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SUMMARY:Innovation Today
DTSTART:20200820T140000
DTEND:20200821T203000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Innovation happens when business\, design\, and tech meet. \n
 \nIn a series of virtual conferences and masterclasses (in person)\, inter
 nationally renowned speakers will share their experience\, case studies an
 d behind-the-scenes insights into innovation in Switzerland\, within Silic
 on Valley\, and around the world. They will also share their practical too
 ls and methods that inspire thousands of specialists and the world's most 
 innovative companies on a daily basis. \n\nInnovation Today (#itoday) foc
 uses on inspiring personalities: thinkers\, best-selling authors and creat
 ors who have a direct impact on today's and tomorrow's world. \n\nWith th
 e following speakers:\n\n	Alex Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur (CH) inventors 
 of the Business Model Canvas and authors of Business Model Generation whic
 h sold more than 1.5 million copies in 30 languages. They are holders of t
 he prestigious Thinkers50 Strategy Award (#4)\n	Jake Knapp (USA) is the i
 nventor of Google Venture’s Design Sprint methodology. He is considered 
 one of the most influential Product Designers today. He has coached teams 
 at places such as Google\, Slack\, LEGO\, IDEO\, and NASA on design strate
 gy and time management.\n	Surya Vanka (USA) is a transdisciplinary design
 er who has worked at the leading edge of physical and digital experiences.
  He is founder of Authentic Design\, president emeritus of the Seattle Des
 ign. Festival and was chair of Interaction Week. Surya was director of use
 r experience at Microsoft\n	Ramatoulaye A. Diallo (SEN) is the CEO of Ora
 nge Money in Senegal and Director of Mobile Financial Services in the Oran
 ge Sonatel cluster across 5 countries. Her mission is to create products\,
  services and communities that elevate millions of African lives. \n	Prof
 essor Marc Gruber (DE\, CH) is Vice President for Innovation at EPFL\, fu
 ll professor at the College of Management of Technology at EPFL where he h
 olds the Chair of Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization (ENTC)
 \, and co-author of Where to Play.\n	Katie Swindler (USA) is a User Exper
 ience Strategist at Allstate insurance\, Author of Life & Death Design. Sh
 e believes if brands wish to truly connect with consumers they must combin
 e emotion and utility\, storytelling and technology\n	Jonas Vonlanthen (CH
 ) is a Partner at Liip Digital Progress\, Expert in agile management and 
 self-organisation in Switzerland. As Partner at Liip\, he focuses on the o
 rganisation’s evolution from a hierarchical to a self-managed governance
  system (holacracy).\n
LOCATION:online
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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