innovationCAFE Houston: The 3 Pillars Strategy Workshop

Join us for the capstone session of the innovationCAFE 2026 series, hosted in the global capital of industry: Houston.

Leaders in Houston don't have the luxury of focusing on one pillar at a time. The energy transition, the digitalization of medicine, and the automation of logistics demand a strategy that moves in lockstep. This comprehensive synthesis workshop is designed for executives managing this complex transformation, providing an integrated blueprint for resilience and growth.

This unique session brings all three core pillars—Productivity, Commercialization, and Innovation Culture—and all three expert speakers together on one stage. The goal is to build a unified strategy.

• Executive Panel Synthesis: This is not a series of keynotes; it's a high-level strategic debate. Hear from Damian J. Smyth (Productivity), Cherie Jones (Commercialization), and Adam Rogers (Innovation Culture) as they discuss how Houston's legacy industries must pivot. How can operational Productivity fund new green-tech ventures? How do we build new Commercialization models for med-tech? And how do we build an Innovation Culture that can compete for talent?
• The Integrated Workshop: The session culminates in an executive workshop centered on the most critical question for Houston's future:
  

  "As leaders of capital-intensive industries, how do we execute a 3-part transformation (Productivity, Commercialization, & Culture) simultaneously without letting the core business fail?"

  This participatory segment focuses on building a master blueprint for future-proofing your business.

This high-impact, 2.5-hour event is built on the CAFE principle of innovation:

• Collaborate
• Ask
• Flow
• Evolve

Gain crucial insights from all three industry leaders, network with C-suite peers, and collaborate on real-world solutions over quality coffee. Your collective input will directly contribute to the final, comprehensive policy paper submitted to Government—making your voice heard.

Location: Hilton Americas - Houston

Speakers: Damian J. Smyth, Cherie Jones, Adam Rogers

Duration: 2.5 hours

Action: Build the integrated blueprint for industrial transformation and shape the final national policy paper.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hilton Americas-Houston, 1600 Lamar Street, Houston, United States

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