3. You get exposure to people’s life work across a very broad front of experience.

4. Your wildest creative nature gets a shove in the right direction.

5. Your standards get challenged and raised.

6. You meet life-changing people--passionate innovators who can become friends and more.

7. You can learn from your innovation role models, live and in person.

The institute will continue to search out and alert you to upcoming innovation events on the NEWS page of our website and endeavor to negotiate discounts for our financial services members.

Here are a number of 2015 innovation events coming up with institute discounts where applicable. The discounts and more details are still being developed, so check back periodically to this post, which will be updated as information is finalized. Click each one for more details:

Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards and Anti-Summit (April 22-24, New York City). This is invitation-only. The institute has a limited number of invites. Contact Bill Hortz for availability.

Market Research for Brand Innovation (April 27-29, Chicago). The discount code: MK_IDD

Chief Innovation Officer & Open Innovation Summits (April 30-May 1, London). The 20% discount code: IID20