Solomon
Darwin

Solomon Darwin brings extensive leadership experience from both the corporate world and academia. A renowned international speaker, he has earned numerous awards for his innovative leadership and dedication to teaching. Darwin inspires students from business and engineering backgrounds through his courses on open innovation, business models, smart cities, scalable smart villages, and emerging economy business models. He is also recognized as the pioneer of the Smart Village Movement.

As an expert in open innovation and open business models, Darwin advises top executives from multinational corporations and government leaders in emerging markets, including Europe, China, Russia, India, and Latin America. He directs and moderates global innovation conferences, chairs Chief Innovation Officer roundtables in Silicon Valley, and regularly consults on open innovation.