Chris’s educational journey is rooted in his passion for lifelong learning. He is a faculty member of The European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability (eiis.eu), and holds Executive Certifications in Innovation Leadership from Harvard Business School (HBS), and acquired sponsorship to attend the HBS High Potential Leadership Program of 2019. He’s certified in Design Thinking at Stanford University, and holds an MSc in Marketing from the London School of Business and Finance.

He alternates between Europe and The United States together with his wife and three-year-old son.

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | THE INNOVATION SCORECARD™.

The Innovation Scorecard™ was created to identify innovation opportunities within organisations across four key areas:

– Culture

– Organisation

– External Dimensions

– Effectiveness

Drawing from his many years of experience and over 100 peer-reviewed publications, the framework is underpinned by Chris’ qualifications in leadership, innovation, and design thinking from Harvard and Stanford.

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Chris is now a very popular and sought-after innovation keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, and has spoken at the Arizona Technology Council’s CEO Summit of 2023, and to the United Nations in Rome.

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | SPEAKING TOPICS

Building a World-Class Innovation Culture: In this keynote, audiences will gain insights into the art and science of innovation as practiced by the world’s leading organisations. Chris explores what sets these innovative leaders apart and examine the lessons we can apply to our own organisations.

Key Points:

– Uncover strategies for fostering and leading a culture that prioritises innovation, aligning people and processes around creative thinking and execution.

– Learn how to create an innovation engine within your organisation to make innovation a repeatable, scalable process.

– Discover why some companies are able to innovate consistently while others struggle, and what we can learn from the approaches.

– This session provides practical, actionable steps for embedding innovation into your organisation using the proprietary Innovation Scorecard™ framework.

Building An AI-First Company: This keynote introduces the foundational concepts of artificial intelligence and demonstrates how to leverage AI for transformational impact.

Key Points:

– Gain a clear understanding of AI fundamentals and explore real-world applications and use cases relevant to your organisation.

– Examine why AI is critical for today’s competitive landscape and why embracing it is essential.

– Learn a step-by-step approach to creating an AI-ready organisation, including strategies to identify high-impact AI projects and the skills required.

– Understand how to encourage teams to embrace AI by building awareness, trust, and expertise across the organisation.

– Discover techniques for spotting valuable AI opportunities in different parts of your organisation.

Innovation Masterclass For CEOs: This masterclass is designed for the C-Suite and Senior Executives who want to embed innovation into their organisation’s core strategy. Using The Innovation Engine scorecard and the proprietary Innovation Scorecard™, this session provides practical tools, real-world case studies, and a strategic roadmap to drive measurable innovation at scale.

Key Points:

– Learn how to implement The Innovation Engine to create a repeatable, scalable, and strategic approach to innovation.

– Build an executive-led culture that fosters creativity, risk-taking, and cross-functional collaboration.

– Use the proven framework of Innovation Scorecard™ to measure, track, and optimise innovation performance across your organisation.

– Gain insights from industry leaders like Google, 3M, and top innovation-drive enterprises.

– Understand how AI, automation, and disruptive technologies can create new business opportunities.

– Walk away with an innovation blueprint, performance scorecard, and leadership toolkit to implement immediately.

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | AUDIENCE TAKEAWAYS

The audience will learn how the world’s most innovative companies operate, and what we can learn from them. They will consider three important questions:

– How can some firms innovate consistently, whilst most cannot?

– How can you build an Innovation Engine for your organisation?

– How can you build and lead a culture of Innovation in your organisation?

CHRIS HEEMSKERK | CLIENTS

The Arizona Technology Council, CooperSurgical, CooperVision, Engie, Exelon, Google, L’Oreal, Salesforce, TIW 2024, the United Nations, Verizon, Versatel

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