Authors

Anthony Mills

Executive Director - Global Innovation Institute (US)

Anthony has a passion for two things: 1) Connecting businesses with their next big opportunities. 2) Helping businesses reinvent themselves into engaging, human workplaces that can't help but unleash breakthrough innovation. Anthony is a globally sought-after thought leader on emerging markets, responsive growth strategies, corporate innovation, business insights, workplace experience, entrepreneurship, product design, and Design Thinking. His work at GInI has had a deeply profound and lasting impact on businesses all over the world. Anthony is also an award-winning and internationally-recognized innovator, having brought numerous innovations to the companies he has served. He is a deeply associative thinker — a consummate rainmaker — with a classic "Innovator's DNA" profile. His lifelong disdain for the status quo, and his love for pursuing "what's next", have garnered him a well–earned reputation as an agent of change. Furthermore, having traveled the world and experienced many cultures up close, he understands people, and with them, the markets they make up. He knows how to combine insight and empathy with imagination and creativity to conceive real solutions to customer's "deep–down" needs and desires. And he knows how to connect business insights in ways that let companies deliver the winning value propositions and customer experiences they need to truly lead their markets. Anthony's abilities in strategic innovation build on 30 years of leadership in business, where he has held executive and management positions in numerous disciplines, including strategic management, design, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and product management. This has given him a broad and holistic perspective on innovation that is rare among business leaders. He remains deeply embedded in each of these disciplines, and knows how to bridge them to deliver innovations that have a lasting impact on the business, its markets, and the world. Anthony holds graduate degrees in engineering and management from North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) and Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI), respectively.

36 articles

Adam Hartung

CEO / Managing Partner - Spark Partners

I currently serve as the CEO of three companies: Content Laboratory (a content services company,) Spark Partners (a growth strategy firm offering assessments, strategy consulting and on-line self-administered revenue growth tools,) and Soparfilm Energy (an oil & gas exploration & production investment company.) Over the last thirty years, I have served on multiple boards, including Audit Chair for a NASDAQ traded company, and advised boards of directors on managing for disruptions and promoting innovation into corporate management. ‍ My passion is public speaking on the importance of growth, innovation and strategy to succeed. As a keynote speaker I have been invited to over 1,000 leadership events, both multi-company and single company. My portfolio includes speeches, presentations, workshops and executive coaching on how to achieve faster growth from higher levels of innovation driven by trends.

1099 articles

Braden Kelley

Braden Kelley is a Human-Centered Experience, Innovation and Transformation consultant at HCL Technologies, a popular innovation speaker , workshop leader, and creator of the Human-Centered Change™ methodology. He is the author of Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire from John Wiley & Sons and Charting Change from Palgrave Macmillan. Braden has been advising companies since 1996, while living and working in England, Germany, and the United States. Braden is a US Navy veteran and earned his MBA from top-rated London Business School .

10 articles

Bettina von Stamm

Founder of the Innovation Leadership Forum.

Bettina, a visionary thinker & doer in the field of innovation for over 25 years, she is working with senior leadership teams, to instil the confidence to lead and innovate, confidentially and responsibly, in the turbulent context of the 21st century. ‍ Through workshops and keynotes as well as coaching and mentoring she provides senior leaders and their teams with deep insights into what it takes to create sustainably innovative organisations. Hereby she draws on insights from her own journey into understanding and enabling innovation, which have led her to expand her expertise into the fields of collaboration and diversity, leadership, as well as sustainability. ‍

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Blossom Ozurumba

With a robust portfolio spanning over 15 years as a Digital Media Engagement Leader, Innovation Management Professional, and Strategic Communications Expert in the energy sector, Blossom has consistently outperformed expectations. As a Certified Innovation Professional #CInP, Certified Design Thinking Professional #CDTP, Certified Innovation Strategist #CInS, and Certified Chief Innovation Officer #CCInO, she brings a wealth of expertise and credentials to her work.

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Brian Solis

Global Innovation Evangelist - Salesforce

Brian Solis is VP, Global Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce. He's also an 8x best-selling author, international keynote speaker, and digital anthropologist. Forbes has called him “one of the more creative and brilliant business minds of our time" and ZDNet has said that Brian is “one of the 21st century business world’s leading thinkers. ”For over 20 years, Brian has studied Digital Darwinism to understand the impact of disruption on businesses, markets and society. In his work, he humanizes technologies and trends to help leaders gain new perspectives and insights and inspire new ideas to thrive in the future.Brian’s research explores digital transformation, CX, experience design, innovation, the cognitive enterprise, and "the future of" industries, trends and human behavior. His insights on the future of technology and business trends have made him a go to resource among executives, media and market experts. He has published over 60 research papers and also actively shares his work in industry-leading publications including Forbes, ZDNet, CIO, eWeek, Fast Company, Adweek, and Singularity University.

6 articles

Greg Satell

Popular Speaker, Adviser and an Author

Greg Satell is an author of the new book, CASCADES: HOW TO CREATE A MOVEMENT THAT DRIVES TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE, whose work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Barron’s, Forbes, Inc and Fast Company. His earlier book, MAPPING INNOVATION, was selected as one of the best business titles of 2017. An accomplished entrepreneur, executive and one of the foremost experts on innovation today, Greg speaks to audiences around the world and works with leading organizations to better compete in today’s disruptive marketplace.

30 articles

Global Innovation Institute - GInI

The Global Innovation Institute (GInI)™ is an international organization providing professional membership, professional certification, and corporate accreditation in the field of innovation. ‍

2 articles

Cris Beswick

Co-Founder of ‘Outcome’

Cris Beswick is a boutique innovation advisory firm, best-selling author of ‘Building a Culture of Innovation: A practical guide for placing innovation at the core of your businesses and a leading thinker and strategic advisor on innovation leadership & culture. ‍ His live and virtual keynotes, talks and masterclasses provide global audiences with game-changing insights and actionable takeaway

203 articles

Elvin Turner

Executive Coach | Associate MBA Professor

Elvin is an award-winning leadership coach specialising in helping executives make breakthroughs in the areas of strategy, innovation, culture and individual. Elvin has coached hundreds of leaders around the world, helping them overcome the many barriers that they face when trying to develop breakthrough strategies and turn them into action. His work spans consulting, leadership coaching and facilitation. His clients include some of the world’s leading organisations in the telecoms, financial, technology, music, drinks and publishing industries. ‍

4 articles

Gabor George Burt

Global Authority on Re-imagining Boundaries

Creator of the Slingshot Framework, which is at the forefront of global innovation. The framework enables individuals and organizations to overstep perceived limitations in pursuit of high growth, expanded relevance, and strong customer attachment. The foundation for Slingshot is Gabor's work as one of the original, top experts of Blue Ocean Strategy, the new millennium’s most influential business leadership approach. He contributed case study material to the worldwide bestselling book of the same name, and originated its most popular blog. Gabor is actively involved in shaping high-impact strategy for a diverse group of international organizations, ranging from top multinationals & governments to start-ups, academic institutions & NGOs, and leads by example through his own market-driving initiatives. Featured speaker at high-profile events: e.g. delivered opening presentation at the World Marketing Forum, was the architect and host of the First Arab Innovation Summit and the Forum for Partnership of the Americas – a gathering of business and government leaders; spoke twice at Forum One, one of Europe's biggest leadership conferences, alongside Sir Richard Branson and Seth Godin.

219 articles

Larry Schmitt

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Rob Gonda

CEO - Dakia Digital

Rob Gonda is the CEO of Dakia Digital, a company driving social impact at scale and set to disrupt music, hospitality, entertainment, and health industries. Rob started and sold five companies and has led three large digital transformations at privately held, PE-backed, and public fortune companies; among others at McDonald’s, where he was chief digital officer and during his leadership the company tripled their market cap. He’s a dynamic thought leader, faculty at the prestigious Singularity University, published author, Forbes columnist, frequent public speaker, sits on multiple boards, former digital chair for the 4A’s and the ARF, and featured in TV at Reuters and Bloomberg innovator series. Rob is currently involved with TED, Summit, and the UN attempting to bring exponential thinking and fix the world’s greater challenges. ‍

25 articles

Justin James Kennedy

Popular Speaker, Adviser and an Author

I'm Justin, TED-Speaker, Executive Coach, Ph.D. Supervisor, Professor, Scholar in behavioral neuroscience and Co-Founder of ION – Institute of Organisational Neuroscience.From a background in Organizational Behavior and Executive Coaching I now focus in the field of Applied Neuroscience in Business. My Ph.D. Coaching, ensures coaches and consultants find and will register into their ideal Ph.D. I work as a consultant for organizations, and as a coach for professionals. I’m on faculty with academic institutions globally.

10 articles

Saqr Ereiqat

Saqr Mashhor Ereiqat is a leading expert in blockchain, AI, and emerging technologies with over 20 years of experience driving innovation across government and enterprise sectors. As the Secretary General of the Dubai Digital Asset Association (D2A2) and Co-Founder of Crypto Oasis Ventures, Saqr plays a key role in shaping the digital asset ecosystem in the Middle East. He previously spent 13 years at IBM, where he led public sector blockchain projects in 23 countries, developed IBM’s first government blockchain methodology, and contributed to Dubai’s official blockchain strategy. Saqr has also advised major organizations such as DHL, Shell, the UAE Prime Minister’s Office, and the Saudi Ministry of Health. Beyond corporate leadership, he is a committed mentor and advisor, supporting startups through initiatives like the DIFC Fintech Hive, Arab Youth Center, and the Founder Institute. A frequent speaker at global forums, Saqr is recognized for his thought leadership in fintech, govtech, and sustainability-driven innovation. ‍

40 articles

Marc Sniukas

Senior Advisor (LU)

For the past 20 years, I've studied and worked with organizations small and large around the globe on strategy, innovation, and transformation. Currently, I’m focused on helping leaders and their teams innovate and design new ways of working/organizing/managing/leading and accelerating the transformation towards innovation-driven, customer-focused, and agile cultures, mindsets, and ways of working. ‍

19 articles

Tammy Madsen

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Stephen Shapiro

CEO / Innovation Instigator

leading keynote speaker, author, and advisor on innovation, Stephen Shapiro has developed a proven approach for increasing speed, reducing risk, and improving innovation ROI tenfold. For any organization that requires rapid and predictable change – from developing new products/services to creating new business models – his challenge-centered philosophy accelerates innovation. Stephen has two decades of practical innovation experience, including a 15-year tenure at Accenture where he created and led a 20,000-person innovation practice. Shapiro turn heads, opens minds, and captivates audiences with his provocative results-focused content. He has shared his message with in over 50 countries. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, SUCCESS Magazine, CNBC, ABC News, TLC, and USA Network

37 articles

Michael Graber

Managing Partner - Epic Pivot

Epic Pivot helps smart companies grow by fusing design thinking, innovation methods, brand and business strategy, behavioral economics, market research, ethnographic studies, and focused creativity. I mentor clients to have robust innovation disciplines. We do great work that makes a measurable impact, and I use my character, talent, and experience to enhance the workplace, the community, and the world. My goals are to lead purposeful transformations, develop win-win partnerships, and advise clients on smart, brave choices. Specialties: Innovation; strategy; positioning; insights; transformation; culture crafting; speaking; writing; leading; team building; and workshop design and moderation.

31 articles

Mick Simonelli

Principal - Simonelli Innovation

Mick is a dynamic thought leader on innovation in large organizations. As an independent consultant for large companies; Mick leads Simonelli Innovation LLC, a lean, agile, consulting firm that uses proven, practical financial services industry experience to achieve ground breaking, multi-year results. Prior to Simonelli Innovation, Mick served as the senior innovation executive for USAA, where he built and drove the enterprise-wide innovation program to world class status. During his tenure, USAA received numerous awards and accolades including Info Week 500's most innovative, BusinessWeek's #1 customer service, and people's choice awards. Before that, Mick served as a lead innovator in multiple positions. ‍

9 articles

Michael O'Toole

Vice President of Services - Brightidea

Seasoned executive with demonstrated success in the areas of software sales, implementation, client service, product education and product support. Expertise in all areas of client acquisition, development, management, operations, event management and administration. Proven ability in turning around under-performing teams and client relationships. Adept at developing and leading high-performing diverse teams to build successful global sales and service organizations. Specialties: Software, Financial Services, Media and Internet

21 articles

Ranjan Malik

Co-Founder – Primalise

Ranjan Malik speaks on innovation – product, process, business model and ecosystem; he has spent many years studying and working on how systems work; especially business and sociocultural ecosystems. His inspiring keynotes and talks tap into his extensive experience in innovation and deliver thought provoking insights on topics such as step-changing growth, industry leadership and design. With a decade at J Walter Thompson and Lintas and then over a decade and a half as an innovation speaker, writer and facilitator, Malik has created methodologies that help not just decode and map the hidden structures and patterns in a system but also design and reimagine them. These include the innovation evaluation methodologies used by awards such as ‘Innovation for India’ and ‘Tata and Forbes Global Innovation Awards’, the model used by NABARD for rural innovation, the ‘Storm the Norm’ innovation method and the Primalise approach to ecosystem design called Deconstruct to Reconstruct.

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Teresa Spangler

Founder & CEO

Creating conversational chat applications, building solutions that leverage your data, building AI, and game-changing converging technologies products, find gaps in strategies and talent, mentoring your professionals and aligning teams, drive your company to be an outperformer and competitivity strong ...this is the lane I play in. I love looking for your future successes. I want to help you build tomorrow's growth strategies.I founded Plazabridge Group and GameDay Decisions Analytics Platform™, an integrated artificial intelligence and machine-learning platform as a service to “Simplify the Art and Science of Decision Making.” I believe in innovation for good, developing products that make a difference. Innovation is the cornerstone to growth and resilience. I am passionate about my work; leading CEO's and companies through digital transformation future proofing their businesses.

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