Andrea Kates

Innovation, Commercialization, Future of...and Tech Strategist. Partner, SUMA Ventures

WHO I AM
—Co-founder of Suma Ventures a consultancy that works with corporate teams to deliver on the innovation promise at corporate scale.

—Get To Next Masterclass Series. How we move innovation across the finish line: Envision, Expand, Build, Activate. 5 step immersion in sprints or cohorts.

—Silicon Valley SaaS company CEO. Ran a digital platform with 13,000 innovation teams for clients including Mayo Clinic, Intel and University, US government labs. The gold standard lean startup method for technology commercialization.

—Project leader + corporate advisor (Ford US/China, Citi, Fujitsu, Cisco,, Shimizu, Stitch Fix, Hyatt, United Airlines, Intergraficas-Colombia, KK Wind, Denmark)

—Charismatic thought leader, keynote speaker, advisor-in-residence: Digital Business College (Silicon Valley + Asia), Business Institute (Denmark), Princeton U eLab, UC Berkeley, Knight-Hennessy Scholars Stanford, Notre Dame, USC, Open Innovation Gateway powered by FUJITSU, Silicon Valley Immersive Programs: Get To Next.

MY SWEET SPOT
—Global practitioner (200+ engagements in 20 countries)
—An educated eye toward the future, a rich data background, generative insights on business model innovation + solid economic modeling
—Engaging teams to get fully committed to new directions (experiments, expanded perspectives)
—Cross-industry (Future of Mobility, Retail, AI/ML, Technology, Digitalization)
—From whiteboards (generative) to rollout (delivery)
—Keynote speaker (TED main stage, CXO Forum/Japan, Dubai2020, Global Digital Forum++, Rueda de Innovación, Copenhagen Fintech, OpenFinance2020, TEDx Copenhagen, Aspen Ideas)
—Board/Advisory Board Leader: Embrace Global, OpenFintech Mexico, Copenhagen Fintech, Research Technology Management Journal
—Thought leader: E&T Journal (UK), Tid & Tendenser (DK)
—Silicon Valley immersive experience