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CONVERGENCEThe Journey to Visionary Innovation
GIL 2015: Silicon ValleyThe Global Community of Growth, Innovation and Leadership
AGILEAssociation of Growth, Innovation and Leadership Executives
CEO
September 16 – 18, 2015
Hyatt Regency Santa ClaraCalifornia, USA
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GIL: THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF GROWTH, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP
Six thousand strong and growing, we are a global community of executives, government leaders, and investors who are passionateabout Growth, Innovation and Leadership. Our community is focused on sparking passion and ideas to address global socialchallenges, and create growth, innovation and leadership opportunities for our companies and our careers.
GIL 2015: Silicon Valley is your opportunity to gain new insight and perspective on business and technology issues that mattermost, now and in the future. It is where you will collaborate real – time with other innovative and visionary thinkers, and pushbeyond your personal and organizational boundaries to create the future. Join us, and be a part of what makes GIL a powerhouseof ideas and meaningful connections: Its participants!
WHO YOU WILL MEET
CEOs and other Growth Team Members,including:
MORE CONTENT THAN ONEPERSON CAN HANDLE
82% of surveyed participants recommendsending 2 or more team members based onthe amount of networking opportunitiesand range of content being delivered.
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PARTICIPANT SNAPSHOTAARPABB Inc.Abbott LaboratoriesAdobe Systems IncorporatedAgency for Science, Technologyand Research (A*STAR)Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Alcatel-LucentAllscripts Healthcare SolutionsAmadeusAMDAmerican Axle & ManufacturingAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican ExpressAmerican WaterAmwayAnritsuAppleAppletonApplied BiosystemsApplied MaterialsAshland Performance MaterialsAT&TAvaya
BAE SystemsBaker HughesBASF CorporationBattelle Memorial InstituteBaxter Healthcare CorporationBayer Consumer CareBeckman CoulterBecton DickinsonBest BuyBio-Rad LaboratoriesBlack & VeatchBMW iVenturesBoeingBossa Nova RoboticsBoston ScientificBP SolarBunge Ltd.
CA TechnologiesCACI California Energy Commission Cardinal HealthCareFusionCarestream HealthCargill, IncorporatedCaterpillar, Inc.CelesticaCenturyLinkCH2M HILLChevron CorporationChristie Medical DivisionChrysler GroupChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.Ciba Specialty ChemicalsCintas CorporationCiscoCitrixCity National BankCity of Palo AltoCity of PortlandCity of San FranciscoCleveland Clinic InnovationsCloroxCoca-Cola CompanyCoinstarColgate-Palmolive CompanyCommonwealth EdisonConMedCookson ElectronicsCorning, Inc.Cox CommunicationsCummins, Inc.
Daimler ChryslerDel Monte DellDelphi Automotive Systems
DIRECTVDow ChemicalDr Pepper Snapple Group Dresser-RandDuke Energy Dunkin' Brands Inc.DuPont
EarthlinkEaton CorporationeBay, Inc.Edwards LifesciencesElectrovaya Corp.Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.Eli LillyEmbarq Emerson Network PowerEndo PharmaceuticalsEndress & HauserEnterprise IrelandEquifaxEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Evergreen International Airlines,Inc.EviteExelis (ITT Company)Experian Consumer ServicesExxonMobil Chemical Company
Fairchild SemiconductorFedEx Florida BlueFlowserve CorporationFluor CorporationFord Motor CompanyForest Laboratories, Inc.
GEGenentechGeneral DynamicsGeneral MotorsGenzyme CorporationGeorgia-PacificGlaxoSmithKlineGoodyear Tire CompanyGoogle Inc.
HallmarkHarris IT ServicesHenkelHertzHewlett-PackardHIll-RomHitachiHondaHoneywellHuaweiHughes Network Systems, Inc. HumanaHuntsmanHyundai America
IAI North AmericaIBM Corporation Ingersoll RandIngram MicroIntel CorporationIntuit Invest LithuaniaInvitrogenIsrael Trade and Economic OfficeITT
JabilJive SoftwareJohnson & JohnsonJohnson ControlsJuniper Networks
Kaiser Permanente Kelley Blue BookKia MotorsKimberly-ClarkKohler Co.Kraft Foods
Kratos DefenseKyocera
L-evel 3 CommunicationsLegrandLiberty MutualLockheed Martin Corporation
ManTech InternationalCorporationMarine Corps WarfightingLaboratoryMcAfee SecurityMcKesson CorporationMeadWestvacoMEDRAD, Inc.MedtronicMerckMethod Products, Inc.MicrosoftMillikenMITREMitsubishi ElectricMitsuiMoogMotorola SolutionsMozilla Foundation
Napa Auto PartsNASANational InstrumentsNational SemiconductorNavistar Inc.Neato RoboticsNissanNortheast UtilitiesNorthrop GrummanNovartis Pharma AG
Olin CorporationOlympus Corporation of theAmericasOrtho Clinical Diagnostics
PanasonicPanduit CorporationParker HannifinParsons CorporationsPayPalPentairPepsiCoPfizer, Inc.Philips HealthcarePlantronicsPolycomPolyone CorporationPratt and WhitneyProcter & GambleProgress EnergyPrudential Retirement
QualcommQuark, Inc.Qwest Communications, Inc.
RaytheonReliant EnergyResMedRespironics, Inc.Richard EllisRobert Bosch HealthcareRoche Diagnostics OperationsRockwell CollinsRosetta Stone
SABIC Innovative PlasticsSAICSAIL Capital PartnersSan Diego Gas & ElectricSan Jose State UniversitySanDiskSanofiSanta Cruz County BankSAP
Sara Lee CorporationSaskatchewan Research CouncilSchneider ElectricSeattle Children's HospitalSeattle City LightShaw Industries Group, Inc.Sherwin-Williams CompanySiemensSigma SystemsSigma-Aldrich CorporationSilicon Valley BankSmith & NephewSnap-OnSouthern California Gas CompanySprintSPX CorporationStanford Hospitals and ClinicsState of OhioSTERIS CorporationStrykerStubHubSun ChemicalSun MicrosystemsSunEdisonSunPower Corporation
TakataTechnicolorTeleflex MedicalTempur-PedicTexas Instruments Inc.Thales USAThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Dow Chemical CompanyThe North Face, A Division of VFOutdoorThe Solo Cup CompanyThe Wharton SchoolThermo Fisher ScientificThunderbird School of GlobalManagementTimkenTiVoT-Mobile USAToyota FinancialTrane CompanyTravelocityT-SystemsTurbine Truck Engines, Inc.Tyco Electronics
UBSUnder ArmourUnitedHealth GroupUSAAUSG Corporation
Ventana Medical SystemsVerizonVolvo Construction Equipment
W. L. Gore & AssociatesW.W. Grainger, Inc.WalgreensWeir Oil & GasWelch Allyn Wells Fargo & CompanyWolters KluwerWright Medical Technology
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Yahoo!Yammer, Inc.YokogawaYum Brands at Taco Bell
ZimmerZurich North America3M Company
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Schedule-at-a-Glance
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Bring plenty of business cards, relax, meet-and-greet during this funfilled evening devoted to making new contacts and new friends.
3:00pm Sponsor Workshop
4:30pm Sponsor Registration & Orientation Reception
5:30pm Speaker & Thought Leader OrientationAn essential meeting for speakers, facilitators and confirmed thought leaders topreview the event, highlight your roles and network with fellow peers.
6:15pm NETWORKING – Participant Meet 'n' GreetThis end-user/participant activity is your opportunity to identify – right out ofthe gate – those peers who share challenges similar to your own. It's a greatway to find participants who have thought leadership you can benefit from andto facilitate later dialogues throughout the event.
7:15pm NETWORKING – GIL 2015: Silicon Valley Welcome Networking Reception and Event Kickoff Meet and greet your fellow peers and colleagues while enjoying a little C&C,conversation & cocktails!
7:45am Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibition
8:30am WELCOME AND KEYNOTE – Transformational Leadership: HowCourage and Compassion Spark Change
9:10am NETWORKING – Navigating GIL 2015
9:25am INTERACTIVE – Critical Global Issues in Growth, Innovation, and Leadership
9:40am VISIONARY INSIGHT – Innovative Business Models of the Future
10:10am Networking, Refreshment, and Exhibition Break
10:40am EXPERIENTIAL – Designing Disruptive New Business Models for Your Industry
11:35am Session to Session Travel Time
11:40am CONCURRENT SESSIONSChoose one of the following concurrent sessions:
INTERACTIVE – Solutions WheelPlay the “wheel” to find out which of the industry's products and services willhelp you solve your challenges. It is a series of rapid fire, one-on-one meetingswith leading solution providers – both intense and fulfilling.
Runs concurrently with:
GIL BITES – Where Intriguing People and Ideas Meet
12:40pm Food For Thought – Networking Roundtables Hosted by Industry LeadersPractitioners and solution providers host a menu of luncheon discussionson pertinent industry issues. Dine and dish with industry experts. The listof discussion topics will be available on-site.
1:40pm Session to Session Travel Time
1:45pm VISIONARY INNOVATION THINK TANKS
Visionary Innovation Think Tanks afford you the opportunity to examine thetrends and technologies that are changing our lives and our world, and exploretheir implications and potential impact on industry landscapes, businesses,processes, and growth strategies.
Choose one of the following Think Tanks:
TT1. Connected Healthcare: Changing the Business of Healthcare
TT2. Intelligent Mobility: New Connected and Automated Business Models
TT3. Internet of Things: The 4th Industrial Revolution
TT4. The Connected Home: 2025
TT5. Cybersecurity for the Connected Enterprise
TT6. IP Markets: The New Wave
TT7. Internet of Things: Realizing and Monetizing Market Opportunities
3:15pm Networking, Refreshment, and Exhibition Break
3:45pm THE INVESTORS SPOTLIGHT – Investing in Convergence
4:45pm CAPSTONE KEYNOTE – Sharing Economy Business Models: Creating Value in a Crowd-Based Future
5:15pm GIL AWARD – Breaking the Mold: The Reinvention of Charity
5:45pm NETWORKING RECEPTION – Peace, Love & Casino Night Boogie on down and break out your bell bottoms for a groovy trip back to thedays of Woodstock at the Casino Night Networking Reception! Craps, Roulette,Black Jack, and Poker will all be available, along with the chance to win great prizes!
6:15am Early Risers Walk/Run Calling all walkers, joggers and runners! Lace up your sneakers and get your endorphins flowing with a little exercise. It's the perfect start to a great day of content and networking.
7:30am Continental Breakfast and Exhibition
8:15am KICKOFF AND KEYNOTE – How We Can Build a Star Trek Future and Uplift Humanity
9:00am MINDSET CHALLENGE – The Psychology of Change
9:30am GIL SHOWCASE
9:40am Networking, Refreshment, and Exhibition Break
10:10am IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE THINK TANKS These concurrent Think Tanks expose you to best practices that address the key business discipline challenges you face within your company. They afford you the opportunity to brainstorm with peers who face common challenges,and find out which approaches work and which do not.
Choose one of the following Think Tanks:
TT1. Critical Issues in Innovation, featuring: Redefining the Innovation Ecosystem
TT2. Critical Issues in Product Strategy & Development, featuring: Operationalizing Big Data to Drive Digital Strategy
TT3. Critical Issues in Customer Strategy, featuring:Delivering Customer Experience Innovation at Every Touch Point
TT4. Critical Issues in Marketing, featuring:Social Media for B2B Lead Generation: An Integrated Approach
TT5. Critical Issues in Leadership, featuring:Innovating Talent: Igniting Your Talent Strategy for a New Age
TT6. Critical Issues in Technology, featuring:TechVision: Leveraging Technology Innovations, Disruptions, and Convergence to Drive Transformational Growth
11:25am Session to Session Travel Time
11:30am IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE THINK TANKSChoose one of the following Think Tanks:
TT7. Critical Issues in Innovation, featuring:Strategic Planning to Capitalize on White Space and Adjacency Opportunities
TT8. Critical Issues in Product Strategy & Development, featuring: Ensuring You Deliver on Projected Revenue and Market Share: Knowing Your Customer’s Wants and Needs...Before They Do
TT9. Critical Issues in Strategic Marketing, featuring: Digital Disruption: Riding the Crest of the Transformation of Marketing
TT10. Critical Issues in Leadership Roles, featuring:Collaborating with Your CIO: Leadership for a Connected World
12:45pm CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE – The Legends of Silicon ValleyForum and Networking Luncheon Join us as we honor this year's Legend. As a prelude to the Forum, industry leaders,practitioners and solution providers host a menu of luncheon discussions onpertinent industry issues. Dine and dish with industry experts. The list of discussiontopics will be available on-site.
3:00pm The Legends of Silicon Valley Forum Concludes
3:30pm AFTER PARTY – Western Hoedown at Shingle Mill Ranch The networking doesn’t end! Grab your cowboy hats and spurs and head on upto Shingle Mill Ranch for a Western Hoedown After-Party.
Transportation is provided.
NETWORKING EVENING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
GENERAL SESSION, THINK TANKS, AND EXHIBITION
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
GENERAL SESSION, THINK TANKS, LEGENDS OF SILICON VALLEY,AND EXHIBITION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Schedule-at-a-glance is preliminary and will be updated as information becomes available.
Transformational Leadership: How Courage and Compassion Spark Change Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 8:45am
Busy BurrVice President of InnovationHumana
Busy Burr recently joined Humana as Vice President of Innovation, based in Silicon Valley. She and her team are developing partnerships to createleading-edge solutions that help improve our members’ health, with a focus on reducing barriers for those with chronic conditions and advancingthe concept of in-home care. Previously, she was Managing Director at Citigroup, leading large-scale innovation efforts as Global Head of Citi’sDesignWorks. Busy has a unique blend of skills honed as a technology investment banker, VP of Global Brand Management at Gap Inc., Entrepreneur-in-Residence at eBay, and the Founder and CEO of a Silicon Valley startup. Busy holds patents (some pending) in mass-customization, alternativecurrency and social payments. Busy has an MBA from Stanford University and a BA in Economics from Smith College. She volunteers as a coach toentrepreneurs at Stanford and as a teacher for Citizen Schools. She is a longtime member of the Bay-area improvisation troupe Subject to Change.
How We Can Build a Star Trek Future and Uplift HumanityFriday, September 18, 2015 at 8:15am
Vivek WadhwaVice President of Innovation and Research, Singularity UniversityFellow, Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance Stanford University
Vivek Wadhwa is a Fellow at Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Director of Research at the Centerfor Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at the Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University; and Distinguished Fellow at SingularityUniversity. He is author of “The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent”— which was namedby The Economist as a Book of the Year of 2012, and “Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology”— which documents the struggles andtriumphs of women. In 2012, the U.S. Government awarded Wadhwa distinguished recognition as an “Outstanding American by Choice”— for his“commitment to this country and to the common civic values that unite us as Americans”. He was also named by Foreign Policy Magazine as Top100 Global Thinker in 2012. In 2013, TIME Magazine listed him as one of The 40 Most Influential Minds in Tech. Wadhwa oversees research atSingularity University, which educates a select group of leaders about the exponentially advancing technologies that are soon going to change ourworld. These advances—in fields such as robotics, A.I., computing, synthetic biology, 3D printing, medicine, and nanomaterials—are making it possiblefor small teams to do what was once possible only for governments and large corporations to do: solve the grand challenges in education, water,food, shelter, health, and security. He is an advisor to several governments; mentors entrepreneurs; and is a regular columnist for The WashingtonPost, Wall Street Journal Accelerators, LinkedIn Influencers blog, Forbes, and the American Society of Engineering Education’s Prism magazine. Priorto joining academia in 2005, Wadhwa founded two software companies.
The Psychology of Change: How Neuro-Management Overcomes the Barriers to ChangeFriday, September 18, 2015 at 9:00am
Michael O. CooperFounderInnovators + Influencers
Michael O. “Coop” Cooper is an internationally recognized executive coach, advisor, facilitator and trainer who specializes in working with executiveteams to develop the leadership skills, alignment and strategies to grow and thrive in a constantly changing environment. Coop has 23 years ofexperience as a coach, management consultant, strategist and project leader with Fortune 1000 companies and small businesses in over 20countries. He has worked with leaders at Accuray, eBay, Genentech, Google, Novell, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Southwest Airlines,TeleNav, Wells Fargo, Yahoo, Yammer and hundreds of other organizations large and small. He co-lead the teams to develop the world’s first wirelessweb platform for Vodafone and Verizon deployed in 27 countries and developed the specifications for the first custom internet car-ordering systemfor Honda. He has facilitated global summits for Sony corporation and a conference on managing Millennials for the Northern California HumanResource Association. For the past 12 years, he has coached and advised Eric Rodenbeck, CEO & Creative Director of Stamen Design, named byFast Company as one of the 50 Top Innovative Companies in America and one of the Top 50 Designers in America. He has also been selected tocoach the prestigious TED Fellows. Coop is a contributor to Fast Company, Inc., Entrepreneur and Wired Innovations.
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Patrick Nugent Vice PresidentFrost & Sullivan
Patrick Nugent recently joined the Frost & Sullivan GIL team as a Vice President. He has proudly been a part of the Frost & SullivanNorth American MindXchange event team for the last 15 years. In his role with the Frost & Sullivan events team he served as anevent facilitator and as the Master of Ceremonies. Prior to joining Frost & Sullivan, Patrick was the Director of Business
Development for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Chicago. He was also the Founder and Principal of Nugent CorporateServices an educational event specialty consulting firm.
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Networking Activities
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PARTICIPANT MEET 'N' GREET6:15pm
WEDNESDAY
GIL 2015: SILICON VALLEYWELCOME NETWORKINGRECEPTION AND EVENT KICKOFF 7:15pm
Meet and greet your fellow peers and colleagueswhile enjoying a little C&C, conversation & cocktails!
This end-user/practitioner networking activity isyour opportunity to identify – right out of the gate –those peers who share challenges similar to yourown. It's a great way to find participants who havethought leadership you can benefit from and tofacilitate later dialogues throughout the event.
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY
NETWORKING LUNCHEONS
THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Dine and dish with industry experts.Industry leaders host a menu ofluncheon discussions on pertinentindustry issues. The list of discussiontopics will be available on site.
WESTERN HOEDOWNAT SHINGLE MILLRANCH AFTER-PARTYFRIDAY, 3:30PM
The networking doesn’t end! Grabyour cowboy hats and spurs andhead on up to Shingle Mill Ranch fora Western Hoedown After-Party!
*Participant Fee $100
PEACE, LOVE & CASINONIGHT NETWORKING RECEPTION THURSDAY, 5:45PM
Boogie on down and break out yourbell bottoms for a groovy trip backto the days of Woodstock at theCasino Night Networking Reception!Craps, Roulette, Black Jack, and Pokerwill all be available, along with thechance to win great prizes!
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Bring plenty of business cards, relax, meet-and-greet during this fun filledevening devoted to making new contacts and new friends.
3:00pm Sponsor Workshop
4:30pm Sponsor Registration & Orientation Reception
5:30pm Speaker & Thought Leader Orientation
An essential meeting for speakers, facilitators and confirmed thought leaders topreview the event, highlight your roles and network with fellow peers.
NETWORKING6:15pm Participant Meet 'n' Greet
This end-user/participant activity is your opportunity to identify right out of thegate – those peers who share challenges similar to your own. It's a great way tofind participants who have thought leadership you can benefit from and tofacilitate later dialogues throughout the event.
NETWORKING7:15pm GIL 2015: Silicon Valley Welcome Networking Reception and Event Kickoff
Meet and greet your fellow peers and colleagues while enjoying a little C&C,conversation & cocktails!
7:45am Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibition
WELCOME AND KEYNOTE8:30am Transformational Leadership: How Courage and Compassion Spark Change
Busy Burr Vice President of Innovation Humana
Earlier this year, Humana announced it was pursuing a big bold goal: To improvethe health of the communities the company serves 20 percent by 2020. How do you approach and measure such a huge goal? What are the levers ofchange? Who are the best partners to join you in the quest? And overall, what’sthe role of corporate innovators and venture leaders in leading transformationalchange of this magnitude and scale? Join us to examine the role of courage andcompassion in sparking the next great firestorm of innovation in thehealthcare—or any other—industry. Key Take-Aways:g The importance of broad-based understanding of the rapidly changing
social, scientific and technological contexts g A fresh perspective on how profound connections with customers enable
us to meet their needs and co-evolve with them into the future g A challenge: How our essential role as innovators and entrepreneurs is to
continually stoke the fires of transformation no matter what bold dreamwe are pursuing
NETWORKING9:10am Navigating GIL 2015
INTERACTIVE9:25am Critical Global Issues in Growth, Innovation, and Leadership
VISIONARY INSIGHT9:40am Innovative Business Models of the Future
Richard Sear Senior Vice President, Visionary Innovation Frost & Sullivan
This session will help you gain valuable insight into new marketplaces,implications across value chains, and examples of how Mega Trends can beleveraged to develop new business models. We will explore some of the bestcase studies globally and help you identify new channel partners, new customers,new convergence ideas and revenue streams across the entire ecosystem.Key Take-Aways:g An assessment of the future success potential of current and emerging
business models in the B2B and B2C segments across industriesg Identification of new partner networks, future customer segments and
valuable revenue streams for your companyg Analysis of new product positioning, new value proposition through
creation of a business model canvas
10:10am Networking, Refreshment, and Exhibition Break
EXPERIENTIAL10:40am Designing Disruptive New Business Models for Your
Industry
FACILITATOR:
Richard Sear Senior Vice President, Visionary Innovation Frost & Sullivan
This interactive exercise provides an opportunity to help you design a newbusiness model for your industry. You will identify new customers, newpartners in your ecosystem and define a unique value proposition for yourcompany in the future.Key Take-Aways:g Analysis of Top 3 Mega Trends most relevant to your industryg Identification of the best business model for your company/ industryg Creation of a unique value propositiong Identification of new channels to market and future revenue streams for
your companyg Design of the business model canvas
11:35am Session to Session Travel Time
NETWORKING EVENING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
GENERAL SESSION, THINK TANKS, AND EXHIBITION
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
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11:40am CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Choose one of the following Concurrent Sessions:
INTERACTIVE Solutions Wheel Play the “wheel” to find out which of the industry's products and services will help you solve your challenges. It is a series of rapid fire, one-on-one meetings with leading solution providers – both intense and fulfilling.
Runs concurrently with:
GIL BITES
Where Intriguing People and Ideas Meet
12:40pm Food for Thought - Networking Roundtables Hosted by Industry LeadersPractitioners and solution providers host a menu of luncheondiscussions on pertinent industry issues. Dine and dish with industryexperts. The list of discussion topics will be available on-site.
1:40pm Session to Session Travel Time
VISIONARY INNOVATION THINK TANKS
Visionary Innovation Think Tanks afford you the opportunity to examinethe trends and technologies that are changing our lives and our world, andexplore their implications and potential impact on industry landscapes,businesses, processes, and growth strategies.
1:45pm Choose one of the following Think Tanks:
EXECUTIVE BULLETIN1:45pm Connected Healthcare - Promises and Predictions
Greg Caressi Senior Vice PresidentHealthcare & Life SciencesFrost & Sullivan
What will healthcare be like in 2020, and how will connected health tools changehow care is delivered? This brief assessment will separate hype from reality andidentify connected health technology opportunities to meet the future of healthcare.
Key Take-Aways:g How telehealth will be leveraged to change primary care deliveryg Overcoming the legacy of proprietary EHR solutions - hurdle or business
opportunity?g Direct to consumer solutions - Watson in a smartphone app?
INTERACTIVE1:55pm Ask the Experts! Panel Discussion: Transforming
Healthcare through Connected Health Solutions for Payers and Providers
MODERATOR:Daniel RupparResearch DirectorHealthcare & Life SciencesFrost & Sullivan
PANELISTS INCLUDE:John de SouzaPresident & Chief Executive OfficerMedHelp
Rahul DubeySenior Vice President,Innovation and SolutionsAmerica's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
Christopher MonetaDirector, Consumer InnovationHumana
Jennifer SnellVice President of MarketingNext IT
Innovation in digital health has been driving new IT systems in healthcare payersand providers through new solutions that bring analytics.
Key Take-Aways:g What are the most valuable connected health tools payers and providers
need to support meeting goals to reduce cost and improve quality of care?g How will data integration, display and analytics need to change to provide
a more holistic view of each person to help healthcare organizationsbetter manage to healthcare goals?
g How do healthcare organization processes and business models need tochange to better leverage connected health solutions?
Connected Healthcare: Changing the Business of Healthcare
Think Tank 1
Can You Keep a Secret? How to Collaborate *And* Protect Your MostValuable Assets– James Pooley, PLC, IP Attorney and Consultant, Chairman of theNational Inventors Hall of Fame, Former Director of the InternationalPatent System
Stop Worrying and Embrace Coopetition– Brett Hauser, Chief Executive Officer, Greenlots
What If the Next Breakthrough in Medicine Isn’t On the Planet Earth – Kris Kimel, Chairman, Space tango and Founder, Exomedicine Institute
Turn Your Ugly Baby into a Prom Queen– Brian Moelich, Business Designer, Customer Experience, Citrix
Mobile in Industry: A Flat World that Needs to Think in 4 Dimensions– Kyle Reissner, IA Mobility Platform Leader, Rockwell Automation
Think Tank 1 - Connected Healthcare: see page 7-8 for detailsChanging the Business of Healthcare
Think Tank 2 - Intelligent Mobility: see page 8 for detailsNew Connected and Automated Business Models
Think Tank 3 - Internet of Things: see page 9 for detailsThe 4th Industrial Revolution
Think Tank 4 - The Connected Home: 2025 see page 9 for details
Think Tank 5 - Cybersecurity for the Connected Enterprise see page 10 for details
Think Tank 6 - IP Markets: The New Wave see page 10 for details
Think Tank 7 - Internet of Things: see page 11 for detailsRealizing and Monetizing Market Opportunities
General Session - Reconvenes 3:45pm see page 11 for details
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INTERACTIVE2:35pm Ask the Experts! Panel Discussion: Transforming
Healthcare through Connected Health Solutions for Consumers
MODERATOR:Greg Caressi Senior Vice PresidentHealthcare & Life SciencesFrost & Sullivan
PANELISTS INCLUDE:Anne DeGheestFounder and Managing DirectorHealthTech Capital
Kian SaneiiChief Executive OfficerIndependa
Kit SunPresident & Chief Executive OfficerNavisHealth
Innovation in digital health has delivered new tools to consumers to understandmore about their health, tracking and monitoring success in meeting health goals,and to provide information on health conditions. Consumers are now demandingmore, based on the ways they gather information, tools they use to manageinteractions with other industries and how they leverage digital solutions tomanage other aspects of their lives. How are connected health solutions directedtowards consumers going to change the way we control our health informationand outcomes over the next five years?
Key Take-Aways:
g What do the experiences of successful connected health solutions tell usabout what consumers want today?
g How will connected health solutions help bridge the gaps in consumerexperience between healthcare and other service industries?
g What types of information and analytics are needed to guide consumerhealthcare decision making today and in the future?
EXECUTIVE BULLETIN1:45pm Driving the Future to 2020
Lisa Whalen Vice President, Automotive & Transportation Growth ConsultingFrost & Sullivan
On the one hand technology driven trends such as e-commerce, e-learning,telecommuting, and peer-to-peer sharing are shaping profound changes in personalmobility needs. On the other hand, technological advancements such as virtualreality, 5G networks, big data, and electric propulsion enable intelligent mobilitysolutions and services. The presentation will capture the paradigm shift inpersonal mobility and examine its potential impact on the automotive business.
EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS2:00pm Connected Cars – What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Pete SamsonSenior Vice President and General Manager, Embedded SecuritySecurity Innovation
Millions of cars with tens of millions of lines of code are already on the roadtalking to servers and very soon, talking to each other. Clearly a lot can go wrong.Connectivity carries significant risks which must be addressed as soon as possible.This session will address the trade-off between safety, security and convenience aswell as the steps that need be taken by the automotive manufacturers before wecan trust our cars to let the transportation ecosystem deliver the promisedbenefits of connected services.
Key Take-Aways:
g Examples and a deeper appreciation of the security and privacy challengesof connected vehicular commerce
g Insights into the growing role being played by the US government g Case history of how many of the lessons learned in the traditional IT
world are applicable to cars
INTERACTIVE2:30pm Ask the Experts! Panel Discussion: Breakthrough Business
Model Innovation
MODERATOR:Lisa WhalenVice President, Automotive & Transportation Growth ConsultingFrost & Sullivan
PANELISTS INCLUDE:David DiMeoDirector, Connected Car InnovationsFordDirect
Robert DuronioManager Accessory Product Planning – MoparFCA US
Hari GanesanVice PresidentTech Mahindra Limited
Toshiro Muramatsu Director, Vehicle Information Technology Division Silicon ValleyNissan Motor Corporation
Pete SamsonSenior Vice President and General Manager, Embedded SecuritySecurity Innovation
Charlie VogelheimHost and Producer MotorTrend Audio
The connected car is having a profound impact on the automotive ecosystem andbusiness model. The panel discussion will examine the emerging connected carecosystem and the sustainable business models for providing richer and cost-effective personal mobility experience for users, and a win-win proposition basedon shared risks and rewards to the ecosystem.
Intelligent Mobility: New Connected andAutomated Business Models
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EXECUTIVE BULLETIN1:45pm Tech Vision: The Internet of Things: The 4th
Industrial RevolutionDavid R. BrousellGlobal Vice President & Editorial Director Manufacturing Leadership | Frost & Sullivan
More than 40 billion products, parts, machines, and devices are expected to bewirelessly connected by 2020, creating hundreds of billions of dollars in incrementaleconomic value in manufacturing and inspiring new, service-based business models. Butthe Internet of Things will also introduce entirely new competitors into your marketsand force you to think differently about how you deliver value to your customers. ThisExecutive Bulletin and Think Tank will tell you where, when, and how the IOT will createnew opportunities and new threats, and what you should do now to prepare.Key Take-Aways:g Best practices for preparing to respond to IoT-enabled competitive threatsg A framework for evaluating new business opportunities presented by the IoTg A timeline for understanding when the IoT will impact your market
INTERACTIVE2:00pm Ask the Experts! Panel Discussion: Tech Vision — The
Internet of Things on the Plant Floor
MODERATOR:David R. BrousellGlobal Vice President & Editorial Director Manufacturing Leadership | Frost & Sullivan
PANELISTS INCLUDE:Dr. Jim Davis Vice Provost, Information Technology & Chief Academic Technology OfficerUCLAChief Technology Officer, Smart Manufacturing Leadership CoalitionBrad HeathChief Executive OfficerVirTex Enterprises, LPDennis Hoeg Vice President, Global Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering & Enterprise Systems Nexteer AutomotiveBrian PattersonGlobal Manufacturing Information OfficerGeneral MotorsKyle ReissnerIA Mobility Platform Leader Rockwell AutomationDanny SmithIndustrial Principal – Energy & ManufacturingSAS
Facing unpredictable global demand and soaring customer expectations,manufacturers are racing to implement smart, connected factories that are able tosense and report production and quality problems even before they happen. Thispanel of senior operational leaders will debate the value, challenges, and bestpractices involved in embracing the smart, connected factory networks of tomorrow.Key Take-Aways:g A framework for understanding how smart factories will disrupt current
production and supply chain modelsg A timeline on when the smart, connected factory will become a realityg A checklist of new challenges—including increased cyber security
vulnerabilities—that the smart, connected factory will bring
INTERACTIVE2:45pm Town Meeting —The Internet of Things: The 4th
Industrial Revolution
FACILITATOR:David R. BrousellGlobal Vice President & Editorial Director Manufacturing Leadership | Frost & Sullivan
The Internet of Things is suddenly the hot buzzword, supposedly bound to impactevery product, process, and business model in its path. This Town Meeting groupdiscussion will distinguish the hype from reality as participants share theirexperience to date and expectations for a digitized and fully sensor-enabled future.Key Take-Aways:g What new business models will be enabled by the IoT?g Which IoT-enabled low-hanging-fruit opportunities should leaders
target first?g What IoT enabling technologies are fully baked, and which will take
some time?
EXECUTIVE BULLETIN1:45pm The Home of the Future, Today
Roberta Gamble Partner, Energy & EnvironmentFrost & Sullivan
The home of the future will manage your health, travel, appointment calendar,level of comfort, and entertainment in a completely seamless and integrated waybefore you even reach for that first cup of coffee in the morning - which will beawaiting you at the right time and temperature, and maybe with an extra dosecaffeine if the home senses you need it. You'll remotely let the package deliveryperson in and the dog out, and know your dinner guests arrival time as soon asthey leave their own front door. Your doctor will know if your medication isworking without having to speak to you, your television commercials will beuniquely customized to everything from your web searches to current hydrationlevels, and your lunch spot will know your food allergies and light dimmingpreferences the moment you step inside. In a world already awash with sensorsand data, many of these solutions are available today. The connected home oftomorrow will bring them into a cohesive but subtle way that willcomprehensively improve your everyday living, open us to new risks, and createuntold opportunities for businesses.Key Take-Aways:g Identify the ways new technologies will create opportunities in the
connected home for your business, today and in the future g Understand the risks and rewards around security in the newly connected
existence g Explore the endless possibilities created by market and technology
convergence in the connected living space
INTERACTIVE2:15pm Ask the Experts! Panel Discussion: Stepping Inside the
Connected Home of Today and the Future
MODERATOR:Farah Saeed Principal Consultant, North AmericaEnergy and Power SystemsFrost & Sullivan
PANELISTS INCLUDE:Will Chin-LeeProduct Planning & Information Manager, TelevisionSony Electronics
Dan Cregg Chief Technology Officer Insteon
Joe JankoskyDirector of “IntelligentHome” New VerticalsTime Warner Cable
V. Rory JonesCo-Founder and Chief Executive OfficerPlanetEcoSystems
Curtis SnyderExecutive Director, New Business DevelopmentComcast
Steffen ZachariasHead of Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions North AmericaBosch
Thirty years ago the popular 80's movie Back to the Future gave us a glimpse intowhat our home would look like in 2015. Smart flat screen TV, intelligent door bell,smart sensors built into every major function of the home that not only coulddetect your presence but also adjust the setting and comfort to your liking. Fastforward 30 years: Home is no longer a place to relax and to detach from dailyworries. For many it is now a workplace, entertainment, and even a shopping mall.
Join us for an engaging panel discussion on the connected home of the future. Topindustry experts will discuss the implications of green energy, smart apps, mobiledevices, and smart sensors on home life and, more importantly, for futurebusinesses. What type of business is going to disappear and what type of businessis going to capture the attention of homes?
Key Take-Aways:g Key findings on customer perceptions and future businesses for connected homeg Success factors for capturing market share of the connected homeg Techniques to succeed
The Connected Home: 2025 Think Tank 4Internet of Things: The 4th Industrial Revolution Think Tank 3
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INTERACTIVE1:45pm Ask the Experts! Panel Discussion: Is a Genuine
Transformation in Cyber Security Possible?
MODERATOR:Michael SubyVice President of ResearchStratecast | Frost & Sullivan
PANELISTS INCLUDE:Dean DrougasChief Information Officer Dolby Laboratories
Ron DinwiddieChief Information OfficerTexas Trust Credit Union
Gary JohnsonVice President, Enterprise SecurityCerner Corporation
Chris Richter, CISSP, CISMSenior Vice President, Managed Security ServicesLevel 3 Communications
Stephan TallentDirector, Managed Security Service Providers - Americas Fortinet
This story never goes away; in fact it perpetually gets worse. Cyber threats continueto multiple in number and advance in sophistication, the exposure footprintcontinues to spread, the money and talent needed to thwart attackers is neverenough, and yet the connected enterprise must be just that—always connected andalways on—and therefore forever vulnerable.New approaches to cyber security are essential to regain a higher sense of certaintyand protectiveness without jeopardizing business objectives or overspending. Today’spanelists will provide realistic approaches.Key Take-Aways:g Recommendations for making a lasting improvement in security postureg Perspectives on emerging threats (what to watch out for in the future)g Characteristics of highly effective security organizations
INTERACTIVE2:30pm Ask the Experts! Panel Discussion: Big Data and Data
Privacy: Collision or Coexistence?
MODERATOR:Michael SubyVice President of ResearchStratecast | Frost & Sullivan
PANELISTS INCLUDE:Ron Dinwiddie Mark KraynakChief Information Officer Chief Product OfficerTexas Trust Credit Union Imperva
Timothy G. Brown Chris LockardDell Fellow and Executive Senior Corporate Counsel and Director Security Director of Privacy & SecurityDell Software Group Clorox
Matt Quinn Christopher Surdak, JDExecutive Vice Global Subject Matter Expert,President & Chief Information Governance,Technology Officer Analytics and eDiscoveryTIBCO HP Software
The magnitude and range of available data is unheralded and growing. Businesses ofall sizes sense commercial and competitive opportunities in unlocking the insightfultreasures of Big Data. But at the same time, is a “Pandora’s box” being created, suchthat data that was once confidently secured is now exposed? Furthermore, do thedata outcomes of Big Data techniques add to the stack of sensitive data thatdemands white glove data protection?
Reality or myth? If reality, can the demons inside the box be tamed without underminingthe anticipated rewards of Big Data? Today’s panelists will debate these questions.
Key Take-Aways:g Views on navigating the formal and informal rules, regulations, and legal
precedents regarding consumer privacyg Perspectives on how technology, current and upcoming, can be effectively
used to ensure data privacy in Big Data environmentsg Guidance on how to assure customers, regulators, and business partners
that Big Data is Protected Data
EXECUTIVE BULLETIN1:45pm IP Strategy: From Companies to Countries
Sudeep Basu, Ph.D.Global Practice LeaderInnovation ServicesFrost & Sullivan
As we began convening with business executives around the globe at our GrowthInnovation and Leadership (GIL) summits around the world, we heard the windsof change blowing across IP Markets. The fluctuations in the oil price, and thelargest ever quarter of corporate profits enjoyed by Apple, both, made headlinesearlier this year. The headlines linked two opposing trends, namely the profitsdriven by the price of oil and the profits generated by pure new productinnovation backed by a strong and large patent portfolio. Innovation drivencompanies bring in a balancing force to stabilize and protect from such marketshocks. The same is true for countries. This bulletin will cover case studies fromcountries and companies on best-in-class IP strategy.Key Take-Aways:g Leverage the ways countries and companies are innovating IP strategy g Update your understanding of IP Policy in emerging and mature marketsg Catalyze new connections between your business and future IP Markets
INTERACTIVE2:00pm Ask the Experts! Panel Discussion: Surfing the
IP Market Wave
MODERATOR:
Sudeep Basu, Ph.D.Global Practice LeaderInnovation ServicesFrost & Sullivan
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Catherine LacaveraDirector, IP and LitigationGoogle Inc.
Dipanjan "DJ" Nag, Ph.D., MBA, CLP, RTTPProfessor of Practice, Business and ScienceRutgers University
James Pooley, PLCIP Attorney and ConsultantChairman of the National Inventors Hall of FameFormer Director of the International Patent System
Sean Wang, Ph.D.PresidentITRI International Inc. (a subsidiary of ITRI)
From the front pages of the Financial Times to prime time programming on HBO,patents have come a long way from being relegated to the trenches with lawyerspouring over them to now becoming a top of mind asset for companies. IP marketsare being created and disrupted rapidly. For those of us holed up in Silicon Valley itmay seem like a local tech phenomenon. Think again! It is in fact a global wave ofchange in IP Markets that all must prepare for.
Gear up for a brainstorming session on IP Markets spanning policy issues, IP strategy,evolving business models and a glimpse of the future of IP. World leading expertsassemble at GIL to talk about the future of IP and innovation including novelmechanisms to leverage IP for growth.
Key Take-Aways:g Refresh your insights on new ways of monetizing IPg Strategize with the experts on mitigating global IP riskg Conquer uncharted territory with ideas to win in novel IP Markets
IP Markets: The New WaveThink Tank 6Cybersecurity for the Connected Enterprise Think Tank 5
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ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS1:45pm Monetizing the Internet of Things
MODERATOR:
Alpa ShahGlobal Vice PresidentInformation & Communication TechnologiesFrost & Sullivan
With the explosion of the Internet of Things (IoT), IT now has the power to doso much more - it empowers organizations to transform for success in the digitalera. Seamless, intelligent, and ubiquitous interactivity is a key theme across allverticals. Digital transformation is not new, but it is entering an era of unprecedentedchange for businesses. Did you know that 90 percent of the data in the worldtoday has been created in the last 2 years? This creates numerous challenges andopportunities for all types of organizations today. Will your organization lead orbe left behind in this era of digital business transformation? Join us for a brief thought-leader panel discussion on game-changing technologiessuch as IoT, wearable devices, big data and analytics, and the connectivity andconvergence of applications and services. Then work on your IoT and digitaltransformation challenges with other event participants and thought leaders.These technologies will change the way we work, communicate, and engage withcustomers and partners. You can lead the way.Key Take-Aways:g Gain insight on what’s on the radar over the next 5 to 10 years, trigger
points you need to know, and key success factorsg Evaluate your company's potential to take advantage of the opportunities
that IoT will bringg Leave with some strategic ideas to share with your company so you are
ahead of the curve
3:15pm Networking, Refreshment, and Exhibition break
GENERAL SESSION RECONVENES
THE INVESTORS SPOTLIGHT3:45pm Investing in Convergence
MODERATOR:
Andrew CalvertGlobal Vice President, Financial & Business ServicesFrost & SullivanPANELISTS INCLUDE:
Paul CampbellVice President Innovation/Head of Silicon Valley Innovation CenterSchneider Electric
Stephen GoldChief Marketing Officer, Watson GroupVice President, Partner Programs and VC InvestmentsIBM
Matt GoldsteinAssociate Trinity Ventures
Tyler PetersonVice PresidentTriangle Peak Partners
Jack YoungSenior DirectorQualcomm VenturesGeneral PartnerdRx Capital
Convergence is a hot topic for innovators and investors alike, but how well isthe hype translating to results? This panel will explore how and where investorsare finding opportunity in convergence, how to make sense of a convergedworld and where the opportunities and challenges lie in harnessing the power ofconverging industries.
Key Take-Aways:g Fresh perspectives on what convergence really means for investors,
managers and entrepreneursg Best practices and lessons learned in identifying, transacting and managing
investments around convergence themesg Outlook for the segments and themes that will shape investing in
convergence in the short- to medium-term
CAPSTONE KEYNOTE4:45pm Sharing Economy Business Models: Creating Value in a
Crowd-Based Future
Arun SundararajanProfessor of Business; Robert L. and Dale Atkins Rosen Faculty FellowNew York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
The on-demand "sharing economy" promises to increase capital impact,transform the workforce and reshape industries ranging from hospitality andtransportation to energy and healthcare. How deep will this disruption reallybe? How can incumbent firms and industry players anticipate, react to andcapture value when business models are "Uberized"?
Key Take-Aways:g A framework for understanding crowd-based and sharing economy
business models g Lessons learned from prior digital disruption and how applicable they are to
the ongoing transitiong Cases that illustrate key platform strategies, workforce issues and
regulatory challenges
5:15pm GIL AWARDBreaking the Mold: The Reinvention of Charity
Kaitlyn Jankowski Supporter Experience Manager charity: water
People support organizations for a number of different reasons, and ameaningful approach to marketing combines both a digital strategy with a data-disciplined approach. The digital landscape is ever changing and charity: water’sapproach has been to adopt early and innovate quickly. This session willprovide an overview of meaningful marketing tools and frameworks to use andgive you some behind-the-scenes case studies from charity: water.g Insights on the reinvention of something that already existsg Outcomes from designing our own sensor g Tips on growing a movement with a $0 ad and marketing budget
5:45pm Networking Reception - Peace, Love & Casino Night
Boogie on down and break out your bell bottoms for a groovy trip back to thedays of Woodstock at the Casino Night Networking Reception! Craps, Roulette,Black Jack, and Poker will all be available, along with the chance to win great prizes!
Internet of Things: Realizing and MonetizingMarket Opportunities
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EARLY RISERS RUN/WALK
Friday – 6:15am
Calling all walkers, joggers andrunners! Lace up your sneakersand get your endorphins flowingwith a little exercise. It's theperfect start to a great day ofcontent and networking!
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6:15am Early Risers Walk/RunCalling all walkers, joggers and runners! Lace up your sneakers and get yourendorphins flowing with a little exercise. It's the perfect start to a great day ofcontent and networking.
7:30am Continental Breakfast & Exhibition
KICKOFF AND KEYNOTE8:15am How We Can Build a Star Trek Future and Uplift Humanity
Vivek Wadhwa Vice President of Innovation and Research Singularity University Fellow, Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance Stanford University
This will be the most innovative decade in human history. Exponentiallyadvancing technologies—in fields such as robotics, A.I., computing, syntheticbiology, 3D printing, medicine, and nano materials—will disrupt entireindustries, provide opportunities to create new ones, and help solve humanity’sgrand challenges. For example:g 3D printing and robotics will enable manufacturing to return to the U.S.g Advances in DNA sequencing and synthetic biology will make it possible
to engineer drugs for the individual and create personalized stem cell linesg Autonomous, self-driving cars will revolutionize urban transportg Low-cost tablets and artificial-intelligence–based learning systems will
change the teaching paradigm and bring education to the world’s massesg Advances in food production will create an abundance; new technologies
will provide clean water for all; we will be an in era of unlimited, cheap,clean energy
g Star Trek–like tricorders, holodecks, and replicators will become a reality
Join us for a tour of the Star Trek future we are headed into, and help movetechnology from science fiction, to science reality.
MINDSET CHALLENGE9:00am The Psychology of Change: How Neuro-Management Overcomes the Barriers to Change
Michael O. “Coop” Cooper Founder Innovators + Influencers
Organization change efforts come down to "people change" at the core, arenotoriously difficult, often met with resistance and fraught with poorcommunication. Neuro-management allows you to communicate directly topeople’s brains, by-passing their personalities, and addressing their resistance tochange based on their attention span, information need and resistance.
Key Take-Aways: g A neuroscience frameworkg A template for communicating with each brain type and teams that
include all four brain types to eliminate confusion and manage changeefforts
g Proven best practices and lessons learned from real world application ofneuro-management
9:30am GIL Showcase
9:40am Networking, Refreshment, and Exhibition Break
IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE THINK TANKS
These concurrent Think Tanks expose you to best practices that address thekey business discipline challenges you face within your company. They affordyou the opportunity to brainstorm with peers who face common challenges,and find out which approaches work and which do not.
10:10am Choose one of the following Implementation Excellence Think Tanks:
TTI. Critical Issues in Innovation, featuring: Redefining the Innovation Ecosystem
FACILITATOR:
Jessica Urban Vice President of Business Development Stratos
Successful new product or technology development can no longer be done in asilo. Between rapid technological advances and the complexities of a globalmarketplace, the net must be cast much wider to continue to innovate. Join us forthis interactive session where we’ll implement methods to quickly identifyopportunities and partnerships that will strengthen core competencies and keepyou ahead of market demands.
Key Take-Aways: g Tools for leveraging your company’s capabilities to realize market opportunities g A framework to recognize opportunities for external partnerships g Real world lessons learned
TT2. Critical Issues in Product Strategy & Development, featuring: Operationalizing Big Data to Drive Digital Strategy
FACILITATOR: Jason Voiovich
Chief Customer Officer Logic PD
Insight gathered from big data has the potential to transform your business fromhelping you to better engage with customers to optimizing processes and reducingoperational costs. But as a company, how do you ask the right questions to leveragethis potential and put it to work for your business? And how do you avoid commonpitfalls that prevent acting on those initiatives? Participants of this interactivesession will learn a repeatable framework and explore new types of data sources todrive invaluable new insights that you can put to use immediately.
Key Take-Aways:
g Approaches for asking better “Big Data” questions g Insight on different data sources to better answer your questions and
gain new insightg Tips on how to avoid technical limitations in your data by aligning data
format, source, frequency, timing, security and privacy
Think Tank 1 - Redefining the Innovation Ecosystem
Think Tank 2 - Operationalizing Big Data to Drive Digital Strategy
Think Tank 3 - Delivering Customer Experience Innovation at Every Touch Point
Think Tank 4 - Social Media for B2B Lead Generation: An Integrated Approach
Think Tank 5 - Innovating Talent: Igniting Your Talent Strategy for a New Age
Think Tank 6 - TechVision: Leveraging Technology Innovations, Disruptions, and Convergence to Drive Transformational Growth
Think Tank 7 - Strategic Planning to Capitalize on White Space and Adjacency Opportunities
Think Tank 8 - Ensuring You Deliver on Projected Revenue and Market Share: Knowing Your Customer’s Wants and Needs...Before They Do
Think Tank 9 - Digital Disruption: Riding the Crest of the Transformation of Marketing
Think Tank 10 - Collaborating with Your CIO: Leadership for a Connected World
General Session - Reconvenes 12:45pm Featuring: The Legends of Silicon Valley Forum and Networking Luncheon
GENERAL SESSION, THINK TANKS, LEGENDS OFSILICON VALLEY, AND EXHIBITION
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
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TT3. Critical Issues in Customer Strategy, featuring: Delivering Customer Experience Innovation at Every Touch Point
FACILITATOR:
Amit Shankardass Executive Vice President, Marketing Teleperformance
A growing tsunami of emerging technologies, ever-evolving consumer expectations,and increasing competition has left customer experience as a chief differentiator forcompanies. It is not enough to simply improve existing customer experienceprogram. To compete on the basis of customer experience companies have todifferentiate at every point of interaction.
Key Take-Aways:
g Fact-based insights on customer preferences and adoption of interaction channelsg Best practices for the development and deployment of a customer experience plang Examples of successful cases of innovation and differentiation
TT4. Critical Issues in Marketing, featuring: Social Media for B2B Lead Generation: An Integrated Approach
FACILITATOR:
Scott Baradell Owner/President Idea Grove
While B2B marketers increasingly recognize the potential of social media to drivemarketing results, they remain frustrated in their efforts to convert social mediaactivity into new customers. The key is to transform B2B's presumed limitations insocial media — smaller relevant audiences, higher price points compared toconsumer products, and more complex customer decision funnels — intostrengths, through the development of highly targeted, integrated campaigns.
Key Take-Aways:
g A framework for integrating social media into lead-generation-focusedmarketing workflows
g A template enabling integrated marketing teams to evaluate andprioritize social media efforts based on a set of shared metrics
g Success stories to provide inspiration and examples for achieving B2Bsocial media ROI
TT5. Critical Issues in Leadership, featuring: Innovating Talent: Igniting Your Talent Strategy for a New Age
FACILITATOR:
Anthony Ferrier Chief Executive Officer Culturevate
As talk of the war for talent reignites within corporate leadership, we findourselves in a very different environment than in past occurrences. In the contextof ubiquitous social media, entrepreneurs as rock stars and a rapidly changingcompetitive environment, this session will examine approaches for established,mature organizations to drive value from existing and potential employees.
Key Take-Aways:
g A framework to assess the alignment of talent and corporate strategies g Approaches to identifying and engaging individuals with the best ability
or interest in driving value g Case studies of organizations that are using innovative approaches to
recruit, reward and recognize employees
TT6. Critical Issues in Technology featuring: TechVision: Leveraging Technology Innovations, Disruptions, and Convergence to Drive Transformational Growth
FACILITATOR:
Rajiv Kumar Senior Partner Frost & Sullivan
Disruption everywhere is a frightening prospect for most companies unaware ofnew technologies that will soon arrive to threaten market position and send theirstrategy, R&D, and product development teams into tail spins. Knowing a cooltechnology is one thing, knowing what to do with it is another. It is easy forcompanies to get caught in a trap of the latest fad that never leads to business ROI.In this session, we will be drawing from Frost & Sullivan's TechVision program tohighlight the top 50 disruptive technologies with a powerful message around whatyou should do to get ahead of the threat.
Key Take-Aways:
g Identify the next waves of innovation and white space opportunitiescreated by convergence of top technologies
g Build new concepts for stronger stakeholder returng Collaborate with peers to evaluate and co-create potential convergence
scenarios worth billions of dollarsg Energize your business ecosystem by collaborating with potential partners
11:25am Session to Session Travel Time
INTERACTIVE 11:30am Implementation Excellence Think Tank Breakout Sessions
Choose one of the following Think Tank:
TT7. Critical Issues in Innovation, featuring: Strategic Planning to Capitalize on White Space and Adjacency Opportunities
FACILITATOR:
Chip Brewer Vice President, Business Development The Smart Cube
Organizations are under constant pressure to identify, evaluate and pursue new revenuestreams. For some, the challenge revolves around finding one or two legitimate,addressable opportunities while others must sort through dozens of potential candidates.In all cases, a systemic, repeatable process married with a flexible approach can yieldinvaluable intelligence allowing you to place your bets in an effective and defensible fashion.
Through business case samples and an interactive discussion, this session will generatenew insights and ideas for attacking and maximizing the potential of white spaces andrelated adjacencies.
Key Take-Aways:
g Insights into how to evaluate potential opportunities against one another and turnyour comparisons from apples vs. oranges into apples vs. apples
g An understanding of the balance that needs to be struck between having astandardized, pre-defined process that delivers consistency and introducing flexibilityand customization that delivers deeper insights
g Ideas for creating a defensible proposition - vetting, selling and communicating internally
g Examples from the real world of firms that have succeeded – and failed – to establishan effective planning mechanism for addressing white spaces and adjacencies
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TT8. Critical Issues in Product Strategy & Development, featuring: Ensuring You Deliver on Projected Revenue and Market Share: Knowing Your Customer’s Wants and Needs...Before They Do
FACILITATOR:
Tom KraMer President & Chief Executive Officer Kablooe
Over 85% of all new product launches fail. Massive resources go into these launches, andcompanies are under immense pressure to put out a 'winner' each time. However, theodds are against it. A holistic, design driven approach to the development process canuncover the things that customers really need to drive their purchase, which can drasticallyaffect your revenue and time to market. What are the best practices in a process like this,and what are the keys to making them work for your organization? We will discover thesethings through interactive discussion and case study examples to shed light on new ideasfor ensuring a successful launch, increased market share, and delighting your customers.
Key Take-Aways: g Insights into how to differentiate user needs, design criteria, product requirements,
and how to collect themg An understanding of the balance between a holistic, pre-defined process that is
consistent yet flexible enough to deliver deeper insights into what will ensure amore successful product
g Examples from the real world of firms that have succeeded and failed to establishan effective planning mechanism for addressing unmet user needs
TT9. Critical Issues in Strategic Marketing, featuring: Digital Disruption: Riding the Crest of the Transformation of Marketing
FACILITATOR:
Steve Mann Chief Digital Officer Adjuvi
Tired of marketing regarded by the board or other C-levels as a cost center that doesn'tproduce enough? This interactive session will prepare you to lead digital marketing in anentirely new way; as a revenue generator.You will learn best practices around deploying this successful formula: Modern DigitalCapabilities + Omnichannel + Mobile/Social + Digital Business = Revenue > Cost
Key Take-Aways:
g A framework for strategically moving marketing into high-powered revenuecreation mode
g Best practices which will enable you to rapidly establish digital learning andmanagement that will impart the mindset, skills, and organizational capabilities thatwill set your marketing organization apart
g The pitfalls, challenges, and outcomes from specific digital marketing opportunitiesin a framework that helps you guide strategic marketing capabilities in the future
TT10. Critical Issues in Leadership Roles, featuring: Collaborating with Your CIO: Leadership for a Connected World
MODERATOR: Jeff Moad
Research Director & Executive Editor Manufacturing Leadership Community Frost & Sullivan
PANELISTS INCLUDE: Mark Baker
Chief Information Officer JAS Worldwide
Terry Bradwell Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer AARP
Dean Drougas Chief Information Officer Dolby Laboratories
Gregory Magaril Chief Technology Officer Ceatus Media Group
Kim Terry Chief Technology Officer Guthy-Renker, Inc.
As the strategic reach of technology continues to expand—now defining the customerexperience in addition to enabling traditional back-office efficiencies—the expectationsplaced on Chief Information Officers and the opportunities for them to deliver truecompetitive differentiation are soaring. This panel will address how the successful CIOof tomorrow can succeed by managing and meeting expectations of business leaderswhile also optimizing the underlying enterprise IT infrastructure.Key Take-Aways: g A model for how CIOs and business leaders can develop partnerships g Strategies for communicating IT successes and setting expectations across the
enterpriseg A checklist of key capabilities for the successful CIO of tomorrow
12:45pm CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE
Join us as we honor this year's Legend, Dale Dougherty, Founder of Maker Mediaand Maker Faire and discover how innovation comes from unexpected places.Also to be honored with a GIL Award is Peter Hirshberg, Chairman of The CityInnovate Foundation. Celebrate one another's creativity and innovation during ourclosing GIL Innovation Fair, a show and tell of personal inventions. As a prelude tothe Forum, Industry leaders, practitioners and solution providers host a menu ofluncheon discussions on pertinent industry issues. Dine and dish with industryexperts. The list of discussion topics will be available on-site.
3:00pm The Legends of Silicon Valley Forum Concludes
AFTER PARTY3:30pm Western Hoedown at Shingle Mill Ranch
The networking doesn’t end! Grab your cowboy hats and spurs and head on upto Shingle Mill Ranch for a Western Hoedown After-Party! Transportation is provided.
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Visions & Benchmarks Corporate Enlightenment 360 Degree VisionaryPerspective
Inspiring Innovation Implementation The GIL Community
The Six Platforms of Growth, Innovation and Leadership
Media Alliances
Morgan CraftsDirector of Technology
Northrop Grumman
Rodney DavenportVice President, Strategic Insights
Alliance Data Systems
Chris FergusonLead Experience Strategist
USAA
Pankaj GogiaVice President, Corporate Strategy
Sigma Systems
Daniel HerbDirector, Product Strategy
T-Mobile
Sheri HuntSenior Principal Scientist
Amway
Kapil JainVice President, Global Strategy
and Operations
Rosetta Stone
Kenneth LeungDirector of Enterprise
Industry Marketing
Avaya
Ben LittleSenior Director, Innovation
Sutherland Global Services
Mike LondoCorporate Technology Leader
Appvion
Alexa McCarronHead of Corporate Strategy
RTI International
Erin McCormackDirector of Innovation
American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants
Daniel Pascheles Vice President, Competitive Intelligence
Merck
Paul PuopoloVice President,
Business Innovation & Development
Highmark
Supryo Sen Global Consumer Head of
Business Analytics
AIG
Gautam ShahVice President of Product Management
Vocera Communications
Brendan SmythVice President and Senior Director, Global
Specialty Lines Product Management
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
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Unison Industries
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