Fast Company’s 12th annual Innovation Festival returns to NYC

The Fast Company Innovation Festival, presented by Capital One Business, is set to return to New York City from September 14-17 at Convene Brookfield Place in downtown Manhattan. This year's Festival will feature insightful conversations, immersive experiences, behind-the-scenes field trips, exclusive dinners, and networking opportunities.

This year's theme is "A Brand New Brand Called You," inspired by Tom Peters' 1997 Fast Company cover story. The sessions and workshops will provide a personalized playbook on building your brand at work and managing a workforce of personal brands. Headliners include Martha Stewart, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Tarlov, Bill Ackman, Jimmy Pitaro, George Arison, Libby Wadle, Mark Barrocas, Sean Sherman, Sean Sherman, and others.

Attendees can look forward to exclusive access to innovative companies through Fast Tracks, which are back as hands-on, intimate experiences for adults. Other highlights include tours, wine tastings, live broadcasts, culinary experiences, and a variety of unique activities like a massage from an AI-powered robot, virtual reality experiences, and racing on an F1 simulator.

The festival offers unique culinary experiences through Taste of Innovation dinners at renowned New York City restaurants. These dinners include an intimate conversation with leaders in the food space, a three-course family-style meal, beer and wine, a special appearance by a chef, and a raffle for a cookbook by Hillary Sterling.