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News Release
World’s Top Innovation Management Scholar, Dr. Robert G. Cooper,
Visits Europe and New Zealand
ANCASTER, ONTARIO, CANADA – March 3, 2008 - Stage-Gate International, a Member Company
of the Product Development Institute, today announced that Dr. Robert Cooper will
visit Europe and New Zealand during the months of March and April 2008.
Two of the European events, led by Dr. Cooper, are “Generating Breakthrough New Product Ideas:
Feeding the Innovation Pipeline” in Copenhagen on March 10-11, 2008, and “Pathways to Profitable
Innovation: Getting the Result You Want From Your Business’s New Product Effort” on March
13, 2008 in Sweden.
He will also present the seminar “Winning at Product Development: Best Practices for Maximum Productivity
in New Product Innovation” in Auckland, New Zealand on March 31 and April 1, 2008.
These sold out events will address the challenges faced by product innovation professionals
and provide the knowledge and practical skills needed to drive successful product
innovation.
Contact
Executive Vice President, Global Growth
Stage-Gate International
+1-905-304-8797
www.stage-gate.com
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About Stage-Gate International
Stage-Gate International is the world's leading full-service
provider of solutions which enable organizations to improve their Product Innovation
and Portfolio Management capabilities. A globally recognized and trusted brand, Stage-Gate International accelerates client success with strategic advisory and transformation services,
leading-edge products, best-selling publications, first-rate seminars and Stage-Gate® certification.
Clients include more than 5000 organizations of all sizes across all industries.
For more information on the evolution of Stage-Gate, view this downloadable story
of its history.
Dr. Robert G. Cooper
Dr. Robert G. Cooper is one of the most influential innovation thought leaders in the
business world today. He pioneered the original research that led to his many groundbreaking
discoveries including the Stage-Gate Idea-to-Launch Process. Now implemented by almost
80% of North American companies, it is considered to be one of the most important discoveries
in the field of innovation management. He has spent more than 30 years studying the practices
and pitfalls of 3,000+ new product projects in hundreds of companies and has assembled
the world’s most comprehensive research on the topic. His presentations and practical
consulting advice have been widely applauded by corporate and business event audiences
throughout the world making him one of the most sought-after speakers.
A prolific author, he has published more than 100 academic articles and eleven books,
including the best selling Winning at New Products, 3rd Edition. He is the recipient
of numerous prestigious awards including the Crawford Fellow from the Product Development
and Management Association (PDMA) and the Maurice Holland Award from the Industrial Research
Institute (IRI). Dr. Cooper is a Professor Emeritus of Marketing and Technology Management
at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada
and Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM) at
Penn State University in Pennsylvania, USA.
Dr. Cooper can be reached at
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