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News Release
World Renown Innovation Expert, Dr. Robert G. Cooper, Visits Southeast Asia and Australia to lead Product Innovation Training Events
ANCASTER, ONTARIO, CANADA – May 2, 2008 - Stage-Gate International, a Member Company
of the Product Development Institute, today announced the successful completion
of Dr. Robert Cooper’s visit to Southeast Asia and Australia during the month
of April 2008.
Two sold out product innovation events, led by Dr. Cooper, were held in Australia.
The first in Melbourne on April 3-4, 2008 entitled “Winning at Product Development: Best Practices for Maximum Productivity
in New Product Innovation” and the second in Sydney on April 7-8, 2008 entitled “Product
Innovation: Generating Big Ideas, Picking the Winners”.
A third sold out event was held in Singapore on April 10-11, 2008 where Dr. Cooper
presented the topic “Winning at Product Innovation: Creating and Launching
Superior New Products”, highlighting how the Stage-Gate® product innovation
process can help companies achieve growth that is both profitable and sustainable.
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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