11th Annual Innovation Seminar in San Francisco,
March 28th-31st 2011, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Silicon Valley: Best Practice and Emerging Trends.
The event is presented by BI Norwegian School of Management in cooperation with the University of California at Berkeley.
As a participant, you will benefit from the insight and experience of top presenters. This is a unique opportunity to network and take in the innovative spirit of Silicon Valley.
Seminar flyer i pdf-format
The program focuses on designing innovation strategies to enable both mainstream and new companies to take advantage of best practice and emerging insights on innovation.
In an increasingly dynamic and rapidly changing market place, fostering innovation and avoiding its potentially disruptive or challenging effects requires a new understanding of business models.
The program is organized in two main parts: plenary sessions and focus tracks.
The plenary sessions adress the link between innovative ideas and their implementation. They provide an overview of the trends and best practice in various industries in Silicon Valley. Our presentations gives you an up to date understanding of how to apply new trends and technologies in order to gain an increased competitive advantage.
Each participant will attend one out of four parallell focus tracks. This year's tracks are:
* Tracks will run provided there is a sufficient number of participants
Each day and topic includes various speakers and/or company visits. Previous seminars have included company visits to Google, IBM, Apple, Genentech and Cisco, as well as other major companies.
Prominent academics and practitioners from well-known companies present common challenges, and what it takes to successfully develop, implement, and commercialize innovations. Participants will also attend informal networking events designed to share their experiences with colleagues from a broad range of industries.
