The 6th International Wicked Symposium
About this Event
A gathering of the thinkers, builders, investors, and policymakers who refuse to accept that the world's hardest problems are unsolvable.
Wicked problems — from climate breakdown to the disruptions of AI, from geopolitical fragmentation to demographic transformation — do not yield to single-sector solutions. They demand new coalitions, new models, and new levels of ambition. The Symposium exists to catalyse exactly that.
Expect panels, discussions and fireside chats featuring the innovators who are finding solutions to these problems, group discussions where you can contribute your own thinking, and plenty of time to network between sessions and over a light lunch.
Please contact the organiser if you'd like a ticket discount code.
This year's speakers include:
Inma Martínez - AI Pioneer & Digital Strategist & Wicked Labs Senior Advisor
Steve Blank - Former Serial Entrepreneur, Godfather Lean Startup & Stanford Lecturer
Uwe Kirschner - Partner for Business Model Innovation at Bosch Innovation
Susana Jurado - Head of Telefónica’s Innovation Portfolio
Tram Trinh - Multicultural CEO, Board-Level Executive, Independent Board Director & Board Advisor
Dr. Cristóbal García-Herrera - Director of Wicked Labs and Faculty Imperial Business School
Prof Erkko Autio - Co-founder of Wicked Labs; Chair in Technology Venturing and Entrepreneurship at Imperial Business School.
Nick de Leon - Co-founder of Wicked Labs; Royal College of Art's Education and Knowledge Exchange Lead in the School of Design
Dr. Owen Jackson - Director, Policy Forum, Imperial College London
Alberto Cottica - UNDP Accelerator Labs & Co-Founder, Edgeryders
Mirabelle Muuls - Associate Professor, Imperial Business School & Convening Director for Sustainability, School of Convergence Science
Michael Nichols - Honorary Practice Fellow, Imperial Business School; Author, Fatal Abstraction
Adam Mitchell-Heggs - Co-Founder, Net Positive Labs
Tanja Kufner - Head of Ventures, Nemetschek Group
Prof. James Barlow - Founder and former Co-Director, CSEP; Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Imperial Business School
Mike Pinder - Co-Founder Wicked Labs and Honorary Practice Fellow, Imperial Business School
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00 to GBP 500.00



















