Davos Annual Meeting 2008 -Power of Collaborative Innovation

http://www.weforum.org/annualmeeting 26.01.2008
The Power of Collaborative Innovation
Industries are discovering that much of their future growth depends on the ability to collaborate with different actors to build public-private partnerships, galvanize multiple stakeholders and work with fast-growing competitors.

What is the framework for the modern MNC to evaluate and initiate alliances and partnerships across multiple countries, interests and sectors worldwide?

Jacques Aigrain, Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re, Switzerland
Carlos Ghosn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Renault, France; President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan, Japan
Thomas H. Glocer, Chief Executive Officer, Reuters, United Kingdom
Mark G. Parker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nike, USA
Hector de J. Ruiz, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), USA

Chaired by
Steve Adler, Editor-in-Chief, BusinessWeek, USA

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[deDivas100]

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[TedDGPoulos]

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[sbastos123]

17:00 Intellectual property related issues

20:00 Innovation

26:00 Mash-up

28:00 Education - learning

32:00 Inside VCs -- Innovation

34:00 Culture Change -- best practices