| Venue - Main Hall |
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Tea & Coffee on Arrival & Registration |
| Venue - Londesborough Room |
| 09:30 - 09:40 |
Chairman’s Welcome Address
Kane KRAMER, Founder & Chairman, The BIIT Conference |
| 09:40 - 09:50 |
Opening Address
Bola OLABISI, Events Director, The BIIT Conference |
| 09:50 - 10.00 |
Keynote Address
‘MEETING THE CHALLENGES AND GRASPING THE OPPORTUNITIES’
In his talk, Mike will emphasis the importance of innovation to business success and as an economic driver. He will set out the Government’s vision to make the UK a leader for science, research and innovation and the Government’s role in creating the conditions for businesses to succeed. Mike will also discuss the exciting opportunities arising from new technological developments and the importance of innovation in addressing challenges like climate change. Finally, Mike will explore the opportunities and threats presented by globalization particularly from the emerging economies.
Mike WRIGHT, Director, Customer and Innovation Support Services, UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
‘A MAGNET FOR GLOBAL INNOVATION’
Learn how a £12 billion company addresses the challenge of encouraging global innovators and entrepreneurs to share their best and brightest ideas, with the promise of accessing almost 100,000 retail outlets around the world.
Ronald J. PETERSEN, Director, Boots Centre for Innovation
Q & A |
| 3 mins Presentation: Case Study |
| 10:35 - 11:05 |
‘PARTNERING FOR THE FUTURE IN EMERGING MARKETS’
Find out more about Microsoft’s initiative in which the creation of a new channel of partners, ranging from application developers to telecommunications providers and hosting companies is encouraging a new kind of service fold.
Claire O’HALLORAN, Emerging Partners Lead, UK SMS&P Partner Group, Microsoft
Q & A |
| 11:05 - 11:35 |
‘PROVIDING LINKS FOR INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
IN THE GLOBAL MARKET’
Discover how to support entrepreneurship and enhance regional economic prosperity through innovative solutions such as bridging the equity gap and stimulating science & technological innovation.
Audra Elena SHALLAL,
Managing Director, BOSS Consulting, Paris
Q & A |
| Tea Break (11:35-12:00) |
| 12:00 - 12:30 |
‘MOVING TOWARDS THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF TECHNOLOGY’
Learn more about ownership of Intellectual Property Rights especially where there is collaboration, confidentiality agreements, freedom to operate, international IP filing strategies, licensing and enforcement.
Vicki SALMON, Associate Partner, Eversheds
Q & A |
| 12:30 - 13:00 |
‘TAPPING THE COLLECTIVE GENIUS’
Organisations have access to a variety of expertise and skills from their employees, customers, suppliers, consumers etc. This session describes how you can leverage this collective ‘Genius’ to develop robust ideas that have tangible value.
Geoff CARSS - Vice President Europe, Imaginatik plc
Q & A |
| Lunch (13:00 – 14:00) |
| 14:00 - 14:25 |
‘A VISION FOR EMERGING MARKETS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.’
The presentation gives some examples of increasing robust models for sustainable development in developing countries. Culturally competent guidelines for corporate, social and environmental responsibility in various business sectors are gathering consensus as they are imaginatively applied on the African and Asian continents. New global partnerships are changing traditional UK markets as China and the US continue the drive to boost innovation, enterprise and commerce.
Dr Sheila OCHUGBOJU, Operational Director, Science & Innovation, AWEI
Q & A |
| 3 mins Presentation: Case Study |
| 14:25 - 15:00 |
WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT INNOVATION TODAY?
This presentation attempts to distill what we really know about innovation, how the “new” technologies aid or inhibit innovation, and how well companies (and countries) are coping with this new landscape.
Dr Sudhir CHADHA, Associate Partner, Global Business Services, IBM
Q & A |
| Tea Break (15:00-15:30) |
| 15:30 -16:00 |
PEN TO "COMMERCIALISING" IDEAS
Understand how Oracles' Emerging Business Partner Programme
provides a practical mechanism for emerging companies to innovate with the worlds
largest enterprise software company in establishing new market opportunities.
David RAJAN, Director of Emerging Business, Oracle UK, Ireland and Israel
Q & A |
| 16:00 -16:25 |
LEAP-FROG DISRUPTION
Disruptive, radical and breakthrough innovation continues to be the ambition of many. While some may argue about the semantics, the principle of accessing and delivering higher level innovation is seen as having the potential to achieve higher margins and rates of growth. But what does this mean in practice? What is the ROI on disruption and is it bigger than normal innovation? How can we best encourage and manage disruption? These are commonly asked questions. The challenge is to find examples that can answer the questions from an informed perspective: Moreover, where are new disruptions emerging outside the developed world, how can they leap-frog the status quo and where will they have the greatest impact?
Tim JONES, Principal, Innovaro
Q & A
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| 3 mins Presentation: Case Study |
| 16:30 - 16:55 |
Paul SMITH, CEO, Harvey Nash
Q & A |
| 16:55 - 17:00 |
Closing Remark (Close) |
| VIP Complimentary Pass into the British Invention Show |
| NB. We reserve the right to alter the program if necessary for reasons beyond our control. |
