Events
Telling BASF’s Sustainability Story
Thought Leader Interview with Luiziana Ribeiro, Director of Sustainability, BASF Setting your organization’s sustainability strategy and goals is one step in the sustainability journey. The next is to be able to tell a compelling story to bring along staff, shareholders,…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Thought Leader Interview
AI Use Cases at INVISTA
Thought Leader Interview with Chitra Kumar Sai, Data Scientist, INVISTA Talk of AI is everywhere now, but are companies actually using new tools in a systematic way? If so, how? Chitra Kumar Sai, data scientist at INVISTA, will share examples…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Thought Leader Interview
TRACK Workshop: AI and Business Model Innovation
Explore the shift from traditional industrial to digital business models and the growing importance of AI as a source of competitive advantage. You will delve into emerging business model archetypes that leverage AI, examining their effectiveness, current users, and underlying…
WEDNESDAY 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm WorkshopRaising Sustainability to New Heights at Boeing
Thought Leader Interview with Sheila Remes, Vice President, Environmental Sustainability, at The Boeing Company With an organization of over 145,000 people and a product with over a 20 year lifespan, Boeing should not be able to change quickly. However, the…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Thought Leader Interview
TRACK Workshop: Managing Innovative People
Innovative people are at the heart of successful innovation. Managing innovative people, however, can be challenging. It requires as a baseline the practices generally associated with management, but it requires, in addition, a set of practices that bring out the…
TUESDAY 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Workshop2023 Innovators Summit
Embark on a transformative journey at IRI’s Innovators Summit, where the future of AI, innovation, and sustainability converge. From Monday, October 2 to Wednesday, October 4, 2023, join us as we explore the frontiers of artificial intelligence and unveil the…
MONDAY 8:00 am
How Milliken removed PFAS from its operations
Sustainability Thought Leader Interview with Jeff Strahan, Director of Research, Compliance, and Sustainability at Milliken & Company In this session, we’ll explore Milliken’s proactive response to the challenges posed by PFAS, from initial realization to strategic shifts in R&D and…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 12:00 pm Thought Leader Interview
TRACK Workshop: Opportunity Insight and Roadmapping
Unsure where to focus: No shortage of ideas but lack clarity on which to pursue? Roadmaps turn strategy into action. Learn to move from big opportunities to tangible roadmaps for growth. Opportunity Thinking® led road-mapping brings the organization together to…
WEDNESDAY 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Workshop
Staying at the bleeding edge of digital innovation
Learn how BASF stays at the forefront of digital innovation. Brian Standen will give highlights of their process, from identifying potential trends to placing bets on which technologies will have the most impact to incubating then rolling those technologies out…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Thought Leader Interview
TRACK Workshop: Managing Emerging Technologies
New technologies are disrupting industry after industry and are doing so at an increasing pace. No manager can understand deeply every emerging technology, but R&D managers need to be able to make decisions about what technologies to invest in, track…
WEDNESDAY 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm WorkshopSmart Glasses: Balancing expectations and reality
Thought Leader Interview with Dan Abramowicz, CTO, and Alberto Rodriguez, Digital Optimization Team Leader at Crown Holdings, Inc. Smart glasses enabled Crown Holdings to continue to carry out plant trials even in the face of a pandemic. However, as travel…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Thought Leader Interview
Sustainability and Regulations: What innovators need to know
Thought Leader Interview with Brandon Farris, Vice President of Energy and Resources Policy, National Association of Manufacturers The global regulatory environment has become increasingly difficult for companies to track and understand. Join the NAM’s VP of energy and resources policy,…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Thought Leader Interview
