Monday, February 10, 2025

Growth Innovation Leadership Council Critical Issue Roundtable

*Please note participation is exclusive to members only. For more information on the council, click here ^[2].

Happy Hour Hangout

Join us for the Happy Hour Hangout, a perfect opportunity to network, connect with peers, and build relationships in a relaxed and casual setting. Kick off the event with great conversations, beer, wine, and good vibes as we unwind together. Come set the tone for an unforgettable experience!

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Participant Meet ‘n’ Greet

This end-user/practitioner networking activity is your opportunity to identify – right out of the gate – those peers who share challenges similar to your own. It’s a great way to find participants who have thought leadership you can benefit from and to facilitate later dialogues throughout the event.

Welcome and Introduction

Kimberly Hanes, Associate Director, Economic Development, Arizona State University

HEADLINER – Structuring Strategic Partnerships as the Core of Your Growth Blueprint

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS – Harnessing Ecosystems and Cross-Industry Collaboration to Drive Mutual Value

Networking and Refreshment Break

CONCURRENT COLLABORATION ZONES – ROUNDTABLES

Roundtable sessions capture the power of all participants’ voices, insights and experiences via group discussion and exploration of the issue at hand.

Choose one of the following zones:

Zone 1. Identifying Your Unique Needs and Selecting the Ideal Partner

Zone 2. Build, Buy, or Partner – Creating a Framework for Technology Innovation

Networking Luncheon

CONCURRENT COLLABORATION ZONES – CASE HISTORIES

Case Histories explore a specific use case and include informal conversations that draw upon the experience and expertise of the featured executive and participants.

Choose one of the following zones:

Zone 1. Exploring the Potential Value and Opportunities in Intellectual Property (IP)

Zone 2. Ensuring Brand Consistency Across Your Strategic Partnerships

Session to Session Travel Time

ASK THE EXPERTS! Panel Discussion – Seamlessly Integrating Startups into Your Innovation Process

INNOVATION CENTER TOUR – Dreamscape Learn

Dreamscape Learn is ASU’s newest learning platform integrating virtual reality and XR technologies into its STEM courses and degree programs. You will be immersed in an Intergalactic Wildlife Sanctuary, and collaborate with an artificial intelligence to discover, investigate and solve novel scientific problems.

This concept was developed by Dreamscape Immersive co-founder and acclaimed Hollywood executive Walter Parkes, along with Academy Award-winning director and producer Steven Spielberg. The experiences are built upon a groundbreaking new approach to virtual reality; powered by advanced proprietary software, the revolutionary platform merged the techniques of motion capture and full body mapping to render audiences, in real time, as life-like avatars inside computer-generated worlds. Join us and experience virtual reality like you’ve never experience before and learn how this technology can be applied to your innovation process.

Learn more here ^[3] 

Networking Reception

Continue the conversation with your fellow peers and colleagues as we engage in an icebreaker over cocktails to close the event out with some friendly competition! Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres to be served.