Agenda for the TechColumbus Summit on May 27

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7:30am	Registration Opens - Networking - Continental Breakfast Available
8:20am	Conference Begins
8:25am	Welcome by OSU President E. Gordon Gee
8:40am	Conference Introduction
8:50am	Definition of Innovation By Michael Bills and Michael Leiblein, OSU Fisher College of Business What you will learn: Can innovation really be defined? Customer driven innovation vs. think-tank. There are no silver bullets, but there are many ways to enhance business innovation.
9:30am	Featured Corporate Speaker: Bob Irwin, CEO Sterling Commerce What you will learn: Innovation at Sterling Commerce. How Sterling Commerce used an "open innovation" culture to drive creativity, new products, and sales. .
10:15am	Networking Break
10:30am	Organizing an Innovative Company The pro’s and con’s of top down and bottoms up approaches. Moderated by Pamela Springer, Founder of Manta.com. With Panelists: Russell Glass, CEO of Bizo Jeffrey Rodek, Senior Lecturer, Fisher College of Business What you will learn: Participate in a debate over top down vs. bottom up innovation management.
12:00pm	Lunch
12:30pm	Morning Review and Introduction to the Afternoon
1:30pm	Innovation Models and Types Moderated by Neeli Bendapudi, OSU professor With Panelists: Dimitri Arges, founder and CEO of NuDyn Technologies - Product Innovation Ed Lando, founder and CEO of GoHow - Business Model Innovation Vice Admiral Keith Lippert - Process Innovation What you will learn: The various innovation models and types. Join in the conversation with our distinguished panel during this informative and interactive session featuring experienced speakers.
3:00pm	Networking Break
3:30pm	Keynote: Making Innovation Your Business with Daniel Pink What you will learn: How to overturn the conventional wisdom about human motivation and offer a more effective path to high performance. Tapping the creativity of individuals inside and outside the organization. Insights into motivation.
4:45pm	Closing Reception in the Ballroom