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The Thames Valley Innovation Conference Programme 2008
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| 8.15 a.m. |
Registration opens |
| 8.30 |
Business Exhibition & Innovation Showcase opens |
9.25
9.30 |
Welcome to the 2008 Conference
Keynote Session: How Innovation drives business success |
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Innovation is crucial for business success and a bedrock for sustaining competitive advantages. Gain insights into how different market leading companies are innovating their businesses, to create winning cultures, enthusing their people, delivering open innovation, market-winning products, services and profitable sales.
Speakers:
Sir John Chisholm, chairman, QinetiQ
Ian Smith, MD, UK & Ireland, Oracle Corporation,
Phil Smith, MD, UK & Ireland, Cisco Systems
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| 10-50 |
Break & Exhibition |
| 11.20 |
Session 2: How to unleash your creative potential |
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Creativity is a key part of innovation and this session will help you capture and realise the innovative ideas and creative potential of your people, products and brands and give you some practical tools for you to be a creative and successful innovator
Speakers: Harry Hobson, Andy Reid ?WhatIf! |
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| 12.35 |
Lunch & Exhibition |
| 1.30 |
Session 3: A Panel discussion on how to be innovative
Key issues facing major companies striving to innovate |
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Led by Tobias Rooney, principal, Innovaro
Dr Mike Short, VP of R&D, 02
Dr Mike Bushell, head of site, Syngenta
Jeff Whiter, R&D, Thames Water |
| 2.35 |
Break & Exhibition |
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| 2.50 |
Session 4: The smaller firm experience
Key issues facing smaller innovative companiess. |
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Alex Pratt, MD, Serious Readers
Malcolm Duckett, director, Speedtrap
Peter Byrne, MD, ESP |
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| 3.45 |
Break & Exhibition |
| 4.00 |
Closing Key Note Session 5: How to sharpen and maintain your competitive and innovative edge |
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Chaired by Peter John, vice chancellor, Thames Valley University
Speaker: Andrew Watson, senior director, Microsoft |
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4.30
5.15 |
Drinks reception in the Business Exhibition area
Conference Closes |
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