Agenda Schedule of Events

09:30 - 10:00 - Registration and Reception

10:00 - 10:45 - Michael McCarthy -  "Entreprenuership Innovation and The Creation of Budi Bar"


10:45 - 11:30 - Sarwar Raza - "From Invention to Innovation - recognizing, incubating, and commercializing ideas"

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11:30 - 12:00 - Jon Campbell - "What Got You Here Won’t Get You There:Success in a New Age of Innovation"

"What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: Success in a New Age of Innovation"
Jon Campbell (11:30 - 12:00)

As organizations seek to grow their innovation capabilities they place a heavy emphasis on discovering and implementing innovation processes. This focus on process is unsurprising when one considers its historical role in helping companies maximize manufacturing, codify quality and streamline supply chains. Because of this reliance on process, organizations are seeking to crack a similar code in bringing innovative products and services to market.



1200 - 13:00 - Lunch

13:00 - 13:45  - Chris Colbert - "The Innovation of Everything. Including you!"

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13:45 - 14:30 - Michael De'Shazer - "What's your Business Programming Interface? - Exploring methods of social networking techonologies"

BPI: What's your Business Programming Interface?
- will explore methods for using social networking technologies to foster business growth in a world of ever-changing trends and tech.
Michael De'Shazer (13:45- 14:30)

Michael De'Shazer leads engineering at iCanApp and will talk about using APIs and social networking technologies to enhance your company's BPI to build a better community and growth-rate around your business.


14:30 15:15 - Kristin Johnson - "Innovation through Design Thinking, A Teaser"

"Innovation through Design Thinking, A Teaser"
Kristin Johnson (14:30 - 15:15)

In this participatory talk, Kristin will give audience members a taste of how Continuum, a global innovation consultancy, helps companies drive innovation.


15:15 - 16:00 - Peter Wagener: "Is social media hard to use?  If you're a business, it certainly can be."

"Is social media hard to use? If you're a business, it certainly can be"
Peter J Wagener (15:15 - 16:00)

This talk will discuss why businesses struggle to use social media to solve business problems, why it is important for them to tackle those problems, and offer some suggestions to get you started."



16:00 - 16:30 - Reception

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