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Organiser:
International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)
is a network of researchers, industrialists, consultants and public bodies who share an interest in innovation management. Founded in 1983 by Professor Knut Holt in Norway, ISPIM is the oldest, largest and most active innovation association in Europe. ISPIM produces scientific and educational material and events to help people understand and share thinking and experiences on how individuals, organisations and society can be better organised to create and distribute new products, services and processes to make the world a better place. |
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Host:
Aalto University School of Business
– formerly the Helsinki School of Economics (HSE) - was established in 1911. Today, the School of Business is the leading business school in Finland and one of the top
schools in Europe. The School belongs to the top 1% of schools of business that have been granted the most important international quality accreditations in its field: AACSB,
AMBA and EQUIS. The school is a member of CEMS (the Global Alliance in Management Education) and PIM (Partnership in International Management). The School of Business is an
innovative and lively community of about 4,000 students and over 600 researchers, teachers and service personnel. The main campus is in Helsinki and another campus in
Mikkeli, Finland. The School is part of Aalto University, which was created in 2010 from the merger of three Finnish universities: Helsinki School of Economics,
Helsinki University of Technology, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. |
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Local Partner, Conference Book & Proceedings:
Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT)
was established in 1969 as a national university of technology. LUT is a state-run university in Finland and is financed by the Ministry
of Education. LUT is specialised in technology and economics. About 5000 students study in the various degree programmes offered by the
university, and about 900 new students are admitted each year. There are about 500 postgraduate students, and 900 members of staff.
The most outstanding feature of the university is the way in which it has successfully integrated expertise in technology and economics.
LUT's location on the border between the EU and Russia has also had a major impact on the university's activities and orientation.
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Sponsor:
Product Genesis
is a strategic innovation management consulting firm that spun out of the MIT Innovation Center two decades ago. Our unique competency is
in the application of structured approaches for identifying and qualifying growth, disruption and whitespace opportunities, by matching
evolving technology capabilities against changing market conditions. Our seasoned, technology-savvy cross-functional team is skilled at
working across industry and market domains, and brings broad, lateral thinking that yields silo-busting product and services innovations.
Our clients include some of the most successful innovators in the Global 2000, with shareholder returns far above industry norms.
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Sponsor:
Radical Innovation Group
specializes in helping established companies, committed to technology-based and business model innovation, develop effective and
sustainable innovation capabilities for growth and corporate renewal. The RI Group combines RPI and Babson College academic insights,
with leading-edge industry experiences, and works across diverse industries to accelerate the lifecycle and increase the success rate
of innovation investments. The company was established in 2001 upon release of "Radical Innovation: How Mature Companies Can Outsmart
Upstarts" and continues to evolve the implementation roadmap for innovation with “Grabbing Lightning: Building a Capability for
Breakthrough Innovation”, winner of Strategy + Business Magazine 2008 Innovation Award.
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PhD Dissertation Award, Best Conference Paper & Best Student Paper Prizes:
Wiley
is a global publisher of print and electronic products, specializing in scientific, technical, medical and scholarly journals,
encyclopaedias, books, and online products and services; professional/trade books, subscription products, training materials, and online
applications and websites; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners.
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Best Technology Paper Prize:
Nokia Siemens Networks
is a leading global enabler of communications services. The company provides a complete, well-balanced product portfolio of mobile and fixed network infrastructure solutions and addresses the growing demand for services with 20,000 service professionals worldwide. The combined pro-forma net sales of 17.1 billion Euros in fiscal year 2006 make Nokia Siemens Networks one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure companies. Nokia Siemens Networks has operations in some 150 countries and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. It combines Nokia's Networks Business Group and the carrier related businesses of Siemens Communications.
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Innovation for Business Session Summariser:
The Institute for Research Performance Management (i.PERF)
asks how industrial research performance can be measured and managed. The Institute facilitates exchange between its members, supports scientific research and serves as a platform
for discussion and dissemination of results in the field. The Institute supports the implementation of results and provides space for intense experience in the area of performance measurement and management at the highest level.
The institute consults on the optimization and implementation of innovation processes to enable a better performance of collaboration between research departments and adjacent depart
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Submissions Management:
ConferenceSubmissions
does everything from abstract collection to proceedings production and invoicing. It is designed by people who run scientific events
and understand where automation helps an event secretariat. ConferenceSubmissions is web-based, there is nothing to download and nothing
to install. Its flexibility allows you to work how you like to do things and not vice-versa. Set-up takes 30 minutes per event, which we
do for you during your free hour of online training. Thereafter, authors, presenters and reviewers access your dedicated page to manage
their submissions and bookings while you retain control over deadlines, documents and communications.
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Graphic Design:
Benten8
is a creative design company. We provide graphic and web design, user interface development for complex mobile device and web applications, marketing
and branding to a wide range of clients. Originally trained and experienced in the world of high fashion, we bring an artistic eye to every design and
an understanding of the entire design process, from initial concept to implementation. Our designers and programmers share the philosophy that all aspects
of art and creativity must be considered in order to create meaningful, robust designs with practical impact and usability.
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Media Partner:
Innoget
is an Open Innovation services provider. We have more than 7 years experience supporting our customers to get access, engage and generate value from innovative technology, patents and organizations. www.innoget.com is the tool through which our customers connect with companies, research institutions, and innovation professionals worldwide. Innoget connects innovation seekers with innovation suppliers on-line.
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Media Partner:
Innovation Management
is The Online Knowledge Center for Innovation Management Practitioners. Our mission is to share knowledge to drive innovation. We provide insights,
case studies and practical solutions for fueling your innovation pipeline, business model, services and customer engagement. We provide original content
written by leading innovation experts and practitioners with global perspectives for management dealing with the day-to-day challenge of changing competitive
conditions.
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Media Partner:
OISPG (Open Innovation Strategy and Policy Group) unites industrial groups, academia and private users
to support policies for Open Innovation at the European Commission. The Group aims at communicating the recognition of the Open User-Centric Innovation and getting it to the European policies.
Through its activities OISPG fosters the establishment and the development of a European based Service Industry including Open functional platforms; Reference architecture for service and support
of the Lead Market Initiatives in the service sectors; as well as relation establishment among the international actors and projects related to innovation.
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