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Access to a broad network of innovation managers from various industries
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Cross-industry exchange on innovation topics
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Networking in the German-speaking innovation scene
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Potential to create new partnerships & cooperations
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Learning from & with each other at eye level
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interactive events, seminars, congresses & innovation trips
As one of the largest cross-industry innovation communities in the German-speaking world, inno – x – network People from large companies who work daily on the implementation of new ideas & future-oriented projects. Inspiring, hands-on & always up to date.
Innovation is a people’s game
That is why we create an environment that provides space for the cross-industry exchange of ideas and best practice examples as well as shared learning experiences in a national and international context.
Members of our community have a tailwind because we connect them with other innovation leaders from well-known companies and offer exciting benefits:
Cross-industry exchange of experience
The desire to learn from each other guides our actions. We deliberately break down industry boundaries and topic silos in order to open up new perspectives. Members from the fields of industry, trade, mobility, agriculture, services, technology, banking, media and consumer goods are currently strengthening our network.
Know-how transfer without sales pitches
This is particularly important to us as a community. We therefore keep our network largely free of consultants and focus on professional exchange at eye level.
Targeted network development
Our community consists exclusively of innovation specialists who work in large companies and thus offers the opportunity to expand your own network in a targeted manner. Regular exchanges with innovation leaders from a wide range of backgrounds make it even quicker and easier to forge professional and specialist relationships.
Practical skills for innovation work
The wishes of our members are implemented in various interactive educational formats. The spectrum ranges from new innovation methods, strategies and tools, technologies and AI applications to culture/new work and sustainability topics. Our community members also benefit from discounts when attending national and international innovation events.
always up to date
The world of innovation is turning fast. Exchanging ideas with like-minded people and intensively exploring new tools and methods are becoming increasingly important. Whether AI, New Work or Green Tech: our networking events promote targeted engagement with trends and the challenges of tomorrow.
Innovation Experience capitalized
We bring innovation work to life through exchange – in around 30 different events per year.
Experience exchange meeting
Our meetings for exchanging experience and know-how are a good mix of online, offline and hybrid formats. The range of topics is diverse and geared towards the needs of the member companies, which participate in the program as hosts or by presenting current innovation projects themselves.
Day formats & workshops
Our daily formats & workshops focus on a current topic brought in by the community and are designed to be interactive. Best practices from within the company are expanded to include input from external experts. The participants are actively involved. Examples of day formats include New Work Day, Venturing Day, Sustainability Day, Culture Day and Problem Mining Day. Participation is discounted for employees of our member companies.
Deep Dive learning journeys
With our Deep Dives, we embark on a learning journey to cities that are among the pioneers and driving forces of the innovation scene. After Hamburg, Zurich, Biel, Berlin and Munich, our journey will take us to Paris & Turin in 2024 to take a look beyond our own world of innovation. We gain inspiration and know-how from international best practice examples. Participation is discounted for employees of our member companies.
Inno - x - Summer Camp
The two-day summer camp always takes place at the end of August and is our biggest event. It aims to get to know as many innovation leaders from the community as possible in person. Most recently, we were guests at the ÖBB Open Innovation Factory and the Casinos Austria Innovation Hub. Participation is discounted for employees of our member companies.
Online book presentations
New publications with a focus on innovation are presented briefly and concisely by their authors in a one-hour online format. Our community members receive an executive summary and the opportunity to ask the author questions.
Our community includes innovation managers from the following companies
Agro innovation lab•
A1•
Agrana•
Airbus Climate Innovation Hub,•
AIT – Austrian Innovation Forum•
alp lab•
Amst•
Asfinag•
AWS – Austria Wirtschaftsservice•
Alliance•
Aldi South•
Aesculap – B.Braun•
AT&S•
Austrian Power Grid•
Austrian Standards•
Austro Control•
Axa•
Bellfood Group•
Bene•
Borealis•
Bosch•
BMD•
Bühler Group•
bks bank•
Brandner Digital Solutions•
btv – Bank for Tyrol and Vorarlberg•
Federal Forests•
Casinos Austria / Austrian Lotteries•
cancom•
Chemical factories Budenheim•
doka•
Badger•
Db – Deutsche Bahn•
Three•
Eaton Industries•
Energie AG Oberösterreich – wertstatt8•
ecoplus•
edding•
e-regio•
First Bank•
Erste Bank Foundation•
e-Styria•
EVN•
EVVA security technology•
EWW systems engineering•
ffg forschungs förderungs gesellschaft•
frequentis•
Fronius•
FACC•
Fundermax•
Weiss Brothers•
Gourmet•
Greiner Innoventures•
Greiner Packaging•
Gebauer & Griller•
greco international•
House of Communication•
Handle•
Hörbiger•
hypo nö•
Illwerke•
iteratec•
josko•
kapsch•
Kirchoff Automotive•
kuka•
kwp – Houses to live in•
PIERER innovation / KTM•
LIWEST•
Liebherr•
Lufthansa Innovation Hub•
MAM Baby•
MAGNA•
Mondi Group•
Munich Reinsurance Company•
ÖBB•
ÖAMTC•
OEKB – Austrian Kontrollbank•
OMV•
Otto Bock•
Ottakringer•
PALFINGER•
PORR•
PORSCHE•
Austrian POST•
Postbus•
Pöttinger•
pulse power•
PRIMETALS•
RBI – Raiffeisen Bank International•
REHAU Ventures•
REWE MAXFIVE•
Rico Group•
Raiffeisen Landesbanken Upper Austria / Vienna & Lower Austria / Styria / Tyrol•
Raiffeisen goods•
rhi magnesita•
Rhomberg Group•
Salzburg AG•
Salzburg Aluminum Group•
SBB – Swiss Federal Railways•
SIMACEK•
staedtler•
Stoelzle glass•
Ströer•
SWAROVSKI•
SIEMENS Mobility•
STRABAG•
swarco futurit•
TGW Group•
T-Systems•
Umdasch Ventures•
UNIQA / Mavie•
Unicredit•
UNTHA•
Compound•
VIE – vienna international airport•
Vöslauer•
VIG – vienna insurance group•
voest alpine•
viesure•
vivatis•
Wagner Biro•
Walter Group•
Vienna Energy•
Vienna Lines•
Wiener Stadtwerke•
Vienna grids•
ZKW group•
Agro innovation lab•
A1•
Agrana•
Airbus Climate Innovation Hub,•
AIT – Austrian Innovation Forum•
alp lab•
Amst•
Asfinag•
AWS – Austria Wirtschaftsservice•
Alliance•
Aldi South•
Aesculap – B.Braun•
AT&S•
Austrian Power Grid•
Austrian Standards•
Austro Control•
Axa•
Bellfood Group•
Bene•
Borealis•
Bosch•
BMD•
Bühler Group•
bks bank•
Brandner Digital Solutions•
btv – Bank for Tyrol and Vorarlberg•
Federal Forests•
Casinos Austria / Austrian Lotteries•
cancom•
Chemical factories Budenheim•
doka•
Badger•
Db – Deutsche Bahn•
Three•
Eaton Industries•
Energie AG Oberösterreich – wertstatt8•
ecoplus•
edding•
e-regio•
First Bank•
Erste Bank Foundation•
e-Styria•
EVN•
EVVA security technology•
EWW systems engineering•
ffg forschungs förderungs gesellschaft•
frequentis•
Fronius•
FACC•
Fundermax•
Weiss Brothers•
Gourmet•
Greiner Innoventures•
Greiner Packaging•
Gebauer & Griller•
greco international•
House of Communication•
Handle•
Hörbiger•
hypo nö•
Illwerke•
iteratec•
josko•
kapsch•
Kirchoff Automotive•
kuka•
kwp – Houses to live in•
PIERER innovation / KTM•
LIWEST•
Liebherr•
Lufthansa Innovation Hub•
MAM Baby•
MAGNA•
Mondi Group•
Munich Reinsurance Company•
ÖBB•
ÖAMTC•
OEKB – Austrian Kontrollbank•
OMV•
Otto Bock•
Ottakringer•
PALFINGER•
PORR•
PORSCHE•
Austrian POST•
Postbus•
Pöttinger•
pulse power•
PRIMETALS•
RBI – Raiffeisen Bank International•
REHAU Ventures•
REWE MAXFIVE•
Rico Group•
Raiffeisen Landesbanken Upper Austria / Vienna & Lower Austria / Styria / Tyrol•
Raiffeisen goods•
rhi magnesita•
Rhomberg Group•
Salzburg AG•
Salzburg Aluminum Group•
SBB – Swiss Federal Railways•
SIMACEK•
staedtler•
Stoelzle glass•
Ströer•
SWAROVSKI•
SIEMENS Mobility•
STRABAG•
swarco futurit•
TGW Group•
T-Systems•
Umdasch Ventures•
UNIQA / Mavie•
Unicredit•
UNTHA•
Compound•
VIE – vienna international airport•
Vöslauer•
VIG – vienna insurance group•
voest alpine•
viesure•
vivatis•
Wagner Biro•
Walter Group•
Vienna Energy•
Vienna Lines•
Wiener Stadtwerke•
Vienna grids•
ZKW group•
Networkers with a passion
Launched in 2012 by founder & community manager Johann “Hans” Sailer, inno – x – network creates a creative & inspiring framework for a strong cooperation of the German-speaking innovation scene – with:
30
Networking events per year
400
Corporate partners in the DACH region
1.300
Innovation leaders
Next up
8.10.2024, 5 – 6 p.m.
INNOVATION FESTIVALS: SXSW South by South West (Austin/Texas), Slush (Helsinki), Viva Technology (Paris), Italy Tech Week (Turin), Bits Pretzel, Munich – Why it’s worth a visit Online exchange
23.10.2024, 8.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
TREND.DAY, Vienna On topics such as foresight, trend management AI, trend research methods, trend radar, trend canvas… including with futurologist and author Marcel Aberle
05.11.2024, 3.30 – 6 p.m.
Q26 – Workshop cards to increase innovation With author and developer Michael Bednar-Brandt Hybrid event at ATOS, Vienna
12.11.2024, 08.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.
STRATEGY Making your corporate strategy simple with the StrategyFrame(R) With Christian Underwood Prof. Dr. Jürgen Weigand Practical workshop at Wüstenrot in Vienna
26.11.2024, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
NEW WORK DAY in Vienna Current challenges and trends in the workplace, such as the introduction of a 4-day week, AI at management level, the office home office mix and the appropriate workspace with VITRA’s trend scout Raphael Gielgen, among others Cross-industry exchange in Vienna
Detailed information on the individual events can be requested via the contact form
Membership
We offer a company membership that can be used as an educational goodie for all employees interested in innovation. This is an annual membership without automatic renewal. We will gladly send you current conditions after contacting us.
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