“It was the very best business conference I have ever attended in my 35+ years in the business world. The speakers were truly business innovation experts as were many of the attendees. The atmosphere was genuinely optimistic. People were willing to share their successes and failures so that everyone could benefit.” – Terrence Luczak, Six SigmaBlack Belt, formerly with SiemensBuilding Technologies
Innovation is usually considered a flash of genius, a rare occurrence of brilliance, expensive and unpredictable – certainly not a manageable process. A growing number of thought leaders, however, now believe that companies can manage the innovation process as they manage other business functions such as marketing, finance and operations. Each year, IIT Professor Praveen Gupta brings together leaders in innovation from academia, business and government for the Business Innovation Conference.
This year, the Business Innovation Conference will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 6-7, 2009, at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Danada Campus in Wheaton, Illinois. The Chicago Booth Entrepreneurial Roundtable is a sponsor of this year’s conference. Consequently, Roundtable members and Chicago Booth alumni can attend the Conference and/or the Workshops at a 25% savings. The charge for the Conference is $445.00 compared to $595.00 for the general public. The charge for the Workshops on Monday, October 5. 2009 is $75.00 compared to the normal price of $100.00. (To register for the Workshops of October 5th, go to Event Calendar, click on October 5, 2009 and register for the Workshops.)
The Business Innovation Conference will showcase innovators, entrepreneurs, business executives and engineers who will be sharing their methods and lessons learned. During the two days of the Conference, you will have the opportunity to hear 5 keynote speeches from experts in various aspects of innovation and to attend 6 presentations that you choose from a menu of talks on 18 different topics. On October 5th, you have a choice of six different workshops as well.
Go to www.businessinnovationconference.com for the full agenda and biographies of the speakers and presenters. If you are involved or interested in the field of innovation, you will not want to miss this conference. Attendees at the conference last year made the following comments:
“It was a smashing success! Not only was it extremely informative and useful, the caliber of the speakers was top notch and the networking opportunities were extremely beneficial.” – Milt Hayes, Director, CIT Planning, Abbott Labs
“I am so glad that I heard of this conference and had a chance to attend. I felt like my synapses have been touched by a live wire. I went home buzzing every day with ideas I generated while I was at the conference.” –Brenda Hernandez, Allstate
“Your conference was outstanding in all aspects.”–Bob Aaron, Dean of Program Management, DeVry Institute
“Congratulations on having such a successful seminar!! I wish I could attend all three days - I really enjoyed the sessions.”–Meeta Vakil, Financial Advisor, Wachovia Securities
“We learned so many new concepts and ideas. We really enjoyed our lunch with other Innovative thinkers.”– Cissy Pettenon, PSA