Speakers

Name Title & Company Session Time
Mark Adkins Director, Technology & Product Development
Extrude Hone/Kennametal
Hot Topics
Hot Topics
Co-chair
11:00-12:30pm

James Andrew Author "Payback, Reaping the Rewards of Innovation"
The Boston Consulting Group
Gurus@Play
2:00-5:00pm
Paul Bennett Chief Creative Officer & Head of Consumer Experience
IDEO
Gurus@Play
2:00-5:00pm
Christina Brodie Lead Principal
PRTM
Hot Topics
9:00-10:30am
Ken Bruss Global Learning and Development Consultant
PAREXEL, Inc.
Tool Story
11:00-11:45am
Joe Ferry Global Head of Design
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
Keynote
Gurus@Play
Workshops
3:30-4:30pm
2:00-5:00pm
8:00-4:00pm
Toby Foxcroft Managing Director
Motivate International
Gurus@Play
2:00-5:00pm
Gregory D. Githens, PMP, NPDP Managing Partner
Catalyst Management Consulting, LLC
Workshops
8:00-4:00pm
Paul Gould, PMP Director, Project Management
Cytec Industries Inc.
Hot Topics
4:30-5:00pm
Abbie Griffin Royal L. Garff Presidential Chair in Marketing, David Eccles School of Business
University of Utah
Workshops
Tool Story
Hot Topics

Chair
9:00-10:30am
Ronald N. Herring, Jr. Vice-President, Global Product Leadership
MSA, The Safety Company
OCI Award
2:00-3:30pm
Tim Jones Principal
Innovaro
Workshops
8:00-4:00pm
Eugene Kania Principal
mc2solutions
Hot Topics
11:00-12:30pm
Gerry Katz Executive Vice President
Applied Marketing Science, Inc.
Hot Topics
Hot Topics
Co-chair
9:00-10:30am
Michael Kennedy CEO & Founder
Targeted Convergence Corporation
Hot Topics
11:00-12:30pm
Peter Koen Associate Professor
Stevens Institute of Technology
Tool Story
9:45-10:30am
Anthony Lemus Vice President of Six Sigma Business Development
ACC Capital Holdings
Workshops
8:00-4:00pm
Steve Markham, Ph.D., NPDP
Workshops

David Matheson, Ph.D. Co-founder, President & CEO
SmartOrg, Inc.
Workshops
Workshops

8:00-4:00pm
Marissa Mayer VP, Search Products & User Experience
Google
Keynote
9-10:00am
Christopher W. Miller, Ph.D., NPDP Founder Innovation Focus & Past President, PDMA
Innovation Focus, Inc.
Tool Story
9:00-9:45am
Sandy Munro CEO and Design Prophet
Munro & Associates, Inc.
Hot Topics
11:00-12:30pm
David Newman, NPDP Principal Engineer, Sales Equipment Engineering
The Coca-Cola Company
Workshops
8:00-4:00pm
Rich Notargiacomo Director, Product Commercialization Excellence
Eastman Kodak Company
Workshops

Paul O'Connor
Tool Story
3:45-4:30pm
Dantar Oosterwal V.P. Continuous Improvement
Sara Lee
Hot Topics
11:00-12:30pm
Anne Orban Director Discovery & Innovation
Innovation Focus, Inc.
Workshops
Tool Story
Chair
9:00-9:45am
Jacquelyn Ottman President
J. Ottman Consulting
Hot Topics
3:45-4:30pm
Lisbeth Valther Pallesen EVP Community, Education & Direct Division
Lego
Gurus@Play
2:00-5:00pm
Mauro Pennella VP, Global Brand Innovation
DIAGEO
Keynote
Gurus@Play
10:30-11:30am
2:00-5:00pm
Barbara Perry, Ph.D. Cultural Anthropology
Barbara Perry Associates
Hot Topics
9:00-10:30am
Doug Peters President
DS Performance Group
Tool Story
2:00-3:15pm
Sharad Rastogi Principal
Life Sciences Business Group
Tool Story
4:30-5:00pm
Diane Ray IF Faculty, Sr. Consultant
Innovation Focus, Inc.
Workshops
8:00-4:00pm
Sir Ken Robinson Author "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative"
Keynote
Gurus@Play
11:30-12:30pm
2:00-5:00pm
Martin Schlatter VP & Global Chief Marketing Officer
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Keynote
8:15-9:00am
Kevin Schwartz Director
PRTM
Tool Story
11:45-12:30pm
Leland D. Shaeffer Managing Director
PLM Associates
Workshops
8:00-4:00pm
Dan Shoenhair Director, Engineering Business Manager
Ping Golf
Hot Topics
11:00-12:30pm
Laurie Tucker Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing
FedEx Services
OCI Award
2:00-3:30pm
Tony Ulwick CEO, STRATEGYN
Author, What Customers Want
Hot Topics
9:00-10:30am
Geoff Vuleta CEO
Fahrenheit 212
Hot Topics
2:00-3:15pm
Michael Webb Author “Sales and Marketing the Six Sigma Way”
Hot Topics
9:00-10:30am
Ken Westray, NPDP President
NP Learning LLC
Workshops
8:00-4:00pm
Alex Wipperfürth Author "Brand Hijack: Marketing Without Marketing"
Dial House
Keynote
Gurus@Play
10:30-11:30am
2:00-5:00pm
Mary Wojtas, NPDP Assay Development Support Manager
Abbott Laboratories
Workshops