Stage-Gate Innovation Summit 2010 Agenda

SUMMIT AGENDA

Tuesday • November 16, 2010 Conference Day One
7:30a-8:30a	Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:30a-8:45a	Welcome and Introduction
8:45a-9:30a	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Creating and Sustaining the InnovatiVE Organization – Leaders Needed Dr. Robert G. Cooper, World-Renowned Authority on Product Innovation and Creator of Stage-Gate^®
9:30a-10:15a	CASE PRESENTATION Masco Corporation Thomas L Nealssohn, Manager Research & Development Reaching for New Heights: Masco’s Innovation Leadership Development Program
10:15a-10:45a	Networking Break
10:45a-11:30a	CASE PRESENTATION Kellogg Company Mary Maley, Global Program Director RQT, Driving Global Innovation: Kellogg’s Secret Ingredient (People!)
11:30a-12:00p	Panel Discussion Key Characteristics of Effective Innovation Leaders Members of the Panel take questions from the Moderator and the Audience.
12:00p-1:00p	Networking Lunch
1:00p-1:45p	CASE PRESENTATION McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company Jan Deihl Director, Portfolio and CIP Maximizing Value and Optimizing Assets: Accelerating Results with Successful Change Management
1:45p-2:30p	CASE PRESENTATION Medtronic Mike Hess, VP, Innovation Excellence Optimizing Resources, Skills and Knowledge to Accelerate New Products to Market
2:30p-3:00p	Networking Break
3:00p-3:30p	Panel Discussion Practical Lessons in Creating a Culture and Climate for Innovation Members of the Panel take questions from the Moderator and the Audience.
3:30p-3:45p	Wrap Up: Key Lessons Learned - Robert G. Cooper
3:45p-4:45p	Idea Exchange Sessions Facilitated Round-table Discussions and Tutorials focused on the topics most important to Innovators.
5:00p-7:00p	Meet You At The Summit^SM Networking Reception (sponsored by The GenSight Group)
Wednesday • November 17, 2010 Conference Day Two
7:30a-8:00a	Networking Breakfast
8:00a-8:45a	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Raising the Bar: New Benchmarks and Practices in Product Innovation Dr. Scott J. Edgett, World-Renowned Authority on Product Innovation & Pioneer of Portfolio Management for New Products
8:45a-9:30a	CASE PRESENTATION ITT Corporation Dick Arra, Chief Technology Officer How ITT Drives Value-Creation with Value Based Product Development
9:30a-10:00a	Networking Break
10:00a-10:45a	CASE PRESENTATION Rust-Oleumn Kurt M. Hardy, SVP Marketing and RDI Maximizing Return on Innovation Investment: Rust-Oleum’s ‘Focused’ Idea Generation Program
10:45a-11:30a	CASE PRESENTATION Mars Chocolate NA Suzanne Stites Cocoa Flavanol Platform Venture Successful Product Launches – Maximizing Return on Investment
11:30a-12:00p	Panel Discussion Removing Waste in the Idea-to-Launch Process Members of the Panel Discussion take questions from the Moderator and the Audience.
12:00p-1:00p	Networking Luncheon
1:00p-1:45p	CASE PRESENTATION Medtronic Joe Fleming Sr. Director, Marketing and Corporate Strategy How Medtronic Selects Projects and Allocates Resources to the Highest Value Opportunities
1:45p-2:15p	Networking Break
2:15p-3:00p	CASE PRESENTATION Hydro Quebéc Charles Gagnon, Director, Technology Business Development Open Innovation with Stage-Gate^®: Improving Innovation Productivity
3:00p-3:15p	Wrap-up and Closing Remarks with Dr. Cooper