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2010 Edison Awards Gala
Schedule of Events
April 29, 2010
12:00-4:00 PM • Meet the Innovators Forum
Leadership Panel Discussions and New Product Presentations
| 12:00 PM | Light Lunch |
| 12:30-1:10 PM |
Panel One: Discovery - Translating the Eureka Moment! Moderator: Sir Harold Evans Editor and Author, They Made America Dr. Joseph Amaral Vice President of Surgical Technology and Science, Johnson & Johnson Mr. Tom Cosgrove Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Discovery Channel and Edison Awards Steering Committee Member Mr. Rick Kash Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Cambridge Group Dr. Nadeem Ishaque, PhD Global Technology Leader Imaging Technologies GE Global Research Dr. Michael Cima Faculty Director, Lemelson-MIT Program |
| 1:15-1:25 |
OnStar Finalist Presentation Mr. Matt Przybylski, Director of Global Engineering OnStar |
| 1:30-1:40 |
Bounce Dryer Bar Finalist Presentation Amy Krajewski, new Bounce Bar from P&G |
| 1:45-2:25 PM |
Panel Two: Innovation - What can we still learn from Edison? Obstacles to Innovation Moderator: Dr. John Kao Author and Founder Kao and Company Dr. Paul Israel Director, The Thomas Edison Papers, Rutgers University Edison Awards Steering Committee Member Ms. Sarah Caldicott Innovation Author, Great Grandniece of Thomas Edison and Chairperson of Edison Awards Steering Committee Dr. Blaine McCormick Associate Professor of Management Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business Mr. Paul Dunay Global Managing Director of Services and Social Marketing, AVAYA Mr. Tom Stat Associate Partner at IDEO Edison Awards Steering Committee Ms. Deborah Myers General Manager, Science Channel and Executive Vice President, Discovery |
| 2:30-2:40 |
CarMD Finalist Presentation Art Jacobsen, Director, Business Development, CarMD.com |
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2:50-3:50 PM |
Panel Three: Management - America 2010: Can we restore our innovative primacy? Moderator: Sir Harold Evans Editor and Author, They Made America Mr. A.G. Lafley Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Procter & Gamble Dr. Susan Hockfield President, Mentor and Professor of Neuroscience Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tony Ulwick CEO, Strategyn Tim Brown CEO, IDEO Dr. John Kao, Author and Founder Kao and Company |
6- 11 PM • 2010 Edison Awards Ceremony
The Capitale, New York
| 6-7 PM | Opening Reception |
| 7-9:30 PM | Edison Best New Product Awards Dinner and Ceremony |
| 9:30-11 PM | VIP Reception |
