News Release
World's Top Innovation Management Scholar, Dr. Robert G. Cooper, Currently Visiting Europe
ANCASTER, ONTARIO, CANADA – May 20, 2010 - Stage-Gate International today
announces Dr. Robert Cooper’s bi-annual trip to Europe during the month of
May 2010. Robert Cooper, the World’s Top Innovation Management Scholar,
will lead events on product innovation success, with a focus on using innovation
as a growth strategy during a recession and helping companies innovate in a flat
market.
Award-winning author, researcher and public speaker, Cooper is hosting the following events:
- Bregenz, Austria on May 17-18, 2010 - “Deciding Your New Product Portfolio:
Making Strategic Choices & Picking Winners”
- Frankfurt, Germany on May 19, 2010 - “Developing an Innovation & Technology
Strategy: How to Innovate When the Market is Flat”
- Copenhagen, Demark on May 26-27, 2010 - “How to Innovate and Grow When
the Market is Flat” in Copenhagen on May 26-27.
- Gothenburg, Sweden on May 24-25, 2010 – “Advanced Techniques for
Accelerating the New Product Process for Maximum Productivity”
Cooper’s events are based on his popular book, Product
Innovation and Technology Strategy, which was released September 2009. The
book provides business executives with a practical roadmap that can help them
to chart a strategic direction and focus for their product innovation efforts. The
book can be purchased at www.stage-gate.com.
About 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. Visit Stage-Gate International at www.stage-gate.com for
more on how to improve your approach to new product development.
Contact
michelle.jones@stage-gate.com
Executive Vice President, Global Growth
Stage-Gate International
+1-905-304-8797
www.stage-gate.com
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