Harvesting Innovation — Front End of Innovation’s Seth Adler

What happens when business strategy and innovation collide?

This week’s VentureFuel Visionary is FEI's Seth Adler, the head of IMI Media at Informa and a driving force behind All Things Insights and All Things Innovation.

Seth has spent his career bringing people together through dynamic content, including events, podcasts, and written works. He also plays a pivotal role in shaping conversations at industry-leading events like Front End of Innovation (FEI), where he facilitates impactful discussions on topics such as AI trends, business transformation, and consumer insights.

Episode Highlights

• FEI’s Evolution – Seth explains how the Front End of Innovation (FEI) conference has transformed over 21 years — from a focus on big, breakthrough ideas to a more structured approach that aligns innovation with business strategy.
• Harvesting Innovation – The 2025 theme, “Harvesting Innovation: Sowing the Seeds of Future Growth,” emphasizes the importance of executing ideas and not just brainstorming them.
• AI at the Enterprise Level – Seth discusses insights from IMI Media’s “No Hype AI Roundtables,” where over 300 corporations share anonymous, real-world use cases of AI adoption.
• Structuring FEI for Human + Machine Collaboration – FEI 2025 is organized around three pillars: Human Intelligence (Day 1), Artificial Intelligence (Day 2), and Collective Intelligence (Day 3).
• Corporate Collaboration – Seth emphasizes the event’s focus on meaningful corporate collaboration. By curating a group of director- and VP-level decision-makers, FEI ensures attendees can share and learn from each other.