“This is the best innovation event of its kind. Book early if you want to get a place!”
Global Innovation
Forum
MAKE IT COUNT | 15-16 NOVEMBER 2023 | LONDON, UK
MAKE IT COUNT | London, UK | 15-16 Nov
London is calling! The 2023 edition is going to be another spectacular gathering of diverse minds. Make it Count – take action and bring impactful change through innovation. Get inspired by leading innovators, designers, creatives, entrepreneurs and changemakers. Get you out of the comfort zone, recharge and think differently.
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Talks
Latest innovation trends discussed. Best practices, methods and concepts of successful innovation policies
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Fireside Chats
Inspirational, honest and informal conversations, engaging the whole audience into an open discussion
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Workshops
Useful knowledge generated through interactive and hands-on activities in a relaxed and playful atmosphere
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Panel Debates
Topic experts openly sharing experiences and engaging the whole audience into a discussion
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Field Trip
Get inspired and boost your creativity by visiting amazing communities and places in the local ecosystem
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Networking
Extensive opportunities to meet and connect with like-minded peers in an informal and friendly atmosphere
Creatives. Changemakers. Optimists. Storytellers. Educators. Crazy Ones.
OUR SPEAKERS.
A unique blend of strong business cases and inspirational personal stories.
Featured Talks
Collaborative Innovation
Simon Maechling
Bayer Crop Science
Work together to enable novel ways of accelerating internal and external innovation
Empowering Creators
Andrew Odong
YouTube
Promote different voices and enable individuals to share their unique perspectives
Metaverse for Good
Sam West
Mars
Enhance brand experiences while also making a positive impact on our world
AI-Powered Healthcare
Umang Patel
Microsoft
Transforming the practice of medicine with trusted, reliable and human centred AI
Human Centred
Usha Raghavachari
Ford Motor Company
Developing deep human insights to drive creative processes
Innovate with Start-ups
Bruno Moraes
Wayra UK
Take friction out of innovation with a method geared for true business impact
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
Teflon Sega
Metaverse Artist and Singer
A virtual avatar artist who lives in the metaverse with a rapidly exploding fanbase. Teflon is an anonymous character who is putting out some of the highest standard of content in this space. In 2019 he released a song a week over the course of the year, amassing 19 million plays on Spotify, 10 million plays on Soundcloud, and 15 million plays on Youtube.
Featured Activities
Pre-Event
Field Trip
Google Accessibility Centre
Explore Google’s first Accessibility Discovery Centre outside the US, along with London’s newest showcase of contemporary architecture and design at King’s Cross
Innovation Resilience
Workshop
General Magic The Movie
Learn from the untold tale of how a great vision and an epic failure changed the world
Creative Diversity
Workshop
Linton Stephens
Unlock boundless creativity by embracing uniqueness and unleashing potential
Morning Wellness
Class
Box Mind
Morning workout to increase your focus, coordination and self-confidence
Book Club
Session
Rebel Book Club
Bringing forward themes and authors for inspiration, learning and impact
ACTIVITIES
Museum of Failure
Exclusive Pop-up
Innovation needs failure!
An amazing collection of failed products and services from around the world. The majority of all innovation projects fail and the museum showcases these failures to provide visitors a fascinating learning experience. Every item provides unique insight into the risky business of innovation.
REGISTER
VENUE
etc. venues Fenchurch Street
8 Fenchurch Place, London EC3M 4PB, UK
Stunning contemporary venue right next door to Fenchurch Street Station, in the heart of the financial, banking and insurance district and just a short walk from Tower Hill, Bank, Monument and Aldgate stations, as well as Tower Gateway for the DLR.