How can Corporate Innovation drive lasting success?
Event description
How can organizations foster a culture of continuous innovation? What are the most effective models to stay ahead in a rapidly shifting landscape?
Corporate innovation is a key driver of long-term success, enabling companies to adapt, evolve, and lead in an ever-changing market. This panel will bring together experts from Italy and the Nordics to explore strategies, challenges, and real-world examples of innovation in action.
On stage start-ups that will pitch in 2 minutes each
Speakers:
Davide Dotti, Business Innovation Director Edison
Khatia Svanidze, Strategy & Open Innovation Project Lead Electrolux
Giuseppe Leonardo Cascella, Professor at the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering at Bari Polytechnic University, Fondazione NEST - Network for Energy Sustainable Transition
Stefano Bruzzi, Head of Development of Innovation Network Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
Conny Reidefors, Business Development Manager & Business Innovation Skellefteå Kraft AB
Royce Mason, Chief of Growth & Inclusive Innovation Umbrella
Jessica Mansourati, Startup Advisor Uppsala Innovation Center
Moderator:
Aleksandra Hansen, Partnership & Network Lead Combient Foundry
#CorporateInnovation #growth #BusinessOpportunities
Details
Speakers in this Panel
Royce Mason
Royce helps companies future-proof through culture, hiring, innovative tech, and co-creation. With a background in SaaS, FinTech, and corporate innovation, he’s worked across global markets to build diverse teams, rethink hiring, and design growth-driven partnerships between startups and...Read more
Davide Dotti
Davide is the Innovation Director at Edison S.p.A., a position he took up in 2022, with the role of leading innovation at the corporate level and, therefore, across all Edison businesses. He is responsible for defining the strategy, roadmap, and evolving the processes that enable the...Read more
Khatia Svanidze
Khatia Svanidze leads Tech Strategy and Open Innovation projects at Electrolux Group, helping connect external partners and technologies with internal teams to explore new ideas and sustainable solutions. With a background in marketing and product strategy, she contributes to early-stage...Read more
Giuseppe Leonardo Cascella
Giuseppe L. Cascella is professor @Polytechnic Univ. of Bari (Italy) and member of NEST's Technical Committee, moreover: Founder e CEO (2014-24) of Idea75 srl, acquired (+15Meuro for 100%) by Gruppo Links M&T (2022); +2 patents of AI techniques for digital energy; +2 EU Marie...Read more
Stefano Bruzzi
Degree in Political Sciences, Master in Corporate Finance, Stefano Bruzzi has gained extensive experience in the commercial division of Intesa Sanpaolo since 2007. In 2019 he moved to Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, working in the Startup Growth Financing division, supporting...Read more
Conny Reidefors
Conny Reidefors is an experienced Strategic Business Development Manager focusing on innovation, partnerships and investments at Skellefteå Kraft – one of Sweden’s largest energy companies with a 100% renewable energy portfolio. In this current role, Conny focuses on driving...Read more
Jessica Mansourati
Jessica Mansourati is a startup advisor and innovation strategist rooted in the Nordic startup scene, helping businesses turn innovative ideas into scalable reality. With experience from Nextory, Business Sweden, Spotify, and as the founder of two audio ventures, she combines deep market...Read more