Daniel Berkal

Partner; SVP Innovation · The Palmerston Group

Award winning Ethnographer. Global Speaker. Enveloped in the Cultural Zeitgeist.

Social Media Ethnography Popular Culture Trends Market Research

Diane McQuaig

Innovation Keynote Speaker · McQuaig & Company

Are You Paid To Think? Recognize your thinking style, manage the voice of caution, defer judgment and generate brand new ideas on demand!

Six Thinking Hats Think Smarter Not Harder

Jane Kearns

Senior Advisor · MaRS Cleantech

Successful entrepreneur with extensive experience in sustainable innovation

Sustainability Renewable Energy Energy and Resource Efficiency Relationship Management Strategy Development

Christian DE NEEF

Owner · Fast Track

The box is dead... long live the box! (or how constraints favor creativity and innovation)

Debanjan (Deb) Mitra, Ph.D.

Professor of Marketing · University of Connecticut

Professor Mitra is an expert in innovation and new product management, the customer experience.

Brand Strategies Product Management Marketing Strategy Product Development and Commercialization

Majid Iqbal

founder · design#code LLC

Expert on design and innovation in services

Creative Problem Solving Design Thinking Service Design

Jurgen Proschinger

Managing Director and Founder · Gryphon Entertainment

Digital Strategy and Commercial Innovation in Technology, Media & Entertainment (TME)

Strategic Development Expert Planning Creative Marketing

Raj Melville

Executive Director · Deshpande Foundation

Raj Melville is an expert in creating sustainable, scalable social and economic impact through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Product Management Marketing Business Planning and Strategy

Dr. Brian A. Kaplan

Senior Vice President Clinical Strategy and Innovation · Cochlear LTD

Dr. Kaplan is an expert in otolaryngology and cochlear implants and overseeing the execution of company sponsored clinical trials.

Healthcare Information Technology Healthcare Mangement Healthcare Cochlear Implants Otolaryngology

Robert E. (Bob) Cannon, M.B.A., C.M.C.

Product Sales and Marketing Advisor to small and medium size manufacturers. · Cannon Advantage

Product Innovation, Sales & Marketing Advisor to small and medium sized manufacturers; www.cannonadvantage.com

Kristin Eilenberg

CEO · Lodestone Logic

Provocative and informative; Connects with pharma and healthcare audiences to drive for innovation and better patient results/outcomes

Building Actionable Strategies Patient-Centric Product Development

Robert Carter

Co-Founder & VP Product · ExpertFile

Focussed on delivering innovation that unlocks the hidden expertise within all organizations.

Reputation Management Brand Development Marketing Communications Expertise Marketing Market Research

Rami Rahal

Vice-president, Cancer Systems, Performance & Innovation · Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Rami Rahal leads improvements in Canada’s cancer system through data, research, economic modelling and innovations.

Population Health Cancer Screening Health Policy Performance Measurement Change Management

Richard Deaner

Associate professor in the Department of Advanced Studies & Innovation · Augusta University

An award-winning professor and researcher in counselor education and clinical mental health counseling.

Counselor Education Human development and growth Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Catherine Kaputa

Brand Strategist, Speaker and Author · SelfBrand

Branding, Personal Branding, Innovation, Leadership, Women's Issues

Steve Willson

Partner · Panoptika Inc.

Moderator, Qualitative Researcher, Customer Understanding Specialist, Innovation Games Facilitator, Value Builder

Qualitative Research Meeting Facilitation Strategic Consulting

Barry Elkind

Manager, Technology & Venture Development (Head, Molecular Diagnostics) · MaRS Innovation

Commercializing life science technologies in the areas of molecular diagnostics, medical devices and therapeutics

Molecular Cell Biology Molecular Diagnostics Life Sciences Commercialization Project and Program Management

Brianna Young

Director of Innovation · BlueVista Advisory Group

Malik Williams

VP Innovation · BlueVista Advisory Group

Judith Hurwitz

President & CEO · Hurwitz & Associates

Experienced, dynamic speaking focused on impact of technology on to drive innovation and business success

The Future of Cloud Computing How to Be A Successful Technology Entrepreneur Big Data