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CEN FALL CONFERENCE: 2005
Please see below for information on our 2005 Fall Conference on Innovation. |
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AGENDA |
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2005 |
| 7:15-8:00 a.m. |
Informal Networking Breakfast |
| 8:00-8:15 a.m. |
Opening Remarks/Conference Overview
Bob Grabill, President & CEO - CEN |
| 8:15-10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Address: Identifying Profitable Links Between Core Competencies & Customer Needs
Professor Christie L. Nordhielm, Ph.D., Ross School of Business, The University of Michigan
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Christie will set the stage for our program with why marketing innovation is so critical for your company and how it directly drives growth and profits - the big picture. She will help you attack your marketing problems and turn them into solutions. |
| 10:15-11:30 a.m. |
Embedding the Innovation Mindset - How to Become One of the Innovation Vanguards
Robert B. Tucker, Author of "Driving Growth Through Innovation"
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Robert will bring best practices from the Innovation "elite" and fast-track your ability to conceive and introduce now products. |
| 11:30-12:45 p.m. |
Innovation Roundtable Discussion Session & Innovation Ideation Process
Participants have the opportunity to take key concepts from the morning sessions into actionable take-homes. |
| 1:00-2:30 p.m. |
Networking Lunch |
| 2:30-3:15 p.m. |
CEN Innovation Awards
Bob Grabill, President & CEO - CEN
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Bob will be awarding the first annual CEN Innovation Awards for members who have been recognized as innovators that have significantly impacted their marketplace. |
| 3:45-5:30 p.m. |
Seven Revolutions - Implications for the Senior Leader
Erik R. Peterson, Senior Vice President of the Center for Strategic and International Studies & Director of the CSIS Global Strategy Institute
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Erik's goal is to prepare leaders to go beyond the triage reactions of today to face the challenges of a different world tomorrow - these seven revolutionary forces will transform your business course and direction. |
| 6:00-7:00 p.m. |
Reception |
| 7:00-8:00 p.m. |
Dinner |
| 8:00 p.m. - |
Networking (on your own) |
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2005 |
| 7:00-7:45 a.m. |
Networking Breakfast |
| 8:00-9:00 a.m. |
CEN Innovation Presentations |
| 9:30-11:00 a.m. |
Why Branding Is Not Just for the Big Guys and What This Means To You
Steve McCallion, Creative Director, ZIBA Design
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How does all of this talk on branding apply to me (the small and mid-size company)?. Steve will share his five steps to creating products, services, and businesses that work. How to produce consistent innovation and creativity in your company. |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Adjourn |
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