A global community of senior innovators from Fortune 100 companies focused on accelerating innovation through year-round idea exchange and insight into emerging technologies.
Where Innovators Connect
Formed in 2009, we are a global, cross-industry community dedicated to connecting senior leaders and technologists. Our mission is to advance innovation concepts and processes by fostering collaboration, shared learning, and benchmarking among our members. By tapping into emerging business trends, technologies, and enterprise applications such as blockchain and generative AI, we empower organizations to capitalize on early opportunities.
Join us in driving innovation and shaping the future of industries worldwide.
BENEFITS
Close-Knit Community
Converse and collaborate with leading-edge, global innovators in an open, non-competitive environment.
Year-Round Innovator Invigorators
Explore trends, disruptive and emerging technologies, and enterprise applications to identify growth opportunities and detect blindspots.
IOP Private Portal
Exclusive access to our secure community portal
Comprehensive archives of past events
Executive summaries
Access to recordings and event videos
Documents, presentations, data and photos
Member Directory
Communities of Practice microsites
Peer-to-peer communication tools
EVENTS
INNOVATION
FORUMS
LIVE - Our two premier Spring and Fall Forums unite leaders and experts for 2.5 days of learning, networking, and insight exchange on industry challenges. Exclusive to IOP Executive Members and Delegates, plus three guest employees per company. Typically held at an IOP member headquarters globally.
COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE
VIRTUAL – Our Communities of Practice bring together groups of leaders from IOP Member companies who want to dive deeper in shared interest in technologies like blockchain, generative AI or innovation topics in a trusted environment.
OUTREACH
EXCHANGE
HYBRID – Our two-hour Outreach events deliver insightful perspectives on vital industry issues from thought leaders and other experts. Open to IOP members and unlimited guests.
EXECUTIVE
ROUNDTABLES
VIRTUAL – IOP Roundtables are biannual virtual meetings with executive members and delegates focused on organizational updates and planning. These meetings give members the opportunity to help shape the IOP program.
OUR MEMBERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Michael Ku
IOP BOARD DIRECTOR
VP, Global Clinical Supply -
Mary Lombardo
IOP BOARD DIRECTOR
VP, Advanced Technologies -
Claudio Gutierrez
IOP BOARD CHAIRMAN
CEO & Founder -
Peter Oggel
IOP BOARD DIRECTOR
CTO & SVP Technology Ops -
Greg Archer
IOP BOARD DIRECTOR
CFO & IOP Treasurer
EMERITUS BOARD
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Jim "Buzz" Buczkowski
Former Henry Ford Technical Fellow | Director, Electrical & Electronics Systems
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Chief Executive Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Innovation Officer
Chief Digital Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Global Head of Enterprise Architecture
SVP, Technology Operations
SVP, Ventures Growth Group
SVP, Supply Chain
Head, Global Clinical Supply
SVP, Corporate R&D
VP, Global Clinical Supply
VP, Innovation
VP, North America R&DVP Ventures
VP, Chief Engineer
VP, Advanced Technologies
GM, Digital Technology Strategy
Executive Director, Clinical Research
Senior Technical Fellow and Director, Electrical & Electronics Systems, Research
Senior Director, Global Technology & Engineering
Director, Disruptive Technologies & Innovation
Director, Connected Platform Solutions
Global HR Director
Senior Director, Supply Chain Transformation
Senior Director, Open Innovation
Senior Director, Office of Racial Equality & Social Unity, Community Affairs,
Innovation Manager
Managing Director
Director for Supply Excellence
GMAP Talent Program
Deputy General Manager
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AI & Generative AI
Climate Tech
Edge Computing
Cybersecurity
Security Data Analytics
Future of Home Work
HealthTech
Innovation in Times of Crisis
Mass Customization
Manufacturing
Metaverse
Smart Cities
Space Race
Supply Chain
Sustainability
Synthetic Biology
Immersive Video
Wearable Technology
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Annual rolling membership commitment of 40,000 USD (per member company).
Eight events annually, comprised of:
Two Live Global In-Person Forums
Two Virtual Outreach Events
Four Executive Quarterly Roundtables
Attendance is encouraged and optional
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When we established the IOP, we wanted to develop programs making it possible to deepen the investigation of emerging technologies and innovation in areas of common interests. Our goal was simple - create a way for IOP members to come together year-round to collaborate, learn and interact in a trusted environment in focused areas.
Currently we are offering two Communities of Practice (COP) to our Members, with the ability for Members to create and oversee a new COP with the emergence of disruptive technology:
-AI Community of Practice: Meeting monthly in the virtual sphere, the AI COP focuses on topics ranging from responsible and compliant AI adoption to operational effectiveness.
-Blockchain Community of Practice: Recently relaunched, the Blockchain COP established in 2017 aims to monitor blockchain trends and enterprise applications emerging around decentralized networks and ledgers.
