Lab of the Future: Unlocking Corporate Innovation with AI and Partnerships

Overview

Join us for Lab of the Future — Unlocking Corporate Innovation with AI and Partnerships, presented by Arthur D. Little (ADL) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Breakthrough innovations to tackle today’s “mega-challenges” require bold new approaches. Arthur D. Little’s Lab of the Future (LotF) reimagines how organizations innovate by leveraging AI-driven tools, agile teams, and dynamic frameworks to unlock value and deliver results faster. Through the power of corporate-startup partnerships, LotF empowers businesses to co-create transformative solutions, accelerate impact, and build the future-ready capabilities needed to thrive in an ever-evolving world.

This event is organised as part of Corporate Venture Launchpad 3.0 – a corporate venturing programme by EDB New Ventures, designed to empower companies to drive deeper innovation through venture creation and startup partnerships. Arthur D. Little is proud to be an appointed Partner of the programme.

Learn more and apply to attend here: https://events.adlittle.com/Lab_of_the_Future

3:00 PM – Kick-off and Introduction (Dr. Michael Kolk)

3:10 PM – Revolutionizing Collaboration: AI-Driven Innovation for the Future (Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald)

• Exploring the potential of AI to reimagine corporate R&D, fostering agile, data-powered partnerships that redefine how innovation delivers value

3:20 PM – Arthur D. Little’s Lab of the Future (Dr. Michael Kolk, Daniel Chow)

• What is LotF?: How organizations can overcome complex challenges, deliver transformative outcomes, and build future-ready capabilities through open innovation

• Case Study: Demonstrating how AI tools identify and develop open innovation use cases based on personas, jobs, and needs

• From Vision to Action: Enabling you to “ACT” - through strategic focus, impactful partnerships, and capability building

3:45 PM – Panel Discussion: Catalyzing Innovation through Startup Partnerships

4:30 PM – Networking Session

5:30 PM - Close

Schedule

Date: 27 Feb 2025, Thursday
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM (GMT +8:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Location: The Great Room, Centennial Tower, 3 Temasek Ave, Level 18, Singapore,, 039190

Speakers

Speaker's Profile:

Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald, Chairman and Co-founder, New Silicon Corp

Chairman and Co-Founder of New Silicon Corp and a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Speaker's Profile:

Anne Lehman, Senior Director, Innovation Solutions, NCS Group

Anne uses Innovation, Technology & Partnerships to create new markets, grow companies, and improve business operations. Driven by a passion for innovation & sustainability, Anne sees opportunities for growth and transformation where others perceive obstacles. As an entrepreneur for 12 years in Asia, Anne has become very business and teamwork-driven: She has built up multi-million dollar businesses in various industries transposing experiences from large corporations to start-ups and vice versa.