Innovation in Times of Crisis

We are living in times of constant disruption and volatility, the global COVID-19 crisis is an unfortunate example of how normal day-to-day business activities could be disrupted overnight. Along with resilience and social responsibility we must revert to innovation as a way to ensure business continuity and addressing the personal, communal and business challenges we face. This masterclass session demystifies innovation, while providing both a conceptual and practical frameworks to engage teams in innovation.

Dr. Yazan Hijazi is a renowned international speaker, innovation expert and transformational leader that holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering with extensive experience leading multi-million-dollar projects resulting in propriety technologies for the US Air Force, Seagate Technologies, and the US Nuclear Safety Agency. Over the course of 20 years Dr. Hijazi has worked in the role of scientist, professor, executive director and consultant across industry verticals including technology R&D, academia and financial services. His expertise converges at the intersection of technology, business innovation, leadership and human potential. He is a certified practitioner in NLP, Timeline Therapy, Emergenetics and Human Centered Design and regularly advises and trains organizations and professionals in Creativity & Design Thinking, Transformational Leadership, and Cultural Transformation.