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WHO I AM I get people unstuck. Silicon Valley based Innovation expert: I help business leaders embrace emerging trends and technologies. Author: From Stuck to Scale — Overcome obstacles to achieve breakthrough business growth WHAT I DO I help corporate leaders and teams uncover new opportunities to bring early stage ideas to corporate scale. WHO I AM —Co-founder of Suma Ventures a consultancy that works with corporate teams to deliver on the innovation promise at corporate scale. —MIT Entrepreneur -in-Residence. Sloan School of Management Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship —Workshops and advising. How we move innovation across the finish line: Envision, Expand, Build, Activate. —Silicon Valley SaaS company CEO. Ran a digital platform with 13,000 innovation teams for clients including Mayo Clinic, Intel and University, US government labs. The gold standard lean startup method for technology commercialization. —Project leader + corporate advisor (Ford US/China, Citi, Fujitsu, Cisco,, Shimizu, Stitch Fix, Hyatt, United Airlines, Intergraficas-Colombia, KK Wind, Denmark) —Charismatic thought leader, keynote speaker, advisor-in-residence: Digital Business College (Silicon Valley + Asia), Business Institute (Denmark), Princeton U eLab, UC Berkeley, Knight-Hennessy Scholars Stanford, Notre Dame, USC, Open Innovation Gateway powered by FUJITSU, Silicon Valley Immersive Programs: Senior Fellow The Conference Board. MY SWEET SPOT —Global practitioner (200+ engagements in 20 countries) —Engaging teams to get fully committed to new directions (experiments, expanded perspectives) —Cross-industry (Future of Mobility, Retail, AI/ML, Technology, Digitalization) —From whiteboards (generative) to rollout (delivery) —Keynote speaker (TED main stage, CXO Forum/Japan, Dubai2020, Global Digital Forum++, Rueda de Innovación, Copenhagen Fintech, OpenFinance2020, TEDx Copenhagen, Aspen Ideas) —Board/Advisory Board Leader: Embrace Global, OpenFintech Mexico, Copenhagen Fintech, Research Technology Management Journal —Thought leader: E&T Journal (UK), Tid & Tendenser (DK) —Silicon Valley immersive experience WHAT OTHERS SAY "Get To Next provides a new mindset and a roadmap that is really smart and impactful for innovating corporate innovation." Dr. Mohi U. Ahmed Executive Adviser on Open Innovation, Shimizu Corporation "Andrea is a Strategy Fireball: Experience, knowledge, engagement. Huge wow factor--beyond amazing." Caroline Hart Sehested Future of Work Expert & TEDxCopenhagen Host REACH ME Andrea Kates (akates@suma.com), Website: www.suma.com