Stage-Gate Innovation Summit '08

A powerful exchange and collaboration of cutting-edge ideas, solutions, experiences and
free-flowing discussions with industry’s best and brightest Stage-Gate leaders.

February 26-27,

2008

Clearwater

Florida

S U M M I T CO-C H A I RS :
	Dr. Robert G. Cooper Dr. Cooper is a world expert in the field of product innovation. He was recently named “The World’s Top Innovation Management Scholar” (JPIM, May 2007)		Dr. Scott J. Edgett Dr. Scott J. Edgett is a world expert in product innovation. He was recently named among the “World’s Top Innovation Scholars” (JPIM, May 2007)

Featuring Leading Innovation Champions from these Companies:

STAGE-GATE^®INNOVATION SUMMIT ‘08 is focused on five key challenges innovators face:

How to spot the ‘big ticket’ improvement opportunities in your innovation processes
Champions of Change: How to leverage your culture to drive better performance
Real Growth: How to generate breakthrough new products that delight customers
Practical ways to enable the courageous Go/Kill and prioritization decisions
How and when to automate your innovation processes

8 Key Deliverables
By participating in this summit, you will receive:

Exclusive insight into the Stage-Gate innovation best practices of top performers across multiple industries - their innovation practices, how they have evolved and what they’ve learned along the way.
A new network of industry leaders with whom to exchange ideas, solutions and experiences. Formal and informal networking activities, including an evening social reception, are woven throughout the two day event.
Professionally facilitated, interactive workshops focused on two critical innovation dilemmas: Getting Gates Right and When to automate your Innovation Processes.
Individual guidance and advice from Dr. Cooper, Dr. Edgett, Summit Faculty (Guest Speakers) and Stage-Gate Inc. Innovation Specialists on how to fine tune your innovation processes for optimum results.
Exclusive insight into current trends and forward predictions as delivered by Summit Co-Chairs and Keynote Speakers, Dr. Robert G. Cooper and Dr. Scott J. Edgett – recently named ‘World’s Top Innovation Management Scholars’ by the prestigious Journal of Product Innovation Management, May 2007.
‘Hands-On’ access and viewing of the latest software tools designed to support Stage-Gate best practice innovation processes from Idea Generation, Idea-to-Launch Process to Portfolio and Project Management together with real life case studies outlining how these enabling tools are being leveraged.
Executive summaries of numerous real life case studies submitted by leading innovation practitioners and presented via professionally displayed ‘Storyboard Posters’
Full set of reference materials and an executive summary capturing key learnings to share with others upon return to your company.

Key Benefits
By participating in this summit, you will learn:

How leading companies create practical links between the four critical drivers of innovation (Cooper and Edgett’s Innovation Diamond™): innovation strategy, idea-to-launch process, portfolio management and organization culture and leadership
How leadership can make or break a successful Stage-Gate Innovation System – what works, what doesn’t and how to remove obstacles
How to move beyond superficial gates and get to courageous Go/Kill and prioritization decisions
Winning techniques and strategies to gain broad ‘buy-in’ to your organization-wide innovation initiatives
How to improve the interface between the decision-makers and the project teams

Real Company Case Studies – Some Highlights:

How one company strategically evolved their innovation program to maintain momentum and performance growth for more than two decades – where they focused and how they did it.
How one company, during the peak of their financial performance, pushed the envelope to reach new performance levels through broad buy-in and organization-wide involvement in making targeted improvements to their innovation program.
How one company accelerated organic growth by shifting their focus and systems to drive consistent generation of breakthrough new products – their secret and why it could work for you.
How one company broke their innovation inertia with what they refer to as ‘the big win’. They introduced best practices in scoring and prioritizing projects which resulted in a significant altering of their portfolio from 120 projects down to 40 – without losing any value.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Dates and Times:
Stage-Gate Innovation Summit ‘08 will be held on February 26-27, 2008. Registration and continental breakfast will be held 7:30am. Session begins at 8:30am on February 26 and concludes on February 27 at 4:30pm.
Location & Hotel Accommodations:
The Summit will be held at: Sheraton Sand Key Resort
For reservations be sure to mention that you are with the Stage-Gate Innovation Summit.
Fee:
$1995/person. Fee includes materials, binder, breakfasts, luncheons, refreshment breaks, reception, and follow-up materials.
Team Discounts:
Groups of 4 or more may deduct $200 per person.
No-Risk Guarantee:
Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed – money-back or credit. If you’re not satisfied with the quality of this program, let us know in writing and we will refund your registration fee.
Cancellations/Substitutions:
You may send a substitute attendee in your place at any time with no penalty (please inform us in advance, if possible). Cancellations made within 5 business days are subject to a $200 administration fee. No-shows are liable for the full fee.
Conference Attire:
We recommend attire in the category of "business casual.” It is highly encouraged that you also dress is layers when possible to remain comfortable—please be aware that conference facilities are notorious for temperature fluctuations throughout the day of the event.

Register Now This event sold out early last year and is strictly limited to 100 industry practitioners.

GOLD SPONSORS

EVENT SPONSOR