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Participant Profile
Participants are seasoned, successful managers of their firm’s technological innovation efforts and are the future leaders of industrial research and development. The common characteristic of all participants is that they have reached a level that demands close interaction with executives from a cross-section of vital functions.
A typical participant:
- Holds at least one graduate degree, usually a Ph.D.
- Has approximately 10-15 years of post-BS experience
- Has substantial managerial experience with several direct reports
- Effectively manages a laboratory or department, its personnel, and its budget
Program Topics
Learn these essentials to successfully understand the business side of technology:
- Understanding Financial Statement
- Evaluating Financial Results and Investment Projects
- Marketing and Segmentation-Targeting-Positioning
- Financial Strategy and Cost of Capital
- Driving Profitable Growth
- Defending your Brand
- Law for Technical Executives
- Leading Initiatives and Changing Beliefs
- High-Performance Negotiation Skills
- Strategic Alliances, thinking, and Investments
Attire
The dress code for this event is business casual.
The business casual dress code typically includes collared shirts, slacks, dresses, skirts, blouses, and closed-toe shoes. We recommend avoiding jeans, t-shirts, sneakers, or overly casual clothing items while maintaining a professional appearance.
Business Cards
We encourage attendees to bring business cards to network and exchange contact information easily with other attendees, fostering valuable professional connections. They serve as convenient tools for making a lasting impression and staying connected beyond the event.
Testimonials
” It is a great program to meet with other people in organizations….that have similar issues and similar problems and identifying common paths and common analogies between us to solve problems in our company.”
Senior Research Engineer, FM Global
“Helped me raise my level of strategy as I think about business and how it relates to R&D.”
Mars, Inc.
“One of my favorite aspects of the program was really getting a chance to think about business a little bit differently. We got a chance to take step back and think about the higher level impacts that affect decision making in our respective organizations and challenging us as leaders to think differently about what conversations we need to have, levels of influence, how it affects our strategy, our approaches, and cost.”
John Deere