The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest is bringing back the popular Innovators Café Series on Sept. 27.
The Innovators Café is a luncheon series to familiarize the Region's business and community leaders with innovation in the workplace. Best practices are shared in a leader-to-leader format. The aim is to encourage innovation and provide insights into how real problems are being solved.
The event on Sept. 27 will take place at ArcelorMittal Global Research and Development in East Chicago. Attendees will learn about the company’s legacy of innovations with steel and tour its laboratory facilities.
“The Innovators Café events are great opportunities to look inside and learn about the ongoing innovation processes in the diverse businesses and institutions of Northwest Indiana,” said David White, ArcelorMittal Research USA director of process research, in a press release.
The Society of Innovators has recognized ArcelorMittal Global Research and Development several times. Its teams have received the Chanute Prize, the Leonardo da Vinci Prize and been inducted into the Society. In 2022, the Society established the Richard C. Sussman Prize for Team Innovation. Sussman was a Society chairman and head of ArcelorMittal’s research lab.
“We believe a vibrant innovation culture is paramount to the health of our company and the Northwest Indiana region,” White said. “The Society helps facilitate this culture through activities like the Innovators Café.”
The Innovators Café will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at ArcelorMittal Global Research and Development in East Chicago. Tickets include lunch, presentation, networking and a tour of the facility. Learn more here.
The Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest champions innovation and entrepreneurship in Northwest Indiana. The Society was founded in 2005. It grew from the vision of John Davies, founding executive director, as a program of Ivy Tech Community College.
