Media Advisory - Accelerating Corporate Innovation and Commercialization at Business Innovation Summit 2014

TORONTO, May 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's economy, society and global competitiveness depends in large part on how Canadian firms innovate. Leaders from some of Canada's most innovative companies will describe how they do it at the two-day Business Innovation Summit 2014: Accelerating Corporate Innovation and Commercialization, hosted by The Conference Board of Canada.

Nitin Kawale, President, Cisco Systems Canada Co, will outline Cisco's 5-point plan for accelerating innovation in Canada, including its 10-year, $4-billion investment in Ontario. He will also discuss the importance of collaboration and the largely untapped resource of employees, customers and partners for innovation.

Pat Horgan, Vice-President, Manufacturing, Development and Operations, IBM Canada Ltd. will deliver a luncheon presentation, The Big Data Phenomenon: Using Analysis and Partnerships to Innovate.

Research from The Conference Board of Canada's Centre for Business Innovation will provide new insights into firm-level innovation on topics that include: start-up financing;  innovation-related decision making in organizations; and culture—is it the secret sauce?

When:	Wednesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 29, 2014
Where:	Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 222 Bremner Blvd, South Building,    Level 700
Note:	Speakers include:
	Nitin Kawale, President, Cisco Systems Canada Co, Wednesday at 9:15 a.m.
	Pat Horgan, Vice-President, Manufacturing, Development and Operations, IBM Canada Ltd., Wednesday at 12 p.m.
	Bruce Good, Executive Director, Centre for Business Innovation, The Conference Board of Canada, and Bruce Lazenby, President and Chief Executive Officer  Invest Ottawa, Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
	Dr. Scott J. Edgett, Chief Executive Officer, Stage-Gate International, Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

View video about Business Innovation Summit 2014.

For the full schedule and times visit: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/innovation/default.aspx

Follow Business Innovation Summit 2014 on Twitter with the hashtag:#CBoCInnovate

 

 

SOURCE: Conference Board of Canada

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