• "For inno360, the caliber, excellence, and achievement recognized by the Edison Award provided both national recognition and awareness of both our software platform for accelerated innovation, and our company. Some say that you are judged by the company that you keep, if that is the case, then we are in great company, and proud to be amongst the peer group recognized by the Edison Award. Because of the caliber of this award, and the recognition the award has brought us, we have now connected with some of the Edison's of today."

  Frank Kovacs, Chief Marketing Officer, inno360

• "The Edison Award reinforced what our customers are telling us - our dedicated products are leading in ultrasound innovations, allowing clinicians to provide the best quality of care to women of all ages."

  Karl-Heinz Lumpi, General Manager, Women's Health Ultrasound, GE Healthcare

• "Covergirl was thrilled to be recognized as an Edison Award winner for Covergirl & OLAY Simply Ageless Foundation, the only cosmetic product to receive this recognition in 2010."

  Vince Hudson, General Manager of North American Cosmetics, P&G Beauty & Grooming

• "At Align, we were thrilled to win the Edison Gold award. We consider it a great honor, and have integrated the news into our consumer and professional marketing materials."

  Tom Kuhn, Brand Manager, Align

• "Henkel is honored that Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets won a prestigious Edison Gold Award. We have leveraged the Edison Award seal on both consumer and trade marketing elements since the award resonates with all constituencies as a top innovative product."

  Stephen Koven, Senior Brand Manager | Laundry Care, Henkel

• "The Edison Award honor carries a tremendous perceived value and an embedded familiarity in all business, end user and international circles. Edison is a global mark and prestigious achievement for any recipient. The brand is well managed and highly regarded."

  Brian Levine, Vice President Business Development, Windtronics

• "I strongly encourage the innovators of today to engage in this process, and put their best foot forward, for both the experience, the exposure, and the connection opportunities represented by the Edison Award. It clearly opens new doors for everyone involved."

  Frank Kovacs, Chief Marketing Officer, inno360

• "Being a recipient of a prestigious Edison Best New Product Award has opened many new doors for our company. Relationships and partnerships forged during the event itself and as a result of the award have significantly helped to further our brand recognition among stakeholders, media, the online community and target customers."

  Art Jacobsen, General Manager, CarMD Corp.

• "Fast, quality test reporting is vital to patient care. The Edison award underscores the significance of the Simplexa and 3M technologies in bringing high-end molecular testing a step closer to the patient, for faster reporting of reliable results"

  John G. Hurrell, Ph.D., Vice President and General Manager, Focus Diagnostics

• "This award has great personal meaning for me. Thomas Edison has always been a hero of mine, so it is especially gratifying to be honored with an award bearing his name."

  Dr. D. Clark Turner, President and CEO of Aribex and the creator of the NOMAD.

• "Being selected as an Edison Award winner validates our drive to develop an all-new transportation solution.Innovation has been at the heart of the Volt from its onset; from the development of the li-ion battery to the drive unit and the driver connectivity."

  Tony Posawatz, Chevrolet Volt vehicle line director.

• "The Edison Award provides ongoing national recognition of our invention, which fuels the fire of perseverance to keep inventing even in the face of failure. The Edison Award is a validation that at CAPS the impossible is possible."

  Donna Deeds, Executive Director, CAPS

• "Passion for developing diagnostic innovations that will improve patient care is central to our culture and mission. Winning the prestigious Edison award underscores the strength of our commitment to innovation and our patients while also marking the success of our close collaboration with 3M. "

  Surya N. Mohapatra, Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer, Quest Diagnostics.

• "The positive reaction that the MitraClip device has received from physicians, patients, academics, and organizations such as the Edison Awards, speaks volumes about the strength of Abbott's pipeline of groundbreaking new therapies. This gold award specifically recognizes the innovation and commitment to excellence that our employees have shown in taking this new treatment from concept to improving the lives of patients."

  Chip Hance, Senior Vice President, Vascular, Abbott.

MEET THE INNOVATORS FORUM

The Meet the Innovators Forum is designed to showcase the innovation process as it relates to R&D, products nominated for an Edison Best New Product Award and how the process of innovation ties to Edison. The Forum is comprised of a series of panels and presentations including a light luncheon, allowing attendees to network and share ideas. Panels are convened around topics that are relevant to today’s marketplace, and presentations highlight the innovation behind finalist products or organizations. The next Meet the Innovators Forum will be held on April 26, 2012 in conjunction with the 2012 Edison Awards. The intimate yet prestigious setting for the Forum, coupled with some of today’s brightest innovators, sets the stage for a dynamic conversation and highlights the innovation efforts of the nominees attending the evening’s awards ceremony.

2011 MEET THE INNOVATORS PROGRAM
April 4, 2011
New York Academy of Science
New York, NY

“The State of Innovation in The Global Economy”

• Moderator: Dr. John Kao
  Innovation Activist, author and Chairman, Institute for Large Scale Innovation
  
• Dr. Lee Buchanan
  Venture Partner, Paladin Capital Group and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy
• John S. Hendricks
  Founder and Chairman, Discovery Communications
• Alan Mulally
  CEO, Ford Motor Company
• Sir Martin Sorrell
  CEO, WPP
• Susan Whiting
  Vice Chairperson, The Nielsen Company

“Getting it Into the Marketplace: From Inception to End-User”

• Moderator: Randall Lane
  Editor-at-large, Newsweek and The Daily Beast
• Dave Dugan
  President, BzzAgent
• Michael Docherty
  President, Spencer Trask
• Dr. Howard Moskowitz
  CEO, I-Novation, Inc.
• Shawn Stad
  Staff Engineer, DePuy Spine

“Experiential Education”

• Moderator: Diane Barrett
  Director of Education, USA Today
• Jonathan Cropper
  Managing Director, Craven Hall
• Donna Deeds
  Executive Director, CAPS, Blue Valley School District, Kansas
• Paula Gangopadhyay
  Director of Education, The Henry Ford
• Dr. Jason Kovac
  Executive Director, Academic Initiatives and Achieving the Dream, Johnson County Community College
• Andrew Webster
  Director, Business Development/Innovation, Experience Point

“Sustainability: Transportation’s New View”

• Moderator: Dr. Kevin Lyons
  Chief Procurement Officer/Executive Director of Procurement and Contracting, Rutgers University
• Dr. Assaf Biderman
  Associate Director, SENSEable City Laboratory, MIT
• Tony Posawatz
  Vehicle Line Director, Chevrolet VOLT, Global Electric Vehicle Development
• Dr. Mitchell Joachim
  Associate Professor, NYU and Co-Founder, Terreform One
• Bob Leonard
  CEO, Green Automotive Alliance
• Dr. Monica Mazurek
  Program Director, Environment and Energy Program, Center for Advanced Infrastructure & Transportation, Rutgers University

Guest Presentations

• “The Next Generation of Open Innovation“
  Glenn Wienkoop, CEO, inno360
• “Inside Innovation – What Matters Most“
  David Parma, President, Global Consumer Research, The Nielsen Company
• “Coca-Cola Innovation – Meeting Consumer, Customer and Environmental Needs“
  Gene Farrell, Vice President and General Manager, Coca-Cola Freestyle
• “VARTA Start-Stop Battery“
  Craig Rigby, Global Vice President Engineering, Johnson Controls
• “The Future of 3D Filmmaking and TV Programming“
  Jon Landau, Academy Award-winning producer, Avatar and Titanic, Lightstorm Entertainment