Times are still very tough and now, more than ever, companies need to boost their investments in innovation to preserve the impressive productivity growth levels they have enjoyed for decades. But innovation requires more than cash being thrown at it - it requires frontier thinking.

Drawn from across the global corporate community, FT Innovate 2010 will bring together the vanguard companies that... [read more]

Times are still very tough and now, more than ever, companies need to boost their investments in innovation to preserve the impressive productivity growth levels they have enjoyed for decades. But innovation requires more than cash being thrown at it - it requires frontier thinking.

Drawn from across the global corporate community, FT Innovate 2010 will bring together the vanguard companies that have been innovating out at the edge - and have returned to tell the tale.

Now in its 5th year, FT Innovate has developed a reputation as the premier event of its kind, with outstanding speakers showcasing the big innovation stories and revealing the 'nuts and bolts' of innovation implementation within a corporate setting.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:


* Syl Saller, Global Innovation Director, Diageo
* Simon Calver, CEO, LOVEFiLM International
* Zein Abdalla, CEO, PepsiCo, Europe
* Bracken Darrell, President, Whirlpool Europe, & Executive Vice President, Whirlpool Corporation
* Rich Riley, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Yahoo! EMEA
* Charles Leadbeater, Associate, Demosand author of 'We-think: Mass innovation, not mass production: The Power of Mass Creativity'
* Jon Hague, Vice President Open Innovation, Unilever
* Lisa Gansky, Author, The Mesh


WHY ATTEND?

* Hear what leading-edge companies are doing to become more innovative
* Network with the most ingenious lateral-thinkers within the global business community
* Keep abreast of the latest innovation trends
* Gain valuable cross-industry insights