This week Gamiel Gran, Chief Commercial Officer at noted VC pioneer The Mayfield Fund, will present on the new drivers of dramatic growth in entrepreneurial firms large and small. His perspective is specific, and surprising.

Please join us in New York City, with a talk over lunch by Eric West, strategy and partnerships leader for Ford Motor Company’s mobility group and principal in the deep-tech investment and research firm Explorers’ Lab. To RSVP, please email peter@iloinstitute.net

This group is open to active ILO members only. To inquire about membership, please contact Christian Hamilton (christian@iloinstitute.net) This is a peer-run community of ILO Institute members with a strong interest in approaches to retraining, re-skilling, and supporting learning across large organizations and includes members of the institute who help lead universities and colleges, who help shape policy that influences higher education, and who work at the connection points between large private enterprises and higher ed. Group Leads: Renee S. Lerche President RS Lerche Associates RSlerche@outlook.com Grace Kendall, MFA Account Executive/Director of Communications Interact grace.kendall@interactcom.com

This week we are very fortunate to have Rita Gunther McGrath, the celebrated thought leader and author of several widely influential books including Discovery-Driven Growth, speaking on our call. Rita will discuss the major trends impacting competitive advantage and innovation, as well as the digital platform for corporate innovation she has helped build. Weekly virtual events are open to members only. To become a member of ILO, please visit https://www.iloinstitute.net/join/

This group is open to active ILO members only. To inquire about membership, please contact Christian Hamilton (christian@iloinstitute.net) This group includes a subset of ILO members with strong interest in the intersection of artificial intelligence and large-scale innovation. This group meets monthly. Group Lead: Joti Balani Founder & Managing Director Freshriver.ai jbalani@freshriver.ai

Please join us in Kansas City, with the leadership of Black & Veatch To RSVP, please email peter@iloinstitute.net

This group is open to active ILO members only. To inquire about membership, please contact Christian Hamilton (christian@iloinstitute.net) This is a peer-led group of leaders of innovation in healthcare provider and payor organizations, as well as leaders of other organizations with strong interest in healthcare. Group Lead: Roger Chaufournier Partner and Chief Executive Officer CSI Solutions, LLC. rchaufournier@spreadinnovation.com

Please join us in San Diego, with Niosha Kayhani, Chief Innovation Officer at Cubic Corp To RSVP, email peter@iloinstitute.net

Please join us in LA with the CTO of NASA JPL Chris Mattmann To RSVP, please email peter@iloinstitute.net

Please join us Austin TX with Mick Simonelli, Head of Innovation for the Union of Arab Banks To RSVP, please email peter@iloinstitute.net

This group is open to active ILO members only. To inquire about membership, please contact Christian Hamilton (christian@iloinstitute.net) This is a peer-run community of ILO Institute members with a strong interest in approaches to retraining, re-skilling, and supporting learning across large organizations and includes members of the institute who help lead universities and colleges, who help shape policy that influences higher education, and who work at the connection points between large private enterprises and higher ed. Group Leads: Renee S. Lerche President RS Lerche Associates RSlerche@outlook.com Grace Kendall, MFA Account Executive/Director of Communications Interact grace.kendall@interactcom.com