Breakthrough (beyond incremental) innovation is often tough to elicit from inside multi-national corporations leaving market disrupting change to maverick start-ups. At the same time, global companies have a unique vantage point from which to identify global trends before most, and when properly encouraged and supported, can be perfectly equipped to offer highly innovative solutions to the market which can then be well supported to scale thanks to existing global infrastructure. In this session, gain insider insight into the inner drivers of disruptive innovation led from inside the halls of multinational businesses.

1. Driving Disruptive Innovation from the
Inside Out
¡ Nick Kelso, Senior Communications Manager,
Philips Lighting Africa
Sustainable Brands
London Conference

2. Driving Disruptive Innovation from the Inside
Out
Nick Kelso
Senior Communications Manager Philips Lighting Africa

3. Enabling health and well-being
Where we live, work and play
Philips Healthcare
Philips Lighting
Philips Consumer Lifestyle
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4. The lighting industry
is undergoing a remarkable
transformation

5. The LED revolution
Digital LED lighting is transforming the entire landscape*
93%
7%
2008
<25%
2020
Traditional lighting
LED lighting
>75%
*Market estimate based on internal Philips study

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10. What is a Light Centre ?
A Light Centre is an area of 1000m2 or the size of a small soccer pitch lit
by 4 poles each 8m high and using the latest Solar powered LED lighting
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11. Film Community “Light Centers”
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12. Questions
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