Panel: Lessons From an Innovation Ecosystem

The Innovation Labs at Communitech enable established brands to think like a startup. They quickly experiment and explore new ideas using Design Thinking to reduce costs and risks.

But how does that work? We've assembled a crack team of panelists who will discuss the methods, benefits, and challenges of rapidly bringing products to market under the umbrella of a large organization:

• Adam Euerby, FairVentures

• Janna Cameron, Manulife

• Katherine Benjamin, Ontario Digital Services

• Kyryll Odobetskiy, TD

• Zahra Ebrahim, Doblin (Deloitte)

And facilitating the discussion we've got Jeff Fedor, a veteran of the Waterloo Region tech ecosystem, and a partner at Zeitspace. The discussion is sure to be wide-ranging and entertaining.

Immediately prior to the panel, there will be an Innovation Lab open house from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. What a great opportunity to see what's going on and get some more context for this panel!