Lab of the Future: Unlocking Corporate Innovation with AI and Partnerships

February 27, 2025

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Singapore

Join us for Lab of the Future — Unlocking Corporate Innovation with AI and Partnerships, presented by Arthur D. Little (ADL) in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Breakthrough innovations to tackle today’s “mega-challenges” require bold new approaches. Arthur D. Little’s Lab of the Future (LotF) reimagines how organizations innovate by leveraging AI-driven tools, agile teams, and dynamic frameworks to unlock value and deliver results faster. Through the power of corporate-startup partnerships, LotF empowers businesses to co-create transformative solutions, accelerate impact, and build the future-ready capabilities needed to thrive in an ever-evolving world.

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald

Chairman and Co-Founder, New Silicon Corp

Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Anne Lehman

Senior Director, Innovation Solutions

NCS Group

Kunihiro Uzawa

General Manager, Singapore Branch

ID&E Group

Daniel Chow

Principal, Global Innovation Practice

Arthur D. Little

SPEAKER & MODERATOR

Dr. Michael Kolk

Global Head & Managing Partner, Global Innovation Practice

Arthur D. Little

AGENDA

3:00 PM – Kick-off and Introduction (Dr. Michael Kolk)

3:10 PM – Revolutionizing Collaboration: AI-Driven Innovation for the Future (Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald)

• Exploring the potential of AI to reimagine corporate R&D, fostering agile, data-powered partnerships that redefine how innovation delivers value

3:20 PM – Arthur D. Little’s Lab of the Future (Dr. Michael Kolk, Daniel Chow)

• What is LotF?: How organizations can overcome complex challenges, deliver transformative outcomes, and build future-ready capabilities through open innovation

• Case Study: Demonstrating how AI tools identify and develop open innovation use cases based on personas, jobs, and needs

• From Vision to Action: Enabling you to “ACT” - through strategic focus, impactful partnerships, and capability building

3:45 PM – Panel Discussion: Catalyzing Innovation through Startup Partnerships

4:30 PM – Networking Session

5:30 PM - Close

VENUE

The Great Room, Centennial Tower, Level 18

The Great Room, Centennial Tower, 3 Temasek Ave, Level 18, Singapore, 039190

Event Organizers

In association with

This event is organised as part of Corporate Venture Launchpad 3.0 – a corporate venturing programme by EDB New Ventures, designed to empower companies to drive deeper innovation through venture creation and startup partnerships.

Arthur D. Little is proud to be an appointed Partner of the programme.