• Partnerships,
  • Entrepreneurship,

Unlocking Innovation in Organizations | Keynote Conference

Published on February 17, 2026 – Updated on March 11, 2026

Is innovation essential for your company? Is it ready to reinvent itself, to face competition with superior business models, and to transcend its boundaries?
An exceptional event featuring Yves Pigneur, co-founder of the Business Model Canvas.


Yves Pigneur, Professeur émérite à HEC Lausanne 

Together with Alex Osterwalder, he invented the Business Model Canvas and other practical tools trusted by millions of professionals worldwide.
They are co-authors of the bestselling books Business Model Generation, Value Proposition Design, and more recently The Invincible Company.
Yves and Alex are ranked among the most influential management thinkers according to Thinkers50 and are recipients of the Thinkers50 Strategy Award.


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Event organized as part of the 70th Anniversary Celebration Day of iaelyon School of Management.

 

Program 

10:00 a.m. - Welcome Address and Launch of the 70th Anniversary Celebration Day, 
by Marie-Christine Chalus, Dean of iaelyon and President of the IAE FRANCE network
and Eric Lambert, Boiron Group and Chairman of the iaelyon Board
 
10:10 a.m. - Introduction to the Keynote Conference, 
by Valérie Revest, Full Professor at iaelyon, Scientific Coordinator of the event

10:45 a.m. - Unlocking Innovation in Organizations,
by Yves Pigneur, Emeritus Professor, HEC Lausanne

Yves Pigneur will illustrate how to build resilient companies capable of surviving and thriving in a world of uncertainty and turbulence. He will demonstrate how to innovate through business models, manage an exploration portfolio, and foster a culture of innovation—while continuing to excel in optimizing existing operations.


11:45 a.m. - Audience Q&A, with Yves Pigneur and Jean-Fabrice Lebraty, Full Professor, Director of the Magellan Research Center @iaelyon
Moderator : Romain LESAGE and Valérie REVEST
 



Keynote Conference Organizing Committee

  • Valérie Revest, Full Professor, iaelyon School of Management, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

  • Romain Lesage, Associate Professor, iaelyon School of Management, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

  • Léa Barbaut, PhD Student in Strategy, iaelyon School of Management, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

  • Clara Bouchet, PhD Student in Human Resources, iaelyon School of Management, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

  • Evanguelia Tsiapkolis, PhD Student in Marketing, iaelyon School of Management, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3



COMPULSORY REGISTRATION 

► Ticketing

(Limited seating)
 
Contact :
Catherine PARMENTIER, Head of Communications - Tél : 04 78 78 71 49 : catherine.parmentier@univ-lyon3.fr
Partners :
Thématiques :
Partnerships; Entrepreneurship