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The Future of Innovation - the XX ISPIM Conference 2009
The 2009 ISPIM Conference - The Future of Innovation - will be held in Vienna, Austria on 21-24 June 2009.
Organised by ISPIM, hosted by The Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, and supported by DANUBE - European Programmes for Training, Research and Technology and Ratio Strategy & Innovation Consulting, this conference will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management. The conference format will include facilitated themed sessions for academic and practitioner presentations together with interactive workshops and discussion panels. Additionally, the conference will provide excellent networking opportunities together with a taste of local Viennese culture.
The conference will include contributions from academics, consultants and managers covering the following topics:
- Commercialising and financing innovation
- Methods and tools for innovation
- Measuring and managing innovation
- Organisational creativity & idea generation
- Networks and clusters of innovation
- Collaboration for innovation
- Culture & diversity management in innovation
- Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship
- High growth venturing
- Innovating business models
- Innovation training & education
- Innovation policy and global competitiveness
- Managing virtual innovation
- Value creating networks and communities
Confirmed Speakers:
- Prof Frank T Piller, Professor of Management, RWTH Aachen University, Technology and Innovation Management Group & Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Smart Customization Group
- Stefan Kohn, Head of Innovation Management, Fujifilm Europe GmbH& Board Member, PDMA eV
- Roman Retzbach, Science & Research Director, The Future-Institute International
Confirmed Workshop Leaders:
- Prof Wim Vanhaverbeke, Professor of Strategy at Hasselt University, Belgium, Research Fellow at the Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies, The Netherlands and Director/Founder of OpenInnovation.eu
- Dr Bettina von Stamm, Director & Catalyst, Innovation Leadership Forum
Conference Programme:
Sunday 21st June:
Welcome Reception and Buffet Dinner
Monday 22nd June:
Conference Welcome, Keynote Addresses , Facilitated Themed Parallel Sessions, Lunch, Conference Dinner
Tuesday 23rd June:
Facilitated Themed Parallel Sessions, Keynote Address, Discussion Panels, Lunch, Networking Evening & Dinner, Conference Awards
Wednesday 24th June:
Discussion Panels, Keynote Address, Lunch, Workshops, Post-Conference Dinner (optional – additional fee)
Thursday 25th June:
Post-Conference Boat Trip to Bratislava, the Capital of Slovakia (optional – additional fee)
For further information and to book your place, please visit
http://www.ispim.org/conference/
Vienna, Austria, 21-24 June 2009