The 2012 agenda for Innovate Carolina
8:00 am
Registration and networking
Coffee and breakfast available to energize our attendees
8:30
Welcome remarks
8:45
Opening keynote – Innovate the Way You Innovate
Stephen Shapiro, Innovation Evangelist and author, 24-7 Innovation
9:35
Presentation – Community Driven Innovation:
a path to lower costs, higher quality products, and engaged customers
Iain Gray, VP Global Services, Red Hat
10:20
Networking Break
10:40
Presentation – Blinded by the Light:
The challenge of innovating within a successful growth company
Greg Hopper, Senior Product Manager, Office of the CTO, Net App
11:25
Government and Academic Panel - Innovating under constraints, non-corporate perspectives
Moderated by Jonathan Vehar, Center for Creative Leadership
- Stephanie McGarrah, Assistant Secretary, Policy Research and Strategic Planning, NC Dept of Commerce
- Judith Cone, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UNC
- Bonner Gaylord, Councilor, Raleigh City Council, General Manager of North Hills
12:10
Lunch (and more networking!)
1:00
Track Breakout
(attend any track and session you like)
Track 1 –
1:00
Getting it right the first time!
Mark Munday, CTO of Elster Solutions
1:45
Transforming the patient experience in a cost effective way
Matt Gymer, Innovation Executive of Novant Health
2:30
Networking Break
2:45
Breaking designs and failing early:
An uncool but effective way to reduce risk and bring real innovations to market on time and budget
Ed Browka, Product Design Engineer at Gilero
3:30
Beyond Tilting at Windmills
Blaine Childress, Manager of Open Innovaton at Sealed Air
Don Ross, Innovare Founder and President
Track 2 –
1:00
In good times and in tough times, building on the culture of innovation excellence at Milliken
Brent Neal, Team Lead of the Milliken Research Center
1:45
Providing Voice of the Customer on a tight budget
Linda Daly, Consumer Optics Research Manager at Britax
2:30
Networking Break
2:45
Launching a new consumer packaged goods brand in under 12 months from a clean sheet of paper, the güd™ story.
Garrett Putman, Marketing Manager of Burt’s Bees
3:30
From the frontline – Lessons and tips to manage innovation and progress under the perfect storm
John Tuders, SVP Consumer Product & Payments Innovation Executive at Bank of America
4:00 pm
Afternoon Regroup
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
| 4:15 | Student Awards | VP Academic Relations |
| 4:30 | Closing | |
| 4:45 | End of conference |
Note: The chapter has reserved space for an informal networking opportunity at nearby Tir Na Nog for those who’d like to pursue the discussions of the day and network further from 5-7pm. Food and drinks are not covered.
