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CEN FALL CONFERENCE: 2004
Please see below for information on our 2004 Fall Conference on Innovation. |
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AGENDA |
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2004 |
| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. |
Informal Networking Breakfast |
| 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. |
Opening Remarks/Conference Overview
Bob Grabill, President & CEO - CEN |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. |
Keynote: Market Driven Innovation
Diane Gulyas Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, DuPont
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DuPont's next era of innovation will be marked by a shorter
distance between the lab and the market. Collaboration, discipline and a dynamic new business model are all part of the formula. |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
Invent Business Opportunities No One Else Can Imagine
Art Turock, Author of "Invest Business Opportunities No One Else Can Imagine"
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Art challenges you to rethink traditional strategic planning and to give customers products and services they value but would never think to ask for. |
| 11:15 - 12:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions:
- How To Shortcut the Learning Curve on New Product Development
William Hill - Vice President, Engineering & Technology, The Stanley Works
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What are the key factors that drive a successful new product development process?
- How to Create Successful Innovation Without Breaking the Bank
Walt Hauck - Vice President, Informatics, Pfizer Global R&D
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When budgets are tight, how do you create that breakthrough innovation?
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| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. |
Networking Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. |
Free Time |
| 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. |
Innovation Roundtable Discussion Session
Review the best ideas you've heard with your colleagues; gather best practices from your peers. |
| 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. |
Nine Paradoxes That Will Shape the Future of Your Business
James A. Taylor, Co-author of "The Visionary Handbook"
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Jim brings us a compelling vision of the future of Business and the importance of staying in touch with consumers needs today. |
| 5:15 - 6:00 p.m. |
Free Time |
| 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
Reception |
| 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
Networking Dinner |
| 8:00 p.m. - |
Innovation Networking (on your own) |
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2004 |
| 7:30 - 8:15 a.m. |
Networking Breakfast |
| 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. |
CEN Innovation Plan
Bob Grabill, President & CEO - CEN |
| 8:45 - 10:45 a.m. |
Fostering a Culture of Innovation
Tom Kelley, GM IDEO & Author of "The Art of Innovation"
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What are IDEO's "secrets" for making Innovation a way of life? |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Adjourn |
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