Future Digital Finance Connect 2026

March 3 - 5, 2026

Hilton West Palm Beach, FL

Dakota Crow

Dakota Crow

Head of Innovation Programs | US Bank Innovation Studios US Bank
Dakota Crow

Dakota is the Head of Innovation Programs at U.S. Bank and leads a team focused on engaging and empowering the entire employee base or 70,000+ in and around innovation, across all U.S. and European operations. In his current role he acts as trainer, coach, therapist, advocate, connector and cheerleader. Prior to joining U.S. Bank in 2017, Dakota spent over four years as an Entrepreneur-In-Resident at Optum / UnitedHealth Group where he created multiple innovation products and led the design of the first ever employee innovation idea accelerator. Before his recent decade plus in corporate innovation, Dakota spent over twenty years as an entrepreneur and team leader in the sports and entertainment industries. He lives in the Dallas Fort Worth metro with his wife and five-year-old twins. Along with being a dotting dad he enjoys travel, cooking for friends and family, writing amateur science fiction, and dreaming of new ways to change the world.

Day 3: Setting a Roadmap For The Future

10:20 AM INNOVATION WORKSHOP: Innovation Altimeter: Building An Effective Innovation Framework From the Ground UP

Working quarter to quarter may keep the lights on but innovation is what readies you for the future. Work with leading innovator Dakota Crow of US Bank on how to support your employees and help them unlock next level thinking and problem solving.

  • Dedicating time in employees’ schedules to promote creative thinking
  • Creating workshops to reinforce critical thinking and innovation
  • Aligning innovation strategy with short and long term organizational goals

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Dakota.

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