TWIN GLOBAL 2021 WILL TRULY BE OUR “RETURN-TO-THE-WORLD” TOUR, WITH PARTNER EVENTS ON THREE CONTINENTS:
Open Innovation Lab of Norway Oslo, Norway September 1
H-Farm Venice, Italy September 7
TWIN Global 2021 Chicago, USA September 22 - 23
Japan Innovation Network Tokyo, Japan October 28
2021’s theme, BEYOND!, reflects our voyages beyond the pandemic as well as technology-driven change beyond the headlines: quantum computing, fusion & hydrogen energy, psychedelics, proximity strategy, commercialization of space and more.
H-Farm Venice, Italy September 7
TWIN Global 2021 Chicago, USA September 22 - 23
Japan Innovation Network Tokyo, Japan October 28
2021’s theme, BEYOND!, reflects our voyages beyond the pandemic as well as technology-driven change beyond the headlines: quantum computing, fusion & hydrogen energy, psychedelics, proximity strategy, commercialization of space and more.
Dmitri Alperovitch
Founder & Former CTO | Crowdstrike
Anousheh Ansari
Co-Founder & CEO, XPrize Foundation | Astronaut
Gary Hoberman
Founder & CEO, Unqork
Owen Brennan
Chairman | Devenish Group (Ireland)
Brian Collins
Chief Creative Officer & Founder, COLLINS
Rita Gunter McGrath
Professor of Strategy, Columbia Business School
Nicholas Pearce
Clinical Professor of Management
Kellogg School of Management
Assistant Pastor, Apostolic Church of God (Chicago)
Kellogg School of Management
Assistant Pastor, Apostolic Church of God (Chicago)
David Krakauer
President, Santa Fe Institute
Kaihan Krippendorff
Author & Founder, Outthinker Network
Jennifer Schneider, M.D.
President, Livongo Health
Sethi Anil
ETH
Alice Stanton
Vice Dean & Professor of Cellular Therapeutics
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Slava Rubin
Co-Founder & Partner
Humbition | Co-Founder & Former CEO, Indiegogo
Humbition | Co-Founder & Former CEO, Indiegogo
The Great Unwinding Of 2021: Six Questions To Prosper Through Reopening
Our transition to 2021 feels more pivotal than years past. That’s because it is.
Imagine the first time you gather in a group with no risk of Covid-19. When you reach out— in-person— to your colleagues, customers, friends and loved ones. How will you feel? Multiply that by billions of interactions, worldwide. Read More
Imagine the first time you gather in a group with no risk of Covid-19. When you reach out— in-person— to your colleagues, customers, friends and loved ones. How will you feel? Multiply that by billions of interactions, worldwide. Read More
TWIN Advisory Board and Global Council
Our members represent 30 innovation ecosystems.
Europe
Closex
Rob Wolcott
Adjunct Professor of Innovation
University of Chicago & Northwestern University
Managing Partner, Clareo
Co-Founder & Chairman, TWIN Global
University of Chicago & Northwestern University
Managing Partner, Clareo
Co-Founder & Chairman, TWIN Global
Lee Shapiro
CFO, Livongo Health
Partner, 7wire Ventures
TWIN Co-Founder
Partner, 7wire Ventures
TWIN Co-Founder
Howard Tullman
Venture Investor & Serial Entrepreneur
TWIN Co-Founder & Board Member
TWIN Co-Founder & Board Member
KAARINA KOSKENALUSTA
TWIN Co-Founder
International Advisor,
TWIN Global Initiative Partners
International Advisor,
TWIN Global Initiative Partners
Anna Catalano
Corporate Board Member
TWIN Co-Founder & Board Member
TWIN Co-Founder & Board Member
Sethi Anil
Switzerland
ETH
John Power
Ireland
LSC International
Marc Goldberg
France
Kinnernet Europe
Karim Shariff
Dubai & Gulf States
Majlis Investment Management
Martin Wezowski
Germany
SAP
Sridhar Iyengar
Boston
Elemental Machines
Shariful Islam
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Brand Forum
Maysoon Zayed
Qatar
Qatar Stock Exchange
Njideka Harry
Youth for Technology Foundation
Kunal Sood
India
Novus
Stephanie Wolcott
Colombia
TWIN Co-Founder
Marjorie Pallion
France
France 24 | Presentatrice, Tech 24
Peter Bryant
Managing Partner
Clareo
TWIN Co-Founder
Clareo
TWIN Co-Founder
Luis Garcia de Paredes
Panama
Banco General
Carlos Arruda
Brazil
Fundação Dom Cabral
Pablo Restrepo
Colombia
Aluna Catalyst
Hiro Nishiguchi
Japan
Japan Innovation Network (JIN)
Rosario Casas
Columbia
XR Americas | BC Partners Tech
Guido van Nispen
Netherlands
World Press Photo Foundation
Haisong Tang
China
BCG Digital Ventures
Yitz Applbaum
Israel
MizMaa Ventures, Ltd.
Debu Purkayastha
UK
3rd Eye Ventures
Euler Bropleh
VestedWorld
Sam Potolicchio
Russia
Russian Presidential Academy
Juhani Talvia
Finland
Talvia Consulting
Jorn Bang Anderson
Denmark
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark Trade Commissioner, Southern Europe
João Ribeiro da Costa
Portugal
Catolica Lisbon School of Business & Economics
Sten-Kristian Saluveer
Estonia
Marche de Film, Festival de Cannes | Head of NEXT
Truls Berg
Norway
Open Innovation Lab of Norway
Kristen Davis
France
CinqC
Plamen Russev
Bulgaria
Webit Foundation
Teddy Zmrhal
San Franscisco, California
Salesforce
Hermawan Kartajaya
Indonesia
MarkPlus, Inc
Tomas Barraza
Italy
H-FARM
Rafael Salmi
Richardson RFPD
Bob Castro
Washington D.C.
Hamilton Advisors and Former US Government Official
Chris Tun
Myanmar
AYA Bank
Thank You To Our Sponsors
Lead Sponsors
About TWIN
The World Innovation Network (TWIN) is a global connective of innovators that power a serendipity engine to manifest purpose and progress.
Founded in 2003, TWIN includes nearly 3,000 participants from over 30 countries representing business, government, non-profits, the arts, academia and defense. Our TWIN members—known as TWINians—gather annually for our summit, TWIN Global, and engage online and in-person throughout the year.
In 2020, our convening will take place online as TWIN Tech 2020: Digital Rubicon.
TWIN is a “network of networks” connecting our TWIN Sibling organizations with whom we closely partner year-round. Learn More
Founded in 2003, TWIN includes nearly 3,000 participants from over 30 countries representing business, government, non-profits, the arts, academia and defense. Our TWIN members—known as TWINians—gather annually for our summit, TWIN Global, and engage online and in-person throughout the year.
In 2020, our convening will take place online as TWIN Tech 2020: Digital Rubicon.
TWIN is a “network of networks” connecting our TWIN Sibling organizations with whom we closely partner year-round. Learn More
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It’s about impact at scale. What would it take to double or triple the impact, in a fraction of the time?
I realized one morning we should give back right now, when people need it most…
The idea of nourishment is fundamentally what the world needs.
It’s about impact at scale. What would it take to double or triple the impact, in a fraction of the time?
I realized one morning we should give back right now, when people need it most…
The idea of nourishment is fundamentally what the world needs.
Mariya Filipova
VP Anthem Innovation
Gary Hoberman
Founder & CEO, Unqork
BRIAN GRIFFITH
Executive Chairman, Griffith Foods
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TWIN Global Highlights
TWIN Global 2019
|September 17-19, 2019|
TWIN Global 2018
At TWIN Global 2018 we endeavored to enable your missions as you do ours-- building a truly global community of trust.
Nely Galan
Nely Galan, the Emmy award-winning founder of The Adalante Movement.
