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JAY RAO

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Keynotes / invited talks

  

  1. KDEC & Zyoin Group CHRO Roundtable, Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation Culture, Bangalore, Dec. 2024
  2. TiE Global Summit, Using Technology to Accelerate Growth & Innovation, Bangalore, Dec. 2024
  3. TiE Scaleup Accelerator Program, Growing the Business - Scale & Scope, Cambridge. Nov. 2024
  4. Cognizant, Entrepreneurial Leadership - Igniting the Spark Within, Oct. 2024
  5. Deloitte, Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovators' DNA, Hyderabad, Oct. 2024
  6. KFAS, Using Technology to Accelerate Growth and Innovation, Kuwait, Oct. 2024
  7. Univ. Continental, IUFest 2024, Storytelling - Energize, Engage & Enable Students to Be Lifelong Learners, Sept. 2024
  8. Accenture, Entrepreneurial Leadership, July 2024
  9. eMerge Americas - Miami Tech Month, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovator's DNA, April 2024
  10. Amplify LatinX Policy Summit, Entrepreneurship - Startup vs Scaleup, Boston, Jan. 2024
  11. Lead to Change, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation Culture, Cambridge, Jan. 2024
  12. Auburn Univ., Mech. Engg. Dept., Gorillas v Chimps v Monkeys - Innovation Dynamics & Disruption, Sept. 2023
  13. Fujitsu Europe, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Lisbon, Portugal, Apr 2023
  14. ACI Worldwide, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Bangkok, Mar. 2023
  15. First Republic Bank, Leading with Entrepreneurial Intelligence, San Francisco, Mar 2023
  16. Prosegur, Peru, Innovation Culture, Prosegur, Online, Mar. 2023
  17. LTC (Lead to Change), Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation Culture, Cambridge, MA, Feb. 2023
  18. Massport, Communicate like Aristotle: Storytelling with Pathos, Ethos and Logos, Boston, Feb. 2023
  19. ACI Worldwide, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Tampa, Jan. 2023
  20. Staples Executive Retreat, Gorillas v Chimps v Monkeys - Innovation Dynamics, Boston, Jan. 2023
  21. Amazon Lab126 Annual Meeting, Developing Entrepreneurial Leaders, Online, Oct. 2022
  22. First Republic Bank, Annual Marketing Meeting, Leading with Entrepreneurial Intelligence, Online, Sept. 2022
  23. Tanebi, Japan, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovator's DNA, Boston, Aug. 2022
  24. MassChallenge & Hanscomb Airforce Base, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovator's DNA, Online, Jul. 2022
  25. Physik Instrumente, Global Sales Mtg, Hidden Champions: The Masters of the Mid-Market, Boston, Jun. 2022
  26. eMerge Americas - Miami Tech Month, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovator's DNA, Online, Mar. 2022
  27. Kotak Mahindra, Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership, Online, Mar. 2022
  28. AEC Spain, Innovation Culture - The Only Sustainable Competitive Advantage, Online, Jan 2022
  29. Jain Univ. Entrepreneurship Summit, Gorillas vs Chimps vs Monkeys - Startup vs Scaleup, Online, Jan. 2022
  30. Collette Tours Annual Executive Retreat, Jobs To Be Done & Customer Journey, Collette Tours, RI, Nov. 2021 
  31. Foundation for Education, Storytelling in a New VUCA World, Online, Oct. 2021
  32. EXPOBOLIVIA - IGNOVATEC, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Universidad Mayor San Andres, Bolivia, Sept. 2021
  33. MarkPlus Inc. Executives Meeting, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Indonesia, Aug. 2021
  34. COPA Airlines, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Online, May 2021
  35. Amazon Lab 126, Navigating Industry Turbulence - Reinventing the Core Business, Online, Apr. 2021
  36. Patil Group Annual Executive Meeting, Innovation Mythology & Philosophy, April 2021
  37. HPE Digital Disruptors Program, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Online, Mar. 2021
  38. Promigas Colombia, Annual Executive Meeting, Gorillas v Chimps v Monkeys, Online, Feb. 2021
  39. Raytheon, Leading in a Time of Crisis, Online, Feb. 2021
  40. WIT UPM Innovatech, The Innovation Ecosystem - Startup to Scale-up, Univ. Politécnica de Madrid, Dec. 2020 
  41. Banshee - USAF Labs & MassChallenge, Navigating Uncertainty and Entrepreneurial Leadership, Nov. 2020 
  42. Promigas Annual Executive Meeting, Creativity, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership in Crises, Nov. 2020 
  43. Medtronic Renew Executive Program, Entrepreneurial Leadership in Industry Turmoil, Oct. 2020
  44. TCL Executive Program, Speed as Strategy, TCL, China, Online. Oct. 2020
  45. Banshee - USAF Labs & MassChallenge, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Jul. 2020
  46. KPMG Canada, Creativity & Entrepreneurial Mindset, KPMG Leadership Academy, Jul. 2020
  47. AEC (Association for Quality in Spain), How Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Jun. 2020
  48. Assa Abloy America Webinar, Crises Fuel Creativity & Innovation, Jun. 2020
  49. Babson India Alumni Meeting, Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership During Crises, May 2020
  50. Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Identifying your Entrepreneurial Skills and Style to Lead, May 2020
  51. Assa Abloy Americas Seminar, Entrepreneurial Leadership - Leading Through the COVID-19 Crisis, Apr. 2020
  52. City of Miami, Entrepreneurial Leadership - Leading Through the COVID-19 Crisis, Apr. 2020
  53. Pictet Academy, Leading Under Uncertainty, Apr. 2020
  54. Google India - Think 10X Growth, Entrepreneurial Leadership in Action - COVID-19 and VUCAH, Mar. 2020
  55. Cognizant P&R Innovation Fest, #CX Innovation & Digital Transformation, Dec. 2020
  56. Hanscom Airforce Base, Navigating Uncertainty – Going into the Future, Boston, MA Jul. 2019
  57. Philips Medical Care, Disruptive Innovation in Health Care, Pittsburg, PA, Jun. 2019
  58. BBVA Open Innovation Conference, Open Innovation – Facts & Fiction, Mexico City, Mexico, May 2019
  59. EGADE National Teachers Conference, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Monterrey, Mexico, May 2019
  60. BBN-Raytheon, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Cambridge, MA, May 2019
  61. Kimberly Clark Brazil, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Digital Transformation in Retail, Wellesley, MA, Apr. 2019
  62. Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Navigating Uncertainty – Going into the Future, Wellesley, MA, Apr. 2019
  63. Audible (Amazon), Strategy & Innovation @ Audible, Long Branch, NJ, Jan. 2019
  64. Social Venture Research Institute, Can Social Entrepreneurs be Unicorns? Wheaton College, Jan. 2019
  65. PwC, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation, Boston, Dec. 2018.
  66. Collette Vacations Annual Meeting, Culture of Innovation @ Collette, Pawtucket, RI, Oct. 2018.
  67. Mechanical Contractors Asso. of Maryland, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Culture, Baltimore, Oct. 2018.
  68. SEBRAE, Open Innovation: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem & Culture, Brasilia, Oct. 2018.
  69. VentureCity, From Dinosaurs to Unicorns: Leading Inno. with an Entrep. Mindset, Miami, Sept. 2018.
  70. Baxter, Innovation @ Baxter, Chicago, Aug. 2018.
  71. FLIR National Sales Meeting, Innovation Dynamics - Gorillas vs Chimps vs Monkeys, Nashua, Aug. 2018.
  72. Ellevation, Operational Excellence @ Ellevation, Boston, Jun. 2018.
  73. AMICA Executive Development Program, Leading Innovation - The Entrepreneurial Leader, Lincoln, RI. May 2018.
  74. DrivingSales Presidents Club Meeting, Going into the Future - Navigating Uncertainty, Ft. Lauderdale. May 2018.
  75. Fireside Chat, Tim Ryan, Sr. Partner & Chairman, PwC U.S., Innovation in Accounting Industry, Babson. Apr. 2018.
  76. Valkiria, Innovation Sandbox, Barcelona, Spain. Feb. 2018.
  77. Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, Innovation Sandbox, Kuwait. Jan. 2018.
  78. Ocean Spray Board of Directors, Going into the Future, Boston. December 2017. 
  79. Baxter China, Innovation - The VUCAH Game, Suzhou. November 2017. 
  80. Ocean Spray Executives, Call to Action & Leading Change, Boston. November 2017. 
  81. Mechanical Service Contractors of America, Culture of Innovation, Ft. Lauderdale. October 2017. 
  82. Firmenich Flavor Advisory Board, Mergers & Acquisitions - Situational Integration, Geneva. June 2017. 
  83. Medtronic - Brain Therapies, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Culture, Irvine, CA. June 2017. 
  84. BIZBARCELONA, Open Innovation, Barcelona. May 2017. 
  85. Celgene, Science of Innovation, Madrid. May 2017. 
  86. gasNatural fenosa, Culture of Innovation, Barcelona. May 2017. 
  87. Property & Liability Resource Bureau, Culture of Innovation, Boston. March 2017. 
  88. Banistmo Bank, Dynamics of Innovation, Panama City, Panama. April 2017. 
  89. Nomura Research, Risk Managers vs. Uncertainty Navigators, Tokyo. April 2017. 
  90. Firmenich Flavor Advisory Board, How Important is Firm Size? Geneva. March 2017.
  91. Connected Commons, Culture of Innovation, Babson Executive Education, Boston. Dec. 2016
  92. Club de Innovacion (Chile), Innovation Sandbox, Boston, Dec 2016 
  93. Corporate Innovation Day, Oslo Innovation Week, Culture of Innovation, Oct. 2016
  94. P&G Tide Group Designers Annual Retreat, Culture of Innovation, Boston. Oct. 2016 
  95. Corporate Intrapreneur Summit, Venture Design is the Enterprise's New R&D, New York, Sept. 2016
  96. The American Health Quality Association Annual Conference, Culture of Innovation, Baltimore. June 2016
  97. Sura Seguros, Innovation: Gorillas, Chimps & Monkeys, Medellin, Colombia. June 2016
  98. OpenCape Board Meeting, Analytical vs. Emergent Strategies for Growth, Hyannis. March 2016
  99. Global Innovation Management Institute, Innovation: Gorillas, Chimps & Monkeys, Boston. Dec. 2016
  100. Kautilya Entrepreneurship & Mgt. Institute, Who are entrepreneurs? Jain University, Bangalore, Dec. 2016
  101. Monotype Imaging, Innovation: Gorillas, Chimps & Monkeys, Woburn, MA. Aug. 2016
  102. Nutresa Executive Group, Innovation: Gorillas, Chimps & Monkeys, Medellin, Colombia. June 2016
  103. Feeding America, Culture of Innovation, Washington D.C. Nov. 2016
  104. TJX Total Rewards COE Workshop, Operational Excellence at TJX Total Rewards, Boston. Oct. 2016
  105. ANDI InnovationLand, Customer Experience Innovation, Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 2015
  106. WC Bradley Executives, Culture of Innovation, Sept. 2015
  107. Werfen Instrumentation Laboratory, Culture of Innovation, Bedford, MA, Sept. 2015
  108. Century Capital Board, Innovation – David vs. Goliath, Boston, June 2015
  109. Assa Abloy, Innovation – David vs. Goliath, Barcelona, Spain, May 2015
  110. HEC Executive Program Service Module, Customer Experience Innovation, Orlando, FL, May, 2015
  111. BabsonConnect, Analytical vs. Emergent Strategies for Growth, Cartagena, Colombia, April, 2015
  112. Atrion, The Discipline of Innovation, Boston, MA, Nov. 14, 2014
  113. GrupoSura, Leading Innovation: Creating Organic Growth, Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 7, 2014
  114. EPM, Leading Innovation: Creating Organic Growth, Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 5, 2014
  115. ANDI InnovationLand 2014, Building Innovation Capabilities, Medellin, Colombia, Nov. 5, 2014
  116. Bancolombia, Building & Managing the Innovation Sandbox, Medellin, MA, Nov. 4, 2014
  117. Financial Times ExecSense, CEO Best Practices for Increasing Innovation & Creativity, June 28, 2014
  118. RetailNet, Emergent & Analytical Strategies for Growth, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 8, 2014
  119. ICARE, Culture Drives Innovation, Santiago, Chile, May 7, 2014
  120. Santiago Chamber of Commerce, Culture of Innovation, Santiago, Chile, May 7, 2014
  121. Universidad Catolica, The Discipline of Innovation, Center of Innovation, Santiago, Chile, May 6, 2014
  122. Telefonica, The Discipline of Innovation, Santiago, Chile, May 6, 2014
  123. DrivingSales, Emergent & Analytical Strategies for Growth, NYC, Apr. 16, 2014
  124. AEC (Spanish Society for Quality), Culture of Innovation, Madrid, Spain, March 6, 2014
  125. Medtronic Corp., Leading Innovation: Entrepreneurial Thought & Action, Boston, MA, Dec. 2013
  126. War Games: Strategic Competitor Scenarios, Assa Abloy Americas, New Haven, CT, Aug. 2013
  127. LeadAmerica, Going into the Future: Analytical vs Emergent Strategies for Growth, Boston, MA, July 2013
  128. Wipro, Leveraging Customer Experience to Innovate, Bangalore, India, May 2013
  129. ESTEMA, Where do Entrepreneurs Come From? Valencia, Spain, Mar. 2013
  130. Ocean Spray Innovation Advisory Board,, Gorillas vs Chimps vs Monkeys, Mar. 2013
  131. AEDIPE, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 2012
  132. Cubist Corp., Culture of Innovation, Boston, Sept. 2012
  133. Repsol, Innovacion 2.0 (book presentation), Madrid, Chile, June 2012
  134. Universidad Catolica y Corfo, The Hard and Soft Sides of Innovation, Chile, April, 2012
  135. Camara de Comercio de Santiago, David can beat Goliath; With Innovaiton, Chile, April, 2012
  136. Entel, Culture of Innovation, Chile, Nov. 2011
  137. Seminarium YES Program, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 2011
  138. Citizens Bank, Leading Transformation in Turbulent Times, Boston, Aug., 2011
  139. Universidad Catolica, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Santiago, Chile, April 2011
  140. CORFO, Govt. of Chile, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Chile, April 2011
  141. iGate, Disruptive Innovation: Can David Beat Goliath? Bangalore, India, Aug. 2010
  142. Vellore Institute of Technology, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Vellore, India, Aug. 2010
  143. Swissnex, Developing Innovation Capabilities, Boston, April 2010
  144. FMCNA-IT, Innovation Despite Ambiguity, Boston, April 2010
  145. Penteo, Innovation & the Role of the CIO, Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 2010
  146. Telefonica, Innovation Strategy, Chile, Jan. 2010
  147. Sao Paulo American School, Are You an Innovator? Graded, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 2009
  148. Inter-American Development Bank, Developing Innovation Capabilities, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 2009
  149. G&Y Consultores, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Santiago, Chile, November 2009
  150. MGH, Developing Innovation Capabilities, Boston, October 2009
  151. Creame, Entrepreneurial Thought & Action, Medellin, Colombia, August 2009
  152. Analog Devices, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, June 2009
  153. Center for Information & Management Systems, Business Innovation & Role of IT, Babson, Feb., 2009
  154. Vellore Institute of Tech., Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Vellore, India, Aug. 2008
  155. Chilectra, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 2007
  156. Innova (CORFU – Govt. of Chile), Corporate Spin-Offs and Spin-Outs, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 2007
  157. Penteo, Innovation: Key to Organic Growth, Barcelona, July 2006
  158. BFA Conseil, Network Business Models, Paris, July 2006
  159. BFA Conseil, Getting the Best to the Masses - Profitably, Paris, July 2006
  160. HEC Executive Campus, Experience Innovation, Paris, July 2006
  161. BFA Conseil Family Biz. Program, Service Strategy and Innovation, Boston, Sept. 2005
  162. BFA Conseil, Innovation: Understanding the Field, Paris, July 2005
  163. HEC Executive Campus, Innovation: Understanding the Field, Paris, July 2005
  164. EMC, Experience Innovation, Boston, May 2005
  165. X Jornada Anual, ESADE Alumni, The Discipline of Corporate Entrepreneurship, Barcelona, Nov. 2004
  166. Vellore Inst. of Tech., Academic Strategies: for a Country, a State & an Institution, Vellore, India, Aug. 2004
  167. BFA Conseil, Role of Service in Strategy and Innovation, Paris, July 2003

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