Ideas Economy: Innovation Forum 2013

A roadmap for rewriting the rules of global business

In a fast-moving world, disruptive technological change is a constant and for most companies one of the central challenges of the coming decades will be how to innovate quickly enough.Ideas Economy: Innovation Forum 2013 will explore these trends and provide a roadmap for rewriting the rules of global business.

Chaired by China business and finance editor, Vijay Vaitheeswaran, The Economist’s sharp thinking and distinct perspective will draw upon today’s leading practitioners and business minds to examine the ways large-scale technological change will reinvent business.

– How will the confluence of multiple technologies advancing at an exponential pace speed the global economy toward a postindustrial world?

– What will be the impact of this on businesses and organisations of all kinds?

– How can companies successfully react to the enormous pressure to move fast, fail fast, pivot fast, and innovate even faster—and what organisational structures will need to be fostered to make this a reality?

– What are the most effective financial models for both start-ups and new projects within established companies? 

– What are the key trends and technologies that, if leveraged quickly and intelligently, will enable companies to be more productive and more nimble—and therefore more competitive?

-What are the experiences and recommendations in using these across a range of industries and sectors?

Join The Economist for a day of stimulating discussion and debate

Ideas Economy: Innovation Forum 2013 is designed for C-level and senior executives responsible for innovation, information, technology, strategy, and marketing who are charged with driving innovation and new product development—across industries and sectors. Together with The Economist’s editors and featured guests, all will participate in a full day of stimulating, interactive discussion and debate, with a practical focus on business issues in the broader context of large-scale, global trends.

Guests:

Vijay Vaitheeswaran, China Business and finance editor, The Economist

Blair Christie, Senior vice-president and chief marketing officer, Cisco Systems

James Curleigh, President, the Levi’s Brand, Levi Strauss

Raj Subramaniam, Senior vice-president global marketing and customer experience, FedEx

Eric Brandt, Executive vice-president and chief financial officer, Broadcom

Mark Garrett, Executive vice-president and chief financial officer, Adobe Systems

Robin Washington, Senior vice-president and chief financial officer, Gilead Sciences

Peter Diamandis, Chairman and chief executive, X Prize Foundation 

Patricia Morrison, Executive vice-president and chief information officer, Cardinal Health

Guy Wollaert, Senior vice-president and chief technical officer, The Coca-Cola Company

Robert Tucker, President, The Innovation Resource Consulting Group

Chris Anderson, Author, “Makers: The new industrial revolution”

Laszlo Bock, Senior vice-president, people operations, Google

Mary Humiston, Senior vice-president, global human resources, Applied Materials

Pat Gelsinger, Chief executive, VMware

John Noseworthy, President and chief executive officer, Mayo Clinic

Navi Radjou, Co-author, “Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth”

Robyn Bolton, Partner, Innosight

Tyler Cowen, Professor of economics, George Mason University

Naveen Jain, Founder, World Innovation Institute

Tim Draper, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Deborah Hopkins, Chair of venture capital initiatives and chief innovation officer, Citigroup

Ann Miura-Ko, Co-founding partner, Floodgate