EPIC | Agenda At A Glance
DAY ONE | Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The Framework: Striking a Balance between the Push vs. Pull of Open Innovation
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks Molly O'Donovan Dix, Sr. Commercialization Manager, RTI International |
| 9:15 | STRATEGY KEYNOTE Developing a Context, Framework and Strategy – A Strategy to Both Sides of Open Innovation Terence McElwee, Director of Technology Transfer & Innovation, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) |
| 10:00 | The Backend of the Front End: Commercializing Concepts That Sit Outside the Technology Pipeline Doron Grinstein, CEO & Co-founder, BiTKOO, LLC |
| 10:30 | Networking Break |
| 11:00 | Venture Selection: Hitting the Bull's-eye Requires a T-E-A-M-S Approach John B. Riggs, Vice President, Bell Labs, Head, Alcatel-Lucent Ventures |
| 11:30 | Dual Case Study 21st Century Portfolio Management (You've Got to Monetize Everything) Ted Arnstein, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, NXP Semiconductors |
| 12:15 | Luncheon |
| 1:15 | New and Innovative Business Models That Foster External Collaborations while Balancing Risk and Reward Richard D. Connell, Ph.D, Vice President, WW Head of External Research Solutions COE, Pfizer Global Research & Development, USA |
| 1:45 | Interactive Discussion on IP, Copyrights, and Patents Interactive Discussion on IP, Copyrights, and Patents Mark Chandler, Managing Director, INVOTEXGregory Shatan, Deputy Chair, REEDSMITH Paul Seaman, IPVALUE Jeffrey Lewis, Partner, PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER LLP |
| 2:30 | Networking Break |
| 3:00 | Harnessing the Entrepreneurial spirit within an organization – generic rules of thumb presented by two diverse organizations Michele Egger, Innovation Capability Operations, Innovation Services & Jack Anderson, Innovation Program Manager, Innovation Services, Chevron Information Technology Corporation |
| 3:45 | KICK-OFF KEYNOTE How to Lead Your Team to Greatness Barbara Corcoran, Real Estate Mogul, The Corcoran Group, Star of ABC's Hit Show, Shark Tank |
DAY TWO | Thursday, October 28, 2010
SECTION A: Creative Business Models: Methods to Facilitate Development when Budgets are Tight
Section Chairs: Brian H. Johnston, Ph.D., Director, Kodak External Alliances, Eastman Kodak CompanyKen Dickerson, Entrepreneur & Engineering Project Manager, Boeing
| 8:30 | Registration | |
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks Molly O'Donovan Dix, Sr. Commercialization Manager, RTI International | |
| 9:15 |  | STRATEGY KEYNOTE How Entrepreneurs And Intrapreneurs Can unlock Transformational Growth Opportunities Through Business Model Innovation. Mark w. Johnson Author, Seizing the White Space: Business Model Innovation for Growth and Renewal |
| 10:00 | Diverse Points of View: Business Models
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| 11:00 | Networking Break | |
| 11:30 | Bringing Concepts to Life Entrepreneurial Partnerships at NASA: Looking for the win-win-win Douglas A. Comstock, Director, Innovative Partnerships Program, NASA headquarters | |
SECTION B: Funding: the Commercialization of New Technologies – A Novel Source of Deal-flow
Section Chairs: Brian H. Johnston, Ph.D., Director, Kodak External Alliances, Eastman Kodak CompanyKen Dickerson, Entrepreneur & Engineering Project Manager, Boeing
| 12:00 | Luncheon | |
| 1:00 |  | STRATEGY KEYNOTE Tales From An Innovator: From Ideas to Implementation Alexander Blass President, Alexander Blass International. |
| 1:45 | Diverse Points of View: Funding VC Perspective - Joseph W. Bartlett, VC expert and of Counsel, Sullivan & Worcester's Corporate Department Government Perspective - Joseph Hennessey, Senior Advisor, U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION | |
| 2:45 | Networking Break | |
| 3:00 | The First Annual EPIC Mash-Up Use this time to gather with peers in your industry. This will be an interactive discussion during which you can discuss issues privy to your industry and potentially create new partnerships in real time with fellow attendees. | |
| 4:15 | EPIC Conversations Continue Over Cocktails at Kastel Bar in the Lobby of Trump Soho located across the street at 246 Spring Street | |
DAY THREE | Friday, October 29, 2010
| 8:45 | Opening Remarks Molly O'Donovan Dix, Sr. Commercialization Manager, RTI International | |
| 9:00 |  | KEYNOTE Bringing Innovation to Life Kris Halvorsen Chief Innovation Officer, Intuit |
| 9:30 | Diverse Points of View: Making it Happen Ensuring that the Results of Partnerships Truly Match and Meet Corporate Objectives - Overcoming IP Challenges and Making the Deal Happen -
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| 10:30 | Networking Break | |
| 11:00 | Innovation As A Service Luis Solis, EVP Growth and Innovation, IMAGINATIK Chris Townsend, Senior Director, Strategic Marketing, IMAGINATIK | |
| 11:30 | Bringing Concepts to Life Nike Green Xchange Project Dan Cherian, General Manager Sustainable Business & Innovation, NIKE INC. | |
| 12:15 | Luncheon | |
| 1:00 | EPIC Mash-Up: The Wisdom of the EPIC Crowd This final session will be moderated by expert facilitator Ale Gomez of Prophet. Keep a log of questions or ideas that come to mind throughout your EPIC journey. Use this time to tap into the expertise of the EPIC crowd to find the input and guidance you are searching for. A lively and interactive conclusion to your EPIC experience. | |
| 2:30 | EPIC 2010 Concludes | |
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