Who Owns Innovation? The C-suite’s Journey from Ideas to Impact

What is innovation in the 21st century?

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Explore what innovation is in the 21st century, who should be held accountable and how C-suite executives navigate between visionary leadership and practical execution.

Hear from leaders:

• Sacha Herrmann, Chief Financial Officer - Soldo
• Rob Tyler, Head of Technology & Innovation - Cripps
• Zain Mughal, Finance Director - VCCP
• Adam Morris, Head of Finance Transformation and Data - Monzo
• Darren Welsford, Deputy Chief Financial Officer - Eurostar Group
• Rob Chandler, Group Finance Director - Waterman Group PLC
• Susie Morris, Head of Finance Programme Management - ION
• Oliver White, CFO - Funding Circle
• Mat Mallett, Chief Digital and Information Officer - Chartered Insurance Institute
• Stellaurora Vicari, Revenue and Credit Control Manager - Arthur Recruitment
• Sarah Roberts, Global Chief Marketing Officer - Boldyn Networks
• Sajjit Bhujohory, Finance Director - Principal Real Estate Europe
• George Dawson, Finance Director - Brompton Bicycles
• Rory Choudhuri, Head of Product Marketing, Soldo
• Doug Drinkwater, Editorial and Strategy Director - HotTopics

Who Owns Innovation? The C-suite’s Journey from Ideas to Impact

St Paul’s Cathedral represents one of London’s most famous landmarks, an architectural masterpiece which changed the skyline of the capital after the Great Fire of London in 1666. The architect, Sir Christopher Wren, was undoubtedly one of the innovators of his time, pushing the boundaries of engineering and design in a pre-industrial age and working tirelessly with the Church of England to find the fine line between aesthetics, structural safety and church approval.

While the world may have moved on over the last 350 years, the parallels with today’s business world are there for all to see. Like Wren, C-suite executives must navigate constant change, balance innovation with risk appetite, and look to move beyond isolated projects to interconnected ecosystems which can shape the future of organisations and wider industries.

However, while Wren’s innovation was the striking reinvention of the Cathedral, and the rebuilding of over 50 churches in London, today’s innovation can mean everything from transforming products to business models – and can be as revolutionary as seismic launches like Apple’s iPhone to the more incremental changes seen in markets like eCommerce, electric vehicles and social media.

Bridging this gap between innovators, leading C-suite community HotTopics, in partnership with spend management specialists Soldo, invited a group of senior business, finance and technology executives to St Paul’s Cathedral for a Food for Thought breakfast discussion. These executives explored what innovation is in the 21st century, who should be held accountable and how C-suite executives navigate between visionary leadership and practical execution.

HotTopics, in partnership with spend management specialists Soldo, invited a group of senior business, finance and technology executives to St Paul’s Cathedral for a Food for Thought breakfast discussion.

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