FEI25 Harvesting Innovation: OPEN

DAY 1 Human Intelligence: What Got Us Here

Lab Key:

Front End Lab

Problem Solving Lab

Case Study Lab

Trends/Foresights Lab

Breakfast

7:00 AM 8:00 AM

FEI25 Open & Event Welcome

Rogue Mindset: Aligning the Innovation Capability with Business Strategy

8:30 AM

Rogue Mindset Roundtables

8:50 AM

Networking Break

10:00 AM

Strategy & Transformation Track

Excellence & Best Practice Track Engaging Deliberate Rapid Prototyping Welch’s

Integration & Talent Creation Using Innovation as a Differentiator Jonathan Stringfield, Microsoft Using AI to Power Innovation: Unpacking Risks and Opportunities

Delivering on R&D Strategy Liza Sanchez, The Procter & Gamble Co.

10:30 AM

11:00: Emotional Connection: Why GenAI Needs Continuous Insight Into Real Human Behavior Aaron Reid, Ph.D. 11:30: Proxy Meetings (See Pg. 28) Taking a Lead on Emerging Technology Sebastian Osswald, Miele

Taste, Touch, Feel: Experience 4 Cultural Shifts That Will Impact Your Business Sarah Polansky, Dig Insights Transformative Innovation: Bridging Insights, R&D, and Strategy in the AI Era Phil Sage, PepsiCo

11:00 AM

Anthony Schiavo, Lux Research Experimentation for Innovation Termeh Rassi, Leonardo Ben Knapp, Virginia Tech

12:00 PM

Business Mondel Innovation as a Competitive Advantage Gus Valen, The Valen Group

A Real-World Approach to Building Products That Matter Lauren Collier Finch Brands

Stronger Together: How Progressive Stream- lined Crowdsourcing With A Trusted Partner Ray Mack, Progressive; Elle Brossy, MindSumo

12:30 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

Establishing a Corporate Accelerator Dakota Crow, U.S. Bank

Overcoming IT & Legal Barriers to AI Outcomes for Your Organization Steven Berrent, Steptoe LLP Driving An Effective, Insight-Driven Innovation Pipeline For CPG Sarah Polansky, Dig Insights Catalyzing Innovation and Change Through Strengths-Based Engagement Christine Minh-Minh Garner, CliftonStrengths

Inclusive Design as an Innovation Catalyst Samantha Johnson, Tatum Robotics

1:45 PM

Why Stories, Not Just Science, Should Start in the Lab Mike Thomas, Upstream 360

Harvesting Innovation Through Collective Intelligence Colin Scott Innventure

2:15 PM

Innovation Insights for Future Growth Su-Feng, Visa

Activating Emotional Innovation Craig Dubitsky, happy

2:45 PM

Networking Break

3:15 PM

Spotting High-Impact Use Cases & Rethinking What’s Possible At The Front-End Erica Norton, Hershey, Tim Joyce, ZS

From Systematic Incubation To Predictable Value Creation Nadine Fahim, KPMG; Christian Mühlroth, Itonics

A New Era in Conversational Research Phil Winkelman, Suzy

3:45 PM

4:15 PM

1:1 Starter Meetings

1:1 Starter Meetings

1:1 Starter Meetings

FEI Honors: Celebrating A Quarter Century of Innovation Luminaries

4:45 PM

Cocktail Reception End of Day One

6:00 PM 7:00 PM

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