PURPOSE: To introduce participants to a comprehensive picture of how the dynamics of “Open Innovation” play out in the “Front End” of Innovation EXPECTED AUDIENCE: Cross-industry company leaders who are either anticipating the need for, or are already grappling with the realities of the multiple dimensions of opening their companies’ approaches to innovation | PURPOSE: Every corporation makes an impact on the environment, but how you can its reduce harm and innovate to create solutions? This symposium will address: Corporate responsibility - What is it? How do new and existing products become more sustainable? Our speakers push the barriers. You will learn to take action. Innovate. Drive best practices through your organization. |
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks & Establishing Participant Questions Regarding Open Innovation Symposium Co-Chairs:
Kevin Schwartz Director & Christina Hepner Brodie, Lead Principal, PRTM | | 9:45 | RAISING YOUR GAME: BUILDING ON TRADITIONAL PRODUCT COMPETENCIES WITH OPEN INNOVATION Dr. Andrew G. Gilicinski
Director, Technology Brokerage and Innovation, THE CLOROX COMPANY | | 10:30 | NETWORKING BREAK | | 11:00 | WORKING WITH VENTURE CAPITAL TO FUEL OPEN INNOVATION Alan Spoon, Managing General Partner, POLARIS | | 11:45 | BUILDING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES TO OPEN UP INNOVATION Kevin McFarthing, Ph.D.
Global Director for Strategic Alliances & External Relations, RECKITT BENCKISER | | 12:30 | LUNCHEON | | 1:30 | STRATEGIC IP MANAGEMENT: A CRITICAL REQUIREMENT FOR OPEN INNOVATION Ronald Myrick
Partner, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER | | 2:15 | IT’S NOT ONLY THE PRODUCT…OPENING UP PACKAGING INNOVATION Dave Behringer
Associate Director, Strategy and External Innovation, Global Packaging, KRAFT FOODS | 3:00 | Reflection and Q&A | | 3:15 | NETWORKING BREAK | | 3:30 | WHEN THE PRODUCT IS A CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: ADDRESSING AN ECO-SYSTEM Julie Wrazel
Strategic Alliance Manager, Inkjet Systems, Imaging and Printing Group, HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY | | 4:15 | APOTHECARIES, EPICUREANS and AUTO MECHANICS: Using Experts To Make The “Open” Front End Less Fuzzy Brad White, COO, (r)evolution partners | | 5:00 | Symposium End. Opening Night Keynote begins at 5:15 |
| | 9:00 | Opening Remarks Chairman: Bud Grebey, Senior Vice President Global Corporate Practice/General Manager, New York, WAGGENER EDSTROM WORLDWIDE | | 9:30 | Keynote: WHAT DOES GREEN BUSINESS MEAN? Jeffrey Hollender
President & Chief Inspired Protagonist, SEVENTH GENERATION | | 10:30 | NETWORKING BREAK | | 11:00 | FINANCING TO HELP YOU INNOVATE IN THE SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIES
MARKETPLACE Sustainability & Innovation are Mutually Compatible Ideas Peter Liu
Founder and Vice Chairman, NEW RESOURCE BANK, the nation’s first green commercial bank | | 11:45 | MAKING SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE IN THE CORPORATION Kevin Moss
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, BT AMERICAS | | 12:30 | LUNCHEON | | 1:30 | INCUBATING INNOVATION: ALIGNING AN INNOVATION PORTFOLIO WITH MACRO BUSINESS TRENDS/NEEDS Dan Futter
Executive Director, Business & Technology Incubator, DOW CORNING | | 2:30 | BREAKTHROUGH CSR: Innovating for 2050 Bud Grebey, Senior Vice President Global Corporate Practice/General Manager, New York, WAGGENER EDSTROM WORLDWIDE | | 3:30 | NETWORKING BREAK | | 4:00 | SUSTAINABILITY AT STAPLES/ VALUES THAT MOVE US Mark Buckley
Vice President, Environmental Affairs, STAPLES INC | | 5:00 | Symposium Ends. Opening Night Keynote begins at 5:15 |
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