Monday, September 15, 2025 | Annual Growth Innovation Leadership Council Meeting and Event Kick-Off

Growth Innovation Leadership Council Registration

*Please note participation in the Council’s Annual Meeting is restricted to Council Members and Associate Members only. Please visit the Council Tab above for more information.

Growth Innovation Leadership Annual Council Meeting and Welcome Networking Bruncheon

Growth Innovation Leadership Annual Council Meeting Concludes

Welcome Networking Reception & Event Kickoff

Meet your fellow peers and colleagues as we engage in an ice breaker over cocktails to get the conversations started and set you up for an event whose foundation is built on collaboration. Dinner & passed hors d’oeuvres to be served.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Participant Meet ‘n’ Greet

This networking activity is your opportunity to identify – right out of the gate – those peers who share challenges like 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 HEADLINER – Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies to Create New Product and Customer Experiences

EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS – What Are You Trying to Solve? It Always Starts with Your Customer’s Pain Points

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.

Finding New Paths to Growth: New Customers, New Needs, New Geographies

Zone 2.

No Derisk, No Reward

Networking Luncheon

Innovation Center Tour

Join us for a once in a lifetime experience at the 3M Innovation Center and you’ll never look at the word “innovation” in the same way again. Immerse yourself in an exclusive world of innovation featuring a range of technologies underlying the thousands of products developed by 3M Company.

From the rubber sole on Neil Armstrong’s shoes, to components of the most advanced electronics and medical devices, 3M’s technology supports the company’s vision of advancing every company, enhancing every home, improving every life.

Through dynamic displays and interactive‚ hands-on demonstrations‚ you will have the opportunity to collaborate with 3M and enter a world where anything is possible – you will see previously unknown technologies and fascinating‚ practical real life applications. A team of highly trained‚ informative hosts from a variety of 3M technical and professional backgrounds will guide you on the journey of discovery. Color‚ sound‚ design.

ASK THE EXPERTS! Panel Discussion – The Key to Executive Buy-In? Demonstrating Value!

Networking and Refreshment Break

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.

AI Acceleration of New Product Development

Zone 2.

Mapping Your Digital Product Experience Across the Ecosystem

Session to Session Travel Time

CAPSTONE – Creating an Environment for Product Strategy Teams to Thrive

Networking Reception

Close out the day with drinks, small bites and meaningful connections with fellow peers in a relaxed yet entertaining setting!