CORPORATE INNOVATION CLUSTER
A community for women driving innovation from within.
A space for intrapreneurs, innovation leaders, and venture builders shaping how innovation happens inside established organizations — across growth strategy, innovation teams, and venture building.
OVERVIEW
Where corporate innovators connect, collaborate, and create change.
A focused community.
A global community of women leading innovation inside organizations — across intrapreneurship, growth strategy, innovation teams, and venture building.
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Built around shared work.
The Corporate Innovation Cluster brings together women working at the intersection of strategy and execution inside large organizations. Members share the practical work of building innovation capabilities, launching ventures, and creating room for new ideas in established structures.
Active. Not passive.
Built for contribution — members exchange playbooks, share what’s working inside their organizations, and tackle the hard questions of driving change from within.
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Where contribution happens.
Rather than passive networking, this cluster is built for active contribution. Members share frameworks, raise visibility for the realities of corporate innovation, and collaborate on the questions that matter most — from venture building to innovation team structures, growth strategy, and stakeholder navigation.
Led with purpose.
Guided by Cluster Lead Salmine Sassi, the group meets regularly to deepen trust, expand expertise, and turn shared knowledge into real-world organizational impact.
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Real leadership, real rhythm.
Guided by Cluster Lead Salmine Sassi, the cluster meets monthly to facilitate introductions, encourage engagement, and connect members around challenges, ideas, and opportunities in the corporate innovation space.
FOCUS AREAS
Six areas where our members focus.
Intrapreneurship
Building entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities inside established organizations — from idea to impact.
Growth Strategy
Designing and executing growth roadmaps that connect innovation to measurable business outcomes.
Innovation Teams
Structuring, scaling, and leading high-performing innovation functions within complex organizations.
Venture Building
Launching internal ventures, new business lines, and corporate startups that move beyond pilot purgatory.
Strategic Partnerships
Building cross-sector collaborations, ecosystem partnerships, and strategic alliances that amplify impact.
Innovation Inside Organizations
Embedding innovation as a core capability through culture, governance, and operating model design.
meet the cluster lead
Salmine Sassi
Salmine is a Venture Builder, Innovation Strategist, and educator combining the speed of a startup operator with the rigor of industrial research. An Obama Leader and co-author of With Grace and Grit, she has launched 20+ ventures and supported 360+ founders across three continents — helping executives move past “Innovation Theater” to de-risk technology growth, achieve product-market fit, and execute go-to-market and market-entry strategies.
members
Meet the Corporate Innovation members.
NOOR AL-MAOLAI
Nikki Wampler
Veena Ramaswamy
Aileda Bailey
Flor Leyva
Lorin Hamlin
Kavita Doshi
Sameeksha Gupta
Asmaa Banane
Silvia Bernardini
Laura Villar Arango
Rafaela Moreira Pinto
Meryem Serji
Marissa Costa
Bashayer Al Ali
Wanda Richardson
Tatiana Fiuza
Tala Al Ansari
Kai Ling Ting
Huda Al Ebri
Ana Caroline Pessoni
Ale Carbajal
Salmine Sassi
Anna Canning
Noorazlina Yaacob
Engagement Pathway
From application to active member.
A clear, structured path into the Healthcare Innovation cluster — designed so every member starts engaged from day one.
Apply to Join
Submit your application through the Join page. We review submissions quarterly to ensure each cluster maintains its focused, engaged composition.
Meet the Cluster
Once accepted, you’ll be introduced to your cluster cohort with a personal welcome from Cluster Lead Salmine Sassi and an introductory meeting with the group.
Contribute & Collaborate
Attend monthly meetings, share opportunities, exchange expertise, and contribute to the conversations shaping corporate innovation worldwide.
JOIN THE CLUSTER
Ready to join the Corporate Innovation cluster?
A focused community of women driving innovation from within — across intrapreneurship, venture building, growth strategy, and innovation teams. Apply to join the conversation, contribute your expertise, and collaborate with peers worldwide.
