Fast Company's Innovation Festival Returns to NYC

About this episode

Kc Ifeanyi and Brendan Vaughan discuss the upcoming Fast Company's Innovation Festival 2025 in New York City.

In this bonus episode, executive director of editorial programming, Kc Ifeanyi, chats with editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan about Fast Company's Innovation Festival 2025. They discuss the latest panels, and Fast Tracks, or what Brendan likes to call "field trips for grown-ups." This is where attendees visit the companies that FC reports on. Later, Brendan asks Kc about a moment at the innovation festival that "keeps him up at night." Fast Company's 11th annual Innovation Festival hits New York City this September 15-18. There's an incredible lineup of speakers, activations, workshops, dinners, and much more. It's going to be a packed week full of insights, networking, and, of course, innovation. Head to events.fastcompany.com to get the most up-to-date lineup of speakers and sessions. And use code "create20" for 20% off a Select Innovation Festival pass.

People in this episode

Host: Kc Ifeanyi

Guest: Brendan Vaughan

Topics covered

• innovation
• festival
• networking
• panels
• workshops

Keywords

• Fast Company
• Innovation Festival
• Kc Ifeanyi
• Brendan Vaughan
• networking
• panels
• workshops

Sponsors

Fast Company

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fast Company

Places: New York City

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