THINK BIG. DO BIGGER!
26th & 27th April 2027
8:00am – 6:00pm
WinSport, Calgary, Canada
How can we generate transformational, game-changing ideas… then turn them into reality?
Have you ever wondered how people come up with those epic, radical, truly imaginative, and transformational ideas that change the world?
What drove Disney’s imagination and creativity?
What sparked innovations like Bluetooth?
And, how did they turn those crazy ideas into reality?
On 26th & 27th April 2027, high-performance thinkers and doers are coming together in an immersive environment to explore, challenge and build what’s possible through high-performance innovation.
Will you be there?
Welcome to The Innovation Playground
Where impossible ideas get their first reps and people start to believe the impossible IS possible.
Most conferences create inspiration.
This event…?
Well, it’s not like most conferences.
Here, we’re creating REAL innovation capability.
Over two days, 500 participants move through a designed journey:
- From curiosity → imagination → action → belief
- From thinking about ideas → practicing them in real time
… to both ignite their spark AND do the work.
Our formula for high-performance innovation.
Ignite Possibility, with Duncan Wardle, Disney’s former Head of Innovation & Creativity.
Unlock Curiosity, with Simon Hartley, Founder of Be World Class.
Think BIG, by stretching your imagination, flexing your creative muscles, and expanding your thinking through immersive & highly practical sessions.
Turn Crazy Ideas into Reality, with a special guest speakers who turned impossible ideas into technologies we use everyday.
Do BIGGER!, by flexing your entrepreneurial muscles and turning ideas into solutions through more immersive & highly practical sessions.
Realise ‘the Impossible’… our inspirational finale, with another incredible speaker who shows us how we can all bring ‘the impossible’ to life.
This is NOT an “Innovation Conference”
You won't spend two days sitting in rows taking notes.
You won't be handed a framework and sent home.
You won't be asked to watch innovation from the audience.
You WILL actively rehearse new ways of thinking and performing together 🏆
Tickets
Be In the Room
EARLYBIRD NOW AVAILABLE!
Earlybird Tickets are just CA$ 1,097.00 (Canadian Dollars)
Full Price: CA$ 1,297.00
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Sponsorship Packages Available
THE SPEAKERS
Duncan Wardle – Former Head of Innovation & Creativity at Disney
As founder of ID8 and former Head of Innovation and Creativity at The Walt Disney Company, Duncan Wardle is a renowned expert in developing innovative, magical brands, engaging stories, and creative experiences that drive results.
As an award-winning global Keynote Speaker, Duncan delivers in-person and virtual speeches and Masterclass Workshops, or Consulting services to empower teams with the tools they need to start innovating today.
Andini Makosinski – Inventor of the Hollow Flashlight and eDrink
Andini Makosinski is a Filipino-Polish-Armenian “Renaissance Woman,” blending her passions for innovation, storytelling, and the arts. At just 15, her invention of the Hollow Flashlight—a flashlight powered by body heat—won the Google Science Fair and led to viral recognition, multiple appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and global keynote speaking opportunities.
She later invented the eDrink, a coffee mug that converts excess heat from a hot beverage into electricity to charge small devices, further cementing her reputation as a young face in sustainable technology.
Named to TIME and Forbes “30 Under 30” lists, as well as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Young Millionaires,” Andini has spoken worldwide on creativity, innovation, and the crucial yet often overlooked intersection of art and science. She has given five TEDx talks and has been invited to speak at the political G7 and Y20 Summits.
Another Amazing Speaker – TBC
STAY TUNED
Yet Another Mind Blowing Speaker – TBC
YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!
Simon Hartley, MSc. – Founder of Be World Class
Simon Hartley is a globally respected sport psychology consultant and performance coach. For almost 30 years, Simon has worked with gold medallists, world record holders, world champions, top five world-ranked professional athletes, Olympians and championship winning teams.
Since 2011, Simon has published twelve books, including Motivation is P.E.A.R. Shaped and Stronger Together; How Great Teams Work.
During the last 20 years, Simon has also applied the principles of sport psychology to business, education, healthcare, the military and the charity sector. This has included projects with some of the world’s leading corporations and foremost executives. He is also an award winning international professional speaker, delivering keynotes throughout the world.
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