February 2009

INNOVATE Llc. is your source for . . . Growth through BreakAway Innovation

    The Thought Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

David Rogers, Columbia University David is Executive Director of the Center on Global Brand Leadership. He hosts the center's BRITE conference on branding, innovation and technology. He co-authored the book, There's No Business That's Not Show Business: Marketing in an Experience Culture.

    
Interviews and Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

	Debra Brackeen, Vice President, Corporate Ventures Debra leads the Corporate Ventures team within HP's Office of Strategy & Technology. Corporate Ventures proactively identifies and pursues new market opportunities with game-changing and/or disruptive potential.
	Jean-Marc Frangos, SVP, Technology and Innovation Jean-Marc is responsible for sourcing BT's external innovation. His organization identifies disruptive technologies and innovative service opportunities. He is also responsible for 'Innovation Central' and BT's Applied Technology Center.
	Bruce Kirk, Director, Corporate Innovation Effectiveness Bruce is responsible for innovation process development and deployment, employee education, global benchmarking and next generation process development.

Regular Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

INNOVATE Speaks . . .
Doug Berger to speak:
- Business Management Association (BMA)
- Association of Internal Management Consultants (AIMC)
- Somerset County Business Partnership (NJ)
- Commercial Development Management Association (CDMA)

New Additions
- Peter Bryant, TransTech USA
- Trisha Pergande, General Mills
    

The INNOVATE Resource Library (new additions)
- The One Hour Breakthrough by Doug Berger (book pre-publication download)
- "BreakAway Growth . . . Is your potential getting realized?"article by Doug Berger

Innovation Conferences
- BRITE'09 | March 4-5 | New York
- Marcus-Evans 3rd Annual Open Innovation Conference|April 6-8 | Las Vegas
- World Innovation Forum | May 5-6 | New York
- Front End of Innovation 2009 | May 18-20 | Boston