Roundtable
Learn from Peers. Solve Real Challenges
Join IRI’s monthly roundtables to connect with fellow innovation leaders, benchmark your approach, and explore practical solutions to today’s toughest R&D and innovation challenges.
What Are IRI Roundtables?
IRI roundtables are facilitated, peer-to-peer discussions where members share experiences, challenges, and practical strategies in a confidential environment. Each session is designed to help you bring back actionable ideas you can apply immediately in your organization.
What to expect:
- Monthly, topic-focused discussions
- Interactive, small-group format
- Practitioners only – no consultants or sales reps
- Real challenges and practical solutions
- Peer benchmarking across industries
- Key takeaways shared after each session
How the Roundtables Work
Each session is designed for meaningful, practical exchange—not presentations.
Typical format:
- Brief topic framing to spark discussion
- Peer conversation focused on real challenges and shared solutions
- Key takeaways captured and shared with participants
These are informal, open conversations designed to meet you where you are—whether you’re exploring a new topic or scaling an existing approach.
Explore Our Roundtable Groups
Explore how digital technologies and AI are transforming innovation—from tools and data strategy to adoption and impact.
Topics may include:
- AI adoption and use cases
- Data strategy and governance
- Emerging digital tools
Examine how you can integrate sustainability into your innovation strategy while navigating evolving expectations and regulations.
Topics may include:
- Sustainable product design
- Regulatory and policy trends
- Measuring and reporting impact
Focus on improving innovation outcomes—from strengthening your pipeline to maximizing returns on R&D investments.
Topics may include:
- Portfolio management
- Innovation metrics and KPIs
- Funding and prioritization strategies
Explore how you can build and manage external partnerships to accelerate innovation and create greater value from collaboration.
Topics may include:
- Partnering with startups, universities, and suppliers
- Managing collaboration strategies and expectations
- Aligning incentives and goals across partners
- Scaling and improving open innovation programs
What Makes IRI Roundtables Different
- Peer-driven: Learn directly from fellow innovation leaders
- Practical: Focus on what’s working—not theory
- Confidential: Open, trusted environment for sharing ideas
- Action-oriented: Leave with ideas you can apply immediately
- Flexible: Valuable whether you’re starting out or scaling
Who Should Participate
IRI roundtables are designed for professionals leading and shaping innovation, including:
- R&D and innovation leaders
- CTOs and technology executives
- Digital transformation leaders
- Sustainability and ESG leaders
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