When: 5:30pm Monday, October 12, 2020 – 5:00pm Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Where: Case Western Reserve University – Tinkham Veale University Center, 11038 Bellflower Road, Cleveland, OH 44106
Schedule and speakers coming soon!
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Your #1 place to network! From idea to innovation, Sears think[box] illuminates the pathway for aspiring entrepreneurs and university researchers to create real-world impact. From 3-D printers to laser cutters to grinders, sanders and blasters, this iconic seven-story, 50,000-square-foot facility features a world-renowned makerspace for prototyping ideas as well as a full spectrum of resources for entrepreneurs. Enjoy light refreshments as you move through the space and mingle with IRI and CWRU leadership, guests, and conference participants.
8:30am - 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am - 9:15am
Welcome
9:15am - 10:15am
Youngjin Yoo, Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professorship in Entrepreneurship
Faculty Director, D&I Initiatives
Professor, Design & Innovation, Case Western Reserve University
Learn about the nine elements of digital maturity introduced in the Digital First Framework and take a private self assessment to determine the areas that you should focus on over the course of the conference.
10:15am - 10:30am
Break
10:30am - 12:00pm
Plug and Play helps corporate partners through three phases of innovation:
1) exploring the startup ecosystem to discover, meet and evaluate startups
2) creating corporate value by facilitating startup proof of concepts and pilots with defined solutions that fit the company
3) transforming culture by generating successful solutions that permeate the whole company
Plug and Play’s strength are 10,000+ startups in our network, a global reach and over 25 locations around the world. Hear from two practitioners who have worked with Plug and Play on the importance of executive buy-in, internal champions, a definitive list of innovation objectives, commitment of time, and financial resources.
10:30am - 12:00pm
Recruiting and developing human-centered, digital first, design-savvy, and multi-disciplinary employees
10:30am - 12:00pm
Organization for end-to-end consistent customer experiences through a platform
12:00pm - 1:00pm
TIM Talks, which stands for Technology Innovation Management, are a new creative approach for our sponsors to deliver relevant content. The TIM Talk short delivery is designed to enhance learning and retention.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Much attention has focused on big data and the architecture, hardware and software necessary to handle and take advantage of it. The challenges of sparse data are different. Like many industrial B2B companies, we inhabit a sparse data world in a universe rapidly going digital. Using a robust data base platform, we have built predictive models for several business applications. These model suites in turn provide a desktop simulation capability which enables speed and flexibility in how we operate. This breakout session will focus on the tools and practices necessary to succeed with sparse data predictive analytics. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own experiences and practices with sparse or big data to share.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
The presentation and discussion will focus on the organization structures required to effectively implement digital transformation efforts across an industrial enterprise.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Digital Partnerships are an integral component of the Digital First Framework. In this breakout, we will discuss the importance of establishing digital partnerships as a leadership imperative as well as thoughts around building and fostering the necessary digital suppliers and convergent channel distribution partners.
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Networking Break
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Making Digital Transformation a Reality – Michelin Case Study
The Digital Futures conference will explore and envision many aspects of what it means to become a digital organization, but making the transformation is challenging. This session will breakdown what it takes to manage the “transformation” part of digital transformation and bring it to life with a case study. Using a digital evolution assessment (DEA) framework RTI Innovation Advisors will share how the 130-year-old global tire company Michelin made its own digital transformation journey a reality. RTI will share its DEA framework to help you organize a holistic and successful digital transformation for your organization.
4:00pm - 5:00pm
The panel will explore themes under the umbrella of digital innovation process, including:
• Why digital innovation processes are mission critical to the survival and thriving of traditional pipeline ‘established businesses’
• How the definition of product has expanded and has created new competitors, new business models, and new user experiences
• Integrating digital enterprise-wide in a sustainable way
• Shifting to outside-in generative innovation processes
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Networking Reception
8:30am - 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am - 10:00am
Most digital strategies don’t reflect how digital is changing economic fundamentals, industry dynamics, or what it means to compete. There are specific reasons why most digital strategies fail and we will discuss the common pitfalls with most digital strategies and contemplate how to build a truly robust and effective digital strategy that will serve the organization over a sustained period of time.
10:00am - 10:30am
Networking Break
10:30am - 12:00pm
Organization for end-to-end consistent customer experiences through a platform
10:30am - 12:00pm
The panelists below will each present on their listed topic for 20 minutes. This will be followed by 10 minutes for Q&A.
• Raj Govindaraj, Rockwell Automation; Title: Digital Transformation and The Connected Enterprise
• Michael Regelski, Eaton; Title: Cybersecurity & the Industrial Internet of Things
• Brandon Cornuke, MAGNET; Title: IIOT in Small Businesses
• Michael Trebilcock, MCPc; Title: Modeling the Future - Tech - Talent - Capital
10:30am - 12:00pm
Recruiting and developing human-centered, digital first, design-savvy, and multi-disciplinary employees
Digital transformation requires people transformation, so the ability to design, monitor and manage the workforce experience in a digital savvy way can be the difference between success and failure in the digital workforce. Designing a digital experience for people rather than HR is one of the keys in creating the enabled workforce. The new challenge is to create the optimal Human Experience utilizing an integrated model to enable and align business leaders, HR and employees.
12:00pm - 1:00pm
TIM Talks, which stands for Technology Innovation Management, are a new creative approach for our sponsors to deliver relevant content. The TIM Talk short delivery is designed to enhance learning and retention.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
5G and the Impending Technology Revolution: How Connectivity Will Redefine Digital Transformation, and Why NOW is the Time to Start Thinking About It
5G is rumored to be a golden solution, the bringer of a "killer app" that will change the way we collectively live, work, and play. But how will this new connectivity standard really impact important advancements across business and consumer industries? In this interactive workshop, you'll learn what you can expect from 5G in the near-to-mid future and how you can start preparing for it now. You will also participate in a group setting to see firsthand how 5G will impact various layers of front-end and back-end innovations, as well as how business can help their own customers rise to meet the challenges ahead.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Recruiting and developing human-centered, digital first, design-savvy, and multi-disciplinary employees
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Succeeding in Digital Partnerships for Data
In recent years, data from outside sources has become increasingly available, affordable, and easy to integrate using APIs. However, with that availability also come potential issues, such as vendor evaluation, reusage rights, integration, and most importantly, extracting valuable insights. This presentation will focus on best practices to find success in digital partnerships that focus on data, including an evaluation of technical data sources and case studies on how companies are using such digital partnerships to guide their internal decision-making.
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Networking Break
3:00pm - 4:00pm
The three panelists will discuss leadership challenges from their own perspectives as they face digital transformation in their own organizations and industries.
4:00pm - 5:00pm
The panel will explore themes under the umbrella of digital operations, including:
• The ability for digital and physical assets to deliver intelligent and personal user experiences through digital touchpoints
• The structures and processes in place in successfully integrated digital operations
• Implementing and institutionalizing digital through all operations