NEXT 2021 May 18-20, 2021 in Online

Program

Welcome!

NEXT will explore how insights can spot future consumer trends and how we can take on a central role in creating cultures of change and evolution.

NEXT will deliver new ideas, practical solutions, and creative concepts readily applicable to the work of all attendees. We’ll also devote time for the important consideration of what insights will look like five years from now.

Stay Tuned for Session Details!

May 18, 2021

10:30am to 10:40am
Welcome
10:40am to 11:10am
Erica Orange
keynote
Escape Velocity: The Acceleration of Time, Trust + Truth

Erica Orange

11:15am to 12:00pm
Joanna Lepore +2
The Power of Foresight: How corporate insights teams are driving business action.

Joanna Lepore, Ember Todd, Jackie Bosco

12:05pm to 12:25pm
Case Study TBA
12:50pm to 1:05pm
BREAK
1:05pm to 1:30pm
Mike Kuehne – Raytheon Technologies
How To Invent The Future

Mike Kuehne – Raytheon Technologies

1:35pm to 2:00pm
Jim Berling +1
Inspiring and Facilitating Groups for Innovation

Jim Berling, Corey Beilstein – Seed Strategy

3:15pm to 3:35pm
Topical Roundtables
3:35pm to 4:05pm
Shari Aaron – Radius Illumination +2
Setting You Up for Success in Voice Commerce

Shari Aaron – Radius Illumination, Betsy Fitzgibbons – Mars Wrigley, Brooke Finck – Radius Illumination

4:10pm to 4:30pm
Case Study TBA
4:35pm to 5:15pm
Shark Tank – See Which Innovation Survives!

May 19, 2021

10:40am to 11:10am
Dave Knox - The Brandery
keynote
Predicting The Turn When The Game Changes

Dave Knox - The Brandery

11:40am to 12:05pm
Lisa Courtade – Organon +1
Let’s Make the Future Ours

Lisa Courtade – Organon, Mark Earls – HERD

12:30pm to 12:50pm
Isaac Rogers – Schlesinger Group
How to Innovate Your Research by Thinking INSIDE the Box

Isaac Rogers – Schlesinger Group

1:10pm to 1:30pm
Peter Simpson – Research America
Utilizing Cultural Psychology, Anthropology & Language Studies to Develop Global Positioning & Messaging

Peter Simpson – Research America

2:05pm to 2:25pm
Case Study TBA
2:30pm to 2:50pm
Don Abraham – Kantar
The Next Marketplace

Don Abraham – Kantar

2:55pm to 3:15pm
Chris Robson – Deckchair Data
Why Language Transformer Models Will Transform the Insights Industry

Chris Robson – Deckchair Data

3:15pm to 3:35pm
BREAK
3:35pm to 4:05pm
Hilary Borndahl – Miix Analytics Inc. +2
More Waffles for Breakfast: How Google Data Studio Served Up the Right DIY Recipe

Hilary Borndahl – Miix Analytics Inc., Gayle Kabbash – Food4Kids, Hitesh Wadhwani – Google Canada

4:35pm to 5:05pm
Scott Kirsner – Innovation Leader
keynote
Data (Not Opinions) on the Biggest Challenges of Innovation — and How You Can Overcome Them

Scott Kirsner – Innovation Leader

May 20, 2021

10:40am to 11:10am
Erica Dhawan – Cotential
keynote
Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance

Erica Dhawan – Cotential

12:05pm to 12:25pm
Case Study TBA
12:30pm to 12:50pm
Case Study TBA
12:50pm to 1:10pm
BREAK
1:10pm to 1:30pm
Jill Stover Heinze
Strategy Not Speed: Reframe Agile to Make Your Research Insights Matter

Jill Stover Heinze

2:30pm to 2:50pm
Alison Horstmeyer – Intrinsic Curiosity
Why Being “The Expert” Limits Your Creativity & Ability to Innovate

Alison Horstmeyer – Intrinsic Curiosity

4:35pm to 5:15pm
Tia Maurer
The Future of Data Quality

Tia Maurer