“Transformation becomes possible once you find an ally willing to push through the obstructionism that killed everyone else who tried before.”
— Lisa Wardlaw
Former Chief Digital Strategy & Transformation Officer at MunichRe | Former CFO at Farmers Insurance
Lisa Wardlaw
When CEOs recognize that something big needs to shift they call Lisa. (Especially insurance CEOs). Lisa has spent her career in the epicenter of a taboo subject: Since 2018 Fortune 500 companies have invested $510 billion in startup investments, acquisitions, and partnerships with almost no discernible impact on earnings performance. Those that have generated meaningful ROI often started with Lisa Wardlaw. She connects culture, technology, and capital to fuel growth breakthroughs in companies that can’t afford to stay still.
What Lisa Talks About
Re-Inventing Corporate Innovation
We’ve all seen it. Billions dumped into the blockchain, AI, Web 3, VC, CVC, and venture studios. And then nothing. No ROI, uncomfortable questions from your Board, and a backlash from other executives who want you fired. This pattern of implosion is the inevitable result of a corporate innovation playbook that is badly broken. There is a better way to innovate in a company that needs to change. In this talk Lisa shares what should replace it.
What you’ll learn:
The 3 structural flaws of modern corporate innovation
The unfair competitive advantages that make corporations better at innovating than anyone else
How to build the scaffolding for innovation breakthroughs
Unlocking the Power of Digital Technology in the New Digital Age
Digital technology can either be the catalyst that creates a new normal - or it can be a massive, costly distraction. To capitalize on the power of exponential technology you need to build exponential scaffolding. You need to get comfortable with customers, processes, and talent that will feel alien. In this talk Lisa transports you into the companies where she’s created an exponential new normal
What you’ll learn:
The hyper customized new customer of the new digital age
The three leadership mindset shifts of exponential growth
How to leverage tech as an input- not a strategy