2026 Upcoming Ambassador-Hosted Speaker Series and Events

2026 Upcoming Ambassador-Hosted Speaker Series and Events

(1) AI as a Service Series – Cecilia Lee

Next Event: May 20, 1pm PT – Jim Spohrer Interview – (register here)

Past Event: Haluk Demirkan – How to Implement Responsible AI – (recording)

(2) MyTshape Series – Jim Spohrer & Lou Freund

Next Event: May 13, 9am PT – Kickoff Event (register here)

Past Event: Lou Freund’s AHFE HSSE Conference Presentation (recording)

(3) Study Guide Series – Jim Spohrer

Next Event: May 20, 7am PT – Series Registration Link (register here)

Past Event: April 15 (3rd Wednesday) (recording)

(4) Resources & Servitization – Julie Cook

Next Event: Series Registration Link (register here)

Past Event: Ali Bigdali Interview – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UardKmVST4c

(5) ISSIP Live Stream – Kevin Clark

Next Event: TBD

(6) Book Author Series – Jim Spohrer

Next Event: May 6, 6am PT – Itai Green – Innovation or Elimination: Winning in a World of Constant Change – Series Registration Link (register here)

Past Event: Martin Fleming – Breakthrough: A Growth Revolution – (recording)

Past Event: Yaron Flint – Innovating Business Development – (recording)

Other upcoming

(7) Progress Update with Board – Michele Carroll, Haluk Demirkan, Jim Spohrer

Next Event: June 24 (Last Wednesday June) – (register here)

Past Event: January 28 (Last Wednesday January) – (recording)

(8) Quarterly Welcome – Vaishali Mane, Jim Spohrer, Michele Carroll

Next Event: July 8 Session 1 5am PT, Session B 5:30pm PT (register here)

Past Event: April 8 (2nd Wednesday of Quarter) – (recording)

(9) Self-nominate to be speak/be interviewed or volunteer to host an interview
Read blog post with more information here.

Finally grateful for 2025 ISSIP Ambassador Series & Hosts

(10) Roundtable on Systems in Service Series – David Ing & Gary Metcalf

Past Event: AI Augmentation and Automation (recording)

Past Event: Pandemic Learnings (recording)

(11) Treasure Hunt – Kevin Clark & Mike Wing

Past Event: Kickoff Event (recording)

(12) Excellence Awardee Interviews – Kevin Clark

Past Event: Excellence in Service Innovation – Overall Winner SMRT bio with Frank Melis (recording)

Past Event: Excellence in Service Innovation – Impact to Society Curious Learning with Tinsley Galyean (recording)

Past Event: Excellence in Service Innovation – Impact to Innovation EarthGrid with Troy Helming (recording)

Past Event: Excellence in Service Innovation – Impact to Business Virtual Engineer with Nikhil PC (recording)