The GIMI Think Tank is a weekly virtual forum composed of GIMI ambassadors, Certified Training Partners, and other experts to share knowledge around innovation and promote collaboration
Participants are Innovation leaders from industry, government, and academia
Representatives from 5 continents and more than 25 countries
Standard agenda with sufficient flexibility to cover a range of innovation topics
GIMI Think Tank meets weekly on Wednesdays at 9 am EST Time
Purpose
- Create a fluid, agile and solid community of innovators around the world who assist in solving big and bold challenges
- Create awareness around innovation and GIMI framework
- Share valuable and cutting edge knowledge by distinguished speakers among the community and to the interested audience
- Promote GIMI partners and recruit potential partners who can embrace GIMI framework and advance innovation in their countries
Topics covered
Trends
Innovation
Country state of innovation
GIMI IP
Trends
Paul van Son
Carolina Strobel
Sesha Pratap
Steve Wyatt
Sean Sheppard
Rachid Yazami
President at Dii Desert Energy
Operating Partner / COO Redpoint eventures
Partner at Brahma and at Maxos Studio
Professor at University of Bath School of Management
Managing Partner at U+
Founding Director & CTO at KVI Holdings
- Dubai
- Brazil
- EEUU
- United Kingdom
- EEUU
- Singapur
Topic: Renewable energy
Topic: Venture Capital
Topic: Blockchain
Topic: 4th Industrial Revolution ‘4IR’
Topic: Venture funds
Topic: Lithium-ion battery issues
Innovations have made renewable energy the market winner
Fast-growing venture-capital industry in Brazil
Reinvent business models, create new marketplaces, and engage customers
Skills, capabilities, and mindsets required to thrive in the 4th Industrial Revolution ‘4IR’
Silicon Valley exits, invested in 140+ startups across 3 VC funds. What we learned from building 90+ ventures
Addressing major lithium-ion battery issues for electric mobility and beyond
Ahmad Moradi
Jessica Day
Joel Litman
Andre Do Valle
Tunde Akindele
Rizzo Hahn
CEO & Founder of Netstairs
Co-founder at IDEASCALE
President and CEO at Valen’s Research
Founder do Wallet & Rig Squared
Director of Strategy and Innovation at Verizon
Managing Director at Accenture
- EEUU
- EEUU
- EEUU
- EEUU
- EEUU
- Brazil
Topic: Video-First Real-Time Digital Economy
Topic: Customer data
Topic: Financial Services
Topic: Crypto
Topic: 5G
Topic: Industry 4.0
Web Real-Time Communications with AI Streaming Video is the genesis of an insightful transformation
Leverage the collective intelligence of networks to create new business value
The at-home revolution, is in full swing and explains 80% of what’s happening in the stock market
Soon, all assets, like your house, your cash, will be tokenized, and earning interest
Will your industry be disrupted by 5g?
Industry 4.0 – The trends, opportunities and risks for the future
Innovation
Louise Kelly
Florin PAUN
Valentina De Matteo
António Alvarenga
Johannes Jarl
Manuel Mendes
Professor of Management and Leadership at University of La Verne
Chief Science & Partnership Officer at RAFAUT Group
Professor/Researcher at University of Bologna
Founder of ALVA R&C and International Foresight Expert
Executive Director at Innovation 360 Group AB
Global Director at Boston Innovation Gateway
- EEUU
- France
- Italy
- Portugal
- EEUU
- Brazil
Topic: Women’s leadership
Topic: Demand Readiness Level
Topic: Circular Organizations
Topic: Future Foresight
Topic: Mesuring Business Innovation
Topic: International Business Expansion
A flexible leadership style for innovation – from ambidexterity to women’s leadership
New tool to hybridize the market pull approach with technology push while innovating
How to design resilient corporate environments through innovation knowledge
Make better decisions, improve strategy definition or policymaking, and spur innovation breakthroughs
How working systematically with innovation management by assessing your teams from a 360-degree
Why innovation is key for a successful international business market expansion and how they help to expand faster, cheaper and better with the GoGlobal program
Nic Palmarini
Garret Fitzpatrick
Sid Benraouane
Omar Saucedo
Rogério Bohn
Director at NICA
Project engineer for the Next Generation Event Horizon Telescope
Chair of the US ISO Working Group on Innovation Management
Microsoft Techspark Community Manager
Microsoft Techspark Community Manager
- United Kingdom
- EEUU
- Dubai
- Mexico
- Brazil
Topic: Longevity
Topic: Black Hole Cinema
Topic: ISO
Topic: US – Mexico border
Topic: Innovation Family Business
Living longer an better with opportunities created by AI, Robotics, and Health Technologies
Building an earth-sized telescope to create the first movie of a black hole
Innovation Management and ISO perspective
The U.S. Mexico Border Innovation Opportunities Power Hub
Generate innovative actions for traditional conservative family businesses
Country state of innovation
Roberto Melo
Truls Berg
Isuru Subansighe
Salim Berbache
Carlos Arruda
Professor of Management and Leadership at University of La Verne
Chief Science & Partnership Officer at RAFAUT Group
Professor/Researcher at University of Bologna
Partner at Ucotra Consulting
Associate Professor at Fundação Dom Cabral and member of Salesforce Brasil
- Panama
- Norway
- Japan
- Morocco
- Brazil
Topic: State of innovation in Panama
Topic: State of innovation in Norway
Topic: State of innovation in Japan
Topic: State of innovation in Morocco
Topic: Scale innovation in Brazil
State of Innovation in Panama and how to generate scalable entrepreneurial growth in Latam
State of Innovation in Norway and why is Open Innovation Lab of Norway leading the way forward
State of innovation in Japan and strategy to enter the market as GIMI
How is the maturity of Moroccan SMEs evolving in terms of innovation?
What is going on in Brazil to scale innovation in the corporate environment?
Benny Shlick
Massimo Andriolo
Alberto Arvizu
Rolan Garcia
David Fernández
Founder and Managing Director at Innovation Without Borders
Principal at IXL Center Italy
Director of Academic Services at Tecnológico de Monterrey
CEO and Founder at Embiggen
CEO and Founder at TDM Internacional
- Israel
- Italy
- Mexico
- Philippines
- Mexico
Topic: State of Innovation in Israel
Topic: State of Innovation in Italy
Topic: Innovation Ecosystem in Mexico
Topic: Innovation in Philippines
Topic: Innovation map in Mexico
Israel’s innovation recipe cannot be coppied, it is an integration of culture, flexibility, directness, openness and self-confidence
Italy was a cradle of innovation … and now?
Tecnológico de Monterrey developing an Innovation Ecosystem with GIMI
The Future of Corporate Innovation in The Philippines
The innovation map in Mexico and the BIG challenges to be faced within digital transformation
GIMI IP
Hitendra Patel
David Chung
GIMI Impact
Leadership Program
Innovation Guru
Chairman of Hong Kong Innovation Management Institute
Erila Haska, Carli Parsons & Grayson Bass
Hitendra Patel, Manuel Mendes & Ron Jonash
- Global
- Hong Kong
- Albania & Canada
- Worldwide
Topic: Power of AND
Topic: Partership with universities
Topic: GIMI Impact Results
Topic: Leadership Program
Leadership program: how we can build the best version of ourselves
A unique partnership model with universities to co-organize different types of programs
A certified course designed to empower high school students to build a more Compassionate and Innovative Society
Experience of IXL developing 1584 leaders in Brazil to create their leadership journey and get certified by GIMI
Alice Garavito
Ron Jonash
Juie Yao Cooper
Innovation Consultant at IXL Center
Senior Consultant at IXL Center
Senior Director at IXL Center
- Colombia
- Global
- USA
Topic: Innovation Systems in Colombia
Topic: Innovation 4.0
Topic: Upliftinh small businesses
Successful experience in scaling it up to support thousands of SMEs to build innovation capabilities and develop an innovation ecosystem to drive growth in Colombia
Applying Innovation 4.0 approaches to accelerate new solutions for Ageing and for Sustainable Green Hydrogen and Innovation Olympics
Uplifting small and underserved businesses and how growth through the 2x program
