Name: Grassroots Intrapreneurship to Future-proof Companies, with Zurich
Start: 2020-12-08T15:00:00Z
End: 2020-12-08T15:00:45.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Studio Zao is a London-headquartered innovation and talent development studio who work with the world’s leading organisations, such as Sony Music, Aptar, L’Oreal, Target Corporation, UK Government, NHS, Speedo, Ellesse, Vodafone, Michelin, Ferrovial, Kellogg’s, Pearson, Wellcome as well as Imperial College and LSE. 

The world's become volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA).

Startup safaris just don’t cut it anymore. It’s time to develop and harness internal entrepreneurial capabilities to innovate at scale, fast.

To apply the same mindset and tools startup founders use, adapted to the way established organisations work.

It’s called Intrapreneurship.

That’s what we do.

In Conversation With Ezra Zimbler, an Intrapreneur at LinkedIn

The first step of any journey is often the hardest, and it’s not so different for new and innovative initiatives within larger organisations. How do you get the support of the right stakeholders—whether seniors or peers—from the right parts of the organisation, from the get-go?

Tune in to our conversation with Ezra Zimbler, Senior Talent Insights Consultant and Co-founder of TransformHER at LinkedIn, as he shares his experience about how to bring on-side peer and senior support for new initiatives from the beginning. 

In this conversation we will be discussing:

-  Different intrapreneurial initiatives and what it takes to lead each one of them — From small to large scale and from incremental to radical innovation.
-  How to get leadership approval and support to move forward.
-  How to bring other intrapreneurial minded individuals into your initiative.
-  Tips and key considerations when exploring a new project idea.

Our guest speaker, Ezra Zimbler, is passionate about helping forward-thinking marketing, sales and HR teams implement world-class data into their operations via Talent Insights within LinkedIn, as well as about diversity, inclusion, and belonging in tech as a co-founder of TransformHER. TransformHER is the premier conference for professional women of colour in technology. The conference is structured to help attendees build stronger relationships and leverage resources to advance their careers.

Hosted by Jamie Qiu, enterprise innovation strategist and Founder of Studio Zao, a London-based innovation and intrapreneurial talent development studio. They partner with the world’s leading organisations to drive growth and resilience through intrapreneurship.  

Find out more at www.studiozao.com

Importance of Stakeholder Engagement for the First Steps of Internal Innovation

The Internal Innovation Summit brings together industry leaders to discuss how internal innovation can deliver tangible outcomes by applying Intrapreneurship.

Our speakers will be discussing:
-  Examples of how world-leading organisations are driving innovation from within in uncertain business environments.
-  Best practices and lessons learned from running internal innovation programmes.
-  How to lead innovation: structuring resources, governance practices and enabling talent.
-  The mindset of intrapreneurs and how they can help launch more innovation and do it more effectively.

We will learn how Airbus, Sky and Lloyds Banking Group have successfully launched internal innovation initiatives leveraging Intrapreneurship to deliver growth and resilient transformation.

SPEAKERS 
- Mina Bastawros, Strategic Marketing Director at Airbus, Corporate Founder and Intrapreneur
- Rose Tighe, Innovation Lab leader at Sky, Product Leader and Intrapreneur, ex Amazon
- Paola Miani, Head of Design Culture at Lloyds Banking Group, Innovation Coach, ex Lean Startup Machine

Internal Innovation Summit: How Organisations are Structuring for Success

Join senior business leaders for an open discussion about Intrapreneurship and its crucial role in helping organisations continue innovating successfully now, despite reducing budgets and limited resources.

We have 100+ business leaders from across the world joining us to explore how Intrapreneurship can be applied intelligently in a time of crisis to help you achieve more with less.

We will be discussing:
- The kinds of innovation that will be important post-pandemic
- The importance of intrapreneurial talent and capabilities
- Practical steps that businesses leaders can take to continue innovating effectively
- Best practices from organisations applying intrapreneurship to drive growth and resilience

The panel discussion will be moderated by Amy Guttman, Forbes contributor & BBC journalist.
Our speakers:
Maja Thomas, Chief Innovation Officer at Hachette Livre
Jean-Baptiste Limare, CEO of Veygo by Admiral Group
Fabio Di Memmo, Vice President Digitalization at AptarGroup

The event is powered by Studio Zao
https://studiozao.com/

Panel Discussion: Innovating in the Wake of Crises — Doing More with Less

What are the processes and mechanisms an organisation needs to have in place to identify, explore and deploy successful innovation? 

Tune in to our conversation with Natasha Gedge, Chief Operating Officer at JHub, Central Innovation Hub of Strategic Command, UK Ministry of Defence, as she shares her experience on empowering internal talent to drive business growth. 

With proven experience of delivering a £20mil a year project portfolio, Natasha will provide practical examples of building a strong innovation culture and strategy at JHub.

In this conversation, we will be discussing:
- How does government innovation start with internal talent?
- How important is having the right culture and processes to innovate successfully?
- Why innovation often fails and, how can it be done properly?
- Best practices for embedding an innovation approach that incentives and rewards entrepreneurial behaviour to drive measurable results

Hosted by Jamie Qiu, enterprise innovation strategist and Founder of Studio Zao, a London-based innovation and intrapreneurial talent development studio. They partner with the world’s leading organisations to drive growth and resilience through intrapreneurship.  Studio Zao has launched 150+ innovation solutions, partnering with organisations such as Target, Sony Music Entertainment, NHS, EY, Wellcome Trust, among others, and upskilled over 2,000 intrapreneurs to identify new growth opportunities for their organisations. 

Find out more at www.studiozao.com

Inside jHub - Driving Innovation From Within UK's Ministry of Defence

Get an overview on how to drive transformation in your organisation as an intrapreneur, following our practical 6-step process.

Organisations must transform in order to adapt and thrive to these unprecedented times. Now more than ever, organisations need entrepreneurial leaders — Intrapreneurs — who know the business, industry, customers better than anyone else.  

After having worked with hundreds of intrapreneurs, we collected our insights into a 6-step framework named I.M.P.A.C.T. to help leaders deliver innovation within large organisations.

In this practical workshop, we will explore and review key tools and practical examples you can use from today to:

- Deal with internal stakeholders and processes.
- Get support throughout the innovation journey.
- Test propositions with a lean and experimentative approach.
- Bring people on-board and build cross-functional teams.
- Scale-up and institutionalise the change.
 
Hosted by Davide Turi, enterprise innovation strategist and founding partner of Studio Zao. Working with world's leading organisations including Sony Music, EY, the NHS, Pentland Brands, Ellesse, Speedo, Imperial College London and the Institute of Cancer Research, Studio Zao helps organisations to develop and empower internal entrepreneurial talent — the leaders of the future.
 
Find out more at www.studiozao.com

How to Drive Transformation through Intrapreneurship. The I.M.P.A.C.T. Framework

“Entrepreneurial talent is a critical component of competitiveness and innovation, and will become even more so in a fast-changing world that continues to combine digitalisation and globalisation.” 

As organisations face the challenge of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in an increasingly changing world, intrapreneurs provide the creativity, adaptability, risk-taking and energy needed to effectively navigate obstacles and identify valuable opportunities.

Tune in to our conversation with Steve Bright, International HR Director at American global aerospace and defence technology corporation Northrop Grumman, to discover the key role intrapreneurial talent plays in helping large organisations impact bottom line and growth.

With 20+ years of experience as an international business leader and consultant, Steve has worked for a variety of global firms specialising in defining strategy, organisational alignment and building international capability.
 
In this 45-minute conversation, we will be discussing:
 
- Tangible results generated by Intrapreneurs
- HR strategies to succeed in the new normal
- The role of intrapreneurial talent in times of transformation
- Identifying intrapreneurial capabilities within organisations

 
Hosted by Davide Turi, enterprise innovation strategist and founding partner of Studio Zao. Working with world's leading organisations including Sony Music, EY, the NHS, Pentland Brands, Ellesse, Speedo, Imperial College London and the Institute of Cancer Research, Studio Zao helps organisations to develop and empower internal entrepreneurial talent — the leaders of the future.

Find out more at www.studiozao.com

HR Strategies and Intrapreneurial Talent in Times of Transformation

Did you know that "organisations intend to focus 40% of their innovation and transformation measures on intrapreneurship between now and 2021?" (Source: Sifted)

Now more than ever, It's time for organisations to examine their transformation agendas and invest in the internal entrepreneurial capabilities and culture that are vital for their success.

Tune in to our conversation with Ahmed Hassan, General Manager of Hill's Russia at Colgate-Palmolive, to learn how to tackle on-the-ground problems innovatively and to build teams that solve problems faster, more creatively and intrapreneurially. With 30+ years of experience in the consumer goods industry, Ahmed will be discussing with us the following areas:

- Balancing BAU & Innovation Initiatives to quickly accelerate your business
- Creating intrapreneurial methods to tackle key business challenges
- Ways to approach an on-the-ground problem innovatively
- Building teams that solve problems faster, more creatively and intrapreneurially.

Hosted by Jamie Qiu, enterprise innovation strategist and Founder of Studio Zao. Working with world's leading organisations including Sony Music, EY, the NHS, Pentland Brands, Ellesse, Speedo, Imperial College London and the Institute of Cancer Research, Studio Zao helps brave and forward-thinking organisations to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurial change.

Find out more at www.studiozao.com

Intrapreneurship and Ambidextrous Leadership to Drive Your Core Business

The need for strategic transformation and innovation has never been more pressing yet many organisations lack the crucial entrepreneurial capabilities and culture required for successful transformation.

Tune in to our conversation with Mark Famy, Innovation Development Manager at Saint-Gobain, to learn key techniques and best practises to successfully build a culture of innovation in a large organisation. With 11+ years of experience formulating innovation strategies and processes in multinational corporations, Mark will be sharing with us his experience in the following areas:

- Driving innovation from within.
- The importance of emotional intelligence to understand unmet needs.
- Entrepreneurial vs leadership development.
- Innovation techniques and tools to unlock breakthrough thinking.
- The use of digital ideation platforms to foster a culture of learning.

Hosted by Jamie Qiu, enterprise innovation strategist and Founder of Studio Zao. Working with world's leading organisations including Sony Music, EY, the NHS, Pentland Brands, Ellesse, Speedo, Imperial College London and the Institute of Cancer Research, Studio Zao helps brave and forward-thinking organisations to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurial change.

Find out more at www.studiozao.com

Entrepreneurial Capabilities and Culture of Innovation

What are the lessons learned from driving innovation during the pandemic and how are we preparing to thrive in the future?
 
Tune in to our conversation with Pamela Attebery, MENAT Head Of Innovation at HSBC. With 20+ years of experience delivering large complex transformational programmes using cutting-edge technologies, Pamela Attebery will be sharing with us her experience and views on re-imagining the future. 
 
In this conversation, we will be discussing:
- The role of technology during this unprecedented time.
- Changes in customer propositions.
- The importance of partnering and building innovation.
- What is the bank of the future.
- Investing in capabilities for the future.
- The need for creative collaboration. 
 
Hosted by Jamie Qiu, enterprise innovation strategist and Founder of Studio Zao. Working with world's leading organisations including Sony Music, EY, the NHS, Pentland Brands, Ellesse, Speedo, Imperial College London and the Institute of Cancer Research, Studio Zao helps brave and forward-thinking organisations to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurial change. 
 
Find out more at www.studiozao.com

Innovation Imperatives During And Post COVID

Get an overview of how to map out what the post COVID-19 world will look like and the key drivers of a disruptive impact on your organisation. Learn the innovation techniques you can apply to identify growth opportunities and execute high-impact initiatives. 

COVID-19 has impacted all industries, sectors, and walks of life. Current restrictions will likely remain for an indefinite period — restricted travel, social distancing and workplace constraints. But more importantly, entire sectors may not recover; how we work, live and play may be fundamentally different. The way your organisation responds now will dictate if you survive and thrive in the face of a new normal.

In this practical workshop we will explore and review key tools and practical examples you can use from today to: 
- Complete future related scenarios analysis.
- Problem and opportunity framing.
- Lead your team through rapid idea generation.

Studio Zao is an innovation studio who helps brave and forward-thinking organisations to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurial change. Studio Zao has worked with some of the world's leading organisations, brands and academic institutions, including Sony Music, EY, the NHS, Pentland Brands, Ellesse, Speedo, Imperial College London and the Institute of Cancer Research. 

Find out more at www.studiozao.com

COVID-19 Innovation Strategies For The New Normal: Impact & Opportunities

Entrepreneurial talent is increasingly becoming a key driver for effective corporate innovation. In a world characterised by increasing uncertainty and unprecedented disruptive shocks like COVID-19, corporations need entrepreneurial doers and thinkers now, more than ever.

In this interactive 45 minute webinar delivered in collaboration with Bubl by Pearson College London, Studio Zao will be discussing the landscape of corporate innovation and talent with Dr Roxanne Stockwell, Vice President of Higher Education Awards for Pearson PLC and Principal at Pearson College London with over 20 years of leadership experience in higher education and professional education.

We will be discussing:
- The importance of corporate innovation in these unprecedented times.
- The role of talent in corporate innovation.
- What entrepreneurial talented individuals are seeking.
- How to identify and nurture entrepreneurial talent.

Bubl by Pearson College London partners with Studio Zao to help organisations innovate by building curated high-performing teams from internal talent, academic talent and leading industry experts, solving difficult business problems and discovering new market growth opportunities.

Talent & Corporate Innovation: Intrapreneurial Talent And The New Normal

To overcome the sudden and unpredictable disruption due to the COVID-19 crisis, it is important for companies to stay innovative and adapt to new ways of thinking.

First adopted in the startup ecosystems around the world, The Lean Startup methodology helps your management team get into an entrepreneurial mindset to decrease risk and investment for new initiatives without putting the core business at risk.

This online session will help you create a management culture that puts customers at the core of any initiative, rewards small, fast and frequent bets over large and multi-quarter projects, and ultimately empowers larger organisations to stay nimble in fast-changing industries.

We will cover:
- Build-Measure-Learn loop
- Validated learning
- Experiment methodology
- Building a minimum viable product (MVP)

Hosted by Davide Turi, Managing Partner at Studio Zao. A boutique innovation Studio that empowers brave and forward-thinking leaders to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurial change.

We call them Intrapreneurs.
https://studiozao.com/

Lean Startup Methodology for Corporate Innovation

Get an overview of how to form innovation theses, manage innovation portfolios, decrease risk and lead through ambidextrous leadership.

One of the fundamental principles behind effective corporate innovation is to execute rapid experimentation on a portfolio of innovation projects. 

In this 60 minute webinar, you will get an overview of how to define and manage a portfolio of innovation projects, and how to plan and execute experiments to de-risk your innovation efforts and increase ROI of your innovation investments.

Stemming from the Lean Startup methodology - which has now proven to be a driver of innovation for startup companies, innovation portfolio and experimentation translate the key principles of Lean into a corporate context, enabling innovation, R&D, commercial and product leaders to move faster and deliver measurable results.

We will cover the four key principles of Lean Corporate Innovation to help you plan your pipeline of projects, and execute them through rapid and relentless experimentation to systematically decrease uncertainty and deliver innovation outcomes at speed:

- Forming innovation theses
- Managing innovation portfolios
- Decreasing innovation risk
- Ambidextrous innovation leadership

Hosted by Jamie Qiu, Managing Partner at Studio Zao. An Innovation Studio that empowers brave and forward-thinking leaders to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurial change.

We call them Intrapreneurs.
https://studiozao.com/

Innovation Portfolios and Experimentation for Corporate Innovation

How can organisations drive bottom-up innovation from diverse backgrounds and age groups of employees to transform in the current business climate?
 
Now more than ever, it’s the time for leaders to encourage bottom-up innovation by leveraging intrapreneurial talent and challenging them to focus on strategic priorities that create real value for their customers and organisation.
 
Tune in to our conversation with Celine Bucher, HR Program Manager and NEXT Co-Founder at Zurich Insurance. With 14 years of broad experience working in global and matrix corporate environments in operations, shared services and with a deeper focus on HR, Celine will be sharing with us her learnings with building NEXT, a global grassroots movement with the vision to give generations a voice, challenge the current state and future-proof Zurich Insurance.

In this conversation, we will be discussing:
 
- The importance of grassroots intrapreneurship.
- How to initiate intergenerational collaboration in corporations to drive growth.
- The benefits of upskilling, reskilling and retention of high potential employees.
- Learnings from driving intrapreneurial programmes at Zurich Insurance.

Hosted by Jamie Qiu, enterprise innovation strategist and Founder of Studio Zao. Working with world-leading organisations including Sony Music, EY, the NHS, Speedo and Imperial College London, Studio Zao helps brave and forward-thinking organisations to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurial change.

Find out more at www.studiozao.com

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