Executive Innovation Session
Half-day, Two-Part Innovation Session Exclusively for Executives and Senior Leaders
Leave with actionable insights, fresh strategic perspectives, and a peer network committed to solving today’s most complex innovation challenges.
Join Mike Hyzy (CGI Consulting), Matt Philips (Philips Co.), and Will Haas Evans (Fugue) for an exclusive innovation session at the PDMA 2025 Summit. This two part, half-day session will bring executives and senior leaders together to interactively work through their most challenging issues.
Part One, Led by Matt Philips of Phillips Co.
In a candid, interactive session, participants will surface and explore their most urgent innovation challenges. These open discussions offer a rare opportunity to connect with fellow executives across industries and uncover shared constraints and opportunities.
Join a group of executives for expert-facilitated, peer-driven discussions focused on the most pressing challenges in innovation. There will be no set presentations or panels – rather, we’ll engage the entire room to surface issues and opportunities you're facing and explore potential solutions. Walk away with actionable insights, fresh ideas, and meaningful connections with other leading executives. The session will be facilitated by Matt Phillips from strategy consultancy Phillips & Co.
Part Two, Led by Will Haas Evans of Fugue and Mike Hyzy of CGI Consulting
Building on the themes from Part One, participants will engage in a high-impact innovation workshop designed to map their business landscapes, identify the constraints that matter most, and explore targeted paths to value creation. Using a systems-thinking framework, the session equips leaders with tools to make faster, more contextual decisions, communicate strategy across silos, and build organizations that sense and respond to change with agility.
This executive strategy session, led by Mike Hyzy and Will Evans, introduces a powerful, adaptable approach to strategy design and deployment. By mapping your business landscape, you'll gain immediate clarity on where constraints truly lie and which opportunities offer genuine advantage. The approach combines three critical perspectives: understanding emergent patterns from the front lines, creating a clear cascade from aspiration to action, and systematically eliminating the constraints that matter most.