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title: "IGNITE September 2016: Highlights"
description: Have a read of our top 5 takeaways from our most recent IGNITE summit in June, where we focused on the impact and implications of the platform economy!
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# [IGNITE September 2016: Highlights](https://www.chiefdisruptor.com/insights/top-5-highlights-from-ignite-sept-2016-0)

 Written by [Victoria Arrington](https://www.chiefdisruptor.com/insights/author/victoria-arrington) | 07-Oct-2016 10:25:53

With each and every IGNITE, our speakers and delegates get more and more innovative. It's thrilling to see how the inventive thinking from each IGNITE dominoes onto the following IGNITE - leading to amazing transformative journeys for our attendees and their organisations.

> "Really thought-provoking couple of days. Some excellent speakers, thank you!" Data Architect, Marie Curie

> "Very interesting and relevant people - attendees and speakers." Ecosystem Strategy Manager, GSMA

> "I enjoyed the variation in content between the talks - the conference covered a lot and avoided being repetitive." Policy and Project Adviser, HMRC

September 2016 Sparks Into Action...

IGNITE has delivered a feast of thought leadership delivered from the UK's top innovative thinkers. With all of this on offer, it is always difficult to narrow down what my top 3 moments were - but nonetheless, here they are....

##### My IGNITE Top 3 - September 2016 Edition:

#1 - Speaker Quotes

"Digital ecosystem management is a new discipline - like supply chain management or CRM....ecosystems are all about 'leveraged growth' with partners, not protecting your niche." Simon Torrance, Senior Advisor on Digital Innovation, BearingPoint

"Co-development is the most innovative way for corporations to engage with the start-up ecosystem." Antoine Bascheira, Founder Early Metrics

"Organisations need to move from an 'I think' mindset, to an 'I know' mindset." James Maunder, Director of IT, Institute of Directors

#2 - Most Retweeted Slide

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"In the last 15 years, 52% of Fortune 500 companies have disappeared - it's about people now." Roger Gorman, Founder and CEO at ProFinda

#3 - Takeaway from our latest Digital Leaders Insight Series report, launched at IGNITE 

> “The results showed that overall, innovation ecosystems are about driving growth, with 58% selecting developing new products and services. Excitingly, 38% chose the rather radical option of reinventing business models.”

To learn more about IGNITE, and to [register your interest](https://www.nimbusninety.com/registration-page-september) in coming to a future summit, please click [here](https://www.chiefdisruptor.com/ignite-september-2017).

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