True, as you said: ..."networking with peers and staying relevant in a fast-evolving job market.". An I will add another formula where Ed Roberts at MIT defines it this way: Innovation = Invention X Commercialization, people sometimes misunderstand that Innovation is equal to invention but is not. Innovation is something that generates value, and Invention (that comes from creativity), is an idea, or a technology that by itself, does not generate value, because it needs to be commercialized by someone or some organization that can effectively commercialize that "idea" that can represent a "value" to the world. So, here comes Cisco right to the point that can ignite "innovation" everywhere, at the right time...and specially to improve IoT, no matter what application or solution could be in the present or in the future for any customer, that Cisco will commercialize it with success. Thanks for sharing an interesting blog post, and your invitation.