Online Event
Corporate Innovation in Action: How to Overcome Roadblocks
Learn the best Corporate innovation tactics from leading experts
Date
May 08, 2025
Time
12:00 pm - 01:30 pm
Address
Online Event
Corporate innovation is no longer a luxury—it's a necessity. In this insightful fireside chat, we'll explore why innovation is both crucial and challenging for large organizations, and how leaders can begin building future-ready, growth-oriented strategies. You'll gain practical advice on creating a culture of innovation, avoiding common pitfalls, and forming meaningful partnerships with startups to stay ahead in a rapidly changing market.
Featured Speakers:
- Ingeborg Gasser-Kriss, Innovation Partner, and Advisory Board Member at FoodTech companies. Ingeborg brings decades of experience guiding large organizations through complex innovation and transformation challenges. She specializes in aligning corporate strategy with emerging trends and customer needs.
- Sandy Gomez, Innovation Partner & Founder at Arca Análisis Económico. Sandy combines private sector expertise from Henkel, KPMG, and Diageo with deep experience in international development through roles at the Founder Institute, IESA, and IDB Lab. She helps LATAM corporations align innovation strategies with business goals and impact standards, making her a trusted partner for running effective acceleration programs.
Hosted by:
- Misha de Sterke, Innovation Partner, and Founder & CEO of 10X Growth. Misha is a leading voice in corporate innovation and the creator of the 10X Growth Framework. He’s helped global giants like Nestlé and Unilever develop repeatable innovation strategies to drive growth at scale.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why innovation is essential for long-term competitiveness
- How to align innovation with business goals and customer insight
- Common pitfalls to avoid (“wicked patterns”)
- Frameworks for internal culture change and startup engagement
- How to invest smartly with strategies like “Buy, Build, Hold”
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The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
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