Solomon Darwin
Director, Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation | Executive Director, Center for Growth Markets · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Hailed as the “Father of the Smart Village Movement”
Open Innovation Smart Villages / Smart Cities Business Models Innovation Strategies for Emerging Economies Business Ecosystems
Henry Chesbrough
Adjunct Professor | Mike and Carol Meyer Fellow | Faculty Director, Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Innovation thought leader who launched the "Open Innovation" paradigm
Open Innovation Open Innovation and Business Models Comparative Industry Evolution Innovation Innovation Strategy
Scott Ellis
Associate Professor · Georgia Southern University
Scott Ellis’s research interests center on the study of purchasing and supply management processes and functions
Operations Management Automotive Industry Global Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management Manufacturing Management
Dr. Patrick Dixon
Chairman · Global Cahange Ltd.
Patrick Dixon is an author and business consultant, often described as a futurist.
Connected Technologies Retirement Public Policy Work Active Ageing
Abram Walton, Ph.D.
Professor | Nathan M. Bisk College of Business · Florida Tech
Director of the Center of Innovation Management & Business Analytics, and Professor of Management, specializing in Technology and Innovation
Project Management Organizational Development Blockchain / Internet of Things (IoT) Human Centered Design Technology Commercialization
Pam Henderson
CEO · NewEdge
CEO and author of KILLING IDEAS: You can kill an idea, you can't kill an opportunity!
Niall Wallace
CEO · Infonaut
CEO at Infonaut Inc. - Evidence-based Hospital Infection Control
Infection Control Infectious Diseases Concept to Commercialization Hospital Hand Hygiene Compliance Disease Surveillance
Norman Lewis
Crowdsourced innovation advisor · PwC
Experienced inspirational speaker on social media behaviours and enterprise innovation
Open Innovation Crowdsourced Innovation R&d and Innovation Future of Work Mobility
Andreea Gorbatâi
Assistant Professor · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Expert on new forms of organizing
Collective Entrepreneurship Mechanisms of Collective Production Open Innovation Collective Action Participation Social Structures
Abhishek Nagaraj
Assistant Professor · Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Researcher focused on innovation, entrepreneurship and the digital economy
Open Innovation Crowdsourcing Big Data and the Digital Economy Entrepreneurship Innovation
Vladimer Botsvadze
World's No. 1 Marketing, AI and Management Thought Leader by Thinkers 360 · Botsvadze Marketing Solutions
Award-Winning Entrepreneur | Top 1% Global Social Media Influencer | Fortune 500 Consultant | Professor | Startup Advisor | Keynote Speaker
21st Century Workforce Digital Marketplace Software as A Service Enterprise Architecture Remote Work
Arvind Malhotra
Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School · UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor Malhotra studies innovation, crowdsourcing and the future of work.
Open Innovation Future of Work Effects of Social Media on Business Crowd Sourcing Knowledge Management
Julien Hering
CEO & Founder · Tree of Science
Entrepreneur, Consulting and training in professional networking and science 2.0 for researchers
Phd Careers Professional Social Networks Science 2.0 Open Science Open Innovation
Stephen Shapiro
Board of Directors · National Speakers Association
Innovation Evangelist, Keynote Speaker, Author, Advisor
Open Innovation Crowdsourcing Innovation Management
Dustin Haisler
Chief Innovation Officer · e.Republic
Chief Innovation Officer at e.Republic
Crowdsourcing Innovation Management Local Government Emerging Technology Innovation
Girish Mallapragada
Associate Professor of Marketing · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Girish Mallapragada is expert in the areas of open innovation, social networks, new product development, and inter-firm relationships.
Technology Management Social Networks Open Innovation Marketing Strategy
John McCulloch
Founder & Managing Director · Burloch Group Inc.
Engaging and knowledgeable speaker with deep expertise in biotechnology investment.
Biotechnology Pharmaceuticals Innovation Investment
Vish Krishnan
Jacobs Family Chair in Management and Engineering Leadership & Professor of Innovation, Technology & Operations · UC San Diego
Vish Krishnan has developed unparalleled expertise in researching and teaching innovation, entrepreneurship, and product management.
Science and Technology New Product Development Innovation & Change Management Operations Management Commercialization
Ron Laurie
Chairman & CIPO · InventionShare
Ron Laurie has worked in Silicon Valley since before it had that name.
Patent Infringement M&A Intellectual Property (IP) Patent Law IP Strategy