IRIS AI

IRI Roundtables

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.

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What Are IRI Roundtables?

Peer-to-peer discussions that turn shared experience into action

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

Designed for meaningful, practical exchange—not presentations

Each session is built around a typical format:

  1. Brief topic framing to spark discussion
  2. Peer conversation focused on real challenges and shared solutions
  3. 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

Four communities, one shared goal—better innovation

Digitalization & AI

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

Sustainability

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

Innovation Excellence

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

Open Innovation

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

Built for innovation leaders, by innovation leaders

Peer-drivenLearn directly from fellow innovation leaders.
PracticalFocus on what’s working—not theory.
ConfidentialOpen, trusted environment for sharing ideas.
Action-orientedLeave with ideas you can apply immediately.
FlexibleValuable whether you’re starting out or scaling.

Who Should Participate

For the professionals leading and shaping innovation

R&D and innovation leaders
CTOs and technology executives
Digital transformation leaders
Sustainability and ESG leaders

Join the Conversation

Ready to explore the conversation or see what a session is like?

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