The document provides an agenda and logistical details for the 2012 Innovation Summit being held June 19-21 at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, which will explore three topics - global innovation, fast-paced innovation, and strategic innovation - through presentations, panel discussions, and group activities over the course of each half-day session.
1. Welcome to the 2012 Innovation Summit
This year’s Innovation Summit is held at the Executive
Residence of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of
Business in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
This document provides a full event
agenda along with the logistical
information needed to prepare.
Based on feedback from participants, three
topics of the greatest interest have been
selected to explore, share and develop new
insights:
1. Global Innovation
Innovating in regions outside the home
country, and exploiting innovation across all
regions.
2. Fast-paced Innovation
Addressing market “time compression”, and
decreasing time from idea to launch.
3. Strategic Innovation
Going beyond your core to create
opportunities that have a strategic impact on
your business (including Business Model
Innovation)
2. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
June 19th June 20th June 21st
8:00AM
8:30AM
Global
Innovation Strategic
Innovation
12:00PM 12:00PM
Lunch Lunch
1:00PM 1:00PM
Action Ideas and
Closing Remarks
3:00PM
Fast-paced
Innovation
5:00PM
6:30PM
7:00PM Dinner
Introductions at Pacific Rim
Social Mixer - 8:30PM
The University of
Michigan Museum of Art
9:00PM
Summit held at:
The Executive Residence
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
710 E. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
3. Session Format Activity Duration
for each Topic The Topic
4 hours each Framing the topic, identifying
20 min
boundaries, scope and focus
Each summit topic will areas
receive the attention of
the group in a four-hour Lesson Learned
format. The objective is Topic leaders share their
1 Hour
to share challenges, stories of past problems,
(20 min each)
lessons learned, and challenges, defeats and
successes, providing an successes
opportunity to address
tough questions and Open Challenges
learn from different Participants share their
1 Hour
perspectives. stories for the group…what is
your challenge?
Break 15 min
The Panel
A chance to ask tough
questions and offer guidance.
Inovo will also introduce 45 min
questions submitted in
advance and seen in other
cases from the field.
Future Thinking
Where is innovation leading
in this space? How will both
40 min
the problems and the
solutions evolve? What must
we do now to get ahead?
4. 2012 Innovation Summit
Venue Information
Hotel and Summit
The Executive Residence
University of Michigan Ross School of Business
710 E. University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
P: (734) 764-7677
First Evening Mixer (Tuesday, June 19th, 7:00PM)
The University of Michigan Museum of Art
The Commons
525 South State Street
Ann Arbor 48109
P: (734) 764-0395
Second Evening Dinner (Wednesday, June 20th, 6:30PM)
Pacific Rim Restaurant
114 West Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
P: (734) 662-9303
Event Contacts
Kendra Theriot, Event Coordinator
KTheriot@TheInovoGroup.com C: (773) 972-6470
Steve Schwartz, Partner, Program Director
SSchwartz@TheInovoGroup.com C: (734) 717-6224