Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
NobleReach Foundation
Inspiring the Best to Serve
Our country’s most pressing challenges – from climate change and national security to healthcare and education – demand a renewed partnership across the private and public sectors to connect our greatest national asset: our talent. The NobleReach Foundation inspires, develops, and supports mission-driven entrepreneurship to tackle our society’s biggest challenges...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
NEODENT
FOCUSED ON INNOVATION AND EDUCATION, NEODENT IS A REFERENCE IN DENTAL IMPLANTS IN BRAZIL
Celebrating 30-years of democratizing implants treatment in Brazil, the company advances in developing solutions to make oral health accessible to the population. “In the 1990s, over a third of the Brazilian population couldn’t even dream of properly taking care of their oral health, let alone consider dental implants,” declares Geninho...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
BMA GROUP
A GLOBAL WORKFORCE
BMA Group Global is a prominent Human Resources consulting firm with 25 years of experience, serving organizations in 23 countries through innovative business solutions. Founded in Puerto Rico in 1997, the company has evolved with the changing needs of the worldwide marketplace. BMA Group made its entrance into the staffing...
INNOVATE® Georgia
MEPTIK
MEPTIK UPSETS REALITY™ WITH IMMERSIVE VISUAL EXPERIENCES
We are entering a new era of visual experiences. From in-camera visual effects in virtual film production and complex real-time data visualization in broadcasts to fully immersive experiences for live attendees – one thing is clear: audiences are demanding more. More visually stunning content, more intricate installations, and more mesmerizing...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
BMM TESTLABS
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE A BEACON OF INNOVATION IN MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK
Nestled amidst the vibrant community and picturesque landscapes of Moncton, New Brunswick, an eastern Canadian city, BMM Testlabs’ Center of Excellence is setting a new benchmark in testing, product certification, and partnership for the global land-based and digital gaming industry. A Vision for Excellence BMM Testlabs, founded in 1981, is...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
WIPRO
HERE WE WRITE NEW CHAPTERS OF THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE COUNTRY DAILY
At Wipro Brazil, we are not just a technology company; we are pioneers, charting new territories in the digital world. Our story is woven into the fabric of Brazil’s technological revolution, a journey marked by relentless ambition and a commitment to transform the nation into a more digital and connected...
INNOVATION Quebec
OPTECH
CCTT IN OPTICS-PHOTONICS
Optech is a College Centre for Technology Transfer (CCTT) incorporated as a non-profit organization (NPO) founded in 2002 with a mission to raise awareness of optics/photonics-related technologies and help implement them to support efforts to improve productivity and innovation in companies across Quebec. Our team is made up of thirty-plus...
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
FIFTHVANTAGE
HOW CAN YOU ACCELERATE YOUR Digital Initiatives?
What’s preventing a company from achieving its innovation and technology goals? How can technology companies accelerate their Digital Initiatives to respond to the 24/7 world? What’s the cost of failure? Matt Domo, Founder and CEO Meet Matt Domo, Founder and CEO helps technology businesses reimagine and re-engineer their technology for...
United Nations Lesotho
UNESCO
The global leader in Education entrusted to lead the Global Education 2030 Agenda through Sustainable Development Goal 4.
Lesotho became a member of UNESCO in 1967, just a year after gaining independence in 1966. Since then, UNESCO has worked side by side with the Government of Lesotho to develop education systems that provide quality lifelong learning opportunities for all and empower learners to be creative and responsible global...
INNOVATE® Georgia
WHEEL DATA STRATEGIES
STEERING ANALYTICS TOWARDS SOCIAL AND BUSINESS IMPACT
Executives and knowledge workers in corporate America view the world through the lens of their company’s products, services, and their profitability. Successful corporations adopt focused product development strategies that align with their corporate objectives and deliver projects using planned resources and expertise. Dr. Priya Sarathy, founder of Wheel Data Strategies...
INNOVATION Quebec
STARTUP MONTRÉAL
NOUS SOMMES STARTUP MONTRÉAL, UN OBNL DONT LA MISSION EST DE MULTIPLIER LES RETOMBÉES POSITIVES DE L’ÉCOSYSTÈME STARTUP MONTRÉALAIS ET LE FAIRE RAYONNER, ICI COMME AILLEURS
Notre vision : un écosystème startup montréalais attractif et reconnu internationalement pour sa performance, sa diversité et son impact. Nos activités se fondent sur cinq piliers qui guident le développement de nos projets et programmes. Nous travaillons à rendre l’écosystème toujours plus accessible, collaboratif, diversifié et à impact, en croissance,...
INNOVATION Quebec
CONNEXION LAURENTIDES
LE MAILLON ESSENTIEL POUR RÉUSSIR SES PROJETS INNOVANTS DANS LES LAURENTIDES
Connexion Laurentides est un organisme à but non lucratif fondé en novembre 2018. En tant qu’Espace d’accélération et de croissance de la grande région des Laurentides, il est piloté depuis ses tout premiers débuts par une équipe dévouée et ses principaux objectifs sont de mobiliser les acteurs de l’écosystème entrepreneurial...
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...
INNOVATION Quebec
CRISES
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SUR LES INNOVATIONS SOCIALES (CRISES) OF UQAM
Founded in Quebec in 1986, the Centre de recherche sur les innovations sociales (CRISES) was a pioneer in research on social innovation and has become the principal French-language SI research centre internationally. Its current scientific program studies the contribution ofsocial innovations to social and environmental justice in four areas: social...
INNOVATION Quebec
SEREX
CCTT EN TRANSFORMATION DES PRODUITS FORESTIERS
Le SEREX est l’expert en transformation des produits forestiers. Notre équipe accompagne les entreprises pour développer des solutions et des pratiques durables qui leur permettent de se positionner sur les marchés d’avenir. Notre force, c’est d’être à l’écoute de l’environnement technique et économique de nos clients et partenaires pour créer...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
AstenJohnson
Weaving at Warp Speed
AstenJohnson’s Clinton, South Carolina location is making a significant capital investment to expand its advanced high-speed weaving capabilities and fully transition away from traditional production methods. This upgrade is designed to maximize asset utilization, standardize manufacturing processes, and elevate product quality while improving overall operational efficiency. The investment fundamentally changes...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
MARS SOLUTIONS GROUP
DISCOVERING DIVERSE TALENT THROUGH ALTERNATE PIPELINES
MARS Solutions Group is an award-winning talent solution supplier for information technology (IT), engineering, manufacturing, admin-clerical, healthcare, and professional roles located in Waukesha, WI. Founded by Rashi Arora-Khosla, an accomplished Enterprise Architect, and CEO of MARS Solutions Group, she launched MARS with boot strap capital and grew it organically into...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Civilized Coffee Company - About Creating A Culture Around The Brand
ELEVATOR PITCH At Civilized Coffee it is not just about sourcing and roasting great coffee—it is about creating a culture around the brand. Northeast Florida has a very strong environment and support system for Coffee and Tea. Their reason to take this small business global was to bring awareness to...
INNOVATE® Seattle
BA BAR + MONSOON
TWO SIBLINGS AND THEIR JOURNEY TO CREATEFRESH VIETNAMESE CUISINE IN SEATTLE Monsoon Siblings Eric and Sophie Banh knew they wanted to do something very different, as the typical formula for Vietnamese restaurants in Seattle in the late 90s was quite limited at the time. There were plenty of good phở...
INNOVATE® Nashville
LODESTONE ADVISORY GROUP
Is reimagining venture capital and economic development from the ground up
When we founded Lodestone Advisory Group in 2013, business leaders were tired of a management consulting industry that was a stiff, black box offering one-size-fits-all “solutions,” with little accountability on end results. Lodestone, named after the naturally occurring magnetic powder that gave early merchants and tradesmen the ability to navigate...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
KADDEX
IS A PART OF THE KADENA ECOSYSTEM
Kaddex is a decentralized exchange in the Kadena ecosystem. Kadena was founded by two J.P Morgan alumni who felt the biggest challenge with the blockchain and DeFi was scalability. In 2016 they created a new type of blockchain technology that solves the blockchain trilemma of security, scalability, and decentralization. Kadena...
INNOVATE® Georgia
OGEECHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
GREAT THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES
Despite being one of the smallest technical colleges in the state, Ogeechee Technical College (OTC) has carved out a significant niche in the educational landscape of Georgia, standing as a beacon of technical education and workforce development. Under the forward-thinking leadership of Lori Durden, the college’s president since 2016, OTC...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
SC Thrive
Celebrating 15 Years of Leadership, Impact, and Innovation.
Over the past 15 years, SC Thrive has served as our state’s leader in linking South Carolinians with community and essential resources. In partnership with the Palmetto Institute, the BlueCross BlueShield of SC Foundation, and The Duke Endowment, SC Thrive began as a program of the SC Office of Rural...
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® Washington DMV Edition
NobleReach Foundation
Inspiring the Best to Serve
Our country’s most pressing challenges – from climate change and national security to healthcare and education – demand a renewed partnership across the private and public sectors to connect our greatest national asset: our talent. The NobleReach Foundation inspires, develops, and supports mission-driven entrepreneurship to tackle our society’s biggest challenges...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
NEODENT
FOCUSED ON INNOVATION AND EDUCATION, NEODENT IS A REFERENCE IN DENTAL IMPLANTS IN BRAZIL
Celebrating 30-years of democratizing implants treatment in Brazil, the company advances in developing solutions to make oral health accessible to the population. “In the 1990s, over a third of the Brazilian population couldn’t even dream of properly taking care of their oral health, let alone consider dental implants,” declares Geninho...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
BMA GROUP
A GLOBAL WORKFORCE
BMA Group Global is a prominent Human Resources consulting firm with 25 years of experience, serving organizations in 23 countries through innovative business solutions. Founded in Puerto Rico in 1997, the company has evolved with the changing needs of the worldwide marketplace. BMA Group made its entrance into the staffing...
INNOVATE® Georgia
MEPTIK
MEPTIK UPSETS REALITY™ WITH IMMERSIVE VISUAL EXPERIENCES
We are entering a new era of visual experiences. From in-camera visual effects in virtual film production and complex real-time data visualization in broadcasts to fully immersive experiences for live attendees – one thing is clear: audiences are demanding more. More visually stunning content, more intricate installations, and more mesmerizing...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
BMM TESTLABS
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE A BEACON OF INNOVATION IN MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK
Nestled amidst the vibrant community and picturesque landscapes of Moncton, New Brunswick, an eastern Canadian city, BMM Testlabs’ Center of Excellence is setting a new benchmark in testing, product certification, and partnership for the global land-based and digital gaming industry. A Vision for Excellence BMM Testlabs, founded in 1981, is...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
WIPRO
HERE WE WRITE NEW CHAPTERS OF THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE COUNTRY DAILY
At Wipro Brazil, we are not just a technology company; we are pioneers, charting new territories in the digital world. Our story is woven into the fabric of Brazil’s technological revolution, a journey marked by relentless ambition and a commitment to transform the nation into a more digital and connected...
INNOVATION Quebec
OPTECH
CCTT IN OPTICS-PHOTONICS
Optech is a College Centre for Technology Transfer (CCTT) incorporated as a non-profit organization (NPO) founded in 2002 with a mission to raise awareness of optics/photonics-related technologies and help implement them to support efforts to improve productivity and innovation in companies across Quebec. Our team is made up of thirty-plus...
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
FIFTHVANTAGE
HOW CAN YOU ACCELERATE YOUR Digital Initiatives?
What’s preventing a company from achieving its innovation and technology goals? How can technology companies accelerate their Digital Initiatives to respond to the 24/7 world? What’s the cost of failure? Matt Domo, Founder and CEO Meet Matt Domo, Founder and CEO helps technology businesses reimagine and re-engineer their technology for...
United Nations Lesotho
UNESCO
The global leader in Education entrusted to lead the Global Education 2030 Agenda through Sustainable Development Goal 4.
Lesotho became a member of UNESCO in 1967, just a year after gaining independence in 1966. Since then, UNESCO has worked side by side with the Government of Lesotho to develop education systems that provide quality lifelong learning opportunities for all and empower learners to be creative and responsible global...
INNOVATE® Georgia
WHEEL DATA STRATEGIES
STEERING ANALYTICS TOWARDS SOCIAL AND BUSINESS IMPACT
Executives and knowledge workers in corporate America view the world through the lens of their company’s products, services, and their profitability. Successful corporations adopt focused product development strategies that align with their corporate objectives and deliver projects using planned resources and expertise. Dr. Priya Sarathy, founder of Wheel Data Strategies...
INNOVATION Quebec
STARTUP MONTRÉAL
NOUS SOMMES STARTUP MONTRÉAL, UN OBNL DONT LA MISSION EST DE MULTIPLIER LES RETOMBÉES POSITIVES DE L’ÉCOSYSTÈME STARTUP MONTRÉALAIS ET LE FAIRE RAYONNER, ICI COMME AILLEURS
Notre vision : un écosystème startup montréalais attractif et reconnu internationalement pour sa performance, sa diversité et son impact. Nos activités se fondent sur cinq piliers qui guident le développement de nos projets et programmes. Nous travaillons à rendre l’écosystème toujours plus accessible, collaboratif, diversifié et à impact, en croissance,...
INNOVATION Quebec
CONNEXION LAURENTIDES
LE MAILLON ESSENTIEL POUR RÉUSSIR SES PROJETS INNOVANTS DANS LES LAURENTIDES
Connexion Laurentides est un organisme à but non lucratif fondé en novembre 2018. En tant qu’Espace d’accélération et de croissance de la grande région des Laurentides, il est piloté depuis ses tout premiers débuts par une équipe dévouée et ses principaux objectifs sont de mobiliser les acteurs de l’écosystème entrepreneurial...
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...
INNOVATION Quebec
CRISES
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE SUR LES INNOVATIONS SOCIALES (CRISES) OF UQAM
Founded in Quebec in 1986, the Centre de recherche sur les innovations sociales (CRISES) was a pioneer in research on social innovation and has become the principal French-language SI research centre internationally. Its current scientific program studies the contribution ofsocial innovations to social and environmental justice in four areas: social...
INNOVATION Quebec
SEREX
CCTT EN TRANSFORMATION DES PRODUITS FORESTIERS
Le SEREX est l’expert en transformation des produits forestiers. Notre équipe accompagne les entreprises pour développer des solutions et des pratiques durables qui leur permettent de se positionner sur les marchés d’avenir. Notre force, c’est d’être à l’écoute de l’environnement technique et économique de nos clients et partenaires pour créer...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
AstenJohnson
Weaving at Warp Speed
AstenJohnson’s Clinton, South Carolina location is making a significant capital investment to expand its advanced high-speed weaving capabilities and fully transition away from traditional production methods. This upgrade is designed to maximize asset utilization, standardize manufacturing processes, and elevate product quality while improving overall operational efficiency. The investment fundamentally changes...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
MARS SOLUTIONS GROUP
DISCOVERING DIVERSE TALENT THROUGH ALTERNATE PIPELINES
MARS Solutions Group is an award-winning talent solution supplier for information technology (IT), engineering, manufacturing, admin-clerical, healthcare, and professional roles located in Waukesha, WI. Founded by Rashi Arora-Khosla, an accomplished Enterprise Architect, and CEO of MARS Solutions Group, she launched MARS with boot strap capital and grew it organically into...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Civilized Coffee Company - About Creating A Culture Around The Brand
ELEVATOR PITCH At Civilized Coffee it is not just about sourcing and roasting great coffee—it is about creating a culture around the brand. Northeast Florida has a very strong environment and support system for Coffee and Tea. Their reason to take this small business global was to bring awareness to...
INNOVATE® Seattle
BA BAR + MONSOON
TWO SIBLINGS AND THEIR JOURNEY TO CREATEFRESH VIETNAMESE CUISINE IN SEATTLE Monsoon Siblings Eric and Sophie Banh knew they wanted to do something very different, as the typical formula for Vietnamese restaurants in Seattle in the late 90s was quite limited at the time. There were plenty of good phở...
INNOVATE® Nashville
LODESTONE ADVISORY GROUP
Is reimagining venture capital and economic development from the ground up
When we founded Lodestone Advisory Group in 2013, business leaders were tired of a management consulting industry that was a stiff, black box offering one-size-fits-all “solutions,” with little accountability on end results. Lodestone, named after the naturally occurring magnetic powder that gave early merchants and tradesmen the ability to navigate...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
KADDEX
IS A PART OF THE KADENA ECOSYSTEM
Kaddex is a decentralized exchange in the Kadena ecosystem. Kadena was founded by two J.P Morgan alumni who felt the biggest challenge with the blockchain and DeFi was scalability. In 2016 they created a new type of blockchain technology that solves the blockchain trilemma of security, scalability, and decentralization. Kadena...
INNOVATE® Georgia
OGEECHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
GREAT THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES
Despite being one of the smallest technical colleges in the state, Ogeechee Technical College (OTC) has carved out a significant niche in the educational landscape of Georgia, standing as a beacon of technical education and workforce development. Under the forward-thinking leadership of Lori Durden, the college’s president since 2016, OTC...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
SC Thrive
Celebrating 15 Years of Leadership, Impact, and Innovation.
Over the past 15 years, SC Thrive has served as our state’s leader in linking South Carolinians with community and essential resources. In partnership with the Palmetto Institute, the BlueCross BlueShield of SC Foundation, and The Duke Endowment, SC Thrive began as a program of the SC Office of Rural...
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...