While a research unit is critical to the success of the organization, efforts dedicated to R&D process improvements can be challenging. High costs and long time scales coupled with difficulties in anticipating changing market and customer needs, put pressure on R&D groups to perform. A holistic and integrated approach to both product development and innovation within R&D process is a strategic imperative.
Our meeting facilitates hands-on experience sharing of rapid techniques and lean methodologies to ensure greater R&D efficiency and speed to market.
Clariant, GE Healthcare, Thales Group, Henkel, TÜV SÜD Product Service, Technicolor, Merck KGaA, Borealis Group, ID Business Solutions, Tenova, Qualcomm, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, Agilising Innovation, Evonik, Airbus Defence and Space, Research Link Consulting, Schneider Electric, Jubilant Lifesciences , ArcelorMittal Innovacion, BASF, Leitat Technological Center, IAV, HAVELSAN, Boss Paints, HSH Aerospace Finishes, ID Quantique, Albania Institute of SME, Ilim Group, Dornier MedTech Systems, TU Dresden, Coloplast, ComAp, Lohmann & Rauscher, Iskraemeco, Lufthansa Technik, Johnson & Johnson, Oki Electric Industry, Korea-EU Research Centre, GSK, Implement Consulting Group, GN Audio, Siemens, Strategiemakers.
08:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 Opening Address from the Chairman
09:10 New ways of preparing the future in defense and security B2B.
Dr. Walid Benzarti,
Director for Innovation, Research & Technology, Land and Air Systems Global Business Unit, Thales Group, Paris, France
09:45 Speed Networking
10:25 Sustainable innovations for fast moving consumer goods in the digital world.
Dr. Thomas Förster,
Corporate Vice President of R&D Beauty Care, Henkel, Cologne, Germany
11:00 Morning coffee and networking break
11:30 The dialog principle – innovating in a global Know-How-Network.
Anja Feldmann,
Innovation Management External Relation, BASF, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
Dr. Simona Rocchi,
Senior Director - Design for Innovation and Sustainability, Philips Design, Amsterdam, Netherlands
12:40 Cross-cultural issues: academia & industry innovation partnerships?
Hana Kosova,
Director of Centre for Knowledge and Technology Transfer, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
12:55 Business lunch
13:55 How to use lean and agile in product development.
We in GE embed entrepreneurial best practices into our R&D and product management discipline, a test & learn mind-set to transform the way we work. We will present how we apply Lean & Agile practices to:
Paul Michael,
FastWorks & DFSS Leader Life Sciences, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, UK, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Simon Stubbs,
FastWorks Coach, GE Healthcare Life Sciences, UK, Cardiff, United Kingdom
14:40 Agility/sprints in traditional R&D settings and with partners.
Luis Allo,
Global Director, External Technology Innovation, R&D Consumer OTC, Johnson & Johnson, Zug, Switzerland
15:15 Afternoon coffee and networking break
15:45 Global R&D Knowledge and Data Management.
The typical challenges faced when trying to innovate and collaborate on a global scale. The steps towards global efficiency, harmonization and insight. A case study from a speciality chemicals enterprise on their journey from ambition to global deployment.
Michael Bradley,
Key Account Manager, Industrials, EMEA, ID Business Solutions Ltd., Cologne, Germany
16:20 Anticipating needs of the future, the challenge of innovation.
Dr. Martinas Kuslys,
Global R&D Manager Paediatric Care, Nestlé Health Science, Lausanne, Switzerland
16:55 Panel Discussion
17:25 Chairman’s closing remarks and end of day one
19:00 Business dinner
08:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 Opening Address from the Chairman
09:10 Digital R&D collaboration – if my company only knows what it knows.
Dr. Christoph Hüls,
Head of Merck Group Innovation Strategy, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
09:45 Using deep future to shape R&D today – staying ahead of the curve in the long-term military transformation.
Dr. Gabriele Rizzo,
Lead Scientist, Strategic Innovation and Principal Futurist, Leonardo, Rome, Italy
10:20 Morning coffee and networking break
10:50 The future of R&D and innovation: what to expect in the next 10 years?
Outline: For many companies, innovation is mentioned to be the most important factor for future competitiveness. But how will innovation activities look like in the future? This is one of the key questions that is addressed by the Fraunhofer Group for Innovation Research.
Dr. Sven Schimpf,
Managing Director, Fraunhofer Group for Innovation Research, Stuttgart, Germany
11:25 New technologies, new ecosystems: how to globalize R&D to access new technologies?
Iason Onassis,
Head of Industry Consulting, Philips Innovation, Eindhoven, Netherlands
12:00 Business lunch
13:00 Cross-industry innovation partnerships.
Dr. Reza Ghahary,
Director Innovation Networks, Corporate Innovation, Evonik, Hanau, Germany
13:35 Agility in the transformation of R&D organisations, IT software development agility applied to the chemistry and pharmaceutical industries..
Jord Rolland de Rengervé,
Agile Coach consultant, PeopleBlendIT, Brussels, Belgium
14:10 Afternoon coffee and networking break
14:40 Creating an innovation culture with design thinking.
Ralf Neubert,
Senior Director Innovation & Technology, Schneider Electric Industry Business Unit, Schneider Electric, Würzburg, Germany
15:15 R&D in mobility: developing for a world that moves fast. Understanding a consumer that doesn’t exist.
Luiz Otavio Moreira Abreu,
Strategic Innovation, Piaggio, Milano, Italy
15:50 Chairman’s closing remarks and end of day two
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chaired a panel discussion with speakers from Thales Group, Henkel, TÜV SÜD Product Service, Technicolor, Merck KGaA, GE Healthcare, IDBS and Borealis Group.
