Innovation

As business models evolve, it has become more challenging to maintain high levels of compliance, quality of underwriting, portfolio management and reporting without increasing operations cost or adversely impacting the sales stream. The Cisco Global Credit organization, which manages the credit risk…

The joint project “SmartQuart” by innogy, the Co-Innovation Center Cisco openBerlin and eight other partners was selected by the Federal Ministry of Economics as one of 20 winners of the “Reallabore der Energiewende” competition. In the cities of Essen and Bedburg in Nordrhei…

Healthcare is something that, at one point or another, touches upon every single person – whether it’s their own health or that of older or more vulnerable relatives. Yet, across Europe, access to both reactive and preventative healthcare resources is being stretched as a result of people living lon…

Omar Tawakol is Chief Executive Officer of Voicea. Prior to Voicea, Omar Tawakol was the founder and CEO of BlueKai which built the worlds largest consumer data marketplace and DMP. Oracle acquired BlueKai in 2014 & Omar served as the SVP & GM of the Oracle Data Cloud. Omar earned an MS in C…

According to a recent study by IDC, the IT leasing and financing market is forecasted to reach $260.3 billion by 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.7%. This may come as a surprise since financing has traditionally been kept separate from technology decisions. Discussions around financ…

Innovation is often just a buzzword in large corporations. It is driven by various factors including new and changing customer needs, technological developments, policies and laws, competitor activities and societal changes. More than ever before, innovation leaders have to put an extra effort into…

Even Leonardo de Vinci would be amazed by innovation in today’s Italy. Most people, including myself, usually travel to Italy to marvel at its rich history of culture around the arts, architecture, and food. On my most recent visit, however, I had the opportunity to glimpse the future, explore 21st-…

Last year marked the start of one of the most ambitious projects we’ve ever attempted. We set out to bring connectivity to some of the worst-connected locations in the UK, building test-beds for 5G and wireless connectivity in rural areas of Shropshire, Somerset and the Orkney Islands. It’s been an…

No matter the industry, company or team, finding and hiring the right talent is an exciting and challenging process. In my experience, hiring for innovation adds yet another layer of complexity to this effort, as it requires candidates to have a set of unique skills and managers to be able to assess…