Agenda

 

Rockstar Insights:

David Frigstad
Chairman
Frost & Sullivan
 

Why You Should Listen to David:
David is passionate about supporting companies with the generation, evaluation and implementation of innovative growth opportunities. David’s leadership has steered Frost & Sullivan to the center of an ecosystem of best practice cultivation, executive peer support, and cutting-edge insights that is singularly focused on reshaping the world through managed growth.

Abstract:
Finding the correct balance between core and new growth is a delicate blend of vision, math, execution and innovation uncertainty. In this interactive session, we’ll explore the interplay of these and other factors and find strategies to optimize your opportunity portfolio.

Key Take-Aways:

• Insights into overt and latent influences on portfolio dynamics
• Frameworks for portfolio optimization
• Lessons learned from case studies of success and failure

Rockstar Insights:

Galen Hatfield
Vice President, Technology
Pall Corporation, an operating company at Danaher Corporation
 

Why You Should Listen to Galen:
Galen has led strategy, innovation, business development and growth across an array of technology-driven businesses. He has extensive experience vetting emerging technologies and innovation portfolios, validating investment theses, and incubating businesses.

Rockstar Insights:

Elizabeth St.John, Ph.D.
Director, Strategy and Market Intelligence
Thermo Fisher Scientific
 

Why You Should Listen to Elizabeth:
Bio is forthcoming.

Rockstar Insights:

Rick Hammond
Director, 3M Connect
3M
Growth Innovation Leadership Council Member
 Why You Should Listen to Rick:
Bio is forthcoming.

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Abstract:
Now is the perfect time for companies to lay the foundation to emerge stronger out of the Covid crisis. You will need to re-examine your vision and strategy, and reaffirm your raison d’etre. You need to optimize your value proposition and understand the new growth opportunities that will define your future by triangulating them with your core objectives and competencies. Making strategic investments today, to gain first mover advantage and seize emerging growth opportunities that are ripe for the taking.

Key Take-Aways:

• Insight into the strategic imperatives that will shape the growth opportunities of the future
• Best practices for unearthing, analyzing and prioritizing the broadest range of growth opportunities
• Tools to systematically optimize growth investments to maximize your revenue and margin impact

Rockstar Insights:

Debbie Brackeen
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
CSAA Insurance Group
 

Why You Should Listen to Debbie:
Debbie leads strategy, partnerships, innovation and venture investing for CSAA Insurance Group, a $4B insurance company that offers AAA-branded insurance in 23 states and the District of Columbia. She has more than 25 years of experience at innovative high-tech companies, including Apple, Sun, HP, and eBay, and served as the global head of innovation at Citigroup.

 
Krishna Srinivasan
Global President & Managing Partner
Frost & Sullivan
 

Why You Should Listen to Krishna:
As the architect of the Growth Pipeline Engine, the Growth Pipeline Audit and the Frost Radar, Krishna is focused on transforming the company’s overall strategy to deliver the Growth Pipeline as a Service (GPaaS) value proposition. To that end, he is deeply involved in shaping the company’s product, sales and advisory strategies and most importantly, leads the charge with many client organizations in defining and delivering innovative growth strategies. In serving as Executive Board Member, Krishna combines his 12 years of experience as Global President of Frost & Sullivan with nearly 30 years of experience in research and consulting across multiple markets and technologies.

 

Panelist Include:

Robert Phillips
Head of Quality & Regulatory, North America
Siemens Healthineers
 

Why You Should Listen to Robert:
At Siemens Healthineers, a Top 5 Global Medtech company, Robert is responsible for regional quality operations, systems, and regulatory compliance across USA and Canada for the entire healthcare product portfolio of medical imaging, radiation therapy planning and treatment, and in vitro diagnostic devices. He has been thought leader in global Medech for more than 2 decades and frequently advises regulators and trade associations on commercial activities.

 

 

Panelist Include:

Matt Wagner
Director, New Technology & Product Development
Proctor & Gamble
 

Why You Should Listen to Matt:
Bio is forthcoming.

 

Abstract:
The trends leading corporate and venture capital investors follow and how they value ‘deals’ can create new, as well as, reshape established industries, often overnight. In this lively and candid discussion, investors will share insights into the top trends, companies they are watching, and how businesses are integrating startups into their regional/division as well as full enterprise strategy.

Key Take-Aways:

• Insight on hot trends and topics driving today’s investment decisions
• Examples of where they are finding true innovation and impact they will have on industries
• Fresh perspective on how investors are valuing deals in times of global economic uncertainty
• Best practices for integrating startups/ventures into business strategy

 

Moderator:

Krishna Srinivasan
Global President & Managing Partner
Frost & Sullivan
 

Why You Should Listen to Krishna:
As the architect of the Growth Pipeline Engine, the Growth Pipeline Audit and the Frost Radar, Krishna is focused on transforming the company’s overall strategy to deliver the Growth Pipeline as a Service (GPaaS) value proposition. To that end, he is deeply involved in shaping the company’s product, sales and advisory strategies and most importantly, leads the charge with many client organizations in defining and delivering innovative growth strategies. In serving as Executive Board Member, Krishna combines his 12 years of experience as Global President of Frost & Sullivan with nearly 30 years of experience in research and consulting across multiple markets and technologies.

Panelists Include:

Tom Camp
Principal
Verizon Ventures
 

Why You Should Listen to Tom:
Tom has had a 26 year career in sales and business development.  He joined Verizon in 2009 and the ventures team in 2017.  He has a BS in Management and Business from National Louis University.

 
Christopher Spears
Principal
bp Ventures
 

Why You Should Listen to Christopher:
Chris focuses on investments in transformational companies aligned with bp’s ambitions in bioenergy, renewables, and hydrogen. He is an ex founder and joined bp Ventures in 2019 after starting his career working to bring stranded energy resources to market.

 
Samantha Huang
Principal
BMW i Ventures
 

Why You Should Listen to Samantha:
At BMW i Ventures, Samantha focuses on investments across AI and big data, autonomous driving, Industry 4.0, sustainability, and the next generation of human experiences. She also serves as Head of Content for the Emerging Venture Capitalists Association, which is the most active pre-partner nonprofit organization for empowering the next generation of venture capitalists.

 
Mary Jo Potter
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Healthcare Angels
 

Why You Should Listen to Mary Jo:
Bio is forthcoming.

 
Rahul Ray
Senior Director & Investment Lead
Tyson Ventures, the VC arm of Tyson Foods
 

Why You Should Listen to Rahul:
Over the course of his career, Rahul has overseen the deployment of $500M of capital in early and late-stage investments in technology, distribution/logistics, and Food/Ag. He serves as a board observer for a number of Tyson Ventures portfolio companies, including MycoTechnology and Soft Robotics. Rahul joined Tyson from a diverse professional background in areas including investment management, banking, and corporate finance at hedge funds, Sanford C Bernstein, Morgan Stanley and XPO Logistics.

 
Rens Valk
Venture Capitalist
Shell Ventures
 

Why You Should Listen to Rens:
Rens has been an investor with Shell Ventures focused on the transportation and automotive domain for the past five years and has been active in the energy space for nearly a decade. He has led and supported various innovation projects and investments in both companies and VC funds. He has helped start-ups grow their business while bringing innovation to corporates driving towards a decarbonized future of mobility.

 

Rockstar Insights:

David Frigstad
Chairman
Frost & Sullivan
 

Why You Should Listen to David:
David is passionate about supporting companies with the generation, evaluation and implementation of innovative growth opportunities. David’s leadership has steered Frost & Sullivan to the center of an ecosystem of best practice cultivation, executive peer support, and cutting-edge insights that is singularly focused on reshaping the world through managed growth.

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Abstract:
Building a multi-year corporate strategy that inspires engagement throughout an organization and with customers is a challenging endeavor on a good day. Gaining the appropriate perspective and understanding to develop a value driven strategy is critical in creating your strategic narrative and igniting the innovation and creativity that achieves your business outcomes.

Key Take-Aways:

• Framework to creating a multi-year value driven strategy
• Blueprint to creating your strategic narrative
• Fresh perspective on the importance of context in your strategic narrative

Rockstar Insights:

Beverly Harris
Vice President Strategic Planning & Innovation
Texas Mutual Insurance
Growth Innovation Leadership Council Member
 

Why You Should Listen to Beverly:
Beverly harnesses the power of research and data to develop strategy and uses storytelling to foster organizational buy-in of strategic plans. She is passionate about innovation and strategic thinking and helping leaders become the best version of themselves as they prepare for known and unknown challenges of the future.

Abstract:
In today’s digital world, rapid prototyping is key to understand the true value of technology at a pace that matches the speed of the market. A well designed and focused but flexible prototype process can empower companies with unique capabilities that drive growth and market differentiation. However, the process is not without challenges and pitfalls that are key to learning and adapting.

Key Take-Aways:

• How forward thinking drives meaningful changes to product development
• The key success factors for impactful prototypes
• Alignment and common goals are critical partnership traits

Rockstar Insights:

Scott Brindamour
Head of Product Innovation, Edge R&D and Platform Enablement
Lumen Technologies
 

Why You Should Listen to Scott:
Scott has been evangelizing technology innovation with clients, partners and product teams for more than two decades. His understanding of the business value of technology and how organizations can utilize technology to accelerate innovation and drive differentiating business outcomes.

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Rockstar Insights:

Taylor Shinn
Global Vice President – Strategy – Industrial Asset Management
Baker Hughes
 

Why You Should Listen to Taylor:
Bio is forthcoming.

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Rockstar Insights:

Jeffery Torrance
Senior Vice President, Product Management
Qualcomm
 

Why You Should Listen to Jeffery:
Jeffery is responsible for the Connected Smart Systems, Connected Smart Systems product management and business development. He has more than 25 years of experience spanning across consulting, investor relations, and business management and development.

Abstract:
What is common between Apple, Quip, Grab, Nike, TikTok, Walmart and many more disruptive companies? They follow their customer. And to do that they build and acquire capabilities unnatural or dissimilar to their industry. This is a key factor in the convergence of B2C and B2B models to become D2C. Hari will share his research and insights gained on how companies have developed the agility to succeed at the speed of the customer.

Key Take-Aways:

• Practical steps to identify unnatural capabilities for the organization to build
• Insight into how leaders can think differently to develop strategies at the intersection of industries and capabilities
• Real world examples of successful ‘unnatural capability companies’

Rockstar Insights:

Hari Abburi
Managing Partner, The Preparation Company LLC
Co-Founder of MyLearningNFT LLC
 

Why You Should Listen to Hari:
With 30 years of global experience; across 55+ countries, Hari’s experience and expertise is in leading complex change or transformations, M&A’s/Integrations, and in Start-Ups. He has introduced a new approach to strategy through his agility framework comprised of three core elements: Intersections, Interfaces and Insights.
Hari is a member of The Forbes Human Resources Council, The Fast Company Executive Board and Los Angeles Business Journals Leadership Trust.

Abstract:
The growing ubiquity of digitization, automation, and connectivity is driving business model evolution. In this era of great industrial transformation, technology has been a catalyst, an enabler, and in some cases the driving force of disruption and transformation. For System Integrators who enable technology transformation to stay relevant, evolution, active diversification, and pivoting are critical.

Key Take-Aways:

• Insight on identifying industry headwinds and trends to open up new revenue streams
• Examples of the pivots that must be taken in order to mitigate risk and achieve revenue growth objectives
• Steps for preparing for the future

Headliner:

Prasoon Saxena
President, Manufacturing
NTT DATA
 

Why You Should Listen to Prasoon:
Prasoon is responsible for profitable growth, industry strategy and client satisfaction through modern, innovative solutions within the Manufacturing Business Unit. With more than two decades of global leadership, Prasoon is intensely passionate on driving value, innovation and trust while delivering on business outcomes for his clients. With extensive experience from the manufacturing and professional services industries, he brings a unique perspective on what’s necessary for organizations to survive and thrive.

Abstract:
As companies look to embrace the growing list of new and innovative digital tools and approaches, aligning all the resources needed to successfully deploy innovation is becoming more challenging. This is resulting in companies looking for not just new innovative solutions but also new approaches to implement them. This interactive session will look at how to examine your current approach to resources and innovation pipeline with a critical eye and come away with ideas on how to improve it.

Key Take-Aways:

• Pitfalls to applying traditional approaches to a pipeline of innovative new internal tools, products, services etc
• Lessons learned from trying new approaches to align resources to a nimble new approach
• Critical factors when tracking and reporting on innovation activities

Rockstar Insights:

Christine Hawkins
Director, Global Head of Business Improvement
Pure Storage
 

Why You Should Listen to Christine:
Christine is a globally recognized presenter whose current role includes aligning resources across 11 global process improvements while identifying white space opportunities. She expertly designs and leads business processes that delight customers and exceed targets.

Abstract:
We live in a world where speed matters more than ever. Expanding a share of your market or entering new/adjacent markets often requires strategic partnerships. In this interactive session, we will explore what to consider when selecting strategic partners and how to make partnerships a successful venture for everyone involved.

Key Take-Aways:

• Proven ways to utilize core competencies to expand to new adjacent markets
• Best practices on selecting a right strategic partner
•  Insights on how to make the partnership successful

Rockstar Insights:

Natalia Andreyeva
Senior Manager, Product Management
Carrier
 

Why You Should Listen to Natalia:
Natalia is a passionate innovator, product leader, and problem solver. She has 10+ years of experience in product strategy and digital business model innovation across several business verticals, including Life Science, Education, and Technology. She is currently leading an emerging line of products and, as part of those responsibilities, is exploring faster options for getting to market through strategic partnerships.

Abstract:
As consumers grow familiar with online purchasing post-COVID, the trend is further diversifying to the Business-to-Business (B2B) industry. For many traditional B2B companies, e-commerce and a pivot to ‘Direct-to-Consumer’ (D2C) platforms has emerged as an essential strategy. D2C is fast growing, with an estimated $18 billion in U.S. sales in 2020. In this interactive session, we will explore how direct-to-consumer channels have allowed B2B companies to gain transformative growth by leveraging online platforms and social media commerce.

Key Take-Aways:

• Key strategic imperatives for a successful D2C business models
• Insight on the evolution of consumer purchasing habits and shifts in consumer behavior
• Best practices in customer data acquisition and hyper-personalized analytics in direct selling

Rockstar Insights:

Ali Raza
Chief Digital Officer
ChampionX
 

Why You Should Listen to Ali:
Bio is forthcoming.

 
Chaitanya Habib
Research Consultant, Visionary Innovation Group
Frost & Sullivan
 

Why You Should Listen to Chaitanya:
Chaitanya’s expertise lies in identifying and tracking emerging trends and technologies that create white-space opportunities. At her current role in Frost & Sullivan, she designs and delivers innovation workshops that enable her clients to develop robust and impactful innovation portfolios.

Abstract:
Innovation is a key driver of sustained business growth. In this interactive session, we will share,
through some examples, an approach to innovation that is strategic, ambitious and value creating.
Specifically, we will explore how empowering people to thrive enables the delivery of sustainable,
scalable innovations for good and offerings that protect people and the planet.

Key Take-Aways:

• Insight on why innovation is a driver of growth strategy
• Examples of why sustainable innovation works well when targeting high challenge problems at customers
• Factors on why empowering and investing in people is critical to success

Rockstar Insight:

Andy Kannurpatti
Global Business Director, Films & Laminates
DuPont
 

Why You Should Listen to Andy :
Andy has a track record of delivering growth through innovation in many businesses at DuPont. Today, he is the Global Business Director of the Film & Laminates business which develops and markets material solutions to signal integrity and power transmission challenges of electronic interconnects that are ubiquitous today – from smartphones to electric/autonomous vehicles. With a background in R&D as well as Marketing, Andy is a firm believer in technological and business model innovation to sustain long-term growth.

Abstract:
Talent scarcity is a significant barrier to innovation. What  work arounds can industry take to continue to attract the necessary talent to drive growth, despite the real challenges facing us now and in the foreseeable future? Having the right talent is vital to the success of any organization; any business school case study inevitably involves an analysis of the people involved and the type of organizational culture and structure they were attached to, or bound by. Increasingly, successful recruiting and retaining talent involves deliberate thought about what is important to them and finding the intersection of personal engagement and business results.

Key Take-Aways:

• Critical factors for fostering engagement
• Pragmatic steps for retaining the best … the ones who are in high demand everywhere
• Best practices for empowering people and making them feel valued

Moderator:

Giovanni Spitale
Chief Executive Officer
Davis Standard
 

Why You Should Listen to Giovanni:
War for Talent, Labor Crisis, Offshoring, Onshoring, The Great Resignation – Giovanni has led organizations through all of them. His appreciation for collaborative teams, clear objectives, and pragmatic approach to attracting and retaining talent has enabled success in multiple companies spanning several industries.

 

Panelists Include:

Alp Basol
Executive Partner, Technology, Strategy & Innovation Leader
AT&T
 

Why You Should Listen to Alp:
Alp is an Executive Partner helping equip CxO’s and senior technology executives with tools and insights to deliver business results. As a CTO with experience in leading complex transformation initiatives in innovation, strategy and architecture; Alp brings with him an in depth understanding of the Retail, Restaurant, Grocery & Hospitality vertical. Most recently he has been working with customers on technology strategy to address staff retention and automation.

 
Beverly Harris
Vice President Strategic Planning & Innovation
Texas Mutual Insurance
Growth Innovation Leadership Council Member
 

Why You Should Listen to Beverly:
Beverly harnesses the power of research and data to develop strategy and uses storytelling to foster organizational buy-in of strategic plans. She is passionate about innovation and strategic thinking and helping leaders become the best version of themselves as they prepare for known and unknown challenges of the future.

 
Jessika Lora
Head of Innovation Strategy
General Motors
 

Why You Should Listen to Jessika:
Bio is forthcoming.

 
 
Robert Phillips
Head of Quality & Regulatory, North America
Siemens Healthineers
 

Why You Should Listen to Robert:
At Siemens Healthineers, a Top 5 Global Medtech company, Robert is responsible for regional quality operations, systems, and regulatory compliance across USA and Canada for the entire healthcare product portfolio of medical imaging, radiation therapy planning and treatment, and in vitro diagnostic devices. He has been thought leader in global Medech for more than 2 decades and frequently advises regulators and trade associations on commercial activities.

 
 
Michelle Harrow
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition Innovation & Solutions
LinkedIn
 

Why You Should Listen to Michelle:
Bio is forthcoming.

 

Abstract:
The grand challenge in the building environment sector is how to use advanced buildings management technology to transform how people and equipment perform, and to promote greater security, health and sustainability. Creating a pure-play company to do all of this is at the root of Johnson Control’s digital transformation and it’s meant reinventing their business; from their tech stack to who they recruit and how they go to market.

Key Take-Aways:

• Insight on how JCI has reinvented itself from a 140 year old company to one that in reality is two years old, with new technologies central to its new business model
• Examples of how JCI is growing its technology engineering base alongside traditional recruits, and using M&A to add skills in areas like zero-trust cybersecurity and Edge AI
• Key findings on why the needs of its customers are driving JCI’s transformation

Rockstar Insights:

Vijay Sankaran
Chief Technology Officer
Johnson Controls
 

Why You Should Listen to Vijay:
Vijay and his team accelerate and unify product software engineering development efforts creating common software architecture to further drive the enterprise software technology strategy while expanding customer solutions through the OpenBlue digital platform. Vijay has held leadership roles in technology transformation across a spectrum of industries and most recently was Chief Information Officer and Head of Innovation at TD Ameritrade, with responsibility for digital strategy, customer platforms, software engineering, technology operations, cybersecurity, data management and analytics, and enterprise innovation. Sankaran also held executive roles at Ford Motor Company.

Abstract:
Participants come away with a wealth of key learnings and it can be a challenge to take it all in. During this interactive session, members of the Growth Innovation Leadership Council will highlight the most important themes, key take-aways and lessons learned that can be readily operationalized once you are back in the office.

Moderator:

Ethan Smith
Vice President, Global Client Leader
Frost & Sullivan
 

Why You Should Listen to Ethan:
Ethan works with the C-suite of leading Energy and Industrial companies, helping them prioritize their most promising growth opportunities from Decarbonization and Sustainability to Automation and Autonomy. His experience integrating market potential with internal capabilities and leadership aspirations enables him to accelerate companies’ path to achieve disproportional and sustainable growth.

Opened September 2018, the center is a dynamic hub where visitors can explore cutting-edge technical applications in consumer electronics, EV/HEV/autonomous vehicles, network enabling technologies, wearables, smart materials, and more. The Sunnyvale, CA site combines an Innovation Center, applications and prototyping labs, customer meeting spaces and flexible offices under one roof, to foster collaboration that moves as fast as the surrounding Silicon Valley ecosystem.

It is a co-innovation destination that offers an engaging experience for DuPont customers and partners to make new connections, create new business opportunities and drive continuous innovation using the breadth and depth of DuPont’s capabilities in order to constantly discover and deliver results that matter.