BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - August 10, 2010) - Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
The theme of the 2010 Leadership in Product Development Summit is Innovation Strategies during the Jobless Recovery. Executives in product development, innovation, technology development and commercialization will convene to discuss strategies and share ideas on how to consistently innovate and meet project deadlines with fewer resources and a smaller budget.
The Summit also features an exclusive product development and innovation community for attendees. By participating in the Summit community website, attendees can view and post ideas for the upcoming summit, collaborate and network with peers, and provide feedback on the onsite panel discussion.
Confirmed speakers currently include:
- Steven MacDonald, CIO, Carole Hochman Design Group
- Bob Conrad, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Mobile, Computing, Consumer and Communications, Fairchild Semiconductor
- Ray Pittard, President, Climate Control Technologies Division, Ingersoll Rand Europe
- Jay Leader, CIO, iRobot
- Ann Marie Dumais, SVP, New Product Introductions, The Nielson Company
- Jeff Kaczperski, President/CEO, Omega Plastics
- Kiho Sohn, Chief Knowledge Officer, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Ron Blitstein, Former CIO, Revlon - Doug Powell, Senior Vice President, Financial Services, Wachovia
The comprehensive agenda will address pressing challenges through interactive sessions including: Social Media, Crowdsourcing, and the Future of Customer Insight; Aligning People, Process, and Technology for Upstream Innovation; Speed to Market: A New Take on an Old Idea; Increasing the Innovation Value of your Portfolio; The CIO's Role in Improving New Product Development Efficiency; and more.
Current Summit Sponsors include Accept Software; Adobe; Brightidea; Kalypso; Microsoft; and PTC.
Complimentary passes available for qualified executives. To apply for a pass, please contact bill.burns@aberdeen.com or visit http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/pdl.html . To learn more about the Aberdeen Leadership in Product Development Summit, please view our informational video.
For Summit sponsorship opportunities, visit Product in Leadership Development Summit Sponsorship Information.
Visit Research.Aberdeen.com for additional access to complimentary Product Innovation and Engineering Research.
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