Diary
Article Type: Diary From: Strategic Direction, Volume 28, Issue 3
EEF Manufacturing Conference 2012
6 March 2012, EII Conference Centre, London
About the conference: Join an impressive line up of manufacturing leaders and politicians engaging in stimulating debate at the EEF National Manufacturing Conference 2012 in partnership with The Manufacturer, followed by the prestigious EEF Manufacturers’ Dinner, Dorchester Hotel, London, 7:30 p.m.
With key note addresses, panel discussions and best practice workshops, this flagship UK manufacturing conference provides the opportunity for manufacturers to challenge leading political decision-makers on the critical issues that need to be addressed in order for the UK to remain and grow as a hub for manufacturing investment.
Growth: Is the government strategy of deficit reduction the right one?
Manufacturing strategy: Should government do more to support the manufacturing sector directly?
UK global competitiveness: How well placed is the UK as a place to do business?
Manufacturing best practice workshops: developing exporting opportunities;accessing finance; managing global supply chains.
Contact: www.manufacturingconference.co.uk/
Breakthrough Innovation 2012
14-15 March 2012, Gallery Hotel, Barcelona
Increase your ROI and streamline your processes by instilling a true innovation culture across your company, merging teams cross-functionally and identifying future trends to give you a competitive edge.
According to research conducted by Nielsen, companies, which continue to invest in innovation during challenging economic times emerge with much higher growth rates than those who cut back.
Now in its fourth year, our Breakthrough Innovation conference will once again bring together leading experts from the world’s biggest companies to share best practice tips and discuss the latest trends and developments.
By investing in Breakthrough Innovation 2012, you will gain access to some of the most successful innovators who will be presenting on topics, which are vital to your success in the current economic climate.
Following on from the successful introduction of our new format at the Optimizing Innovation conference in New York, we are pleased to announce that Breakthrough Innovation 2012 will be more interactive and involving than ever.
The conference will feature a variety of sessions designed to maximize social interaction and knowledge exchange, including brainstorming sessions, talking circles, panel debates and keynote case studies. There will also be plenty of time to discuss the content with your peers during our networking breaks.
Last year’s event attracted over 100 attendees from FT500companies and from as far away as Brazil & Canada. We are expecting 2012’s Breakthrough Innovation conference to be as popular as ever!
Key insights. Attend our Breakthrough Innovation conference to gain insights into the following:
Looking at low cost innovation to improve your bottom line.
Identifying the key innovation targets in emerging markets.
Instilling insight driven innovation into your research process.
Accepting failure as a part of the innovation process and learning from it.
Effectively establishing a company-wide innovation culture.
Employing crowd sourcing as a means to gather data and share ideas.
Ensuring the success of your open innovation initiatives.
In addition to the conference, we also invite you to our evening reception at the end of day one where you will be able to enjoy some delicious food and drink. It will be the perfect occasion to chat, discuss the topics from the day and make and enhance business contacts in an informal setting.
Contact: E-mail: info@connecting-group.com; Web: www.connecting-group.com/Web/EventOverview.aspx?Identificador=24
