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Free 1-Hour Webinar
January 17, 2012 -- 11:00am-12:00pm ET
(Recording available - see link below)

CoDev 2012 Sneak Preview

MODERATOR:

PANELISTS:

 

Cheryl Perkins
CoDev Conference Chair

& President and Founder of Innovationedge

George Wells
Director of Technology Transfer
Nestle Purina Petcare
Roger Leech
Open Innovation Portfolio & Scouting Director
Unilever
John M. Neclerio
Partner
Duane Morris LLP
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Join CoDev 2012 Chairperson, Cheryl Perkins and conference faculty members representing Nestle Purina Petcare, Unilever, and Duane Morris, LLP as they candidly discuss some of the critical elements necessary to build a solid foundation for successful Co-Development and Open Innovation initiatives.

The panel of faculty members will address:

  • The impact of organizational structure, culture, business model evolution, platform engagement models, staff development and IP management on open innovation success

  • Lessons learned as well as what obstacles and pitfalls they have experienced in advancing their open innovation efforts

  • Key learnings garnered from their attendance at prior CoDev conferences and how this enhanced their open innovation journeys

  • The focus of their upcoming presentations at CoDev2012

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Meet the Panelists:

George Wells

George will be giving a case presentation at CoDev2012 within the pre-conference workshop, Business Models Changing the Landscape of Open Innovation.

Roger Leech

In his role as Open Innovation Director for Portfolio & Scouting at Unilever, Roger is responsible for the overall open innovation budget and success metrics, academic strategic alliances and has a team of scouts in the six Unilever Global Laboratories supporting technology scouting for the business.

Roger's case presentation at CoDev2012 will examine Unilever's experience building global open innovation networks and ROI benefits achieved.

John M. Neclerio

John practices in the areas of intellectual property licensing and commercial contracting, copyright and trade secret law, e-commerce and technology law, and privacy and data security law. He advises companies on contractual matters, including patent and software license agreements, purchase and service agreements, reseller agreements, strategic alliance agreements and outsourcing agreements, and a broad range of technology-based issues, including open source software issues, online services issues and IT issues in mergers & acquisitions.

John will share his insights and expertise at CoDev2012 as a featured panelist on our Managing IP in Complex Deal Structures panel session.

Who Should Attend:

This event typically draws 250+ Chief Technology Officers; Vice Presidents, Managers, and Directors of Open Innovation, Innovation, Product Development, R&D, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, Manufacturing, and more from a cross section of industries including aerospace, medical devices, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, biotech, oil & gas, electronics, hi-tech, defense and more.


Top 5 Reasons to Attend CoDev:

  1. Create new connections and expand networks that deliver business value

  2. Grow knowledge and insights on what works and does not work

  3. Learn from successful OI leaders how to deploy OI in your business or organization

  4. Hear global case studies on leadership, structure and culture

  5. Get re-energized by taking away new tools for your own efforts

 

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