 Dr.
Robert G. Cooper
Professor,
McMaster University and Father of Stage-Gate.
Author of best-selling Winning at New Products, 3rd
edition and the newly released Lean, Rapid
and Profitable New Product Development
 Dr.
Robert G. Cooper is the author
of best-selling books "Winning
at New Products," "Portfolio
Management for New Products",
and the newly released "Lean,
Rapid and Profitable New Product
Development". Cooper is Professor
of Industrial Marketing and Technology
Management at McMaster University
(Ontario, Canada) as well as
founder and president of the
Product Development Institute.
Recognized
as one of the leading authorities
in the field of innovation, technology
and new product development, Cooper's
methods have been introduced globally
by many companies including P&G,
3M, ABB, AT&T, Carlsberg, Caterpillar,
Ansell Healthcare, Dow Chemical,
DuPont, Exxon Chemicals, Air Products,
HP, ITT, Kraft Foods, Hydro-Quebec,
EXFO Engineering, Kennametal, Hertel,
Lego, Lenzing, Pfizer, VISA and
many others.
Dr.
Cooper will be giving a keynote presentation:
 Dr.
Scott Edgett
Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, with Dr. Robert G. Cooper, of both Product Development Institute and Stage-Gate International.
Dr.
Scott J. Edgett is internationally recognized as one of the
world’s top experts in product innovation
and is the pioneer of portfolio management for product
innovation. He is a high profile speaker and sought-after
consultant. Dr. Edgett has had extensive experience working
with large multinational clients in a variety of industries,
principally focusing on issues affecting innovation leadership
and capability. He
has spent more than 20 years researching and developing
innovation best practices and working with organizations
in product innovation. He is a prolific author having
coauthored six books including the popular ‘Portfolio Management for New Products, 2nd
Edition’ and the recent release ‘ Generating Breakthrough
New Product Ideas’ and has published more than
60 academic articles. Dr. Edgett is a former Professor
of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster
University in Ontario and is a Faculty Scholar at the Institute
for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM) at Penn State
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