Date: Thursday 30th September 2027
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: TBC, Stockport
Cost:
£30 Non Member +VAT
Turning Innovation into Revenue and Business Growth
Businesses rarely struggle to generate ideas; the harder part is deciding which ideas can become something customers will pay for or that meaningfully improves performance. Without a clear route to commercial value, innovation can remain stuck in pilots, workshops and good intentions.
This session will focus on what needs to happen between having a promising idea and creating a measurable business outcome. We will consider how to validate demand, test assumptions, build a commercial case and decide when to scale, adapt or stop. The discussion will also look at how businesses can make room for experimentation without distracting from core priorities.
Attendees will gain a more disciplined way to invest time and money in ideas with genuine potential and move successful experiments towards revenue or stronger performance.
About The Speakers
Claire-Marie Boggiano
STRIDE Facilitator & Leadership Coach
Claire-Marie is a Chartered Engineer holding an MBA from Manchester Business School. Claire-Marie is a guest lecturer in Change Management and Entrepreneurship at Manchester Business School. She is the alumni lead for MBS Women Leading in Business group and regularly hosts the Institute of Directors Women’s Forum in the North West. Claire-Marie is a committee member of the IoD Manchester and has recently commenced working with EEF The Manufacturing Organisation to raise the profile of Women in Engineering. Claire-Marie is an expert in Change Management for many years and delivers the Day 3 workshop of the STRIDE programme – Oakridge’s 6 month leadership programme for female middle management development. Her workshop focuses on the managing business aspect. This is the final element of the programme and supports women attending to learn more about how they can impact their organisation, bring others with them and to become a role model for others. Claire-Marie is a member of the Manchester City Council International Women’s Day Steering Group. To any challenge Claire-Marie brings energy, focus and action. Her core skills include “breaking eggs”, “building gladiators” and “making connections”. Claire-Marie believes organisations and teams succeed by working with the imagination and talents of their people.