Are we accelerating innovation or running in place?
Tuesday, May 19 | Smart Design's studio
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The AI tools are in place. Sprints are underway. The innovation team has its mandate. Yet many innovation pipelines remain stubbornly stagnant.
Across the CPG and consumer goods landscape, organizations are investing heavily in speed but struggling to show business impact. Yes, new tools help, but accelerating innovation requires a systemic approach, layering strategy, design, and development with decision-making, specified risk tolerance, and organizational incentives.
Smart Design and August are bringing together senior leaders from across the CPG and consumer goods world for a conversation about what it actually takes to bring better products to market faster. Not by cutting corners, but by building the conditions where speed and quality aren't in conflict. What does it look like when design, innovation, HR, and product leadership are genuinely aligned and on pace?
This is a Smart Salon: intimate, candid, and built for peer exchange. Attendance is limited.
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Meet our speakers
Annette Radziszewski
Caitlin Berzok
I’m a digital and product executive with nearly 20 years of experience across digital strategy, consumer engagement, and product development. My products drive meaningful change in the lives of consumers and deliver results. A data driven and creative thinker, I thrive when challenged with complex problems, ambiguity, and building products from the ground up. Through an empathetic leadership style, I build high performing, customer-obsessed teams that deliver results.
Jamie Whaley
Executive leader with a strong background in strategy at a global and local level, commercial operations, digital transformation, and M&A transactions. Skilled in developing growth and value creation strategies, leveraging competitive intelligence to form business imperatives, driving transformation agendas, and delivering on inorganic growth agendas through M&A. Passionate about leveraging data and analytics to drive outsized performance and embedding digital commercial capabilities within organizations. Committed to nurturing team careers through skill development, mentorship, and identifying growth opportunities.

