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Join UsInnovation Outreach: Boston
Making an impact with Big Data, Analytics, and Artificial Intelligence.
October 15-17, 2019
Boston, Massachusetts
Flex Boston Innovation Center
We’re excited to announce that Flex will be the co-host of the Boston event at their Innovation Center.
Learn morePlease note that hotel registration has closed for this event.
If you registered after 3:00pm PST on September 26th, please contact the Hyatt Regency Boston directly to inquire about room availability.
What we’re talking about
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Innovation Outreach has always held the belief that a global and cross-industry approach is a powerful way forward to catalyzing the cutting-edge tech... Read PostHow Machine Learning is Transforming the Way We Work
With the emergence and broad adoption of machine learning, a new paradigm shift is upon us. ML enabling computers to use algorithms to perform a certa... Read PostMember spotlight
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“It’s a very open culture; meaning every direction you turn presents an opportunity for an easy conversation with another member, regardless of tenure,” he said. “It allows us to learn best practices from each other and discuss ways to overcome fundamental challenges we all face in innovation."
Ben Cooper
General Manager
Flex Boston Innovation Center
Ben Cooper makes an impact by innovating in the manufacturing industry as General Manager of the Flex Boston Innovation Center. Flex is the Sketch-to-Scale® solutions company that turns ambitious ideas into winning products. Their design-led product development life cycle services help customers from ideation and prototyping, through manufacturing, and all the way to final delivery.
Ben is an award-winning entrepreneur whose insights have made an immeasurable impact on the smart textile market. Prior to Flex, Ben founded IoClothes, the 1st B2B industry platform providing tools, resources and key insight for the emerging area of smart textiles, apparel and footwear. Before that, Ben co-founded the "smart" infant monitoring start-up, Sensible Baby, which gained international recognition for its innovative approach to disrupting the juvenile products space.
As a member since the spring of 2019, Ben values the perspective that Innovation Outreach offers into the worlds of fellow top-tier innovation programs.