Last year's event was great. Don't miss this year's Second Annual....
From our friends at SDForum.
SDForum's Second Annual
Open Innovation and Corporate Research Fair: 'Innovating in a Down Economy'
Click here to register now
8:30am - 3:00pm September 18, 2009
Techmart
5201 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA
95054
Sales are down, Unemployment is at record levels, budgets are slashed and investment dollars are harder to get than ever before. How do companies continue to innovate during these economic hard times and plan for the future?
Hear key influencers from Silicon Valley's leading high-tech corporations, including Hewlett Packard, IBM, and Nokia, share their thoughts, insights and best practices on how not only to survive, but to identify market share and growth opportunities. Learn how industry leaders innovate and how to partner with them.
Confirmed Speakers Include:
Sheryl Chamberlain, EMC (Keynote)
Don Clark, NEC Corporation
Elizabeth "Betsy" Corcoran, Forbes.com (Keynote)
Priya Ganapati, Wired Digital
Gary Getz, Strategos
Ron S. Laurie, Inflexion Point Group
Deborah Magid, IBM Corporation (Keynote)
Suzanne Harrision, Gathering 2.0
Mark Radcliffe, DLA Piper
John Shen, Nokia Research Center (Keynote)
David Smith, Tynax
For more information and speakers' bios, click
here.
Agenda:
Morning Session (for paid registrants only)
8:30am: Registration & Exhibits
9:00am: Welcoming Remarks
9:15am: Corporate Keynote Presentations
10:15am: Morning Break
10:30am: Corporate Keynote Presentations, continued
11:30am: Panel Discussion: "Open Innovation in Practice"
Panelists will discuss how large high-tech corporations source technologies from outside developers explain how partnerships are formed, technology acquisition and transfer deals are structured.
12:30pm: Lunch
1:00pm: Technology Exhibitions - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The afternoon exhibition will include demos and exhibits from the technology partners as well as entrepreneurs and other members of the technology eco-system in Silicon Valley.
3:00 pm: Event Concludes
For information about Sponsorship Packages, please contact Julie Welch at julie@sdforum.org
There are a few demo tables remaining - Don't wait, sign up today!
For more information go to:
http://www.sdforum.org/researchfairtables
Location:
Techmart
5201 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Directions
Price:
Morning Session, Lunch and Exhibit Hall: 8:30am-3pm
$90 Non-members
$70 SDForum Members
$25 Students
Exhibit Hall Only is free and open to the public (lunch is not included): 1:00pm-3pm