services is both exciting and challenging. We live in a time when consumers are flooded with options, yet too often, they’re still unsure where to turn for real guidance and personal connection. In my experience, the three biggest challenges facing our...

AARON HICKMANN

FOUNDER, VALO

PUTTING SOUTH AUSTRALIA IN THE SPOTLIGHTI’ve never watched the world go by without wanting to stick my hand up and disrupt proceedings. At school I was the one with the locker full of PlayStation memory cards, running my own business and disrupting. School students are supposed to sit and learn,...

Joel B. Bruckman

Joel B. Bruckman

Attorney - Freeborn & Peters LLP

I support innovators by providing them with a comprehensive approach to data privacy and cybersecurity to both protect them and free them to function at full capacity. This includes providing clients with: i) a clear understanding of the data privacy laws and regulations applicable to their businesses; ii) guidance in...

Fred Niemans

FRED NIEMANS

PRESIDENT, WORLD TRADE CENTER ANTWERP

 It’s not the strongest species that survives, nor is it the most intelligent one. It’s the species that has the ability to cope with drastic changes. That’s Darwinism in a nutshell. His ‘survival of the fittest’… also applies to the corporate ecosystem. Agility reduces fragility: the companies and organisations that...

RICHARD BRANDENBURG

UNFOLD HOSPITALITY - CEO

Life moves at a whirlwind pace, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s the importance of passion in what we do. From the constant relocations of my childhood to the improvisational challenges of running a kitchen, my journey has been about finding joy in the present and embracing change...

ED BUCKLEY

ED BUCKLEY

PhD, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, PEERFIT

I grew up as a military kid and was taught the value of discipline and structure really early on in life. I went to the University of Florida on a scholarship from the Navy ROTC program (#gogators) and went on to earn my Master’s in Public Health and a Ph.D....

GSP International Airport

Dave Edwards, President/CEO at GSP Airport District

As a leader, I’ve always believed that success isn’t measured solely by the milestones we achieve but by the way we inspire others to grow and excel alongside us. When I joined the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District, my vision was clear: to create an organization that not only excels operationally but...

TONY WEEKS

PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE BRENDA STRAFFORD FOUNDATION

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging tool that is rapidly changing how we live our lives and evolving at a very fast pace. Beyond the convenience benefits, AI offers significant potential in support of healthy aging, including predicting health risks and adverse events. By 2040, projections suggest that 10.8 million...

GILLES SAVARD

GILLES SAVARD

CEO, IVADO

Data are everywhere: they are drivers of innovation and at the heart of the transformation taking hold all around us. Integral to many enabling technologies now maturing, from cloud computing to the Internet of things, 5G, 3D, augmented reality, robotics and more, these data and their valorization by analysis are...

INNOVATE® Ecosystems