Wed+Thus breakout
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| 11:30 | Where in the Future Are You? Foresight, Trends, and
Transactions – and How To Navigate Them
Thomas W. Brailsford, Consumer Understanding & Insight Manager, Hallmark Cards, Inc. |
COLOR TRENDS : Color Trend Drivers for Consumer Goods George Iannuzzi, Vice President Communications for the Color Marketing Group, Market Development Manager, Performance Materials, EMD Chemica ls, Merck |
| 12:10 | Foresight: The Art & Science of Thinking about the Future Jim Meier, Director, Foresight, Innovation Strategy & Growth Ventures, PepsiCo Americas Foods |
GREEN TRENDS : How to Take Advantage of the
Sustainability Trend and Innovate into the Future Faith Taylor, VP Sustainability and Innovation, Wyndham Worldwide |
| 12:50-2:00 | Luncheon for Conference Participants |
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| 2:00 | How Listening to Our Customers Helped IHG and Chase
Develop a Best-in-Class Credit Card Laura Cross, Partnership Programs Manager, InterContinental Hotels Group |
ECONOMIC TRENDS : The "New Normal" – The Changing
Economy and its Differential Impact on the US Consumer Robert Batic, Director, Portfolio Strategy and Analytics – Snacks, Kraft Foods |
| 2:40 | Creating Urban Mobility Solutions, from MegaTrend to
Concept Rick Holman, Manager, Global Trends Network, & Suzette Malek, Global Research Manager, Advanced Concepts & Societal Trends, General Motors |
APP TRENDS : Using QR Codes to Convert Shoppers Kit Hughes, Art Director, Philips Consumer Lifestyle |
| 3:20 | Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break | |
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| 1:00 | The Cure for the Common Trend: How to Design &
Communicate Trends that Spark Change Dipanjan Chatterjee, Senior Trend Specialist, Target Corporation |
Passion Meeting Purpose: Love Driven Innovation Mauro Porcini, Head of Global Strategic Design, 3M Co. |
| 1:40 | Environment Matters: Is Yours a Friend or Foe to Trends
and Innovation? Janet Lyons, Founding Partner, & Sue Haxager, Managing Partner, New Think, Inc, Brand Innova tion Group |
Trends to Commercialization: A Case Study "SmartFit" Rob Huber, Vice President, Innovation, Faurecia |
| 2:20 | The Future of Business: Successful Cross Company Innovation Rich Duncombe, Senior Strategist, HP |
From Retail and Consumer Shifts to Actioning Future
Success Traci F. Milholen, Senior Director, Strategy & Market Research, Westfield Shopping centers |
| 3:00 | Close of FT 2011 | |