Agenda
Day One – Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
7:30 8:40am
Networking Breakfast & Registration
8:45 8:50am
Michael Phillips, Managing Director, Kick Off Comments
8:50 9:45am
Keynote Address: “The Wide Lens: What Successful Innovators See that Others Miss”
. . . Learn how this new perspective will change the way you prioritize opportunities,
commit resources and manage innovation at your organization.
- Dr. Ron Adner, Tuck School of Business – Dartmouth College
9:45 10:00am
Open Mic: Q & A with Dr. Adner
10:00 10:30am
Networking Break
10:30 12:00pm
Interactive Session: “Using Game Theory within Stage-Gate to Launch Products that
Can Win” . . . Explore practical techniques for identifying overall competitor and
collaborator personas, and associated threats, promises, and tradeoffs.
- Bill Forquer, Principal, Priiva
12:00 1:00pm
Networking Lunch
1:00 2:00pm
Case Presentation: “Building Voice-of-Customer into the Innovation DNA of an
Organization to Create a Customer Focused Ecosystem” . . . Operationalise a VOC
strategy to drive the development of new ideas and assess ideas over a broad
innovation ecosystem.
- Michael Francis, Strategy Director, Halliburton Company
2:00 2:30pm
Networking Break
2:30 5:00pm
5:00 6:30pm
Interactive Session: “From VOC to VOE: Look Beyond the Obvious for Learning and
Inspiration” . . . VOE should now be considered for all product type developments
from Incremental to New-to-World. Find out why in this highly interactive session.
- Kip Creel, President, Standpoint, Inc
Evening Networking Reception
Day Two – Thursday, June 16th, 2016
7:008:00am
Networking Breakfast
8:10 8:15am
Michael Phillips, Managing Director, Day 2 Comments
8:15 9:00am
9:00 10:00am
Case Study: “Voice of Collaboration: The Red Hat Way”. . . For Red Hat eureka
moments don’t drive progress. Collaboration drives progress. Learn how Red Hat
levered “Voice of Collaboration” to disrupt its industry and how this has provided the
firm with a unique and powerful competitive advantage.
-Luc Villeneuve, Country Manager, General Manager
Case Presentation: “Building Voice of the Stakeholder (VOS) into your New Product
Development Process – Part 1” . . . Broadening the breadth of engagement, blind spots
in opportunities are often uncovered, and breakthrough products can result from a shift
to voice-of-the-stakeholder (VOS).
- Andrea Hoffmeier, CMO, EVP Quality & Strategic Development, PS Brands
- Dr. Holly Duckworth, VP Continuous Improvement, Kaiser Aluminum
10:00 10:30am
Networking Break
11:00 12:00pm
Interactive Session: “Building Voice of the Stakeholder (VOS) into your New Product
Development Process – Part 2” . . . This highly interactive session promises to give
delegates a new perspective on why VOS has proven so effective in facilitating the
advancement and ultimate launch of products that are superior, differentiated and
consistent with a socially responsible approach to growth.
- Andrea Hoffmeier, CMO, EVP Quality & Strategic Development, PS Brands
- Dr. Holly Duckworth, VP Continuous Improvement, Kaiser Aluminum
12:00 1:00pm
Networking Lunch
1:00 2:30pm
2:30 3:00pm
3:00 3:15pm
Interactive Session: “Marrying Design Thinking & Stage-Gate to Power Up Product
Development” . . . Whether an incremental improvement, line extension or full blown
innovation commit to launching truly great new products. Learn how to marry Design
Thinking & Stage-Gate into a 5 Stage, 3 Stage, and / or Stage-Gate Lite process in this
highly informative and interactive session.
- Dr. Jennifer Perkins, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Restek Corporation
Interactive Session: “Evaluating The Preference Matrix to Formulate a Product
Development Strategy” . . . Analyze and discuss the comprehensive model delegates
developed over the course of Day 1 of the Summit.
- Bill Forquer, Principal, Priiva
Final Comments / End of VOE Summit
For more information contact Sue Phillips –sue.phillips@stage-gate.com or +1-905-304-8797
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