2009 Innovation Summit Scheduled for May 21, 2009
Registration is now open for the 2009 Innovation Summit
The 2009 Innovation Summit will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in downtown Chicago.
The Summit will bring together influential innovation experts, business executives, academics and government leaders to discuss innovation and accelerate Chicagoland's development as a globally recognized center for innovation. The Summit is a full day of innovation education, tools, case studies, demonstrations, and networking. Now in its third year, the summit will continue to focus on creating and sustaining an innovation culture and establishing recognition of the region for leading the innovation imperative on a global scale.
The summit represents a new collaboration between Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design and InnovateNow. With the Summit our goals are to:
1. Demonstrate firsthand how successful companies are using innovation and design to effectively grow business.
2. Explore the tension that exists between the world of innovation, represented by a fast, global, technology-driven future vs. the world of sustainability, marked by slow, local, low-impact lifestyles.
3. Demonstrate how lessons and strategies from the design world can inform and reframe the inherent conflict between innovation and sustainability and provide solutions for businesses, governments and individuals.
4. Connect people using state-of-the art technology and platforms to maximize the opportunities to create meaningful linkages.
The participants will be CEOs and senior executives from major Chicagoland and national companies; academic leaders; innovation experts; and leading innovative companies.
Space is limited to 400 attendees. Please make sure to secure your attendance by registering. Register before April 20th to take advantage of the early registration price. Discounted friends-and-family pricing is also available for Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce members, Institute of Design alumni, past Summit attendees and others.
And by becoming one of the first to register, you will have the opportunity to attend the Problem Framing in Innovation Planning Workshop, held by Institute of Design professor Jeremy Alexis. This workshop will be held May 20 at the Institute of Design. (Separate fee applies). Only Summit attendees may register for this event.
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