Innovation Programs
Upcoming Innovation EventsCEO Innovation Lecture featuring Andrea Jung, Chairman and CEO, Avon Products
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Past Innovation Programs
Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Conference featuring Ralph Nader and leaders from Green Mountain Coffee and the Craigslist Foundation
September 16, 2009
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2009 Innovation Summit.collaboration
April 28, 2009 CEO Innovation Lecture: Innovation: The Future of Energy
featuring Ralph Izzo
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
2008 Innovation Conference - Managing Creativity
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Presented by the nationally recognized entrepreneurship center, the Rothman Institute, this half-day intensive seminar is designed to help the executive management teams of small, medium-sized businesses and large corporations better understand how to implement innovation at their organizations. The day featured presentations from innovation leaders that bring diverse industry perspectives, including:
Bami Bastani, former President and CEO, Anadigics
Raymond Stark, former Vice President of Technology for Specialty Materials, Honeywell
Charles Cascio, Vice President of Interactive Learning, Educational Testing Service
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Thomas Edison and Innovation Event
October 6-8, 2008
Thomas Edison is widely considered to be the greatest innovator. The Institute is co-sponsoring a Thomas Edison and Innovation Event in West Orange, NJ. Participants will be led by Edison experts who will teach proven Edisonian principles of innovation. Participants will learn how to apply many of the principles Edison used to achieve such remarkable success. They will also be engaged in practical exercises that will help them cement the principles into their minds and their professional activities.
Innovation Management Program
Wednesday-Thursday, June 11-12, 2008
The Institute will offer an intensive two-day executive training program on June 11 and 12. The educational program will cover the fundamentals of developing and implementing innovation processes and building a culture of innovation at your organization. Enrollment will be limited to ensure a one-on-one, interactive experience. Info
2008 Innovation Summit
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
2008 Innovation Summit featuring Innovation Leaders from Becton Dickinson and Company, Merck and Celgene Corporation.
Presented by the nationally recognized entrepreneurship center, the Rothman Institute, this half-day intensive seminar is designed to help the executive management teams of small, medium-sized businesses and large corporations better understand how to implement innovation at their organizations. The day will include remarks by Angie McGuire, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Growth, State of New Jersey and feature presentations from innovation leaders from the healthcare industry including:
Ed Ludwig, President and CEO, Becton, Dickinson and Company
Mervyn Turner, Senior Vice President, Merck
Robert Hugin, President and COO, Celgene Corporation
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Innovation Roundtable
New Product Development Trends and Best Practices
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Learn and share knowledge with experts in the field of New Product Innovation and Development.
- Lessons from the most innovative companies
- Importance of the NPD process
- Cross sharing of knowledge
- Variables associated with organization size & resources
- Partnership & licensing
- Culture of sustained innovation
- Change management aspects of NPD
Featuring:
Steve Wunker, Partner, Innosight
Paul DeMarco, Sr. Director, Portfolio Management & RD&E Business Process, Johnson & Johnson
Dennis Nelson, VP, OTC Medicines, R&D Consumer Health Care, Schering-Plough
Robert Casale, Chief Operating Officer, Adams Respiratory Therapeutics
2nd annual CEO Innovation Lecture featuring Campbell Soup Company president and CEO, Douglas R. Conant
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Under Conant’s leadership over the past six years, Campbell has reversed a decline in market value and employee engagement. The company has made significant investments to improve product quality and packaging, strengthen its marketing programs and develop a robust innovation pipeline.
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Media Innovation Conference featuring leaders from Verizon, Nokia and Lifetime
Thursday, September 27, 2007
This half-day intensive seminar is designed to help the executive management teams of small, medium-sized businesses and large corporations better understand how to implement innovation at their organizations. Following welcoming remarks by Caren Franzini, CEO, NJEDA, the day will feature presentations from innovation leaders, including:
Dennis Strigl, president and chief operating officer of Verizon Communications
Tero Ojanperä, Ph.D.,serves as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Nokia
Andrea Wong, President & CEO, Lifetime Entertainment Services
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2007 Innovation Summit featuring leaders from Johnson & Johnson, Cadbury Schweppes and Gain Capital
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
This half-day intensive seminar was designed to help the executive management teams of small, medium sized businesses and large corporations better understand how to implement and sustain innovation at their organizations. The day featured presentations from innovation leaders from various industries, including:
Tom Reynolds, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for J&J Wound Management
Jose Amarista, Director, Latin America Product Development, Cadbury Schweppes
Mark Galant, Chief Executive Officer/Founder, GAIN Capital Group
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Driving Innovation Through Design Conference
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Innovation was the focus of an in-depth discussion sponsored by InSource for in-house creative professionals by panelists James Barrood, Gordon Kaye, and Bob Wagner. Sheree Clark served as facilitator throughout the half-day event.
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Open Innovation Conference Featuring Henry Chesbrough
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
This half-day intensive seminar showed the executive management of mid-sized and, large corporations as well as non-profits how to initiate organizational innovation. The morning session included a presentation by the renowned innovation author and consultant, Henry Chesbrough. This session was followed by a lunch panel consisting of innovation leaders who discussed the benefits of innovation and how to successfully implement and manage innovation. Learn more details, View Video
2006 Innovation Summit featuring Clayton Christensen
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
2006 CEO Innovation Lecture with Fred Hassan
The breakfast event featured the inaugural CEO Innovation Lecture. Fred Hassan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Schering-Plough Corporation, gave a stimulating and informative talk. His lecture was entitled Customer Focus: A Prescription for Driving Innovation. Learn more, View Video Podcast (MP3 audio file)
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