Global R&D and Product Development Innovation Summit 2017 | Platinum Edge Group | 23 November 2017 | Holiday Inn Berlin Airport - Conf Centre, Hans-Grade-Allee 5, 12529 Schönefeld, Germany

The role of Research and Development in the innovation process cannot be overemphasized, thus, making R&D an essential component of innovation and a key factor in developing new competitive advantages.

Investing in the technology and future capabilities is very fundamental to the transformation of new products, processes and services. The summit will be focusing on: Emerging technologies for effective R&D; How internal processes affect R&D; How to broaden the capacity to search for innovative ideas; Design Thinking and Creativity; sustainable core processes; Product development and Open innovation as well as other R&D tools.

Join us together with other C-level Executives from major cross industry companies across the globe as we discuss pertinent issues on R&D and Product Development and Innovation. We look forward to welcoming you to the Summit in Berlin.

Key Topics to be discussed:
• Lose Coupled Networks – the new Paradigm for Leadership in Innovation?
• How to balance “contradictory positions” in Innovation.
• Beyond the myth of true innovation: what does it matter for profitable growth?
• How emerging technology innovation and new mindset are influencing the future of R&D
• Discovering emerging trends and technologies influencing R&D
• Management of the human resources within the R&D, the era of
• Transforming R&D to become transformative
• Digitization of innovation: not yet scratching the surface
• Predict your Disruption
• IoT enabled product enhancement
• Innovation of Hydro-power products and services through digitization.

WHO WILL BE ATTENDING?
Directors, VPs, Managers and Heads of:
• R&D; R&D Controlling; R&D Cooperation; R&D Technology Innovation
• Innovation Management; Innovation Excellence
• Strategic Innovation Management
• Open Innovation
• Research Centre
• Knowledge Management
• Portfolio Management
• Master Black Belt
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Project Controlling
• Project Management
• Performance Measurement
• Quality Management
• Business Planning
• Product Development
• Corporate Development
• Operations
• Business Development
• Marketing / Strategic Marketing
• Investment and Financial Planning

2017 Speakers:

Albrecht Grell
Executive Vice President, Digital Solutions and Innovation DNV GL3

Filippo Larceri
Innovation Master Black Belt, Clariant

Iason Onassis
Senior Director, Managing Consultant at Philips Innovation Services

Marcella Bartoletti
Global Group Research & Development Director – New Platforms – Strategic Science & Technology, British American Tobacco

Patrice Duboe
Vice President, Head of Digital Transformation, Chief Innovation Officer & Global Architects Leader, Capgemini

Peter Nagler
Head of International Innovation, Evonik Industries AG

Sick Mirjam
Vice President, R&D program and innovation, Andritz

Zoltan Koltai
EMEA Technology Director, GE

Richard Chung
Vice President, Innovation Design, Adient