Agenda

Andrew Liveris, CEO, Dow Chemical

Dow Chemical represents successful industrial innovation and the revival of manufacturing in the U.S. on a grand scale.  Through its 105-year history, the company has repeatedly reinvented its product lines and business model.  Liveris says the company’s very mission is “to passionately innovate,” and backs that with R&D spending exceeding $1 billion annually.  How does Liveris nurture a culture of innovation among Dow’s 50,000 employees?  How does Dow successfully diversify while maintaining purpose and focus?  Liveris will share lessons on how to better develop and manage innovation in your organization.

Michael Klayko, CEO, Brocade

Jeffrey Housenbold, CEO, Shutterfly

Huge technological shifts are viewed by most companies as disruptive, but Brocade’s Michael Klayko and Shutterfly’s Jeffrey Housenbold harness such shifts to their advantage. Klayko says his #1 strategic priority is to differentiate through innovation, and will discuss how to allocate resources and maintain a disciplined approach to product development – while encouraging creativity and a culture of discovery with commercial ends. Housenbold will share his best practices and insights on the realities of executing on an innovative strategic vision from Shutterfly and the five other high-growth businesses in which he served in leadership roles, including eBay and AltaVista

Robert Hohman, CEO, Glassdoor

Kimberly Popovits, CEO, Genomic Health

While innovation can occur anywhere, sustained innovation demands disciplined processes and strong culture led from the top. As CEO, what is your role? Learn how you can nurture the right incentives and ensure alignment. Understand how you can identify and promote innovative talent–while ensuring that promising creative talent doesn’t disrupt the positive behaviors you wish to preserve in your organization.

Langdon Morris, CEO, Innovation Labs

Developing breakthrough solutions and executing on new strategic initiatives demands new thinking. Within existing organizational cultures, however, habits and patterns often develop that resist change. Help lead your team to solve complex problems and create revolutionary solutions with new techniques and methods your will learn in this interactive lab.

Jerre Stead, CEO, IHS

Tom Erickson, CEO, Acquia
Val Rahmani, CEO, Damballa

Of course it’s about the people, but the human element adds uncertainty and inconsistency, right? Not so when you develop effective processes and correctly align people. Understand how leading innovators set up and maintain their systems, incent the right behaviors and shape their own actions and priorities.

This concluding panel discussion will address the realities of putting principles into action, including people, priorities, structures and more. What are the immediate steps you need to take that will provide payback and put you and your organization on the path toward sustained innovation?