Kyle Nel

Kyle is the President of Singularity Labs at Singularity University, former CEO and co-founder of Uncommon Partners, as well as former Executive Director for Lowe’s Innovation Labs (LIL), the disruptive innovation hub for the Fortune 40 home improvement company.

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Kyle speaks on the following topics:

Leading transformation

Technological development

Disruptive Innovation

Corporate innovation

Building innovation labs

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Highlights from Kyle's CV

Currently President of Singularity Labs at Singularity University

Former CEO and co-founder of Uncommon Partners (acquired by Singularity University in 2019)

Co-author of Leading Transformation, a best-selling Harvard Business Review Press title

Founded and previously served as Executive Director for Lowe’s Innovation Labs (LIL), the disruptive innovation hub for the Fortune 40 home improvement company

Spearheaded development of a proprietary 3D content creation and asset management platform; augmented and virtual reality stores; virtual reality DIY skills clinics; the first autonomous retail service robots; soft robotic exosuits to deliver lift assistance for store employees; and 3D scanning and printing services at retail - and in space, where the first commercially-manufactured object off of the planet was a Lowe’s wrench that was modified for astronauts.

On the boards of emerging tech companies

Former member of the XPRIZE Foundation Innovation Board

Recognized on the 2015 Advertising Age “40 under 40” list, and received the 2016 “People Shaping Retail’s Future” award from the National Retail Federation

Holds an MBA from the AC Nielsen Center for Marketing Research at the University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University-Idaho.

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