08 Sep Enterprise Tech LA Returns September 21 at ADP

I’m co-organizing the next installment of Enterprise Tech LA, which is happening Thursday, September 21 at ADP in Pasadena. For those of you who work in enterprise or if you are interested, we hope you can join us for an engaging conversation about innovation. Food and refreshments will be provided. Full details and RSVP link can be found below.

Innovation is essential to the survival and growth of a business enterprise.

RSVP on Eventbrite

Innovation in the the ‘enterprise’ often fails because:

• The ‘problem solvers’ (designers and engineers) are working on the wrong problems, and they don’t know when they’re ‘moving the needle’
• The ‘leadership’ focuses on the wrong problems, and maintains organizational processes and cultures that ‘flatten’ attempts at innovation

Because so much is at stake, it’s essential that enterprise customers and vendors think and talk about ‘Innovation’ in ways that lead to real business impact.

The goal of this event is to:

• Help Designers and Engineers understand how Enterprise Customers think and make decisions
• Help Enterprise Customers understand how Designers and Engineers translate customer inputs into innovative products

We’ll introduce some powerful tools and ideas, talk about the blind spots and biases that get in the way of successful innovations, and start a lively debate that continues into the future.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Scott D. Witt is a tech executive and entrepreneur with decades of experience developing and marketing innovations. His motto is “Start with the Customer, and work back to the Technology.”

As the COO of UDI, a local startup, Scott helped the firm to triple its revenues in less than three years and exit via strategic acquisition by a multinational corporation.

Scott’s hands-on experience includes Strategy and Senior Management, Product and Engineering Management, Product Marketing and Business Development, Manufacturing and Operations, User Training and Technical Writing, and UI/UX design. He’s co-founded a few startups, and worked in many industries, including medical imaging, public transit, telecommunications and 3D computer graphics, and in companies from embryonic startups and university spin-offs to Silicon Valley pioneers and multinationals.

Scott’s active in the startup community. He’s a mentor and guest speaker in the Keck Medical School’s entrepreneurship program, and coaches healthcare startups in the SoCal Biomedical Council’s Innovation Catalyst program (at SoCalBio’s Digital Health Summit he’ll moderate a panel on ‘The Operational Impact of Digital Health Products’). He’s produced educational events for Innovate Pasadena, and coached teams from Caltech and UCLA in the FloW and Cleantech Open competitions.

Scott has an MBA in Strategic Marketing and Venture Development from UCLA, and a BS in Computer and Biomedical Engineering, with a minor in Music, from the University of Wisconsin Madison.

Please note:

• You need to RSVP on Eventbrite to attend
• Please bring photo ID in order to check in with ADP security
• Space is limited so please ensure you commit to your RSVP both on the Meetup and especially the Eventbrite page

Schedule

6:30pm – Check-in and networking (refreshments provided)

7:00pm – Introduction

7:10pm – Speaker, Scott D. Witt, Senior VP, Unified Dispatch LLC

8:10pm – Q&A

8:30pm – Raffle & Wrap-up

8:30pm – Networking to follow at Del Frisco’s (Downstairs)

Parking

There is plenty of street / meter parking after 6pm.

Visitor parking is available at:

Pasadena Towers Parking Garage

55 S. Lake Avenue

Pasadena, CA 91101

$6.25/hr or $16.25/day

The ADP Innovation Center is 4 blocks South (just past Colorado) from the Metro Lake Station stop on the Gold Line for those cool enough to take public transportation

Find us

The main entrance to ADP on Lake Avenue will be closed at 6.30pm. Go around to the other side of the building, across the courtyard. Take the elevator to the 4th floor, grab a badge and we will be in TED stage area.

Sponsors

ADP – Automatic Data Processing

Let’s talk. Whether you’re a new client or an existing relationship, ADP is dedicated to supporting your business. #adpinnovation #adppasadena #hellowork