How to Build A World-Class Innovation Culture. Keynote Speaker Chris Heemskerk @ Open-i Zurich, 2025

Chris Heemskerk at Open-i in Zurich, Switzerland - November 2025
Learn more about the event here: https://www.open-i.swiss/en

🏆 Chris is an award-winning keynote speaker and is available globally 🌎 (US, EU, ASIA)

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💬 SHORT BIO - CHRIS HEEMSKERK

Innovation leader with a background at Google and Apple.

▪︎ #1 Ranked Innovation Keynote Speaker:
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▪︎ Author of The Innovation Scorecard™

▪︎ Founder of The Innovation Alliance

▪︎ Award-winning Google veteran (11+ yrs). Former Head of Scaled Acquisitions, Google North America (scope: $XXX Million Annual Recurring Revenue)

▪︎ Keynote speaker (United Nations, Google, Arizona Tech Council)

▪︎ Visiting Faculty at The European Institute of Innovation for Sustainability

▪︎ Stanford-certified in Design Thinking

▪︎ Harvard-certified in Innovation & Leadership studies

▪︎ Featured as an Innovation Advisor in the Harvard Business School Case Study documenting Google’s Innovation Labs

💬 LONG BIO - CHRIS HEEMSKERK

Drawing from over a decade of experience at leading technology firms, including Google and Apple, Chris Heemskerk showcases his vision on corporate innovation by heading The Innovation Alliance, a global network of tech executives and innovation leaders.

As former Head of Scaled Acquisitions for Google in North America, Chris transformed his business operation into a global center for innovation and operational excellence. Hence, he was asked to serve as an advisor to Google's Innovation Lab and established a partnership with Harvard Business School to document the lab’s endeavors in two HBS Case Studies in which he features.

In pursuit of providing organizations the necessary resources to innovate consistently, he authored The Innovation Scorecard™️, a comprehensive framework that enables firms to maximize their innovation capabilities and discover new growth opportunities.

He has been a highly sought-after innovation
speaker and workshop facilitator, delivering
impactful sessions both within Google and on
international stages. His global engagements
include speaking at prestigious organizations
such as the United Nations in Rome, Amazon,
Salesforce, and Verizon.

Chris's educational journey is rooted in his passion for lifelong learning. He holds Executive Certifications in Innovation Leadership from Harvard Business School (HBS), and acquired sponsorship to attend the HBS High Potential Leadership Program of 2019. He’s certified in Design Thinking at Stanford University, and holds an MSc in Marketing from the London School of Business and Finance. Residentially, he alternates between Europe and The United States together with his wife and four-year-old son.