-- Gain Best-in-Class insights to overcome the top product innovation hurdles of 2009 -- Obtain actionable strategies to address short-term needs and execute longer-term strategies -- Collect actionable recommendations from leading product innovators -- Build an environment to engage employees at all stages of the product development lifecycle -- Network with peers and counterparts in related industries -- Participate in the only executive event focused on the critical components of product innovation, including breakthroughs in developing profitable productsThe conference was led by Chad Jackson, Vice President and Group Director, Product Innovation and Engineering Research, at Aberdeen Group, and enabled leading product innovators to discuss key challenges and strategies to overcome obstacles effecting successful go-to-market strategies and product profitability in this difficult economic. A series of executive-level presentations delivered explosive presentations on topics such as:
-- 2010: Competing Through Innovation Today and Beyond -- Developing the First Hybrid Powertrain: Innovation Management in Practice -- Defining Success through Mission Innovation -- Innovation in a Commodity Industry: Online Banking and the Customer -- Creating and Managing the Product Development Process -- Accelerating Technology Growth: A Model for Open InnovationView the full Product Innovation Executive Summit Agenda. One of the conference participants had this to say about this unique conference: "The Product Innovation Summit was an impressive gathering of innovation executives and leaders. The open sharing of ideas and experiences led to very practical recommendations for improving the efficiency of innovation initiatives in diverse markets. Thanks Aberdeen!" - Scott Claflin, Director, Power Innovations, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne For a complete list of the summit presenters, visit the PIE Summit Speakers Page. Some of the summit presenters included:
-- Alan Letton, Chief Science Officer, Sealy Inc. -- Tom Stover, VP, Technology, Eaton Corporation -- Lee Silvestre, VP, Mission Innovation, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems -- Doug Powell, SVP, Treasury Services, Wachovia Corporation -- Keith Ten Brook, Former VP, Service Delivery Platform, MotorolaDuring the proceedings, Aberdeen announced the 2009 Achievement Award Winners that were derived from Aberdeen's research over the past 12 months. Winners included:
-- Northrop Grumman - Winner of the Innovation in Technology Award -- Motorola - Winner of the Performance Excellence Award -- Black & Decker - Winner of the Process Excellence Award -- Goodrich Corporation - Winner of the Business Evolution Award -- Pitney Bowes MapInfo - Winner of the Executive Stewardship AwardClick here for a complete list of the award winners, descriptions and statements from the winners. Post PIE Summit Webinar: A summary of the PIE Summit proceedings, which will include the key findings from the onsite research conducted at the conference, will be presented on Tuesday May 26, 2009 10am PDT/ 1pm EDT. To register visit: https://e-meetings.verizonbusiness.com/emeet/rsvp/index.jsp?Conference_ID=3666391&passcode=3901609 Conference number: 3666391 Passcode: 3901609 Summit Sponsors Aberdeen acknowledges and appreciates the support of the 2009 PIE Summit sponsoring companies: Siemens, Invention Machine and PTC. For more information, visit: http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/PIE.html. About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen provides fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having queried more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen Group for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748.
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