José Pires
Global Excellence & Innovation Executive Leader
International Keynote Speaker
Texas, United States
About
José Pires serves as Excellence & Innovation (E&I) executive leader and advisor for companies ranging from startups to Fortune 50, where he oversees the global identification, prioritization and execution of high value business improvements and innovations for the companies, partners and customers in multiple markets.
Pires has held Excellence & Innovation leadership positions in large, global companies in the electronics (Sony), semiconductor (Cymer-ASML), food (Nestlé), energy/water/telecommunications infrastructure (Black & Veatch), and oil & gas/energy (Andeavor-Marathon Petroleum) industries.
Throughout his career, Pires developed and refined E&I as an award-winning program to accelerate innovation, leadership development, strategy execution and value creation globally.
Pires is an advisory board leader and keynote speaker for organizations and global conferences on innovation, operational excellence, leadership development, strategy execution, culture and business transformation, customer engagement, exponential technologies and growth acceleration.
He is an executive Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt who holds a Bachelor in Engineering Physics from the University of Kansas and a Master in Business Administration focused in Investment Banking and Entrepreneurship from the University of San Diego.
Closing Keynote
Industry Disruption: How Great People and Organizations Innovate in Times of Rapid Change
In a disrupted world, how do you build a culture and practices where extraordinary innovation becomes ordinary? An agile organization that consistently delivers exponential leaders, growth and value creation.
The key ingredients to innovation acceleration are not what you see portrayed most often in the media. Great, enduring organizations know what it really takes to create and, most importantly, scale innovation during market disruptions.
Let’s explore how to blend disciplined innovation methods with elements of venture capitalism, crowdsourcing and collaborative leadership to deliver rapid and sustainable business improvements and innovations in our industry.
Join us to discover the global, award-winning approach to innovation, leadership development, strategy execution & value creation.