Our Top Cincinnati
Innovation Conference
On March 18th, join top innovators in Cincinnati to explore future trends, key consumer insights, and major industry changes. 85% rate Future Festival as the "best business event they've ever attended."
Our Cincinnati Innovation Event offers an unprecedented look at the future of trends and innovation. Using research gathered by the world’s #1 trend firm, Future Festival provides you with the tips, tools, and strategies to navigate important industry changes and ultimately ensure long term success. Join us for a one-of-a-kind experience!”
– Jeremy Gutsche, CEO & NY Times Bestselling Author
WHAT'S DIFFERENT?Our 1-day innovation conferences are immersive, takeaway-focused training events
COST-EFFECTIVE 1-DAY vs. DAYS AWAY FROM WORK
100+ DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS vs. OUTDATED MATERIAL
DOWNLOADABLE PRESENTATIONS vs. TAKE-YOUR-OWN NOTES
INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS vs. GENERIC CONTENT
ONE-ON-ONE ADVISOR TIME vs. LACK OF FOLLOW-UP
ENERGETIC & ACTIONABLE vs. RANDOM & OUTDATED
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Our Cincinnati Innovation Conference
Our Cincinnati Innovation Event is a one-day conference that takes all of the essential information from our three-day festival in Toronto and packs it into one accelerated program. The day begins with a keynote speech by Trend Hunter CEO Jeremy Gutsche’s, who will outline the 6 Patterns of Opportunity and 18 Megatrends that are causing major industry changes. This will be followed by a series of informative trend and innovation keynotes that will provide you with the skills needed to find better ideas, faster. You will then have an opportunity to decompress and engage with other innovators during the immersive afterparty experience.
"Inspiring, full day of reviewing how the world is changing around us, enlightening us on how important it is to understand trends and include those in our day-to-day business." – SR Manager, K&I Stills Innovation
"Inspiring! Each element of Future Festival sparked great ideas - for innovating as well as how to inspire more great ideas on a going basis back at the office." – Insights and Category Management
"Inspiring, full day of reviewing how the world is changing around us, enlightening us on how important it is to understand trends and include those in our day-to-day business." – SR Manager, K&I Stills Innovation
"Inspiring! Each element of Future Festival sparked great ideas - for innovating as well as how to inspire more great ideas on a going basis back at the office." – Insights and Category Management
Why visit? We'll suggest a dozen exciting urban excursions to explore after the Cincinnati Innovation Conference
With a delightful blend of old and new, Cincinnati is the perfect place to see innovation in action. You can start your day off at the historic Findlay Market, which has been in operation since the mid-19th century, and then immediately wander into the newly minted Woodburn Brewery & Taproom, which features a touch of “West Coast swagger.” To see more of how the city is mixing its heritage with modern amenities, stop by The Otto M. Budig Theater, which transforms Shakespearean plays into intimate productions with a unique setup that has no seats more than 20 feet from the stage. Finally, cap off the night at Sundry and Vice, where the interplay between old and new is once again evident in this contemporary bar modeled after a vintage apothecary.
Plus, explore a dozen more Cincinnati hotspots in our Future Festival event guide!
Plus, explore a dozen more Cincinnati hotspots in our Future Festival event guide!
Innovation Conference Locations
Envision Cinemas is a sizeable venue, located on Cornell Road in Cincinnati. Aside from its auditorium, the venue boasts a Bar & Grill with a carefully crafted menu and 40+ beers on tap. This makes Envision Cinemas not only accessible for our presentations but also for the lunch break and the Future Festival Afterparty.
Envision Theatre
4780 Cornell Rd, Blue Ash, OH 45241
Schedule for Cincinnati 2019
Morning
Networking Breakfast
How to Win the Future
Networking Break
Future of Generations: The Evolution of Millennials, Boomers, Xs & Zs
Future of Play: Play, Nightlife and Entertainment
The Super Future: AI, Robots, Globalization and the Mechanized Future
Networking Lunch
Afternoon
Future of Life: Lifestyle Trends, Wellness & The Future Family
Future of Shop: Retail Innovation, Omnichannel & Marketing
Future of Work: Experience, Excellence & Engagement
Networking Break
Future of Marketing: Hyperconnectivity & Becoming Consumer-Centric
Future of Innovation Tactics, Frameworks & Best Practices
Networking After-Party with Cocktails & Appetizers
Networking Breakfast • 7:30am
Meet and mingle with other attendees over a continental breakfast and a hot cup of joe.
How to Win the Future • 8:30am
What great ideas are so close within your grasp? Most people don’t realize it, but you are much closer to new opportunity — and disruption — than you might think. As Bill Gates describes, business is going to change more in the next ten years than it has in the last fifty. In this highly rated keynote, you will learn how to stay ahead.
Networking Break • 9:50am
Future of Generations: The Evolution of Millennials, Boomers, Xs & Zs • 10:10am
Stop using labels like ‘Millennials.” Gain insight while uncovering new ways to think about modern consumers, what motivates them, and how to more accurately target them. Deep-dive Trend Hunter's Micro-Generations to unveil a more sophisticated approach to consumer behavior and segmentation.
Future of Play: Play, Nightlife and Entertainment • 11:05am
Consumers of all sorts are prioritizing unique, worthwhile experiences over products. Dive into the evolution of entertainment expectations across travel, nightlife, leisure and all things fun and how that will impact and influence a variety of industries.
The Super Future: AI, Robots, Globalization and the Mechanized Future • 11:30am
Jeremy Gutsche closes the conference by painting a picture of what the
world could become in the more distant future. Extrapolating upon the
insights that Trend Hunter projects will shape the foreseeable future, Jeremy
touches on everything from technology to culture; focusing on opportunities
that can be leveraged for the better of society, our pursuits and the planet.
Networking Lunch • 12:00pm
Future of Life: Lifestyle Trends, Wellness & The Future Family • 1:00pm
Learn about the key drivers of consumer behaviour and how that is impacting wellness, travel and technology in the era of the personal brand. We’ll dive into what is motivating purchasing decisions, loyalty and how to create a meaningful connection to consumers.
Future of Shop: Retail Innovation, Omnichannel & Marketing • 2:00pm
In order to understand the future of retail, forget what you think you know about siloed, multi-channel approaches, and accept that omnichannel – the creation of seamlessly interchangeable platforms across all entities – is the foundation for successful retailers.
Future of Work: Experience, Excellence & Engagement • 2:30pm
Explore the ever-evolving dynamics of today’s workforce and learn why your organization’s success depends on understanding and applying the 4 ‘E’s of modern work culture. Be prepared to learn statistics and implications gleaned from the Trend Hunter Innovation Assessment, revealing what’s holding you back from building your best team yet.
Networking Break • 3:00pm
Future of Marketing: Hyperconnectivity & Becoming Consumer-Centric • 3:30pm
Modern technology has shifted how consumers engage with brands, and it’s no longer enough for ads to be entertaining and memorable. Uncover tactics for leveraging the future of marketing tech, authenticity and brand love to create impactful marketing strategies.
Future of Innovation Tactics, Frameworks & Best Practices • 4:00pm
Leaders today are under increased pressure to find winning innovation strategies, but there are few avenues to learn how others do it. Gathered from personal interviews with today's business leaders, this session focuses on reporting actual innovation techniques used in business today.
Networking After-Party with Cocktails & Appetizers • 4:30pm
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