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Detroit INNOVATION CONFERENCE
Our Top Detroit
Innovation Conference

Join top professionals in Detroit for a business innovation event that will explore the future of trend research and consumer insights. 85% rate Future Festival as the "best business event they've ever attended."
100-150 Top-Tier
Innovators
Innovation &
Trend Keynotes
1:1 Meetings &
Assessments
After Party &
Networking
Pro Platform
+ Takeaways
5-10
DISRUPTIVE
IDEAS
Innovation Keynote Seaker Jeremy Gutsche "With our one day innovation event, Trend Hunter is taking the idea of a Detroit Strategy Conference to the next level. By combining research-backed keynote sessions with an immersive afterparty experience, you’ll learn about the future of trends and consumer insights in a whole new way. We hope to see you there!"

– Jeremy Gutsche, CEO & NY Times Bestselling Author

Our Detroit Innovation Conference

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Why Attend THIS Year
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Why You Should Bring Your Team
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Sample Keynote: Create the Future (3,500,000 Views)
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2023 Trend Report Sample (5 Minutes)

Our Detroit Innovation Event probes the future of consumer insights in order to help you prepare for the years ahead. With research backed by Trend Hunter’s expertise as the world’s #1 trend firm and New York Times bestselling strategies, the keynote sessions at this business innovation conference will give you and your team a comprehensive toolkit for finding better ideas, faster. You will also go home with presentation materials, trend reports, and our exclusive innovation assessment.

This conference really gave me that spark to push my creativity even further! I came home with a renewed spirit of innovation."
— Communication & Marketing Analyst

This was the best event I’ve ever attended, and we go to Motorcycle Races!"
– Advanced Product Planning

Join top innovators who attend our innovation conference series to get fresh, data-driven, applicable insights

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Insight Conference Innovation Brands

What's different at Our Detroit Innovation Conference?
Immerse yourself in the future. Learn to action ideas. Change the way you work. Thrive in an AI-enabled world.
Our 1-5 day innovation conferences are immersive, takeaway-focused training events

100+ Data-Driven Insights
vs. Outdated Material
Downloadable Presentations
vs. Take-Your-Own Notes
Individual Assessments
vs. Generic Content
Energetic & Actionable
vs. Random & Outdated
Morning
  • 8:30 AM
    Jeremy’s Top 10 Innovation Lessons of All Time
  • 10:00 AM
    Experience - The Future Scenarios of Entertainment and Leisure
  • 10:30 AM
    Break
  • 11:00 AM
    Four Post Pandemic Scenarios
  • 11:30 AM
    Micro-Generations, Post-Pandemic - The New Formative Years
  • 12:30 PM
    Lunch
Afternoon
  • 1:30 PM
    Work Scenarios of a Post-Pandemic World
  • 2:15 PM
    Marketing - 4 Alternate Realities of The Consumer Future
  • 2:45 PM
    Retail - The Hybridization of Shopping
  • 3:15 PM
    Break
  • 3:30 PM
    Food & Beverage - The Prosumerism of Preference
  • 4:00 PM
    Future Tech - AI, Automation, Metaverse and The Super Future

Schedule may be subject to change without notice until a week prior to the event.

Speakers at The Detroit Innovation Conference

Jeremy Gutsche Innovation Speaker
Jeremy Gutsche
NYT Bestselling Author & CEO of Trend Hunter
Innovating in Chaos, Crisis and Recession
Armida Ascano Innovation Speaker
Armida Ascano
Chief Content Officer & Renowned Speaker
Generations: The Evolution of Millennials, Boomers, X’s & Z’s
Jaime Neely Innovation Speaker
Jaime Neely
President & Assessment Author
Work Culture: Experience, Excellence & Engagement
Courtney Scharf Innovation Speaker
Courtney Scharf
Chief Client Officer
Culture: Future of Leisure, Nightlife and Entertainment
Jonathon Brown Innovation Speaker
Jonathon Brown
Chief Growth Officer, Emcee & Client Interviewer
Tactics: Innovation Tactics, Frameworks, & Best Practices
Gil Cohen Innovation Speaker
Gil Cohen
SVP Client Success
Marketing: Hyperconnectivity, & Becoming Consumer
Ady Floyd Innovation Speaker
Ady Floyd
VP Client Success
Retail: Innovation, Omnichannel & Marketing
Sean Watson Innovation Speaker
Sean Watson
VP of Special Projects
Morning Show Host: The Roaring 20s & 2023

Why visit? We'll suggest a dozen unique excursions for you following the Detroit Innovation Conference

Detroit Innovation Conference Why Visit

Plus, explore more of Detroit's up-and-coming hotspots with our business innovation event guide!


Michigan Science Center
5020 John R St, Detroit, MI 48202

In-Person 3-5 Day Festivals