 Dr.
Robert G. Cooper
Father of Stage-GateŽ; author of best-selling "Winning
at New Products, 3rd Edition" and "Lean, Rapid and Profitable
New Product Development"; recently named "The World's Top Innovation Management Scholar" (JPIM, May 2007) |
 Dr.
Robert G. Cooper is the author of best-selling books “Winning
at New Products,” “Portfolio Management for New
Products”, and “Lean, Rapid
and Profitable New Product Development”. Cooper is
Professor of Industrial Marketing and Technology Management
at McMaster University (Ontario, Canada) as well as founder
and president of the Product Development Institute.
Recognized as one of the leading
authorities in the field of innovation, technology and new
product development, Cooper’s methods have been introduced
globally by many companies including P&G, 3M, ABB, AT&T,
Carlsberg, Caterpillar, Ansell Healthcare, Dow Chemical, DuPont,
Exxon Chemicals, Air Products, HP, ITT, Kraft Foods, Hydro-Quebec,
EXFO Engineering, Kennametal, Hertel, Lego, Lenzing, Pfizer,
VISA and many others.
Dr.
Cooper will be leading the keynote presentation on Uncovering
Your Innovation Potential – Top 10 Actions To Drive
Better Innovation Results on Tuesday, February 26 – 8:45
-9:45 am.
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 Dr.
Scott J. Edgett is internationally recognized as one of the world’s
top experts in product innovation and is the pioneer of portfolio
management for product innovation. He is a high profile speaker
and sought-after consultant. Dr. Edgett has had extensive experience
working with large multinational clients in a variety of industries,
principally focusing on issues affecting innovation leadership
and capability.
He
has spent more than 20 years researching and developing
innovation best practices and working with organizations
in product innovation. He is a prolific author
having coauthored six books including the popular ‘Portfolio
Management for New Products, 2nd Edition’ and
the recent release ‘ Generating Breakthrough
New Product Ideas’ and has published
more than 60 academic articles. Dr. Edgett is a
former Professor of the Michael G. DeGroote School
of Business, McMaster University in Ontario and
is a Faculty Scholar at the Institute for the Study
of Business Markets (ISBM) at Penn State University
Dr.
Edgett will be delivering the keynote presentation
on Diciplined
Creativity – Five Best
Ways to Generate Better New Product Ideas on
Wednesday, February 27 – 8:45 – 9:45
am
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