Frankfurt20–22 April 2027

Frankfurt20–22 April 2027

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3–5 November 2026 · Copenhagen

Speakers

Hear directly from 60+ corporate leaders and leading academic experts, sharing practical experience from across industries.

Most talks are short and take place in focused tracks, so you can choose the topics most relevant to your work and challenges.

Presentations are kept short by design, leaving more time for questions, discussion and exchange with speakers and fellow attendees.

By theme

Nici Bush
Chief Innovation, Science and Technology Officer
Driving Innovation Culture: How Leaders Can Empower Teams and Enable Experimentation
Marc O’Regan
CTO EMEA
The Key Pillars to Leveraging AI for Measurable Impact
Ambica Rajagopal
Group Chief Data and AI Officer
Leveraging AI for Enterprise Resilience – The Framework and Use Cases for Creating Value
Christian Saclier
Chief Innovation Officer PepsiCo Food Ventures
Building and Scaling New Customer-Centric Offerings: Identifying White Spaces and Collaborating Across the Value Chain
Michele Cadamuro
Chief Design Officer
Evolving Design: Building a Deep User Understanding, Leveraging AI, and Preserving Nuance
Malin Leschly
Chief Design Officer
Dan Kraemer
Adjunct Professor, Innovation & Growth Strategy
Leveraging AI Value Mapping to Enable Desirable AI-Augmentation
Georg Zembacher
Chief Innovation Officer
Leveraging Agentic AI for Innovation and Business Model Transformation
Mahesh Natarajan
Senior Vice President Fuels and Low Carbon Technology
Accelerating R&D with Technology and Partnerships
Betsabeh Madani-Hermann
Global Head of Research
Bridge Builders for Breakthrough Innovation – Where Disciplines Collide, Breakthroughs Begin
Carsten Amann
SVP (Digital) Data-Driven-Company
Leveraging AI Agents: Taking an Investment-Driven Approach, Measuring Benefits, and Enabling Different Use Cases
Manuel Dietz
VP IT and Digitalization
Leadership in an AI-World – Redefining Approach and Navigating Challenges
Benjamin Schwalm
Director Innovation Engagement Europe
Leveraging Trend Radars for AI and Identifying Use Cases
Paulo Oliveira
Innovation & Technology Leader, Xplore – Strategy, Development & Innovation
AI-Augmented Innovation – From Concept to Consumer Insight in Minutes

Nici Bush
Chief Innovation, Science and Technology Officer
Driving Innovation Culture: How Leaders Can Empower Teams and Enable Experimentation
Pascal Coppens
Guest Lecturer
Christian Eilbracht
Chief Innovation Officer
Managing R&D and Culture: Restructuring R&D During Turbulent Times to be More Agile and Closer to End-Markets
Tim Holzapfel
SVP Transformation & Organization
Transforming Towards a Focused Tech Company – Driving Agility and Enabling Skill-Based Collaboration
Manuel Dietz
VP IT and Digitalization
Leadership in an AI-World – Redefining Approach and Navigating Challenges
Susana Bernal
Head of Product, IKEA App, formerly
From Zero to One: Building New Ventures and Leading Innovation Teams in a Large Company
IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)
IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)
Michelle Restivo
Sr. Scale Programs Strategist; Certified EQ Speaker & EPIC Leadership Facilitator
The Innovator’s Mindset: Emotional Intelligence to Supercharge Success
Bilgi Karan
UX Manager
Inclusive Innovation – Solving Real Customer Problems in a Scalable Way
Hendrik Esser
Head of IMS Solution
Navigating Complexity: Leadership and Decision Making in the Face of Ambiguity and Uncertainty

Andrea Debbane
Chief Sustainability Officer
Putting Sustainability at the Forefront – Organizing for Sustainability, Piloting Solutions, and Engaging the Ecosystem
Malin Leschly
Chief Design Officer
Annette Stube
Chief Sustainability Officer
Innovating for Sustainability – Exploring Sustainable Solutions Across Areas to Create Tangible Impact
Christine Maria Betz
Chief Sustainability Officer
Circular Economy: Shifting Paradigms and Mindset
Fred Witham
Chief of Innovation and Technology Incubation - R&T Future Technology
Innovating for Sustainable Power
Federico Casalegno
Executive Vice President of Design
Learnings on Designing for Human Centricity – Redefining Design with Advanced AI and Asking the Right Questions
Anke Hampel
SVP Corporate Sustainability
The Circular Framework – Reducing Emissions, Defining KPIs and Partnering
Christophe Quiquempoix
VP, Sustainable Procurement
Reducing Scope 3 Emissions: Moving at Speed through Deep Suppliers Collaboration
Simon Boas Hoffmeyer
VP, Global Head of Sustainability & ESG
Driving Action through Partnerships and Innovation towards NetZero

Christian Saclier
Chief Innovation Officer PepsiCo Food Ventures
Building and Scaling New Customer-Centric Offerings: Identifying White Spaces and Collaborating Across the Value Chain
Michele Cadamuro
Chief Design Officer
Evolving Design: Building a Deep User Understanding, Leveraging AI, and Preserving Nuance
Malin Leschly
Chief Design Officer
Pascal Coppens
Guest Lecturer
Didier Boulet
Group Chief Design Officer
Building a Full-Fledged Design System: Embedding Design into Product Development, Defining KPIs and OKRs, and Showcasing Value
Federico Casalegno
Executive Vice President of Design
Learnings on Designing for Human Centricity – Redefining Design with Advanced AI and Asking the Right Questions
Bilgi Karan
UX Manager
Inclusive Innovation – Solving Real Customer Problems in a Scalable Way
Camilla Damgaard-Soerensen
Lead UX Strategist, Enterprise AI
Design Thinking Crash Course – Launching Design Thinking In Your Organization & Effectively Training Mindsets

Christian Saclier
Chief Innovation Officer PepsiCo Food Ventures
Building and Scaling New Customer-Centric Offerings: Identifying White Spaces and Collaborating Across the Value Chain
Georg Zembacher
Chief Innovation Officer
Leveraging Agentic AI for Innovation and Business Model Transformation
Fred Witham
Chief of Innovation and Technology Incubation - R&T Future Technology
Innovating for Sustainable Power
Grzegorz Ombach
Senior Vice President, Head of Disruptive R&T
How to Win with Startups and Internal Ventures: Strategy, Governance and Metrics to Scale Impact
Betsabeh Madani-Hermann
Global Head of Research
Bridge Builders for Breakthrough Innovation – Where Disciplines Collide, Breakthroughs Begin
Benjamin Schwalm
Director Innovation Engagement Europe
Leveraging Trend Radars for AI and Identifying Use Cases
Manuel Schneider
Head of Open Innovation
Is Intrapreneurship Dead?
Susana Bernal
Head of Product, IKEA App, formerly
From Zero to One: Building New Ventures and Leading Innovation Teams in a Large Company
IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)
IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)

Andrea Debbane
Chief Sustainability Officer
Putting Sustainability at the Forefront – Organizing for Sustainability, Piloting Solutions, and Engaging the Ecosystem
Christine Maria Betz
Chief Sustainability Officer
Circular Economy: Shifting Paradigms and Mindset
Grzegorz Ombach
Senior Vice President, Head of Disruptive R&T
How to Win with Startups and Internal Ventures: Strategy, Governance and Metrics to Scale Impact
Christophe Quiquempoix
VP, Sustainable Procurement
Reducing Scope 3 Emissions: Moving at Speed through Deep Suppliers Collaboration
Simon Boas Hoffmeyer
VP, Global Head of Sustainability & ESG
Driving Action through Partnerships and Innovation towards NetZero
Hemdat Sagi
Managing Director at Konnect - Volkswagen Group Innovation Hub TLV
Lessons Learned on Collaborating with Startups: Leveraging a Dedicated Hub and Building Long-Term Relationships
Manuel Schneider
Head of Open Innovation
Is Intrapreneurship Dead?

Marc O’Regan
CTO EMEA
The Key Pillars to Leveraging AI for Measurable Impact
Christian Eilbracht
Chief Innovation Officer
Managing R&D and Culture: Restructuring R&D During Turbulent Times to be More Agile and Closer to End-Markets
Didier Boulet
Group Chief Design Officer
Building a Full-Fledged Design System: Embedding Design into Product Development, Defining KPIs and OKRs, and Showcasing Value
Grzegorz Ombach
Senior Vice President, Head of Disruptive R&T
How to Win with Startups and Internal Ventures: Strategy, Governance and Metrics to Scale Impact
Tim Holzapfel
SVP Transformation & Organization
Transforming Towards a Focused Tech Company – Driving Agility and Enabling Skill-Based Collaboration
Manuel Schneider
Head of Open Innovation
Is Intrapreneurship Dead?
Hendrik Esser
Head of IMS Solution
Navigating Complexity: Leadership and Decision Making in the Face of Ambiguity and Uncertainty

Christian Eilbracht
Chief Innovation Officer
Managing R&D and Culture: Restructuring R&D During Turbulent Times to be More Agile and Closer to End-Markets
Mahesh Natarajan
Senior Vice President Fuels and Low Carbon Technology
Accelerating R&D with Technology and Partnerships
Betsabeh Madani-Hermann
Global Head of Research
Bridge Builders for Breakthrough Innovation – Where Disciplines Collide, Breakthroughs Begin

Nici Bush
Chief Innovation, Science and Technology Officer
Keynote
Driving Innovation Culture: How Leaders Can Empower Teams and Enable Experimentation
Innovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesInnovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesAbstract →
Marc O’Regan
CTO EMEA
Keynote
The Key Pillars to Leveraging AI for Measurable Impact
Innovation Governance, Metrics & Portfolio DecisionsInnovation Governance, Metrics & Portfolio DecisionsAbstract →
Ambica Rajagopal
Group Chief Data and AI Officer
Keynote
Leveraging AI for Enterprise Resilience – The Framework and Use Cases for Creating Value
AI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAbstract →
Christian Saclier
Chief Innovation Officer PepsiCo Food Ventures
Keynote
Building and Scaling New Customer-Centric Offerings: Identifying White Spaces and Collaborating Across the Value Chain
Venture Building, New Business Models & ForesightVenture Building, New Business Models & ForesightAbstract →
Andrea Debbane
Chief Sustainability Officer
Keynote
Putting Sustainability at the Forefront – Organizing for Sustainability, Piloting Solutions, and Engaging the Ecosystem
Innovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroInnovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroAbstract →
Michele Cadamuro
Chief Design Officer
Keynote
Evolving Design: Building a Deep User Understanding, Leveraging AI, and Preserving Nuance
AI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAbstract →
Malin Leschly
Chief Design Officer
Abstract →
Dan Kraemer
Adjunct Professor, Innovation & Growth Strategy
Keynote
Leveraging AI Value Mapping to Enable Desirable AI-Augmentation
AI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAbstract →
Pascal Coppens
Guest Lecturer
Abstract →
Christian Eilbracht
Chief Innovation Officer
Keynote
Managing R&D and Culture: Restructuring R&D During Turbulent Times to be More Agile and Closer to End-Markets
Innovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesInnovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesAbstract →
Annette Stube
Chief Sustainability Officer
Keynote
Innovating for Sustainability – Exploring Sustainable Solutions Across Areas to Create Tangible Impact
Innovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroInnovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroAbstract →
Christine Maria Betz
Chief Sustainability Officer
Keynote
Circular Economy: Shifting Paradigms and Mindset
Innovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroInnovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroAbstract →
Georg Zembacher
Chief Innovation Officer
Keynote
Leveraging Agentic AI for Innovation and Business Model Transformation
Venture Building, New Business Models & ForesightVenture Building, New Business Models & ForesightAbstract →
Fred Witham
Chief of Innovation and Technology Incubation - R&T Future Technology
Keynote
Innovating for Sustainable Power
Venture Building, New Business Models & ForesightVenture Building, New Business Models & ForesightAbstract →
Didier Boulet
Group Chief Design Officer
Keynote
Building a Full-Fledged Design System: Embedding Design into Product Development, Defining KPIs and OKRs, and Showcasing Value
Innovation Governance, Metrics & Portfolio DecisionsInnovation Governance, Metrics & Portfolio DecisionsAbstract →
Federico Casalegno
Executive Vice President of Design
Keynote
Learnings on Designing for Human Centricity – Redefining Design with Advanced AI and Asking the Right Questions
Design, Front End & Customer-Centric InnovationDesign, Front End & Customer-Centric InnovationAbstract →
Anke Hampel
SVP Corporate Sustainability
Keynote
The Circular Framework – Reducing Emissions, Defining KPIs and Partnering
Innovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroInnovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroAbstract →
Grzegorz Ombach
Senior Vice President, Head of Disruptive R&T
Keynote
How to Win with Startups and Internal Ventures: Strategy, Governance and Metrics to Scale Impact
Venture Building, New Business Models & ForesightVenture Building, New Business Models & ForesightAbstract →
Mahesh Natarajan
Senior Vice President Fuels and Low Carbon Technology
Keynote
Accelerating R&D with Technology and Partnerships
AI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAbstract →
Tim Holzapfel
SVP Transformation & Organization
Keynote
Transforming Towards a Focused Tech Company – Driving Agility and Enabling Skill-Based Collaboration
Innovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesInnovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesAbstract →
Betsabeh Madani-Hermann
Global Head of Research
Keynote
Bridge Builders for Breakthrough Innovation – Where Disciplines Collide, Breakthroughs Begin
Venture Building, New Business Models & ForesightVenture Building, New Business Models & ForesightAbstract →
Carsten Amann
SVP (Digital) Data-Driven-Company
Keynote
Leveraging AI Agents: Taking an Investment-Driven Approach, Measuring Benefits, and Enabling Different Use Cases
AI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAbstract →
Manuel Dietz
VP IT and Digitalization
Keynote
Leadership in an AI-World – Redefining Approach and Navigating Challenges
Innovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesInnovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesAbstract →
Christophe Quiquempoix
VP, Sustainable Procurement
Keynote
Reducing Scope 3 Emissions: Moving at Speed through Deep Suppliers Collaboration
Innovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroInnovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroAbstract →
Simon Boas Hoffmeyer
VP, Global Head of Sustainability & ESG
Keynote
Driving Action through Partnerships and Innovation towards NetZero
Innovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroInnovation for Sustainability, Circularity & Net ZeroAbstract →
Benjamin Schwalm
Director Innovation Engagement Europe
Keynote
Leveraging Trend Radars for AI and Identifying Use Cases
Venture Building, New Business Models & ForesightVenture Building, New Business Models & ForesightAbstract →
Hemdat Sagi
Managing Director at Konnect - Volkswagen Group Innovation Hub TLV
Keynote
Lessons Learned on Collaborating with Startups: Leveraging a Dedicated Hub and Building Long-Term Relationships
Ecosystems, Partnerships & Startup CollaborationEcosystems, Partnerships & Startup CollaborationAbstract →
Manuel Schneider
Head of Open Innovation
Keynote
Is Intrapreneurship Dead?
Venture Building, New Business Models & ForesightVenture Building, New Business Models & ForesightAbstract →
IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)
Susana Bernal
Head of Product, IKEA App, formerly
Keynote
From Zero to One: Building New Ventures and Leading Innovation Teams in a Large Company
Venture Building, New Business Models & ForesightVenture Building, New Business Models & ForesightAbstract →
Paulo Oliveira
Innovation & Technology Leader, Xplore – Strategy, Development & Innovation
Keynote
AI-Augmented Innovation – From Concept to Consumer Insight in Minutes
AI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAI, Agents, Data & Digital InnovationAbstract →
Michelle Restivo
Sr. Scale Programs Strategist; Certified EQ Speaker & EPIC Leadership Facilitator
Keynote
The Innovator’s Mindset: Emotional Intelligence to Supercharge Success
Innovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesInnovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesAbstract →
Bilgi Karan
UX Manager
Keynote
Inclusive Innovation – Solving Real Customer Problems in a Scalable Way
Innovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesInnovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesAbstract →
Camilla Damgaard-Soerensen
Lead UX Strategist, Enterprise AI
Keynote
Design Thinking Crash Course – Launching Design Thinking In Your Organization & Effectively Training Mindsets
Design, Front End & Customer-Centric InnovationDesign, Front End & Customer-Centric InnovationAbstract →
Hendrik Esser
Head of IMS Solution
Keynote
Navigating Complexity: Leadership and Decision Making in the Face of Ambiguity and Uncertainty
Innovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesInnovation Culture, Leadership & CapabilitiesAbstract →
Mirte Suesan
VP HR IDT
Abstract →

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