Keynotes / invited talks
- KDEC & Zyoin Group CHRO Roundtable, Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation Culture, Bangalore, Dec. 2024
- TiE Global Summit, Using Technology to Accelerate Growth & Innovation, Bangalore, Dec. 2024
- TiE Scaleup Accelerator Program, Growing the Business - Scale & Scope, Cambridge. Nov. 2024
- Cognizant, Entrepreneurial Leadership - Igniting the Spark Within, Oct. 2024
- Deloitte, Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovators' DNA, Hyderabad, Oct. 2024
- KFAS, Using Technology to Accelerate Growth and Innovation, Kuwait, Oct. 2024
- Univ. Continental, IUFest 2024, Storytelling - Energize, Engage & Enable Students to Be Lifelong Learners, Sept. 2024
- Accenture, Entrepreneurial Leadership, July 2024
- eMerge Americas - Miami Tech Month, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovator's DNA, April 2024
- Amplify LatinX Policy Summit, Entrepreneurship - Startup vs Scaleup, Boston, Jan. 2024
- Lead to Change, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation Culture, Cambridge, Jan. 2024
- Auburn Univ., Mech. Engg. Dept., Gorillas v Chimps v Monkeys - Innovation Dynamics & Disruption, Sept. 2023
- Fujitsu Europe, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Lisbon, Portugal, Apr 2023
- ACI Worldwide, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Bangkok, Mar. 2023
- First Republic Bank, Leading with Entrepreneurial Intelligence, San Francisco, Mar 2023
- Prosegur, Peru, Innovation Culture, Prosegur, Online, Mar. 2023
- LTC (Lead to Change), Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation Culture, Cambridge, MA, Feb. 2023
- Massport, Communicate like Aristotle: Storytelling with Pathos, Ethos and Logos, Boston, Feb. 2023
- ACI Worldwide, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Tampa, Jan. 2023
- Staples Executive Retreat, Gorillas v Chimps v Monkeys - Innovation Dynamics, Boston, Jan. 2023
- Amazon Lab126 Annual Meeting, Developing Entrepreneurial Leaders, Online, Oct. 2022
- First Republic Bank, Annual Marketing Meeting, Leading with Entrepreneurial Intelligence, Online, Sept. 2022
- Tanebi, Japan, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovator's DNA, Boston, Aug. 2022
- MassChallenge & Hanscomb Airforce Base, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovator's DNA, Online, Jul. 2022
- Physik Instrumente, Global Sales Mtg, Hidden Champions: The Masters of the Mid-Market, Boston, Jun. 2022
- eMerge Americas - Miami Tech Month, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovator's DNA, Online, Mar. 2022
- Kotak Mahindra, Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership, Online, Mar. 2022
- AEC Spain, Innovation Culture - The Only Sustainable Competitive Advantage, Online, Jan 2022
- Jain Univ. Entrepreneurship Summit, Gorillas vs Chimps vs Monkeys - Startup vs Scaleup, Online, Jan. 2022
- Collette Tours Annual Executive Retreat, Jobs To Be Done & Customer Journey, Collette Tours, RI, Nov. 2021
- Foundation for Education, Storytelling in a New VUCA World, Online, Oct. 2021
- EXPOBOLIVIA - IGNOVATEC, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Universidad Mayor San Andres, Bolivia, Sept. 2021
- MarkPlus Inc. Executives Meeting, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Indonesia, Aug. 2021
- COPA Airlines, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Online, May 2021
- Amazon Lab 126, Navigating Industry Turbulence - Reinventing the Core Business, Online, Apr. 2021
- Patil Group Annual Executive Meeting, Innovation Mythology & Philosophy, April 2021
- HPE Digital Disruptors Program, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Online, Mar. 2021
- Promigas Colombia, Annual Executive Meeting, Gorillas v Chimps v Monkeys, Online, Feb. 2021
- Raytheon, Leading in a Time of Crisis, Online, Feb. 2021
- WIT UPM Innovatech, The Innovation Ecosystem - Startup to Scale-up, Univ. Politécnica de Madrid, Dec. 2020
- Banshee - USAF Labs & MassChallenge, Navigating Uncertainty and Entrepreneurial Leadership, Nov. 2020
- Promigas Annual Executive Meeting, Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership in Crises, Nov. 2020
- Medtronic Renew Executive Program, Entrepreneurial Leadership in Industry Turmoil, Oct. 2020
- TCL Executive Program, Speed as Strategy, TCL, China, Online. Oct. 2020
- Banshee - USAF Labs & MassChallenge, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Jul. 2020
- KPMG Canada, Creativity & Entrepreneurial Mindset, KPMG Leadership Academy, Jul. 2020
- AEC (Association for Quality in Spain), How Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Jun. 2020
- Assa Abloy America Webinar, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Jun. 2020
- Babson India Alumni Meeting, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership During Crises, May 2020
- Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Identifying your Entrepreneurial Skills and Style to Lead, May 2020
- Assa Abloy Americas Seminar, Entrepreneurial Leadership - Leading Through the COVID-19 Crisis, Apr. 2020
- City of Miami, Entrepreneurial Leadership - Leading Through the COVID-19 Crisis, Apr. 2020
- Pictet Academy, Leading Under Uncertainty, Apr. 2020
- Google India - Think 10X Growth, Entrepreneurial Leadership in Action - COVID-19 and VUCAH, Mar. 2020
- Cognizant P&R Innovation Fest, #CX Innovation & Digital Transformation, Dec. 2020
- Hanscom Airforce Base, Navigating Uncertainty – Going into the Future, Boston, MA Jul. 2019
- Philips Medical Care, Disruptive Innovation in Health Care, Pittsburg, PA, Jun. 2019
- BBVA Open Innovation Conference, Open Innovation – Facts & Fiction, Mexico City, Mexico, May 2019
- EGADE National Teachers Conference, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Monterrey, Mexico, May 2019
- BBN-Raytheon, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Cambridge, MA, May 2019
- Kimberly Clark Brazil, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Digital Transformation in Retail, Wellesley, MA, Apr. 2019
- Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Navigating Uncertainty – Going into the Future, Wellesley, MA, Apr. 2019
- Audible (Amazon), Strategy & Innovation @ Audible, Long Branch, NJ, Jan. 2019
- Social Venture Research Institute, Can Social Entrepreneurs be Unicorns? Wheaton College, Jan. 2019
- PwC, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Boston, Dec. 2018.
- Collette Vacations Annual Meeting, Culture of Innovation @ Collette, Pawtucket, RI, Oct. 2018.
- Mechanical Contractors Asso. of Maryland, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Culture, Baltimore, Oct. 2018.
- SEBRAE, Open Innovation: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem & Culture, Brasilia, Oct. 2018.
- VentureCity, From Dinosaurs to Unicorns: Leading Inno. with an Entrep. Mindset, Miami, Sept. 2018.
- Baxter, Innovation @ Baxter, Chicago, Aug. 2018.
- FLIR National Sales Meeting, Innovation Dynamics - Gorillas vs Chimps vs Monkeys, Nashua, Aug. 2018.
- Ellevation, Operational Excellence @ Ellevation, Boston, Jun. 2018.
- AMICA Executive Development Program, Leading Innovation - The Entrepreneurial Leader, Lincoln, RI. May 2018.
- DrivingSales Presidents Club Meeting, Going into the Future - Navigating Uncertainty, Ft. Lauderdale. May 2018.
- Fireside Chat, Tim Ryan, Sr. Partner & Chairman, PwC U.S., Innovation in Accounting Industry, Babson. Apr. 2018.
- Valkiria, Innovation Sandbox, Barcelona, Spain. Feb. 2018.
- Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Innovation Sandbox, Kuwait. Jan. 2018.
- Ocean Spray Board of Directors, Going into the Future, Boston. December 2017.
- Baxter China, Innovation - The VUCAH Game, Suzhou. November 2017.
- Ocean Spray Executives, Call to Action & Leading Change, Boston. November 2017.
- Mechanical Service Contractors of America, Culture of Innovation, Ft. Lauderdale. October 2017.
- Firmenich Flavor Advisory Board, Mergers & Acquisitions - Situational Integration, Geneva. June 2017.
- Medtronic - Brain Therapies, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Culture, Irvine, CA. June 2017.
- BIZBARCELONA, Open Innovation, Barcelona. May 2017.
- Celgene, Science of Innovation, Madrid. May 2017.
- gasNatural fenosa, Culture of Innovation, Barcelona. May 2017.
- Property & Liability Resource Bureau, Culture of Innovation, Boston. March 2017.
- Banistmo Bank, Dynamics of Innovation, Panama City, Panama. April 2017.
- Nomura Research, Risk Managers vs. Uncertainty Navigators, Tokyo. April 2017.
- Firmenich Flavor Advisory Board, How Important is Firm Size? Geneva. March 2017.
- Connected Commons, Culture of Innovation, Babson Executive Education, Boston. Dec. 2016
- Club de Innovacion (Chile), Innovation Sandbox, Boston, Dec 2016
- Corporate Innovation Day, Oslo Innovation Week, Culture of Innovation, Oct. 2016
- P&G Tide Group Designers Annual Retreat, Culture of Innovation, Boston. Oct. 2016
- Corporate Intrapreneur Summit, Venture Design is the Enterprise's New R&D, New York, Sept. 2016
- The American Health Quality Association Annual Conference, Culture of Innovation, Baltimore. June 2016
- Sura Seguros, Innovation: Gorillas, Chimps & Monkeys, Medellin, Colombia. June 2016
- OpenCape Board Meeting, Analytical vs. Emergent Strategies for Growth, Hyannis. March 2016
- Global Innovation Management Institute, Innovation: Gorillas, Chimps & Monkeys, Boston. Dec. 2016
- Kautilya Entrepreneurship & Mgt. Institute, Who are entrepreneurs? Jain University, Bangalore, Dec. 2016
- Monotype Imaging, Innovation: Gorillas, Chimps & Monkeys, Woburn, MA. Aug. 2016
- Nutresa Executive Group, Innovation: Gorillas, Chimps & Monkeys, Medellin, Colombia. June 2016
- Feeding America, Culture of Innovation, Washington D.C. Nov. 2016
- TJX Total Rewards COE Workshop, Operational Excellence at TJX Total Rewards, Boston. Oct. 2016
- ANDI InnovationLand, Customer Experience Innovation, Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 2015
- WC Bradley Executives, Culture of Innovation, Sept. 2015
- Werfen Instrumentation Laboratory, Culture of Innovation, Bedford, MA, Sept. 2015
- Century Capital Board, Innovation – David vs. Goliath, Boston, June 2015
- Assa Abloy, Innovation – David vs. Goliath, Barcelona, Spain, May 2015
- HEC Executive Program Service Module, Customer Experience Innovation, Orlando, FL, May, 2015
- BabsonConnect, Analytical vs. Emergent Strategies for Growth, Cartagena, Colombia, April, 2015
- Atrion, The Discipline of Innovation, Boston, MA, Nov. 14, 2014
- GrupoSura, Leading Innovation: Creating Organic Growth, Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 7, 2014
- EPM, Leading Innovation: Creating Organic Growth, Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 5, 2014
- ANDI InnovationLand 2014, Building Innovation Capabilities, Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 5, 2014
- Bancolombia, Building & Managing the Innovation Sandbox, Medellin, MA, Nov. 4, 2014
- Financial Times ExecSense, CEO Best Practices for Increasing Innovation & Creativity, June 28, 2014
- RetailNet, Emergent & Analytical Strategies for Growth, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 8, 2014
- ICARE, Culture Drives Innovation, Santiago, Chile, May 7, 2014
- Santiago Chamber of Commerce, Culture of Innovation, Santiago, Chile, May 7, 2014
- Universidad Catolica, The Discipline of Innovation, Center of Innovation, Santiago, Chile, May 6, 2014
- Telefonica, The Discipline of Innovation, Santiago, Chile, May 6, 2014
- DrivingSales, Emergent & Analytical Strategies for Growth, NYC, Apr. 16, 2014
- AEC (Spanish Society for Quality), Culture of Innovation, Madrid, Spain, March 6, 2014
- Medtronic Corp., Leading Innovation: Entrepreneurial Thought & Action, Boston, MA, Dec. 2013
- War Games: Strategic Competitor Scenarios, Assa Abloy Americas, New Haven, CT, Aug. 2013
- LeadAmerica, Going into the Future: Analytical vs Emergent Strategies for Growth, Boston, MA, July 2013
- Wipro, Leveraging Customer Experience to Innovate, Bangalore, India, May 2013
- ESTEMA, Where do Entrepreneurs Come From? Valencia, Spain, Mar. 2013
- Ocean Spray Innovation Advisory Board,, Gorillas vs Chimps vs Monkeys, Mar. 2013
- AEDIPE, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 2012
- Cubist Corp., Culture of Innovation, Boston, Sept. 2012
- Repsol, Innovacion 2.0 (book presentation), Madrid, Chile, June 2012
- Universidad Catolica y Corfo, The Hard and Soft Sides of Innovation, Chile, April, 2012
- Camara de Comercio de Santiago, David can beat Goliath; With Innovaiton, Chile, April, 2012
- Entel, Culture of Innovation, Chile, Nov. 2011
- Seminarium YES Program, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 2011
- Citizens Bank, Leading Transformation in Turbulent Times, Boston, Aug., 2011
- Universidad Catolica, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Santiago, Chile, April 2011
- CORFO, Govt. of Chile, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Chile, April 2011
- iGate, Disruptive Innovation: Can David Beat Goliath? Bangalore, India, Aug. 2010
- Vellore Institute of Technology, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Vellore, India, Aug. 2010
- Swissnex, Developing Innovation Capabilities, Boston, April 2010
- FMCNA-IT, Innovation Despite Ambiguity, Boston, April 2010
- Penteo, Innovation & the Role of the CIO, Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 2010
- Telefonica, Innovation Strategy, Chile, Jan. 2010
- Sao Paulo American School, Are You an Innovator? Graded, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 2009
- Inter-American Development Bank, Developing Innovation Capabilities, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 2009
- G&Y Consultores, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Santiago, Chile, November 2009
- MGH, Developing Innovation Capabilities, Boston, October 2009
- Creame, Entrepreneurial Thought & Action, Medellin, Colombia, August 2009
- Analog Devices, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, June 2009
- Center for Information & Management Systems, Business Innovation & Role of IT, Babson, Feb., 2009
- Vellore Institute of Tech., Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Vellore, India, Aug. 2008
- Chilectra, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 2007
- Innova (CORFU – Govt. of Chile), Corporate Spin-Offs and Spin-Outs, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 2007
- Penteo, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Barcelona, July 2006
- BFA Conseil, Network Business Models, Paris, July 2006
- BFA Conseil, Getting the Best to the Masses - Profitably, Paris, July 2006
- HEC Executive Campus, Experience Innovation, Paris, July 2006
- BFA Conseil Family Biz. Program, Service Strategy and Innovation, Boston, Sept. 2005
- BFA Conseil, Innovation: Understanding the Field, Paris, July 2005
- HEC Executive Campus, Innovation: Understanding the Field, Paris, July 2005
- EMC, Experience Innovation, Boston, May 2005
- X Jornada Anual, ESADE Alumni, The Discipline of Corporate Entrepreneurship, Barcelona, Nov. 2004
- Vellore Inst. of Tech., Academic Strategies: for a Country, a State & an Institution, Vellore, India, Aug. 2004
- BFA Conseil, Role of Service in Strategy and Innovation, Paris, July 2003