October 8-9, 2026
Courtland Grand Hotel
Atlanta, GA
REGISTRATION OPEN!
The Definitive Event
for Product and Innovation Leaders
2026 marks PDMA’s 50th year of innovation leadership. 50 years of leading the field, and this Summit looks ahead.
Teams don’t struggle because of a lack of ideas. They struggle because of misalignment and slow execution.
This is where that changes.
Summit Webinar Series: Speaker Spotlight
18, 20, 25, & 27 AUGUST
11 AM CDT
Each 30-minute session offers a preview of the ideas and speakers you'll experience at the 2026 Ignite Innovation Summit. These engaging virtual sessions feature Summit speakers sharing practical strategies, fresh perspectives, and real-world takeaways designed to help product professionals innovate smarter, while giving you an early look at the value of attending the Summit. Register to attend the sessions that interest you, or join us for the entire series!
Winning at New Products in AI Era
Markets move faster. Technologies are more complex. Data overwhelms teams at every turn. The bottleneck in modern product development is no longer access to information — it is the human capacity to process and act on it intelligently. AI changes that equation entirely. In this keynote, Dr. Cooper draws on latest thinking to show precisely how artificial intelligence is transforming each stage of the new product process — from the earliest glimmers of opportunity discovery all the way through to market launch and post-launch learning.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Robert Cooper with Stage Gate International
Check out the 2025 PDMA Summit and JPIM Research Forum Recap
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