Collaboration & Innovation 2009
Purdue University
September 15-17, 2009
Conference Overview
* Early registration is at a reduced fee.
Please call the hotel directly for registration and mention the conference. There are a block of rooms reserved for the conference. The two phone numbers from the hotel website: (800) 320-6291 or (765) 494-8913.
If teaming, leadership, and innovation are part of your strategy for competing in the market, this conference will provide a valuable learning opportunity. Three tracks create a rich array of learning opportunities: Teams & Collaboration, Leadership & Ethics, Creativity & Innovation.
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Keynote Presentations
- Tuesday, September 15 begins with a keynote address by Orlando Ashford, senior vice president, human resources at Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
Mr. Ashford joined Marsh & McLennan in September 2008. MMC is a global professional services firm which provides advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital. It conducts business through three business segments: Risk and Insurance Services, Consulting, and Risk Consulting & Technology. Prior to MMC, he was with the Coca-Cola Company since 2005 in human resource management, most recently as Group Director of Human Resources for Eurasia and Africa. While at Coca-Cola, Mr. Ashford reorganized and rebuilt the company's corporate center HR team and headed a company-wide cultural change initiative. Prior to Coca-Cola, Mr. Ashford held positions with Motorola, the Delta Consulting Group (subsequently Mercer Delta Consulting), Ameritech and Andersen Consulting.
_ Wednesday, September 16 features a keynote address by Dr. Victoria Marsick, Professor of Education and Co-Director at J. M. Huber Institute, Columbia University. Dr. Marsick holds degrees from Notre Dame, Maxwell School and University of California at Berkeley. Her scholarly interests and publications focus on informal workplace learning and team learning.
Featured Author Workshops
Dr. Gina O'Connor, featured author, will present two sessions, "Assessing your capability for breakthrough innovation" and " The innovation function-career paths for innovation experts". Dr. O'Connor is the Academic Director for the Radical Innovation Research Project, Associate Director of the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship and an associate professor in the Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. The majority of her research efforts focus on how firms link advanced technology development to market opportunities.
Panel Presentations
There is a long list of presentations (90 minute sessions).
Workshops
These three hour sessions provide lots of opportunity to practice the ideas being shared:
In 2008, the annual fall conference presented by The Center for Collaborative Organizations moved from the University of North Texas to Purdue University. We are broadening the theme to add creativity and innovation, ethics and leadership, and teams and collaboration to address more of the critical and interdependant facets of organizational effectiveness. We seek featured and keynote speakers on these topics and invite you to share your best practices, tools, methods, and stories as presenters or in discussion and exercises as audience members. We welcome your proposals and suggestions. The goal is to create a great learning and networking opportunity.
Michael M Beyerlein, Ph.D.
Department Head
Organizational Leadership & Supervision
Purdue University