2022
November 15, 2022 – (virtual)
The European Startup Conference 2022
The European Startup Conference 2022 is the biggest-ever online gathering of European Startup and Scaleup Founders, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, journalists, and bloggers from across Europe and beyond.
This conference is online and free to attend. It will be followed by face-to-face meetups across the European Continent.
2021
December 13, 2021 – Berlin, Germany
Innovation Management – Metrics and Success Factors
Guest lecture at the German International University in Berlin (GIU) in Berlin for senior-year students of Dr. Rasha Saad Hassan specializing in Innovation.
This lecture addresses key aspects of innovation management, intrapreneurship, as well as product and process innovation such as innovation metrics and key success criteria.
November 16, 2021 – (virtual)
CERSI-FDA Cybersecurity Seminar Series: Fred Schneider
Cyber-security today is focused largely on defending against known attacks. We learn about the latest attack and find a patch to defend against it. Our defenses thus improve only after they have been successfully penetrated. This is a recipe to ensure some attackers succeed—not a recipe for achieving system trustworthiness. We must move beyond reacting to yesterday’s attacks and instead start building systems whose trustworthiness derives from first principles–laws that relate attacks, defense mechanisms, and security properties. This talk will explore examples of such laws, suggest avenues for future exploration, and discuss risks implicit in using such a deductive framework.
November 3, 2021 – New York City
The Impact of AI on Medical Research and Clinical Decision Making
Hasso Plattner Institute New York, 10 Hudson Yards, 48th floor, New York, NY, US, 10001
October 26, 2021 – Germany & USA (virtual)
The German Startup Conference 2021 / Silicon Valley section
Bridging the Atlantic, this free and virtual German Startup Conference 2021 connects Germany’s startups preparing to enter the U.S. market with entrepreneurial and innovation hubs in Silicon Valley and throughout the United States. Join me on October 26, 2021 – I look forward to your questions during the panel discussion of the Silicon Valley section!
2020
July 27, 2020 – Kempten, Germany
Innovation Management 2020 – Metrics and Success Factors
Guest lecture at Hochschule Kempten, University of Applied Sciences in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship curriculum for MBA students (International Business, Leadership, and Organizational Transformation) of Dr. Thomas Graf.
July 23, 2020 – Podcast Interview
Did you ever wonder ‘How Did I Get Here?’ or how others got to where they are? – This is a recent podcast interview I gave and that might be helpful if you are starting your career.
Listen to this short podcast interview series by Jason Fish on anchor.fm – listeners can also find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and many other listening platforms. Enjoy!
January 28, 2020 – New York City
Transatlantic Forum on Industry 4.0
Hosted by the German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc., the forum will offer an opportunity for experts from Germany and local US innovators to discuss ways to cooperate.
This exclusive knowledge exchange between U.S. and German experts in the area of Industry 4.0 is a unique opportunity to hear from high-level speakers and meet with companies from both countries.
The event targets professionals, researchers and thought leaders in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Cyber-security, Internet of Things and Additive Manufacturing.
2019
December 11, 2019 – New York City
German Accelerator Startup Night – New York
December 3, 2019 – New York City
German American Forum on Offshore Wind Energy
Hosted by the German American Chamber of Commerce the forum will offer an opportunity for experts from Germany and local US innovators to discuss ways to cooperate.
October , 2019 – Kempten, Germany
German American Forum on Energy Storage and Smart GridsGerman American Forum on Energy Storage and Smart Grids
The event will focus on energy storage and smart grids solutions from both sides of the Atlantic and bring together experts from Germany and local US innovators for a knowledge exchange and to discuss ways to cooperate. The German delegation, comprised of five German companies, will present their latest products and technologies to the audience. The event is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
June 01, 2019 – Kempten, Germany
Innovation Management – Metrics and Success Factors
Guest lecture at Hochschule Kempten, University of Applied Sciences in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship curriculum for MBA students (International Business, Leadership, and Organizational Transformation) of Dr. Thomas Graf.
March 21, 2019 – New York City
German Accelerator Tech: German Startup Night
Get your ticket to join me at the German Startup Night with pitches by the German Accelerator’s portfolio companies at the AWS Loft, New York City.
March 07, 2019 – New York City
HR Seminar New York Mitigating Unconscious Bias
Elliott Scott HR and Arcadia Consulting host this event at the LinkedIn offices in the Empire State Building, New York City.
2018 Past Events
December 11, 2018 – New York City
German Accelerator Tech: German Startup Night
Get your ticket to join me at the German Startup Night hosted by the Consulate General of Germany in New York City.
November 12, 2018 – London, Ontario, Canada
Intrapreneurship Case Study at the Ivey Business School
Together with MBA students at the Ivey Business School of the University of Western Ontario students and professor Darren Meister, Director of the Centre of Engineering Leadership and Innovation, we will discuss the teaching case study “Boehringer Ingelheim: Leading Innovation“ that features my career as an Intrapreneur at a major pharmaceutical company. The teaching case study is available at Harvard Business Review (HBR) and the Ivey Business School websites.
September 29, 2018 – New York City, USA
HPI Cybersecurity Symposium
At the Cybersecurity-Symposium, “Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: Driving the Future of Cyber Security” high-level representatives conducting cybersecurity research at leading universities in Germany and the U.S. will engage in a dialogue with stakeholders from industry, politics, and NGOs at Hasso Plattner Institute Headquarters New York.
August 9-10, 2018 – New York City, USA
Hasso Plattner Institute and the Global Design Thinking Association (GDTA).
June 4, 2018 – Hanoi, Vietnam
Intrapreneurship Case Study at the Foreign Trade University (FTU), Vietnam
In their class project, FTU students are tasked to develop an opportunity in a team and conduct a feasibility analysis on the opportunity that they present to the class.
I will join the students and visiting CSU professor Robert Mitchell for a discussion of the teaching case study “Boehringer Ingelheim: Leading Innovation“, which is available at Harvard Business Review (HBR) and the Ivey Business School, and features my career as an Intrapreneur at a major pharmaceutical company.
April 26, 2018 – Fort Collins, Colorado
Colorado State University: Intrapreneurship and Strategy
Discussion of the teaching case study “Boehringer Ingelheim: Leading Innovation“ is available at Harvard Business Review (HBR) and the Ivey Business School. It outlines my career as Intrapreneur at Boehringer Ingelheim.
At this event, I will also discuss the critical element of accepting failure with Prof. Robert Mitchell and his students of the Creativity, Innovation and New Values course.
Intrapreneurship Webinars 2018 hosted by Ijona Skills:
Part 1: The Power of Intrapreneurship – an Introduction
Webinar – October 18, 2017
Part 2: “Where to start?” – Designing a sustainable innovation ecosystem in a large company for exponential returns
Webinar 2018 – (recording available after event)
Part 3: “Against all Odds” – Implementing a sustainable innovation ecosystem in a large company
Webinar 2018 – (recording available after event)
2017 Past Events
Ivey Business School – Intrapreneurship Case Study
Discussion of the Ivey Business School teaching case study “Boehringer Ingelheim: Leading Innovation“ outlining my career as Intrapreneur at Boehringer Ingelheim with Prof. Robert Mitchell and International Executive MBA students
London, Ontario, Canada – November 03, 2017
2017 Intrapreneurship Webinars hosted by Ijona Skills:
The Power of Intrapreneurship – an Introduction (Part 1)
Webinar – October 18, 2017 – recording available
XXVIII ISPIM Innovation Conference – Composing the Innovation Symphony
International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)
Speaker: “Implementing a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem in a Global Corporation”
Platforms & Ecosystems for Innovation
Vienna, Austria – June 18-21, 2017
Circle of Young Intrapreneurs NYC Chapter Launch Event!
Circle of Young Intrapreneurs NYC Chapter
New York City – May 3, 2017
RETH!NK HEALTHCARE! – Big Data, Wearables, Digital Strategy
Keynote/Workshop: “Digitale Disruption im Gesundheitssystem: Was sind die Risiken und Chancen für Pharmaunternehmen?”
PEIX Healthcare Communication, Digitalisierung und Healthcare
Berlin, Germany – April 11, 2017
Global Growth – Next Practice Strategies In Customer Experience, Talent & Transformation
Leading in an Ambiguous World
New York City – April 6, 2017
German-American Chambers of Commerce (GACC) New York
STEP NYC Life Science, GACC Startup and Entrepreneur Program
Speaker/Coordinator: Strategy and Networking for German Tech Startups in the USA
New York City – March 28, 2017
2017 ISPIM Innovation Forum XXVII- Fostering Innovation Ecosystems
International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)
Speaker: “Building a Sustainable Innovation Ecosystem in a Global Corporation”
Innovation Culture & Ecosystems track
Toronto, Canada – March 21, 2017
United Nations G20 – Briefing by Minister, Federal Ministry of Health, Germany
Closed briefing by Mr. Hermann Gröhe, the Minister of the German Federal Ministry of Health, on Germany’s activities in the field of health policy during its G20 presidency
New York City – March 13, 2017
Equinix’ Interdependence Day – Internet of Things
Understanding the Interconnection of Data, Devices, and Organizations In Today’s Software Defined World
New York City – February 15, 2017
Mentor Meeting @German Accelerator New York (GANY)
New York City – January 10, 2017
2016 Events
Captivate New York: 6th Edition German Accelerator New York (GANY)
@Samsung Accelerator, NYC
New York City – December 13, 2016
“With improved technology, especially, Artificial Intelligence, what physicians will be needed in the future?“
Executive Round Table event: “The innovation and technology convergence in Life Science and Healthcare industry” by Life Science Quest and the Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA) Connecticut chapter
Newburgh, NY – November 22, 2016
Innovation Strategy for Pharma – Designing an intrapreneurial innovation framework to enhance business growth!
Executive Workshop in MarcusEvans’ Innovation Series
London, UK – to be re-scheduled
Executive Workshop: Driving Innovation in Healthcare
EBCG Intrapreneuring Workshop: “Building an innovation framework to design, launch and execute business projects”
Prague, Czech Republic – to be re-scheduled
Singularity University Germany Summit 2016
Berlin, Germany – April 20-21, 2016
Life-Science meets Telco7
Bonn, Germany – April 14, 2016
Master Class: “Beyond-the-Pill” Innovation within the Pharmaceutical Industry
Intrapreneurship Conference Webinar – February 23, 2016
2015 Events
Project & Portfolio Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Online Workshop – European Interactive Online Conference, December 10, 2015
6th Intrapreneurship Conference
Workshop: “How to build a strong foundation for a sustainable Intrapreneuring program”
New York, NY – October 22, 2015
Online follow-up session – Dec. 2, 2015
CeBIT EuroForum “Wearable Technologies & Digital Health”
Key Note:“Disruption im Gesundheitssystem durch Wearables und Digital Health”
Bonn, Germany – September 29, 2015
“MED+ Düsseldorf” Forum Gesundheitswirtschaft
Host, Speaker: Netzwerktreffen “Telemedizin”
Düsseldorf, Germany – June 17, 2015
DPRG ZukunftsForum 2015
Expert Panelist: “Wie viel dürfen Patienten wissen?”
Gelsenkirchen, Germany – June 12, 2015
5th Annual EBCG Pharma PPM Toolbox
Case Study: “Changing Employee Mindset to Boost Collaboration and Engagement for Extreme Business Results”
“The Best Rated Workshop at the Pharma PPM Toolbox, Basel 2015”
Workshop: “Building An Innovation Framework To Design, Launch And Execute Business Projects”
Basel, Switzerland – March 6, 2015
ePharma Summit 2015
Workshop: “Be Heard! A Hands-On Workshop for Future Leaders Ready to Take Action”
New York, NY – February 24, 2015
CEDEGIM Industry Insights series: 10 Inevitable Changes in Pharma 2015
Video interview: “Calls Moving to Consults – 10 Inevitable Changes in Pharma 2015”
Published January 2015
2014 Events
5th Intrapreneurship Conference 2014
“Case Studies: Changing employee mindset to boost collaboration and engagement for extreme business results”
Eindhoven, The Netherlands – December 12, 2014
Value Beyond the Pill USA 2014 Summit
“Build an intrapreneurial ecosystem to ensure your innovative services deliver the value required by patients”
Philadelphia, PA – December 3-4, 2014
German Center for Research and Innovation, New York
“Healthcare Delivery to Developing Countries Using Mobile Technology”
New York City, – October 22, 2014
Social Intrapreneurship for Innovation in Health and Wellness
Expert Chat on “Prototyping and Pitching”
Online course with Ashoka, October 8 thru November 21, 2014
CURE’s BioHaven Entrepreneur Series: “Patients and Big Data in Healthcare: Deriving Value and Accelerating Innovation”
Co-Organizer, Co-Sponsor
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut – November 21, 2014
Social Media & Multi-Channel Marketing For Pharma
Speaker “Building a Disruptive Innovation Ecosystem in a Large, Mature Pharma Organization – From Idea to Implementation”
Panelist on “Multi-Channel Marketing Is Easy To Talk About But Hard To Do. Practical Advice From The Trenches To Help You Make Progress And Prove Your Value.”
Philadelphia, PA – September 19, 2014
5th Annual Process Driven Innovation Conference
“Establishing Strategic Learning Practices to Instill a Common Innovation Process Across the Workforce”
Philadelphia, PA – September 17, 2014
Management Development Program
Team Sponsor at Boehringer Ingelheim USA
Ridgefield, CT – September 16, 2013
Digital Medicine Conference — Pharma 3.0: Digital Medicine Era
Philadelphia, PA – May 1, 2014
Pharmaceutical Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy
Philadelphia, PA – April 24, 2014
Pharma Brand Strategy and Analytics Conference
Princeton, NJ – March 6, 2014
NxGen case study for Center for Talent Innovation (CTI) – copyrighted
“Boehringer Ingelheim USA: A Digital Native Leverages Social Media to Shorten the Product Pipeline”
February 22, 2014
Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association, Connecticut chapter (SAPA-CT) Milestone Celebration
“Bridging between US and China in Current Pharmaceutical World – Strategies, Innovation and Implementation”
Yale University, New Haven, CT- February 22, 2014
2013 Events
Corporate Venturing in Life Sciences Conference
“Reassessing the Organizational Culture to Better Engage Corporate Venturing Projects”
Boston, MA – November 13, 2013
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
Distinguished Panelist at 6th Annual Healthcare Delivery and Management Case Competition
New York, NY – November 9, 2013
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Speaker/Corporate Sponsor: Women in Life Sciences: Pharma Think Tank at UCSF
San Francisco, CA – October 30, 2013
Hult International Business and School IXL Center
Webinar: “Innovation Excellence in Large Organizations”
Boston, MA – October 26, 2013
futurethink Innovator Interview
Podcast: Innovation in Large Organizations, Intrapreneurs and Corporate Venturing
September 24, 2013
Management Development Program
Panelist at Boehringer Ingelheim USA
Ridgefield, CT – September 10, 2013
Development Leadership Forum
Speaker: “Innovation and Intrapreneuring opportunities” at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Ridgefield, CT – September 10, 2013
National Hispanic Life Sciences Society (NHLSS) / NSHMBA
Distinguished panelist: “Latino Life Science Executives and Entrepreneurs: Careers, Capital, and Community symposium”
Boston, MA – June 24, 2013
2012 and earlier
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Key note speaker at Asian Employee Resource Group Event: “Innovation in Asia – The Korean Experience”
Ridgefield, CT – December 6, 2012
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Panelist at 2011 Diversity Summit: “Showcase Business Resource Group (BRG) impact on the Business”
Ridgefield, CT – November 29, 2011
2011 AXA Equitable Diversity & Inclusion Summit:
Distinguished Panelist at “Driving Diversity Efforts to Yield Business Value”
New York, NY – October 18, 2011
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.
Key note speaker at NxGen ERG Launch Event, Generational Diversity Training
St. Joseph, MO – August 18, 2011
National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA), 5th Employee Resource Group (ERG) Summit
Speaker: “Aligning your ERG with Business Objectives – Leveraging Professional Development Opportunities through Employee Resource Groups (ERG)”
Plainville, CT – June 23, 2011
National Affinity and Leadership Congress (NALC)
Speaker: “Hot Topic: Leveraging Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to Increase Profitability in the Marketplace”
New York, NY – June 9, 2011
CEO Diversity Leadership Forum 2011
New York, NY – June 8, 2011
Asia Society’s 2010 Diversity Leadership Forum
New York, NY – May 17, 2011
National Affinity and Leadership Congress (NALC)
Speaker: “Structure a Business Plan that Measures our Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) Effectiveness”
New York, NY – May 2010
DIA 24th Annual Data Conference and Exhibition “Clinical Data Lifesciences – Trial Design through Submission and Beyond”
Speaker: “Clinical Data Quality and Integrity”
Philadelphia, PA – March 11, 2009
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