PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Catalyst Companies™ offers members insight from industry experts and the opportunity to “council-source” ideas and feedback from peers. We get together on interactive calls twice a month and offer in-person summits twice a year. We also put together smaller, issue-specific salons and gather at various industry events, such as SXSW.

Sample "Session Call" topics include:

• The Collaborative Economy Vision with Jeremiah Owyang
  Collaborative Economy Description: How collaborative economy is the next phase of sharing is causing traditional business disruption.
• The Mesh, The Future of Business is Sharing with Lisa Gansky, CEO of Mesh Labs
  How access of goods, services and talents trumps ownership.
• The Maker Movement with Mark Hatch, TechShop
  Empowering people with classes and technology to expand creative talents and ideas to produce goods.
• GE and Collaborative Business Models with Alex Tepper, GE
  Innovation within a 130-year-old company. Leveraging innovation through democratized design and allowing collaborative economy to participate.
• Innovation and the White House with Thomas Kalil, White House Office of Science &Technology Policy
  Overview of The White House hosting a Maker Faire and how global companies are backing the maker movement and ongoing methods.
• Open Innovation and Ford with Bill Coughlin and Scott Monty, Ford
  How Ford is providing open source technology and offering convenience through associated brands like Uber.
• Case Study Swisscom and Mila with Ursula Oesterle, Swisscom and Manuel Grenacher, Mila
  Description of new service that enables a network of "friends" to assist in technology needs - providing service, lowering costs, increasing customer satisfaction.
• The Future of Work - Salon Recap with Voices of Council members
  Discussion on current vs. future spaces and the workforce.
• Coke in the Maker Movement and Sharing Space with Tom LaForge, Coke and AJ Brustein, Wonolo/Coke
  The change in relationships between people and corporations. Wonolo Coke accelerator is creating an on-demand workforce to assist corporations and employees.
• Crystal Ball Forecasts of the Collaborative Economy with Terry Young, Sparks and Honey
  Trends of the transformation of collaborative economy including cultural and retail trends.
• Liberals to Conservatives Love and Loathe the Collaborative Economy with Alan Webber, IDC
  Discussion on government's take on collaborative economy and impacts to economic model.
• Lyft Ready to co-ride with Top Brands with Amy Fox, Lyft
  Overview of Lyft's model, integration opportunities and loyalty programs.
• How Gen Y & Youth want to partner with your company with Dan Schawbel, Millennial Expert & Author
  Impact and expectations of the Millennial workforce, including why organizations need to be aware of these changes.
• The Maker Movement with Dale Dougherty, Maker Faire and Maker Media
  Discussion on the make-up and movement in the maker community.
• Indiegogo, Harnessing the crowd to fuel engagement and innovation with Jerry Needel, Indiegogo
  Use of crowdfunding as the next digital marketing tool and how organizations may want to consider crowdfunding actions.
• Global Case Studies with Compare and Share with Benita Matofska, Compare and Share
  Sharing economy discussion and the opportunity to turn costs into revenue.
• Regulation, Workers Rights and Political Interest with Arun Sundararajan, NYU Economist
  Consumer-based capitalism is changing workers and actions.
• The New Rules of the Collaborative Economy with Andrew Reid (Vision Critical)
  Price, convenience and brand are what customers care about when considering sharing vs. buying.
• How People and Platforms Are Inventing the Collaborative Economy and Reinventing Capitalism with Robin Chase, Zipcar Founder, Author of Peers
  Individuals have different strengths than companies - but together they're complementary. Excess capacity delivering resource and cost efficiency.
• Uber Fireside Chat with Chris Saad, Uber
  Discussing the availability of the Uber API and partners ability to enhance customer experience when traveling.
• Blockchain with Paul Vigna, Wall Street Journal - Author and Writer
  Discussion on Blockchain emerging in markets and the potential Blockchain holds.
• Innovation in Business, Cities and Society with John Batelle
  Overview of the major forces conspiring to drive a renegotiation of the social contract between business and society.
• What do Autonomous Vehicles Mean to Your Business Model with Jeremiah Owyang, Reilly Brennan, Stanford & Mark Platshon, Ice Breakers Ventures
  State of Autonomous Vehicles and the impacts to business.
• How to (Actually) Predict the Future: 7 Trends That Will Change Business in 2017 with Rohit Bhargava
  Become a trend spotter with a helpful methodology from Rohit, and plot your own future.