Conferences on Intrapreneurship, Innovation, Customer Development and Product Development

I’m in the process of trying to find venues to continue to build my credibility around innovation, intrapreneurship and rapid experimentation.   Rather than keeping it to myself I thought I should share it here to help others.   If you know of any that I may have missed, please post them in the comments.

Upcoming Events: 

• Insight Innovation eXchange North America 2014 – 6/16-18/2014 – Atlanta, GA – http://www.insightinnovation.org/liveexchanges/insight-innovation-exchange-north-america-2014/
• 5th Annual PR Summit Conference – 6/17/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual-pr-summit-conference-tickets-11133613939?aff=es2&rank=32
• Gartner Catalyst Conference – 6/17-18/2014 – London, UK – http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/emea/catalyst/
• Aaron Eden from Moves the Needle + UnConference – 6/18/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/aaron-eden-from-moves-the-needle-unconference-tickets-11793114523?aff=es2&rank=5
• Chief Innovation Officer Summit – 6/18-19/2014 – Santa Clara – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/CINO-Santa-Clara-14
• Product Tank June (on Meetup.com) – 6/19/2014 – Paris, France – http://www.meetup.com/ProductTank-Paris/events/185851682/
• Startup Summer Day Camp – 6/20/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-summer-day-camp-tickets-11782350327?aff=es2&rank=86
• BootstrapSummit – ThinkHARD_Ware – 6/20/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/bootstrapsummit-thinkhard-ware-tickets-11793429465?aff=es2&rank=91
• SYNC 2014: SEXY & unSEXY Innovation – 6/20/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sync-2014-sexy-unsexy-innovation-tickets-11567955065?aff=es2&rank=92
• SYNC 2014 San Francisco – 6/20/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sync-2014-san-francisco-tickets-11219071545?aff=es2&rank=93
• June – Startups [Shark-Tank] Showcase “Demo+Pitch Expo & Mixer” – 6/20-21/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/june-startups-shark-tank-showcase-demopitch-expo-mixer-tickets-11657438713?aff=es2&rank=27
• Beyond Fusion Conference – 6/23/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-fusion-conference-registration-10978987447?aff=es2&rank=89
• Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit – 6/23-26/2014 – National Harbor, MD (Washington, D.C. area) – http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/security/
• Techweek Chicago – 6/23-29/2014 – Chicago – http://techweek.com/chicago
• ProductTank June (on Meetup.com) – 6/25/2014 – London, UK – http://www.meetup.com/ProductTank/events/161076502/
• Product Tank Romania (on Meetup.com) – 6/26/2014 – Bucharest, Romania – http://www.meetup.com/ProductTank-Bucharest/events/qxjhkjysjbjc/
• Unleashing Customer Experience Excellence – 6/26-27/2014, New York, NY – http://www.globalexecutiveevents.com/upcoming-events/unleashing-customer-experience-excellence-new-york/
• Developing New Products – 6/28-29/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/developing-new-products-tickets-11661131759?aff=es2&rank=95
• Startup Grind San Francisco Hosts Justin Kan – 6/30/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-grind-san-francisco-hosts-justin-kan-twitch-justintv-tickets-11728312699?aff=es2&rank=24
• Sales 2.0 Conference – 7/14/2014 – Boston, MA – http://www.sales20conf.com/events.html
• Fortune Brainstorm TECH Conference – 7/14-16/2014 – Aspen, CO – http://www.fortuneconferences.com/brainstorm-tech-2014/
• D2D Summit (Developer-to-Developer Summit) – 7/15/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/d2d-summit-developer-to-developer-summit-tickets-11666656283?aff=es2&rank=85
• Startup Grind San Francisco Hosts Alfred Lin – 7/15/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-grind-san-francisco-hosts-alfred-lin-sequoia-capital-tickets-11778328297?aff=es2&rank=23
• Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit – 7/15-16/2014 – Tokyo, Japan – http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/apac/security-japan/
• Janice Fraser + UnConference (Lean StartUp Circle) – 7/16/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/janice-fraser-unconference-tickets-11799963007?aff=es2&rank=4
• ProductTank AMS – Service Design (on Meetup.com) – 7/17/2015 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – http://www.meetup.com/ProductTank-AMS/events/182108012/
• Shared Services & Outsourcing Summit – 7/21-22/2014 – Toronto, Canada – http://www.sharedservicessummit.ca/
• Startup Sales Conference July 2014 – 7/24/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-sales-conference-july-2014-tickets-11368097285?aff=es2&rank=6
• Agile 2014 Conference – 7/28-8/1/2014 – Orlando, FL – http://www.agilealliance.org/
• 3rd Annual Lean Coaching Summit – 7/29-30/2014 – Long Beach, CA – http://leancoachingsummit.com/
• Lean UX San Francisco Full Day Workshop – 8/7/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/lean-ux-san-francisco-full-day-workshop-tickets-11574733339?aff=es2&rank=7
• Weapons of Mass Distribution – 8/7/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/weapons-of-mass-distribution-tickets-11702334999?aff=es2&rank=96
• Startup & Tech Mixer – 8/8/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-tech-mixer-tickets-11808923809?aff=es2&rank=22
• Startup Socials Summer Mixer SF – 8/14-15/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-socials-summer-mixer-sf-august-2014-tickets-11651858021?aff=es2&rank=97
• Strategic Performance Management and Measurement Summit – 8/18-20/2014 – Atlanta, GA – http://www.performancemgmtconference.com/
• Startup Grind San Francisco Hosts Chris Wanstrath – 8/21/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-grind-san-francisco-hosts-chris-wanstrath-github-tickets-10574443445?aff=es2&rank=26
• Lean Summit 2014 – 9/2-3/2014 – Sao Paulo – http://www.lean.org.br/leansummit2014/index13.html
• DEMO China – 9/3-4/2014 – Hangzhou, China – https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/29414/events/?&
• Advanced Analytics for Supply Chain – 9/11-12/2014 – Boston – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-analytics-supply-chain
• Mind the Product 2014 – 9/11-12/2014 – London, UK – http://conference.mindtheproduct.com/
• Lean Agile Scotland – 9/11-12/2014 – Edinburgh, Scotland – http://www.leanagilescotland.com/
• 4th Annual UX Awards 2014 – 9/11-12/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-ux-awards-2014-tickets-11392624647?aff=es2&rank=65
• GIL 2014: Silicon Valley – 9/14-17/2014 – San Jose, CA – http://gil-events.gilcommunity.com/events/siliconvalley/agenda/
• 2014 Innovation Conference – 9/15-17/2014 – Orlando, FL – http://diinnovationconference.com/
• Arizona Technology Summit – 9/17/2014 – Phoenix, AZ – http://arizona.technologysummit.net/
• Lean Summit Africa 2014 – 9/17-19/2014 – Cape Town, Africa – http://www.lean.org.za/lean-summit-2014/
• Sales 2.0 Conference – 9/18/2014 – Las Vegas, NV – http://www.sales20conf.com/events.html
• DEMO Africa – 9/25-26/2014 – Lagos, Nigeria – http://www.demo-africa.com/
• DEMO ASEAN (Vietnam) – 9/27-28/2014 – Hochiminh City, Vietnam – http://www.demo.org.vn/
• Engineering Lean & Six Sigma Conference – 9/29 – 10/1/2014 – Orlando, FL – http://www.iienet2.org/leansixsigma/
• Business Performance Excellence Summit – 9/29 – 10/1/2014 – Las Vegas, NV – http://www.businessperformanceexcellencesummit.com/
• Techweek New York – 9/29-10/5/2014 – New York – http://techweek.com/newyork/
• Women 2.0’s Fall Conference 2014 – 9/30 – 10/1/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-20s-fall-conference-2014-san-francisco-registration-11786117595?aff=es2&rank=63
• LSS Reactor Conference 2014 – 9/30 – 10/2/2014 – Nashville, TN – http://conference.leansystemssociety.org/
• Unleashing Data Summit: Innovations in Market Research and Customer Insights – 10/1-2/2014 – Amsterdam – http://www.globalexecutiveevents.com/upcoming-events/unleashing-data-summit-innovations-in-market-research-and-customer-insights-amsterdam/
• TED Global Conference – 10/5-10/2014 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – http://conferences.ted.com/TEDGlobal2014/
• Back End of Innovation (BEI) – 10/6-8 /2014 – Las Vegas, NV – http://www.iirusa.com/bei/bei-home.xml
• World Business Forum New York 2014 – 10/7-8/2014 – New York City, New York – http://www.wobi.com/event/world-business-forum-new-york-2014
• eCommerce Innovation Conference 2014 – 10/7-9/2014 – Hancock, NY – http://act.ecommerce-innovation.com/eic2014/
• SVPG Workshop: How To Create Products Customers Love – 10/9-10/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/svpg-workshop-how-to-create-products-customers-love-sf-oct-9-10-tickets-11516611495?aff=es2&rank=29
• Chicago Ideas Week – 10/13-19/2014 – Chicago, IL – https://www.chicagoideas.com/
• Europen Lean IT Summit – 10/16-17/2014 – Paris, France – http://www.lean-it-summit.com/
• 3rd Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement Conference – 10/20-23/2014 – Istanbul, Turkey – http://www.sixsigmaturkey.com/english/
• PI San Diego 2014 – 10/21-22/2014 – San Diego, CA – http://us.picongress.com/
• World Business Forum Mexico 2014 – 10/22-23/2014 – Mexico – http://www.wobi.com/event/world-business-forum-mexico-2014
• FailCon 2014 – 10/24/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/failcon-2014-tickets-11132992079?aff=es2&rank=103
• PITME Catalyst Conference: Fall 2014 – 10/27/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/pitme-catalyst-conference-fall-2014-tickets-11397794109?aff=es2&rank=31
• World Business Forum Milan 2014 – 10/28-29/2014 – Milan – http://www.wobi.com/event/world-business-forum-milan-2014
• Unleashing Data Summit: Innovations in Market Research and Customer Insights – 10/29-30/2014 – New York – http://www.globalexecutiveevents.com/upcoming-events/unleashing-data-summit-innovations-in-market-research-and-customer-insights-new-york/
• Lean Summit India – 11/5-6/2014 – Bangalore, India – http://www.leaninstitute.in/lean-workshop/1-default-category/13-13
• Social Good Technology Summit – 11/6-9/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-good-technology-summit-tickets-10416639449?aff=es2&rank=94
• AME Jacksonville 2014 – 11/10-14/2014 – Jacksonville, FL – http://www.cvent.com/events/ame-jacksonville-2014-international-excellence-inside-conference/event-summary-cc64b6d8236c448dbf6e97c0930ab255.aspx
• STIA+2014: Washington DC – 11/13-15/2014 – Washington DC – http://conference.stiatemenos.com/stia2014washington-dc/
• MassTLC Innovation unConference – 11/14/2014 – Boston, MA – http://www.masstlcuncon.org/
• UK Lean Summit 2014 – 11/18-19/2014 – Kenilworth, Warwickshire, UK – http://www.leanuk.org/pages/event_summit_2014.htm
• DEMO Fall 2014 – 11/18-20/2014 – San Jose, CA – http://www.demo.com/ehome/DEMO/events
• CX Impact 2014 – 12/8-10/2014 – New Orleans, LA – http://www.cximpact.com/
• The Lean Startup Conference – 12/8-12/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://2014.leanstartup.co/
• Cannes Innovation 2014 – TBD – Cannes – http://www.globalexecutiveevents.com/upcoming-events/03-cannes-innovation-2014/
• Berlin Innovation 2014 – TBD – Berlin – http://www.globalexecutiveevents.com/upcoming-events/02-berlin-innovation-2014/
• Interaction15 – 2/9-11/2015 – San Francisco, CA – http://interaction15.ixda.org/
• 2015 Global Innovation Summit – 2/17-19/2015 – Silicon Valley, CA – http://www.innosummit.com/#global-innovation
• 2015 Lean and Six Sigma Conference – 3/2-3/2015 – Phoenix, AZ – http://asq.org/conferences/six-sigma/index.html
• 2015 Lean Transformation Summit – 3/4-5/2015 – New Orleans, LA – http://www.lean.org/Events/LeanTransformationSummit.cfm
• Lean UX 2015 – 4/15-19/2015 – New York, NY – http://leanuxnyc.co/nyc/
• 38th Annual Marketing & Sales Conference – 4/26-28/2015 -Phoenix – http://www.aimse.org/events/

• Product Innovation Management Conference –  http://www.pdma.org/p/cm/ld/fid=544

 

Past Events:

• Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference – 10/30-2012 – Phoenix – http://azentrepreneurship.com/
• Phillips Open Innovation Challenge – 11/20/2012 – Amsterdam – http://www.innovationopen.philips.com/Rules.aspx
• Lean Startup Conference – 12/3/2012 – San Francisco – http://www.leanstartupconf.com/
• Intrapreneurship Conference – 12/13/2012 – Paris – http://www.intrapreneurshipconference.com/
• Growth Conference – 1/10/2013 – Dallas – http://www.entrepreneur.com/growthcon
• Lean Sales & Marketing – 1/15/2013 – Washington, DC – http://www.meetup.com/DC-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/95216642/
• Panel / Workshop – MVPs with Paul Howe and William Petri – 1/17/2013 – San Francisco – http://sanfrancisco.leanstartupcircle.com/events/90123002/
• The Journey to a Business Model: Lessons from Lean Startups – 1/17/2013 – Chicago – http://www.chicagoleanstartup.com/events/89038122/
• Sharktank – 60 Second Pitches – 1/17/2013 – Houston – http://www.meetup.com/leanhouston/events/95254812/
• Lean Startup Machine London – 1/18/2013 – London – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/london-january-18-20/
• Lean Startup Machine Los Angeles – 1/18/2013 – Los Angeles – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/la-january-2013/
• How to do Lean Startup in Enterprise and Big Companies – 1/22/2013 – Santa Monica – http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/97099032/
• Workshop – Perpetual Beta – 1/23/2013 – San Francisco – http://sanfrancisco.leanstartupcircle.com/events/95589042/?eventId=95589042&action=detail
• Big Ideas Fest 2012 – 1/26/2013 – http://www.bigideasfest.org/home
• Workshop – Selling for the Lean Startup: How to Find Customers and Talk to Them – 1/30/2013 – San Francisco – http://sanfrancisco.leanstartupcircle.com/events/96100662/
• TED Talls @ Lunch – 1/30/2013 – Edmonton HQ – http://www.meetup.com/startupedmonton/events/98387832/
• Sales & Operations Planning Innovation – 1/31/2013 – Las Vegas – http://www.clocate.com/conference/Sales-and-Operations-Planning-Innovation-2013/33354/
• Lean Startup Circle Boston January Meetup – 1/31/2013 – Cambridge – http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Circle-Boston/events/74044142/
• Lean Startup Machine São Paulo- 2/1/2013, São Paulo – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/sao-paulo-february-1st-3rd/
• Startup Product Summit: Discover How to Work Together & Develop Amazing Products – 2/7/2013 – San Francisco – http://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Product-Talks/events/92972392/
• Lean Startup Machine Philadelphia – 2/8/2013 – Philadelphia – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/philadelphia-february-8-10/
• Corporate Venturing & Innovation Partnering – 2/11/2013 – Newport Beach, CA – http://corporateventuringconference.com/
• Startup Weekend Wellington Feb 2013 – 2/16/2013 – Wellington – http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Wellington/events/90450922/
• International Conference on Product Development & Renewable Energy – 2/18/2013 – Coimbatore – http://www.clocate.com/conference/International-Conference-on-Product-Development-and-Renewable-Energy-Resources-ICPDRE-2013/21239/
• Doing Business in the New Normal – 2/19/2013 – Birmingham – http://www.entrepreneursconference.org/Events.aspx
  
• Lean Content & UX – 2/19/2013 – Washington DC – http://www.meetup.com/DC-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/95217192/
• Speaker Series / Case Study – Customer Discovery at Soldsie with Chris Bennett – 2/21/2013 – San Francisco – http://sanfrancisco.leanstartupcircle.com/events/95607572/
• Lean Startup Machine New York City  – 2/22/2013 – New York – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/new-york-feb-22-24/
• Lean Startup Machine Miami – 2/22/2013 – Miami – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/miami-february-22-24/
• Lean Startup Circle Boston February Meetup – 2/28/2013 – Cambridge – http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Circle-Boston/events/74044252/
• Startup Happy Hour (No Cover) – 2/28/2013 – Houston – http://www.meetup.com/leanhouston/events/87826362/
• Lean Day: UX – 3/1/2013 – New York – http://lanyrd.com/2013/leandayux/
• Lean Startup Machine Prague  – 3/1/2013 – Prague – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/prague-march-1-3/
• Lean Startup Machine Newark – 3/1/2013 – Newark – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/newark-march-1-3/
• The Lean Entrepreneur Book Tour – Patrick Vlaskovits and Brant Cooper – 3/2/2013 – Seattle – http://seattle.leanstartupcircle.com/events/105122452/?eventId=105122452&action=detail

• Lean Canvas, Validation Board, Epathy Canvas: A Hands on Exploration – 3/4/2013 – Seattle – http://seattle.leanstartupcircle.com/events/102474222/
• International Conference on Innovation & Entrepreneurship – 3/4/2013 – Jordan – http://www.clocate.com/conference/International-Conference-on-Innovation-and-Entrepreneurship-ICIE-2013/30570/
• Workshop: The Lean Entrepreneur with Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits – 3/5/2013 – Portland, OR – http://www.meetup.com/PDX-Lean-Startup-Circle/
• Lean Coffee – 3/5/2013 – Canterbury, UK –

  http://kent.leanstartupcircle.com/events/106653142/

• March ILSC Meetup – 3/6/2013 – Indianapolis –

  http://www.meetup.com/Indianapolis-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/100768482/

• KC Roundtable Breakfast for 20-30 Something Entrepreneurs – 3/7/2013 – Kansas City –

  http://www.meetup.com/KCRoundtable/events/95647892/

• Ideas Are Worthless Conference – 3/8/2013 – Austin – http://www.blackfoundersconference.com/
• The Lean Startup @ SXSW Interactive – 3/9/2013 – Hilton Austin Downtown – http://leanstartupsxsw.co/
• Innovations – 3/10/2013 – Dallas – http://www.league.org/i2013/
• International Founders and Startup Immigration – 3/13/2013 – TBD – http://meetup.fundersandfounders.com/events/58791252/
• Atlanta-Lean-Startup-Circle Meetup – 3/13/2013 – Atlanta –

  http://www.meetup.com/Atlanta-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/106865432/

• Houston Lean Startup Circle Meetup – 3/14/2013 – Houston –

  http://www.meetup.com/leanhouston/events/101229812/

• Cincinnati Lean Startup Circle Meetup – 3/14/2013 – Cincinnati – http://cincinnati.leanstartupcircle.com/events/105801452/
• March Lean Startup Meetup – 3/14/2013 – Netherlands – http://meetup.leanstartup.nl/events/105847972/
• Lean Startup Machine DC – 3/15/2013 – Washington DC – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/washington-dc-march-15-17/
• B2B and the Lean Startup- A Case Study with Alex Cowan- 3/15/2013 – San Jose –

  http://sanjose.leanstartupcircle.com/events/102209122/

• Global Entrepreneurship Congress Policy Summit: Start-up to Scale-up – 3/18 – 21/2013 – Rio de Janeiro – http://gec2013.com/en/events/main
• Startup Battlefield: The Emotional Rollercoaster – 3/19/2013 – http://www.meetup.com/DC-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/95218032/
• Lean meetups with real people in Tampere! – 3/19/2013 – Finland –

  http://www.meetup.com/lean-startup-tampere/events/105382902/

• Lean Startup Circle Nashville Meetup – 3/21/2013 – Nashville, TN –

  http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Circle-Nashville/events/106552202/

• Digital Strategy Innovation Summit – 3/21-22/2013 – New York – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/digital-strategy-innovation-summit-march-2013-new-york
• Women in Strategy Summit – 3/21-22/2013 – New York – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/women-in-strategy-summit-march-2013-new-york
• Lean Startup Machine Singapore – 3/22-24/2013 – Singapore – http://lsm-singapore-march.eventbrite.com/
• Lean Startup Machine Austin – 3/22-24/2013 – Austin – http://leanaustin.eventbrite.com/
• Bootstrappers Philadelphia Breakfast – 3/26/2013 – Philadelphia –

  http://www.meetup.com/Philadelphia-Bootstrappers-Breakfast-Group/events/106737682/

• Bootstrappers Breakfast — Champaign Meetup – 3/27/2013 – Champaign, IL –

  http://www.meetup.com/Bootstrappers-Breakfast-Champaign-Entrepreneurs-Meetup/events/106647962/

• Bootstrappers Breakfast – Chicago Meetup – 3/27/2013 – Chicago –http://www.meetup.com/Bootstrappers-Breakfast-Chicago/events/106676412/
• The Minimum Viable Consult with Tristan Kromer (@Trikro) – 3/27/2013 – Canterbury, UK – http://kent.leanstartupcircle.com/events/106147982/
• Ideas Economy: Innovation 2013 – 3/28/2013 – http://www.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/innovation-2013
• Lean Startup Circle Boston March Meetup – 3/28/2013 – Cambridge – http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Circle-Boston/events/74044292/
• Bootstrappers Breakfast – Minneapolis Monthly Meetup – 3/28/2013 – Minneapolis –

  http://www.meetup.com/Bootstrappers-Breakfast-Minneapolis/events/104060662/

• Let’s Meetup at Leancamp Rotterdam! – 3/28/2013 – http://meetup.leanstartup.nl/events/105558052/
• San Diego Bootstrappers Breakfast – 3/29/2013 – San Diego –

  http://www.meetup.com/Bootstrappers-Breakfast-San-Diego/

• Lean Startup Machine Silicon Valley – 3/29/2013 – Redwood City- http://sanjose.leanstartupcircle.com/events/105443492/
• Lean Startup Machine Silicon Valley – 3/29-31/ 2013 – http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5276303566
• Workshop: Validating your MVP & Value Proposition – 4/2/2013 – San Francisco – http://sanfrancisco.leanstartupcircle.com/events/102994342/
• How to Build a Startup – 4/3/2013 – Dublin, Ireland –

  http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Dublin/events/105305182/

• Sales 2.0 Conference – 4/8-9/2013 – San Francisco – http://www.sales20conf.com/SF2013/
• The Big Data Innovation Summit – 4/11-12/2013 – San Francisco –

  https://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-summit-april-2013-san-francisco#overview

• The Women in Big Data Summit  – 4/11-12/2013 – San

  Francisco –

  https://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-summit-april-2013-san-francisco#overview

• Data Visualization Summit – 4/11-12/2013 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/data-visualization-sf

• Lean Startup Machine New York City – 4/12 -14/2013 – New York City –

  http://nycgoeslean.eventbrite.com/

• DemandCon: Accelerating the Sales and Marketing Funnel – 4/15-16/2013 – San Francisco – http://www.demandcon.com/

• 7th Annual Open Innovation – 4/

  15-17/2013 – Philadelphia – http://www.marcusevans-conferences-northamerican.com/marcusevans-conferences-event-details.asp?EventID=19971&SectorID=51#.UTFAQTBI3ng

• Lean Enterprise, Education, and Government Startups – 4/16/2013 – Washington DC – http://www.meetup.com/DC-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/95220962/
• FP&A for High-Tech Summit – 4/16-17/2013 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-hightech
• S&OP for High-Tech Summit – 4/16-17/2013 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/sop-hightech
• Chief Strategy Officer Summit – 4/18-19/2013 – Hong Kong – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/chief-strategy-officer-summit-hongkong
• Big Data Innovation Summit – 4/18-19/2013 – Hong Kong – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-hongkong
• Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit – 4/18-19/2013 – Hong Kong – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/predictive-analytics-hongkong
• FP&A Innovation Summit – 4/18-19/2013 – Hong Kong – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-hongkong
• Business Design Summit – Berlin with Alex Osterwalder & Steve Blank – 4/19/2013 – Dublin, Ireland –

  http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Dublin/events/106023492/

• DropAnchor Conference 2013 – 4/19/2013 – Norfolk – http://dropanchorconf.com/
• Lean Startup Machine London – 4/19-21/2013 – London – http://leanlondon5.eventbrite.com/
• Lean Startup Machine Sydney – 4/19- 21/2013 – Sydney – http://leansydney2.eventbrite.com/
• Lean Startup Machine Bangalore – 4/19- 21/ 2013 – Bangalore – http://event.ayojak.com/event/lean-startup-machine-bangalore-april-19-21-
• NAPEC Innovation Conference – 4/22/2013 – New York – http://www.napecinnovation.com/
• Innovation Uncensored – 4/23/2013 – New York City – http://ny.innovationuncensored.com/
• World Leadership Forum Mexico City 2013 – 4/24-25/ 2013 – Mexico City –

  http://www.wobi.com/event/world-leadership-forum-mexico-city-2013

• Lean Startup Circle Boston April Meetup – 4/25/2013 – Cambridge – http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Circle-Boston/events/74044422/
• FP&A Innovation Summit – 4/25-26/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-london2013
• Chief Strategy Officer Summit – 4/25-26/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/strategy-summit-ldn
• Integrated Business Planning Summit – 4/25-26/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/ibp-london2013
• Social Media & Web Analytics Innovation – 4/25-26/2013 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/social-media-web-analytics-sf
• Sentiment Analysis Innovation Summit – 4/25-26/2013 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/sentiment-analysis-san-francisco-2013
• The Innotech Summit 2013 – 4/26/2013 – London – http://www.innotechsummit.com
• Lean Startup Machine São Paulo III – 4/26-28/2013 – http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5398416810
• Lean Startup Machine Toronto – 4/26-28/2013 – http://lsmtorontoapril.eventbrite.com/
• The Lean Kanban North America Conference – 4/28-5/2/2012 – Chicago – http://lkna.leankanban.com/
• Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit – 4/30 – 5/1/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/predictive-analytics-london
• Big Data Innovation Summit – 4/30 – 5/1/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-summit-april-2013-london
• Social Media and Web Analytics Summit – 4/30 – 5/1/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/social-media-and-web-analytics-london
• Hadoop Innovation Summit – 4/30 – 5/1/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/hadoop-innovation-london
• Front End of Innovation – 5/6/2013 – Boston – http://www.iirusa.com/feiusa/home.xml
• The 11th Annual FEI Conference – 5/6-8/2013 – Boston –

  http://www.iirusa.com/feiusa/home.xml#.USqvIKXmG8A

• LeanImpact TeleSummit 2013 – 5/7/2013 – http://www.leanimpact.org/telesummit2013/
• Big Omaha – 5/8-10/2013 – Omaha, NE – http://www.bigomaha.com/
• AT&T Mobile App Hackathon – Miami – 5/10/2013 – Miami – http://miami.leanstartupcircle.com/events/106562762/
• 500 Startups’ MamaBear Conference – 5/10/2013 – Mountain View, CA – http://plancast.com/p/gk2q/500-startups-mamabear-conference

• Lean Startup Machine San Diego – 5/10-12/2013 –

  http://leansandiego.eventbrite.com/

• TechConnect World Summit & Innovation Showcase 2013 – 5/

  12-16/2013 – Washington DC –

  http://www.techconnectworld.com/World2013/

• Product Design + Innovation – 5/

  15-16/2013 – London –

  http://www.pdesigni.com/

• TieCon 2013 – 5/17-18/2013 – Santa Clara – http://tiecon.org/
• WebAfternoon – 5/18/2013 – Augusta –  http://webafternoon.com/
• Which Test Won? A/B Testing Tools & Methodologies – 5/21/2013 – http://www.meetup.com/DC-Lean-Startup-Circle/events/95222072/
• Ideas Economy: Colombia 2013 – 5/21/2013 –  Bogotá, Colombia –

  http://www.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/colombia-2013

• InnoTown Innovation Conference – 5/22/2013 – Alesund, Norway – http://www.ideaconnection.com/conferences/2858-InnoTown-Innovation-Conference-2013.html?c=5
• Lean Startup Machine Tel Aviv – 5/22-24/2013 – http://lsmtelaviv.eventbrite.com/
• Business Analytics Innovation Summit – 5/22-23/2013 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/business-analytics-innovation-summit-may-2013-chicago
• HR & Workforce Analytics Innovation – 5/22-23/2013 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/hr-chicago2013
• Business Intelligence Innovation Summit – 5/22-23/2013 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/business-intelligence-chicago
• Chief Strategy Officer Summit – 5/23-24/2013 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/chief-strategy-officer-summit
• CFO Innovation Summit – 5/23-24/2013 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/cfo-innovation-san-francisco
• Social Innovation Summit 2013 – 5/29-30/2013 – New York – http://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/53222
• World Innovation Forum Leon 2013 – 5/29-30/2013 – Poliforum León, Guanajuato – http://www.wobi.com/event/world-innovation-forum-leon-2013
• Lean Startup Circle Boston May Meetup – 5/30/2013 – Cambridge – http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Circle-Boston/events/74044522/
• Innovate2013 The IBM Technical Summit – 6/2/2013 – Orlando – http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/innovate/
• Sales 2.0 Conference – 6/3/2013 – London – http://www.sales20conf.com/London2013/
• Ideas Economy: Information 2013 – 6/4/2013 – San Francisco –

  http://www.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/information-2013

• Driving Innovation User Conference – 6/9-12/2013 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – http://verint.com/solutions/enterprise-workforce-optimization/customer-success/driving-innovation-user-conference/index

• World Innovation Forum New York 2013 – 6/

  12-13/2013 – New York City –

  http://www.wobi.com/event/world-innovation-forum-new-york-2013

• Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit – 6/13-14/2013 – Singapore – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-singapore
• The XXIV ISPIM Conference – Innovating in Global Markets: Challenges for Sustainable Growth – 6/16-19/2013 – Finland – http://conference.ispim.org/

• E2 Conference – 6/

  17-19/2013 – Boston –

  http://www.e2conf.com/boston/conference/

• Lean LaunchPad Educators Program – 6/18-20/2013 – Stanford University – http://nciia.org/LLP

• INPEX® Open Innovation Conference – 6/

  19-20/2013 – Pittsburgh –  http://www.inpex.com/open_innovation_conference/

• Big Data Innovation Summit – 6/20-21/2013 – Toronto – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-toronto
• Lean Startup Circle Boston June Meetup – 6/27/2013 – Cambridge – http://www.meetup.com/Lean-Startup-Circle-Boston/events/74044622/
• Sales 2.0 Conference – 7/15/2013 – Boston – http://www.sales20conf.com/Boston2013/
• Digital Publishing Innovation Summit – 7/17-19/2013 – New York – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/digital-publishing
• 3rd Annual International Conference on Innovation & Entrepreneurship  – 7/22-23/2013 – Singapore –

  http://www.innov-entrepreneur.org/index.html

• Crowdfunding, A Formidable New Source of Funding – 7/23/2013 – Maricopa, AZ – http://www.innovationaz.com/about-us/events/
• Roundtable Discussion on Financial Innovation – 7/24/2013 – Lambertville – http://thesoholoft-financial-innovation-milken-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=42
• Business Innovation by Design – 7/25/2013 – Melbourne – http://thickpresentsbibd-es2.eventbrite.com.au/?rank=28
• Open Innovation Newcastle – 7/26-29/2013 – Callaghan – http://openinnovationnewcastle-es2.eventbrite.com.au/?rank=23
• Creativity and Innovation Workshop – 7/27-8/2/2013 – Cortes Island – http://bgicreativity-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=33
• Innovation Masters: Sunday – 7/28/2013 – Shanghai – http://minn-shanghai-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=13
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation Conference 2013 – 7/28-31/2013 – Nigeria – http://inetseed-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=15
• Innovation Masters: Tuesday – 7/30/2013 – Shanghai – http://minn-tuesday-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=21
• Connecting the Dots: Decision Making for Next-Generation Products – 8/7/2013 – Santa Clara – http://svpma.org/events/monthly-meetings/
• unSEXY Conference, Produced by 500 Startups – 8/9/2013 – Mountain View, CA – http://unsexy.co/

• SXSW V2V – 8/11-14/2

  013 – Las Vegas – http://sxswv2v.com/

• Innovation Breakfast – 8/15/2013 – Melbourne – http://innovationbreakfast2013-es2.eventbrite.com.au/?rank=3
• Selling Innovation – 8/15/2013 – Cambridge – http://sellinginnocambridge-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=10
• Innovation Tournament – 8/16/2013 – Auckland, New Zealand – http://innovationtournament-es2.eventbrite.co.nz/?rank=2
• Hasbro-a-thon playing with Innovation – 8/17-18/2013 – Pawtucket – http://playathon-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=47
• 2013 CEO Retreat – 8/19-20/2013 – Sedona, AZ – http://www.aztechcouncil.org/CWT/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=2141
• ELCE Enterprise Enterprise Learning Conference and Expo – 8/26-28/2013 – Anaheim, CA –  http://www.2elearning.com/events/elce-2013-call-for-papers.html
• Managing Innovation in the Workplace – 8/27/2013 – Lagos, Nigeria – http://innovateinstitute-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=12
• Business Model Innovation for Dummies – 8/28/2013 – Cincinnati – http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2200716402/es2/?rank=53
• Innovation into the Future – 8/28/2013 – San Francisco – http://toyota-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=4
• Innovation and trade offs – The art of road-map prioritization and trade offs – 9/4/2013 – Santa Clara – http://svpma.org/events/monthly-meetings/
• Minneapolis – St. Paul Chapter – Networking Breakfast and Panel Discussion 2013-Q3 – 9/6/2013 – St Paul – http://salesmanagement.org/events/minneapolis-st-paul-chapter-networking-breakfast-and-panel-discussion-2013-q3
• International Conference on Knowledge, Innovation & Enterprise – 9/10-13/2013 – London – http://wwwskcieorguk-es2.eventbrite.co.uk/?rank=58
• Financial Forecasting & Planning Innovation – 9/10-11/2013 – Boston, MA – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-boston-2013
• Corporate Finance Technology Summit – 9/10-11/2013 – Boston, MA – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/financetech-boston2013
• Innovation in Improvement: Ideas to Action – 9/11/2013 – Vancouver – http://impactbc-qi-2013-03-19-es2.eventbrite.ca/?rank=40
• Raleigh Innovation Summit 2013 – 9/11/2013 – Raleigh, NC – http://raleighinnovationsummit13-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=44
• CREAX Innovation Days 2013 – 9/11-12/2013 – Kortrijk – http://creaxinnovationdays2013-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=32
• 2013 Day of Innovation Conference – 9/12/2013 – Indianapolis – http://dayofinnovation-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=11
• Big Data Innovation Summit – 9/12-13/2013 – Boston, MA – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-boston
• Social Media & Web Analytics Innovation – 9/12-13/2013 – Boston, MA – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/social-media-analytics-boston
• Sales & Operations Planning Innovation – 9/12-13/2013 – Boston, MA – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/sop-boston
• Data Visualization Summit – 9/12-13/2013 – Boston, MA – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/data-visualization-summit-boston-2013
• Atlanta Chapter – Networking Breakfast and Panel Discussion 2013-Q3 – 9/13/2013 – Atlanta – http://salesmanagement.org/events/atlanta-chapter-networking-breakfast-and-panel-discussion-2013-q3
• Annual Disruptive Innovation Conference – 9/14/2013 – Beverly Hills – http://iit-innovate-2013-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=18
• Innovation Culture: The Big Elephant in the Room (Paris) – 9/16/2013 – Paris – http://innovation-culture-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=1
• Frontier Academy RVA: Innovation – 9/16-17/2013 – Richmond – http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4872382427/es2/?rank=24
• Innovation Expo 2013 – 9/16-17/2013 – Sioux Falls – http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7073879163/es2/?rank=27
• TrenDNA – 9/17-19/2013 – Kenn – http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/7426170877/es2/?rank=57
• BIF – 9: Master New Techniques for Creating Innovation – 9/18/2013 – Providence –  http://businessinnovationfactory.com/events
• Innovation in Mind  – 9/18-20/2013 – Sweden –

  http://www.innovationinmind.se/

• Human Potential Forum 2013 – 9/18/2013 – New York City – http://www.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/human-potential-2013
• Re-Work Technology – 9/19/2013 – London – http://www.re-work.co/
• Digital Strategy Innovation Summit – 9/19-20/2013 – San Francisco, CA – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/digital-strategy-sanfrancisco
• Digital Web & Design Innovation Summit – 9/19-20/2013 – San Francisco, CA – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/digital-design-sanfran-2013
• Digital Marketing Innovation Summit – 9/19-20/2013 – San Francisco, CA – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/digital-marketing-san-francisco-2013
• Brand Strategy Innovation Summit – 9/19-20/2013 – San Francisco, CA –http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/brand-strategy
• CFO Innovation Summit – 9/19-20/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/cfo-innovation-london
• Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit – 9/19-20/2013 – Sydney – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-sydney-2013
• Lean Startup Machine Chicago – 9/20-22/2013 – Chicago, IL – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/chicago-september-20-22/
• Lean Startup Machine Washington DC – 9/20-22/2013 – Washington, DC – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/washington-dc-sep-20-22/
• Lean Startup Machine Milan – 9/20-22/2013 – Milan, Italy – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/milan-september-20-22/
• Publish! New adventures in Innovation – 9/24/2013 – London – http://publish2013-es2.eventbrite.co.uk/?rank=14
• Agile Cambridge 2013 – 9/25/2013 – Cambridge, England – http://lanyrd.com/2013/agile-cambridge/
• AIMSE Fall Conference – 9/25-26/2013 – New York – http://www.aimse.org/events/
• Lean Startup Machine Singapore – 9/27-29/2013 – Singapore – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/leansg/
• Lean Startup Machine Austin – 9/27-29/2013 – Austin, TX – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/austin/
• Lean Startup Machine Boston – 9/27-29/2013 – Cambridge, MA – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/boston/
• DemandCon: Accelerating the Sales and Marketing Funnel – 9/30-10/1/2013 – Boston, MA – http://www.demandcon.com/
• 5th European Innovation Summit – 9/30 – 10/3/2013 – Brussels – http://www.knowledge4innovation.eu/5th-european-innovation-summit-2013
• World Business Forum New York 2013 – 10/1-2/2013 – New York –

  http://www.wobi.com/event/world-business-forum-new-york-2013

• Bridging Data to Action – Panel on real experiences from Silicon Valley exploring challenges and smart decisions – 10/2/2013 – Santa Clara – http://svpma.org/events/monthly-meetings/
• Arizona Governor’s Economic Development Conference – 10/2-4/2013 – Flagstaff, AZ – http://www.aaed.com/event/save-the-date-arizona-governors-economic-development-conference/
• 2013 Sales Force Productivity Conference – 10/7-9/2013 – Atlanta – http://salesmanagementconference.com/
• eCommerce Innovation 2013 – 10/8-11/2013 – Hancock – http://ecommerce-innovation-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=50
• Creativity and Innovation – 10/9/2013 – London – http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7501987647/es2/?rank=6
• IDCEE 2013 – 10/10-11/2013 – Ukraine – http://idcee.org/
• Sales Performance Management Conference – 10/16-17/2013 – San Francisco – http://www.sales20conf.com/events.html
• Midwest Innovation Summit – 10/17/2013 – Minneapolis – http://mwinnovation-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=34
• Innovative and Creative Leadership in Business – 10/17/2013 – London – http://innovativeandcreativeleadershipinbusiness-es2.eventbrite.co.uk/?rank=7

• The 2013 Feast Conference  – 10/17-18/2013 – Ne

  w York City –

  http://www.feastongood.com/conference/

• Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit – 10/17-18/2013 – Dublin – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-analytics-summit-dublin-2013
• Lean Startup Machine San Diego – 10/18-20/2013 – San Diego, CA – http://leansd-eorg.eventbrite.com/
• Lean Startup Machine Tokyo – 10/18-20/2013 – Tokyo – http://leantokyo2-eorg.eventbrite.com/
• Lean Startup Machine New York City – 10/18-20/2013 – New York City – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/new-york-city-october-18-20/
• Lean Startup Machine Madrid – 10/18-20/2013 – Madrid – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/madrid/
• Innovation EXPO 2013 – 10/23/2013 – Coralville – http://innovationexpo2013-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=31

• World Business Forum Mexico City 2013 – 10/

  23-24/2013 – Mexico City –

  http://www.wobi.com/event/world-business-forum-mexico-city-2013

• Strategic Planning Innovation – 10/24-25/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/strategic-planning-london-2013
• Digital Strategy Innovation Summit – 10/24-25/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/digital-strategy-london-2013
• Chief Strategy Officer Summit – 10/24-25/2013 – Shanghai – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/cso-shanghai-2013
• Financial Forecasting & Planning Innovation Summit – 10/24-25/2013 – Frankfurt – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-frankfurt-2013
• Digital Publishing Innovation Summit – 10/24-25/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/digital-publishing-London2013
• FP&A Innovation Summit – 10/24-25/2013 – Shanghai – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-shanghai-2013
• Sales & Operations Planning Innovation – 10/24-25/2013 – Shanghai – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/sop-shanghai-2013
• Technology and Innovation Expo – 10/25/2013 – Webcast – http://siutechexpowebcast-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=54
• Technology and Innovation Expo – 10/25/2013 – Carbondale – http://siutechexpo-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=55
• Lean Startup Machine Beijing – 10/25-27/2013 – Beijing – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/beijing/
• Lean Startup Machine London – 10/25-27/2013 – London – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/london-oct-25-27/
• Lean Startup Machine Toronto – 10/25-27/2013 – Toronto, ON – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/toronto-october-25-27/
• Lean Startup Machine Shanghai – 10/25-27/2013 – Shanghai – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/shanghai/
• Product Innovation Management Conference – 10/26-30/2013 – Phoenix, AZ – http://www.pdma.org/p/cm/ld/fid=544
• Sales & Operations Planning Innovation Summit – 10/30-31/2013 – Berlin – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/sop-berlin-2013
• Art of Social Innovation – 10/30- 11/1/2013 – Toronto – http://aositoronto-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=22
• Financial Forecasting & Planning Innovation Summit – 10/31-11/1/2013 – Mumbai – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-mumbai
• Big Data Innovation Summit – 10/31-11/1/2013 – Mumbai – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-mumbai
• SelectUSA Investment Summit – 10/31-11/1/2013 – Washington, DC – http://selectusa.commerce.gov/selectusa-2013-investment-summit

• Sustainable Innovation 2013 – 11/4-5/2013 – UK –

  http://cfsd.org.uk/events/sustainable-innovation-2013/

• World Business Forum Milan 2013 – 11/

  5-6/ 2013 – Milan –

  http://www.wobi.com/event/world-business-forum-milan-2013

• Chief Supply Chain Officer & Inventory Optimization Summit – 11/7-8/2013 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/CSCO-Chicago-2013
• Malvern Festival of Innovation – 11/7-9/2013 – Great Malvern – http://festivalinnovation2013-es2.eventbrite.co.uk/?rank=36
• Lean Startup Machine Montreal – 11/8-10/2013 – Montreal – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/montreal-november-8-10/
• Lean Startup Machine Newark – 11/8-10/2013 – Newark – http://leanstartupmachine.com/events/lean-startup-machine-newark/
• Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference (AZEC 2013) – 11/13/2013 – Chandler – http://azentrepreneurship.com/
• Big Data & Marketing Innovation Summit – 11/13-14/2013 – Miami – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-marketing-innovation-summit-miami-2013
• Data Science Leadership Summit – 11/14/2013 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/data-science-leadership-chicago-2013
• Governor’s Celebration of Innovation – 11/14/2013 – Phoenix, AZ – http://www.aztechcouncil.org/CWT/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=2131
• Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit – 11/14-15/2013 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/predictive-analytics-innovation-summit-chicago-2013
• Business Intelligence Innovation Summit – 11/14-15/2013 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/business-intelligence-innovation-summit-chicago-2013
• Cradle to Cradle Innovation Celebration – 11/15/2013 – New York – http://c2cinnovation-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=19
• Back End of Innovation – 11/18-20/2013 – Santa Clara, CA – http://www.iirusa.com/bei/bei-home.xml#.UomY68QqiSo
• Social Innovation Summit 2013 – 11/19-20/2013 – Stanford, CA – http://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/68788/home/?&internal=1

• World Innovation Convention Cannes – 11/

  20-22/2013 – Cannes, France – http://www.winovc.com/overview.html

• Big Data Summit & Exhibition – 11/21/2013 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-london-2013
• Facilitation to Inspire Innovation and Creativity – 11/21/2013 – St. Paul – http://facilitationtoinspireinnovationandcreativity-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=20
• Creative Innovation 2013 – 11/27-29/2013 – Melbourne, Australia – http://www.creativeinnovationglobal.com.au/ci2013/
• Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit – 11/28-29/2013 – Beijing – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-beijing
• Chief Strategy Officer Summit – 12/5-6/2013 – New York – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/chief-strategy-officer-summit-new-york
• Chief Innovation Officer Summit – 12/5-6/2013 – New York – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/CINO-summit-new-york-2013
• Digital Leaders Summit – 12/5-6/2013 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/digital-leaders-sanfrancisco-2013
• Strategic Planning Innovation Summit – 12/5-6/2013 – New York – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/strategic-planning-innovation-summit-new-york
• The Lean Startup Conference – 12/9-11/2013 – San Francisco, CA – http://leanstartup.co/
• Intrapreneurship Conference – 12/11-13/2013 – Barcelona – http://www.intrapreneurshipconference.com
• SIS14 – 1/2014 – Dana Point, CA – http://www.spigit.com/ and http://sis.spigit.com/
• CoDev2014: Connected for Growth – 1/27-29/2014 – Scottsdale, AZ – http://www.codevpd.org/index.html
• The 2014 Cybersecurity Innovation Forum – 1/28-30/2014 – Baltimore, MD – http://www.fbcinc.com/e/cif/default.aspx
• AIMSE 21st Annual Canadian Conference – 1/28-30/2014 – Toronto – http://www.aimse.org/events/
• Business Analytics Innovation Summit – 1/30-31/2014 – Las Vegas – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/business-analytics-las-vegas-2014
• Sales & Operations Planning Innovation Summit – 1/30-31/2014 – Las Vegas – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/SOP-Las-Vegas-2014
• The Big Rethink 2014 – 2/2014 – http://www.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/big-rethink-2103
• The 8th Annual FEI 2014 – 2/4-6/2014 – Munich, Germany – http://www.iirusa.com/feieurope/home.xml
• Interaction14 – 2/5-8/2014 – Amsterdam – http://interaction14.ixda.org/
• Lift Conference – 2/5-7/2014 – Geneva, Switzerland – http://liftconference.com/lift14/
• Corporate Venturing and Innovation Partnering Conference – 2/10-12/2014 – Newport Beach, CA – http://corporateventuringconference.com/
• Women 2.0 Conference 2014 – 2/13-14/2014 – San Francisco – http://sfconf14.women2.com/
• 2014 National Sales Conference – 2/18-20/2014 – Birmingham, AL – http://www.cvent.com/events/2014-national-sales-conference/event-summary-7744ff45a99f4f7299937a62c1de5d6d.aspx
• Financial Forecasting & Planning Innovation – 2/20-21/2014 – San Diego – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-sandiego2014
• The Digital Oilfield Innovation Summit – 2/20-21/2014 – Buenos Aires – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/DO-summit-BA-2014
• Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit – 2/20-21/2014 – San Diego – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/predictive-analytics-san-diego-2014
• 2014 Lean and Six Sigma Conference – 2/24-25/2014 – Phoenix, AZ – http://asq.org/conferences/six-sigma/
• Stage-Gate Innovation Summit 2014 – 2/25-27/2014 – Tampa, FL – http://www.stage-gate.com/Summit_2014/index.php
• Startup Grind Cincinnati – 2/26/2014 – Cincinnati, OH – http://startupgrind.com/
• 2014 Innovation Conference – 2/26-27/2014 – Canton, Mississippi – http://www.cavse.msstate.edu/InnovationConference/
• Education Innovation Conference & Exhibition 2014 – 2/27-28/2014 – Manchester, UK – https://www.prestocentre.org/calendar/education-innovation-conference-exhibition-2014
• Big Data & Analytics Innovation Summit – 2/27-28/2014 – Singapore – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-singapore-2014
• Innovations 2014 – 3/2-5/2014 – Anaheim, California – http://www.league.org/i2014/exhibitors/exhibitor.cfm
• Women Buying Power Conference – 3/3-4/2014 – Copenhagen, Denmark – http://womenbuyingpower.com/
• MIT Innovation Conference – 3/4-5/2014 – Cambridge, MA – http://ilp.mit.edu/conference.jsp?confid=84
• Unleashing Innovation Summit – 3/6-7/2014 – Amsterdam – http://www.globalexecutiveevents.com/upcoming-events/unleashing-innovation-summit-amsterdam/
• 21st Annual SXSW Interactive Festival – 3/7-16/2014 – Austin, TX – http://sxsw.com/
• Sales 2.0 Conference – 3/10/2014 – Philadelphia – http://www.sales20conf.com/events.html
• Lean UX – 3/12/2014 – Minneapolis, MN – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lean-ux-tickets-10596280761
• Big Data Innovation Summit – 3/13-14/2014 – Toronto – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-summit-toronto-2014
• FEI Venice 2014 – 3/17-19/2014 – Venice, Italy – http://www.iirusa.com/feivenice/home.xml
• Digital Strategy Innovation Summit – 3/20-21/2014 – New York – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/digital-strategy-new-york-2014
• Women in Strategy Summit – 3/20-21/2014 – New York – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/women-in-strategy-summit-ny-2014
• Agilia Conference 2014 – 3/25-28/2014 – Brno, Czech Republic – http://agiliaconference.com/2014/en
• Lean For Social Good Summit – 3/26/2014 – Washington DC – http://www.leanimpact.org/dc/
• Unleashing Innovation Summit – 3/26-27/2014 – New York, NY – http://www.globalexecutiveevents.com/upcoming-events/02-new-york-innovation-2014/
• 2014 Lean & Six Sigma World Conference – 3/26-27/2014 – San Antonio, TX – http://www.leanandsixsigma.org/
• Economist Innovation Forum – 3/27/2014 – Berkeley, CA – http://www.economist.com/events-conferences/americas/innovation-2014
• Innovation Forum 2014 – 3/27/2014 – Berkeley, CA – http://innovation2014-es2.eventbrite.com/?rank=51
• Women of Innovation® – 3/27/2014 – Southington , CT – http://www.ct.org/signature-event/women-of-innovation
• Chief Strategy Officer Summit – 3/27-28/2014 – Hong Kong – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/cso-hongkong-2014
• DEMO Enterprise – 4/3/2014 – San Francisco, CA – https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/demoent14/home/
• Big Data Innovation Summit – 4/3-4/2014 – Hong Kong – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-hong-kong-2014
• Total Customer Experience Leaders 2014 – 4/9-11/2014 – Miami, FL – http://www.iirusa.com/events/index.xml
• Innovation Uncensored – 4/10/2014 – New York, NY – http://ny.innovationuncensored.com/index.php
• Big Data Innovation Summit – 4/10-11/2014 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-summit-san-francisco-2014
• Data Visualization Summit – 4/10-11/2014 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/data-visualization-summit-san-francisco-2014
• 2014 NAPEC Innovation Conference – 4/12/2014 – Manhattan, NY – http://www.napecinnovation.com/
• S&OP for High-Tech Summit – 4/16-17/2014 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/sop-hightech-sanfrancisco2014
• FP&A for High-Tech Summit – 4/16-17/2014 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-hightech-sanfrancisco2014
• Big Data Innovation Summit – 4/16-17/2014 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/big-data-innovation-summit-london-2014
• FP&A Innovation Summit – 4/24-25/2014 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/fpa-london2014
• Integrated Business Planning Summit – 4/24-25/2014 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/ibp-london2014
• Sentiment Analysis Innovation Summit – 4/24-25/2014 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/sentiment-analysis-innovation-san-francisco-2014
• Social Media & Web Analytics Innovation – 4/24-25/2014 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/social-media-web-analytics-san-francisco-2014
• Chief Strategy Officer Summit – 4/24-25/2014 – London – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/cso-ldn-2014
• 37th Annual Marketing & Sales Conference – 4/27-29/2014 – Boca Raton – http://www.aimse.org/events/
• Milken Institute Global Conference – 4/27-30/2014 – Los Angeles, CA – http://www.globalconference.org/
• Gartner Customer Strategies & Technologies Summit – 4/28-29/2014 – London, UK – http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/emea/crm/
• 2014 National Innovation Conference – 5/2-4/2014 – Toronto, CAN – http://www.greekamerica.org/nic/
• Sales 2.0 Conference – 5/5-6/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.sales20conf.com/SF2014/
• GMIC Beijing Conference – 5/5-6/2014 – Beijing, China – http://beijing.thegmic.com/
• 2014 World Conference on Quality and Improvement – 5/5 – 7/2014 – Dallas, TX – http://wcqi.asq.org/
• Modern Management Methods LKNA14 – 5/5-8/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://lkna.leankanban.com/
• Gartner Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit – 5/13-14/2014 – São Paulo, Brazil – http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/la/business-intelligence-brasil/
• Front End of Innovation (FEI) 2014 – 5/13- 15/2014 – Boston, MA – http://www.iirusa.com/feiusa/home.xml#
• TiEcon 2014 – 5/16-17/2014 – http://tiecon.org/
• Gartner Customer 360 Summit – 5/19-21/2014 – Orlando, FL – http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/customer-360/
• Inc. Grow Co. Conference – 5/20-22/2014 – Nashville, TN – http://growco.inc.com/
• Business Analytics Innovation Summit – 5/21-22/2014 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/business-analytics-innovation-summit-chicago-2014
• Business Intelligence Innovation Summit – 5/21-22/2014 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/business-intelligence-innovation-summit-chicago-may-2014
• HR & Workforce Analytics Innovation – 5/22-23/2014 – Chicago – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/hr-chicago2014
• CFO Innovation Summit – 5/22-23/2014 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/cfo-innovation-summit-san-francisco
• PD+I 2014 – 5/22-23/2014 – London, UK – http://www.dexigner.com/news/27209
• Strategic Performance & Change Management Summit – 5/23-24/2014 – San Francisco – http://theinnovationenterprise.com/summits/strategic-performance-change-management
• Techweek Detroit – 5/26-6/1/2014 – Detroit – http://techweek.com/detroit/
• World Business Forum Sydney 2014 – 5/28-29/2014 – Sydney, Australia – http://www.wobi.com/event/world-business-forum-sydney-2014
• Social Innovation Summit 2014 – 5/28-29/2014 – New York, NY – https://www.socinnovation.com/ehome/index.php?eventid=79546&
• CASRO Technology & Innovation – 5/28-29/2014 – Chicago, IL – http://www.casro.org/?page=V2tech14
• Women’s Entrepremeurship Symposium – 5/30-31/2014 – University of Denver – http://camt.com/events/womens-entrepreneurship-symposium
• Innovate 2014: The IBM Technical Summit – 6/1-5/2014 – Orlando, FL – http://www-01.ibm.com/software/rational/innovate/
• Sustainable Brands 2014 – 6/2-5/2014 – San Diego, CA – http://www.sustainablebrands.com/events/sb14?utm_source=BizWire&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=feb05
• Gartner Sourcing & Strategic Vendor Relationships Summit – 6/2- 3/2014- London, UK – http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/emea/outsourcing/
• Gartner IT Infrastructure & Operations Management Summit – 6/2-3/2014 – Berlin, Germany – http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/emea/it-operations/
• DEMO Brazil 2014 – 6/3-4/2014 – San Paolo, Brazil – http://www.demobrasil.com.br/brasil/
• Startup Finance: Valuation – 6/4/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-finance-valuation-tickets-10540325397?aff=es2&rank=9
• WOBI on Innovation: New York 2014 – 6/4-5/2014 – New York City – http://www.wobi.com/event/innovation-new-york-2014
• InnoTown Innovation Conference 2014 – 6/4-5/2014 – Aalesund, Norway – http://www.innotown.com/
• FunnyBizz Conference: Where Business Meets Humor to Craft Better Content – 6/5/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/funnybizz-conference-where-business-meets-humor-to-craft-better-content-tickets-10888528883?aff=es2&rank=64
• Unleashing Customer Experience Excellence – 6/5-6/2014 – Amsterdam – http://www.globalexecutiveevents.com/upcoming-events/unleashing-customer-experience-excellence/
• Startup Social sponsored by City of Gold Coast – 6/6/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/startup-social-sponsored-by-city-of-gold-coast-australia-tickets-11831228523?aff=es2&rank=102
• SF B2B Startup Weekend – 6/6-8/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sf-b2b-startup-weekend-062014-tickets-11181390841?aff=es2&rank=30
• XXV ISPIM Conference – Innovation for Sustainable Economy & Society – 6/8-11/2014 – Dublin, Ireland – http://conference.ispim.org/
• Gartner Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit- 6/9-10/2014 – Mumbai, India – http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/apac/business-intelligence-india/
• 14th Lean Management Conference – 6/10-12/2014 – Wroclaw, Poland – http://leankonf.pl/en/index
• Boston TechJam – 6/12/2014 – Boston, MA – http://www.bostontechjam.com/
• International Lean Summit – 6/12/2014 – Budapest, Hungary – http://eng.lean.org.hu/events/lean-summit/
• TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo – 6/15-18/2014 – Washington, DC – http://www.techconnectworld.com/World2014/
• National Innovation Summit & Showcase – 6/15-18/2014 – Washington, DC – http://nationalinnovationsummit.com/
• Entrepreneur Series: Top Legal Mistakes Startups Make – 6/16/2014 – San Francisco, CA – http://www.eventbrite.com/e/entrepreneur-series-top-legal-mistakes-startups-make-tickets-11552224013?aff=es2&rank=99

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Lean Startup for Intrapreneurs (Podcast Episode)

I had the pleasure of speaking with some of the folks (Drew Lesuer, Derek Neighbors and Roy van de Water) from Integrum Technology on their Agile Weekly Podcast.   We focused primarily on tips, tricks and pitfalls of applying Customer Development (CustDev) and Lean Startup methodologies inside of the enterprise.

I’d love your feedback, what tips do you have?  What issues do you run into?

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Gangplank Tucson Featured in Tucson Weekly

Not quite sure what Gangplank Tucson does for the community or how we got started?  Check out my TQ&A interview with Mari Herreras inside the Tucson Weekly.  The article focuses on the answers to the following questions: :

• What is Gangplank and where is it located?
• How did I get involved with Gangplank?
• What’s the connection between Bookmans and Gangplank?
• How did Gangplank come to Tucson?
• What type of events take place at Gangplank Tucson?

For the answers to these questions and to learn more information about Gangplank Tucson’s origination, read the full interview at Tucson Weekly.

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