We are here from Boston for the 7th annual Front End of Innovation covering the industry leaders and corporations as they discuss the challenges and efforts in ever aspect of innovation. This morning, our Conference Chair, Peter Koen, Associate Professor, Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management, Stevens Institute of Technology welcome all of our attendees and those who are following online to this year's conference:
Our coverage during pre-conference yesterday, gave you a taste of the great speakers here sharing their insights and experiences. If you haven't already, here are our summaries of just a small portion of the outstanding presentations on hand as well as our kickoff keynote presentation by Dev Patnaik:
Opening Keynote Session from Dev Patnaik: How Companies Prosper When They Create Widespread Empathy
Guest Blog Post: The Dark Side of Innovation
Symposium: Developing Partnerships to Accelerate Open Innovation
Interview with Dr. Alastair MacGregor, Innovia Technology
Symposium: Post-Traumatic Consumer Behavior
Symposium: How Does a Large, Regulated Utility Approach Green Innovation?
FEI US Opening Symposium Remarks
Welcome to the 2009 Front End of Innovation US!
Our team has worked hard to put together a remarkable event, if you see them during the conference, be sure to tell them your impressions of this year's conference. Finally, we're covering the conference with live blog posts, twitter updates, photos from Flickr, daily emails, and discussions on LinkedIn and Facebook as we provide you coverage throughout the event. Don't forget, if you're attending the conference and twittering, use #FEIBoston in your tweets to share in the conversation.