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News Release
Dr. Scott Edgett to Keynote at the Product Development Impact 2008 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona
ANCASTER, ONTARIO, CANADA - April 1, 2008 - Stage-Gate International, a Member company
of the Product Development Institute, today announced that Dr. Scott Edgett, CEO
and co-founder of the Product Development Institute and Stage-Gate International, will be
Keynote Speaker at the upcoming Product Development Impact 2008 Conference on April
8, 2008 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Dr. Edgett will address the topic of Linking Portfolio Management to Innovation
Strategy
Dr. Edgett’s keynote topic will focus on how leading
companies are integrating their innovation strategy, portfolio management and new
product development processes to better define areas of strategic focus. The presentation
will assist corporate leaders with the cutting-edge strategies they need to manage
their product portfolios, maximize their investments and prosper in the competitive and volatile environment
of 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. Scott J. Edgett
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 is credited with helping business executives and innovation professionals successfully
implement world-class innovation processes that have generated outstanding results. His speaking engagements
and consulting work have taken him around the globe to work with some of the world’s best innovators
and companies among the Fortune 1000.
Dr. Edgett is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, with Dr. Robert G. Cooper, of both
Product Development Institute and Stage-Gate International 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
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 can be reached at
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