2025 PDMA Ignite Innovation Summit and JPIM Research Forum

September 14, 2025

Mastermind Session: Research to Reality
Matt Phillips

In a brand new experience for 2025, join us for an interactive, facilitated mastermind that will build your connections with leading minds from academia and innovators from industry. This unique session... [Read more]

September 14, 2025

Innovation Exchange
Mike Hyzy & Michael Marshall

A unique gathering of corporate and academic leaders exploring the edges of strategy, creativity, and foresight. Think of it as part playground, part pressure chamber. Experience surrealist games... [Read more]

September 14, 2025

Re-thinking Product Experiences with Strategic Foresight
Jod Kaftan

In today's fast-paced business environment, many organizations grapple with the delicate balance between driving immediate revenue growth and ensuring sustainable... [Read more]

September 15, 2025

Keynote: Creating a Culture of Fearless Innovation: Process and People
Ben Brenton

Join Ben as he discusses his journey at Snap-on and the customers they serve. Keys to success, using customer connection to drive growth with stories... [Read more]

September 15, 2025

Ignite Innovation Mastermind
Matt Phillips

In our second mastermind at Ignite Innovation 2025, you’ll be part of a high-energy forum for sparking new ideas and rethinking what's possible. We’ll unlock the power of you, the attendee through a... [Read more]

September 15, 2025

Will System Thinking Ignite or Destroy Innovation Success?
Doug Hall and Kevin Cahill

This point/counter point presentation will confront the realities, both positive and negative, of applying system thinking discipline to the Innovation process... [Read more]

September 15, 2025

Vision and Strategic Alignment Will Drive Successful Enterprise Outcomes
Morten Sorensen

Is your organization and its Products fully aligned to strategy? We will review the end-to-end strategy execution lifecycle, and we will discuss the critical steps of... [Read more]

September 15, 2025

Product Operations: The Secret Sauce for Disrupting Product Organizations
Robert Marten

It's time to turn the spotlight on the unsung hero of product evolution: Product Operations. In this electrifying session, we'll peel back the layers of traditional... [Read more]

September 16, 2025

Global Student Innovation Challenge Winner Announcements
Sue Burek

PDMA’s 6th Annual Global Student Innovation Challenge 2025 Finalists presented their ideas at PDMA’s Ignite Innovation Summit and JPIM Research ... [Read more]

September 16, 2025

War Games Workshop
Jay Nakagawa

Business war gaming is a dynamic, interactive simulation that helps your team explore market dynamics, anticipate change, and strengthen strategy. While your products may not change drastically overnight... [Read more]

September 16, 2025

Revolutionizing Innovation with AI Workship
Dave Robertson and Nate Patel

We are told that AI will change everything. While that may be true in many areas, it may not be true for your products  we still want food on the table, cars on the road and planes in the sky. But while AI may or may not... [Read more]

September 16, 2025

How to Infuse a VOC Mindset to Fuel Insights for Innovation
John Mitchell

Knowing your customers better than anyone else creates an incredible opportunity for competitive advantage. Voice of the Customer (VOC) has been a best practice... [Read more]

September 16, 2025

The Danger of a Single Future
Charles Plath

In product management and design, we strive to de-risk our products before introducing them to the marketplace: testing, iterating, and ensuring we deliver value.... [Read more]

September 16, 2025

Future-Proof Your Product Career: Insights for 2025 and Beyond
Diana Stepner and Teresa Cain

The role of product management is evolving rapidly, demanding fresh approaches to thrive in today's fast-changing landscape..... [Read more]

September 16, 2025

From Friction to Fusion: Powering Product Success Through Project Partnership
Leah Huf and Jill Diffendal

In today's competitive landscape, the synergy between project and product management is not just beneficial, it's essential... [Read more]

September 16, 2025

How Michelin and BMW are Cultivating Entrapreneurs through Bold Partnerships
Sarah Waylett and Brooke Rennison

"Behind every world-changing idea is a person empowered to think and act like an intrapreneur — and behind them, a culture that makes it possible... [Read more]

September 16, 2025

The Foresight Edge: Building Adaptive Strategies for a Resilient Future
Robin Champ

"In today’s volatile and rapidly shifting environment, product developers and innovation leaders face unprecedented uncertainty. How can organizations remain resilient... [Read more]