Matt Phillips is a leading expert on innovation. For over 20 years, he’s advised leaders across the Fortune 500 and at large nonprofit organizations. Matt is the founder of a leading innovation consulting firm, Phillips & Co., based in Chicago whose clients include Paramount Pictures, Pepsi, Dell, Verizon, Purina, the World Trade Centers Association, the TSA, and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. Their team delivers an accelerated approach to innovation – using fewer and smarter steps to unlock teams’ potential, solve challenges in less time, and define the future of organizations, faster.

Matt holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and is a graduate of the Conservatory Program in Improv at The Second City.

SPEAKING TOPIC: GROWTH THROUGH INNOVATION

Keynote #1: Accelerating Innovation
Discover proven strategies to navigate change and unlock breakthrough solutions faster than ever before.

In this powerful keynote, learn how successful, serial innovators achieve breakthrough results. One secret? They work smarter, not harder, tapping a set of strategies to avoid roadblocks and build teams that can innovate and flourish. You’ll learn the Accelerated Innovation Model, a six-step process designed to solve tough challenges and drive change faster. Along the way, we’ll explore stories of leaders and organizations that faced massive challenges and see how they discovered breakthrough solutions. And, you’ll take away specific strategies you can use immediately to solve problems in innovative new ways.

The audience will leave with:
- The six-step Accelerating Innovation Model to use on challenges large or small.
- More than a dozen stories of real-world leaders who faced strategic challenges and developed breakthrough solutions.
- A practical toolkit of methods to use immediately with their teams.
- Confidence to apply the tools of innovation, regardless of your role in the organization.