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Events Calendar Archive
OCTOBER 2007
| Oct 4th keynote |
"Innovation Michigan," Anderson Theatre at Greenfield
Village, Dearborn, MI. |
| Oct 12th keynote |
Chicagoland Learning Leaders Conference, Oak Brook, IL. |
Oct 25th television
Oct 25th keynote |
Fox Business Network, live interview, New York, NY.
Outsource World Conference, Javits Center, New York, NY. |
| Oct 29th keynote |
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Marketing Roundtable, Chicago, IL. |
NOVEMBER 2007
| Nov 1st event |
National Press Club Book Fair, Washington, DC. |
| Nov 4th event |
Winnetka Public Library, Winnetka, IL. |
| Nov 6th keynote |
CPA America, Oak Brook, IL. |
| Nov 7th event |
Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL. |
| Nov 8th event |
Barnes & Noble, Webster Place, Chicago, IL. |
| Nov 10th event |
Miami Book Fair, Miami, FL. |
| Nov 13th keynote |
American Marketing Association, Delray Beach, FL. |
| Nov 14th keynote |
Association for Corporate Growth - Miami,
Miami, FL. |
| Nov 15th keynote |
The Aventura City of Excellence School. Aventura, FL. |
| Nov 27th event |
Harry Schwartz Book Shops, Milwaukee, WI. |
| Nov 28th event: |
Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Grand Rapids, MI. |
DECEMBER 2007
| Dec 17th television |
"Chicago Tonight," PBS television, Chicago, IL. |
| Dec 18th event |
MIT Enterprise Forum, Chicago, IL. |
JANUARY 2008
| Jan 17th radio |
NPR interview with radio host Joseph Cooper on WLRN
- "Topical Currents," Miami, FL. |
| Jan 24th keynote |
Landis Strategy & Innovation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. |
| Jan 25th presentation |
The Strategic Forum, 7:30 - 10:30 AM, Davie, FL. |
| Jan 29th lecture |
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business - Graham School,
Gleacher Center, Chicago, IL. |
FEBRUARY 2008
| Feb 4th presentation |
Transitions Bookplace, Chicago, IL. |
| MFeb 11th radio |
Frank Beckmann Show, WJR radio, Detroit, MI. |
| Feb 11th training |
Menlo Innovations, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| Feb 12th presentation |
Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL. |
| Feb 13th keynote |
The Commonwealth Institute, Miami, FL. |
| Feb 14th keynote |
Motorola, Plantation, FL. |
| Feb 15th event |
Black tie gala honoring Thomas and Mina
Edison's legacy. Edison Festival of Light,
Fort Myers, FL. |
| Feb 17th keynote |
Edison & Ford Museum, Fort Myers, FL. |
| Feb 18th lecture |
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Entrepreneur Roundtable, Wheaton, IL. |
| Feb 20th lecture |
Argonne National Laboratory, Batavia, IL. |
| Feb 22 - 24 keynote |
The Working Inventor Weekend Conference, Las Vegas, NV. |
| Feb 26 - 27 panelist |
Invent Your Future Conference, Mountain View, CA. |
| Feb 29th presentation |
Herbst LaZar Bell, Chicago, IL. |
MARCH 2008
| Mar 6th keynote |
"Innovate Like Edison:
Driving Innovation Through Diversity," Motorola
International Women's Day Conference, Arlington
Heights, IL. |
| Mar 9th radio |
"Seeds of Success," WCPT, Chicago, IL. |
| Mar 12th webinar |
"How to Write a Book," MENG, Chicago, IL. |
| Mar 20th keynote |
City Managers of Greater Chicago, Oak Brook, IL. |
| Mar 24th radio |
NPR radio interview, Dr. Barton Goldsmith, Los Angeles, CA. |
| Mar 27th keynote |
Harvard Business School Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
APRIL 2008
| April 11th presentation |
Institute of Management Consultants, Chicago, IL |
| April 15th keynote |
Coastal Technologies Innovation Awards, Davie, FL |
| April 19th presentation |
PBS show "Everyday Edison's," McCormick
Place, Chicago, IL |
| April 29th lecture |
Stuart School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. |
| April 30th keynote |
"Changing the Game: Bringing Innovation and Collaboration
to Outsourcing," Outsourcing Institute Conference, Chicago,
IL. |
MAY 2008
| May 5th keynote |
Annual Scanlon Leadership Conference, Dearborn, MI. |
| May 7th seminar |
"Innovate
Like Edison: Creating Competitive Advantage
Through Edison's
Five Competencies of Innovation," Innovation
Works, Grand Rapids, MI. |
| May 14th keynote |
"Innovate Like Edison: How Thomas Edison Used Integrated Marketing
to Build a Global Mega-brand," Chicago Association of Direct
Marketing, Chicago, IL. |
| May 15th lecture |
"Innovate Like Edison: Using Edison's Five Competencies of
Innovation as a Transformational Tool," Rutgers University,
sponsored by MIT-Enterprise Forum of Princeton. |
| May 19th training
| 100th anniversary conference of the National Association of Electrical Distributors, San Francisco, CA. |
JUNE 2008
| June 2nd training |
Annual conference, Society of Manufacturing Engineers,
Detroit, MI. For more information, visit www.sme.org. |
| June 22nd radio interview
| eWomenNetwork, ABC radio, with host Sandra Yancey,
2 PM CST. |
JULY 2008
| July 10th keynote (AM) | Association for Corporate Growth - Chicago, Oak Brook, IL. |
| July 10th keynote (PM) |
Asia Business Exchange, sponsored by Chicagoland Learning
Executives, at Motorola Innovation Center, Schaumburg, IL. For more
information or to register click here |
| July 18th lecture |
"Innovate Like Edison: How Thomas Edison Invented the 20th
Century," Heritage Lecture Series, 3:30 - 5:00 PM EST, Hall
of Christ, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY. Visit www.ciweb.org. |
AUGUST 2008
| Aug 7th webinar |
"Innovate
Like Edison: Using the Five Competencies of Innovation to Create
Competitive Advantage for Your Business," Pure Insight International,
10:00 - 11:00 AM EST. |
SEPTEMBER 2008
| Sep 7th
- 9th conference | Business of Innovation Conference, Chicago, IL. |
| Sep 24th presentation |
"Battle of the
Innovation Authors," panelist, Innovation in
Manufacturing Conference at McCormick Place, 9 AM - noon CST, Manufacturing
Week, Chicago, IL. |
OCTOBER 2008
| Oct 2nd lecture
| DePaul University, 6 - 9 PM CST, Jackson Street campus, Chicago, IL. |
Oct 10th
telecourse |
Participate in this live telecourse on innovation thought leadership, sponsored by Learn From My Life. 12 noon CST. |
| Oct 18th lecture |
Innovation module, "Strategic Competitiveness," Illinois Institute of Technology, Adams Street Campus, 9 AM - 3 PM CST. |
| Oct 21st keynote, training |
"Innovate Like Edison: Creating Competitive Advantage in a Flat World," 8:30 AM - noon, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Gleacher Center. Call Clark Neuhoff at (847) 721-6084 to reserve your space. Sponsored by Samurai Business Group. |
| Oct 26th keynote, training |
Annual Conference, Institute of Management Consultants USA, Reno, NV. |
| Oct 28th paperback release |
"Innovate Like Edison: 5 Steps to Breakthrough Business Success" is released in paperback. (Penguin, Oct 2008.) Available in bookstores and online at www.amazon.com, www.bn.com, www.borders.com. |
NOVEMBER 2008
| Nov 13-15th
| Wellesley College, Business Leadership Council |
| Nov 18th keynote |
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, regional conference, Milwaukee, WI. |
DECEMBER 2008
| Dec 2nd-4th
| Training, Microsoft |
JANUARY 2009
| Jan 8
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Keynote, Society of Human Resource Managers - Chicago |
| Jan 13 |
Keynote, Western Society of Engineers, Chicago |
| Jan 20 |
Lecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Jules F. Knapp Entrepreneurship Center |
FEBRUARY 2009
| Feb 3
| Lecture, DePaul University, Chicago |
| Feb 9-11 |
Keynote and training, PDMA Innovation Conference, Minneapolis |
| Feb 11 |
Official announcement of Edison Best New Product Awards finalists, 6:30 PM CST, Minneapolis |
MARCH 2009
| Mar 5
| Keynote, Young Executives Club, Union League Club, Chicago. |
| Mar 30 |
Private keynote and book signing, SSP BPI Group, Rosemont, IL. |
APRIL 2009
| April 1
| Host and Emcee, 2009 Edison Awards, Mountain View, CA, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Announcement of Edison Achievement Awards and Edison Best New Product Awards. |
| April 2 |
Lecture and book signing, University of California at Santa Clara. |
| April 28 |
Private training session, South Bend, IN |
MAY 2009
| May 4
| Keynote, Product Management Institute Annual Symposium, Edison, NJ (morning). |
| May 4
| Lecture, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Madison NJ (afternoon). |
| May 5
| World Innovation Forum, New York City, NY. |
| May 6
| Keynote, International Association of Business Communicators, West Orange, NJ. For more information or to register, click here |
| May 12
| Interview, cable television, Washington, DC |
| May 14
| Panelist, Motorola POWER Women’s Dinner, Swisshotel, Chicago, IL. |
| May 18
| Keynote and book signing, SSP-BPI Group, St Louis, MO |
| May 19-20
| Strategyn Innovation Conference, Chicago, IL. For more information or to register, click here. |
| May 20
| Panelist, MIT-Enterprise Forum, “Battle of the Innovation Authors,” 5:30 – 8:00 PM, Chicago, IL. Click here for more information or to register. |
| May 22
| Panel, Women of the World, Union League Club, Chicago, IL. Click here for more information or to register. |
JUNE 2009
| June 8 |
Training, Microsoft, Fort Lauderdale, FL. |
| June 11 |
Tour and Presentation, The Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI |
| June 18 |
Lecture and Tour, MIT, Cambridge, MA |
| June 20 |
CPSI pre-conference workshop, "Innovate Like Edison in the 21st Century," Boston, MA |
| June 21-24 |
Opening keynote and training, annual CPSI Conference, Danvers, MA. Click here for more information or to register. |
JULY
2009
| July 31- Aug 2 |
Annual Summer Institute Speaker, Continuous Quality Improvement Network, Dearborn, MI. |
AUGUST
2009
| Aug 7-11 |
Panelist, "Current and Future Trends in Management Consulting," Annual Academy of Management Conference, Hyatt Regency, Chicago, IL |
SEPTEMBER
2009
| Sept 9 |
Dinner keynote and book signing, Chicago Project Management Institute, Fairmont Hotel, 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, 5:30 - 9:00 PM. Visit www.pmi-chicagoland.org to learn more or to register. |
| Sept 16 |
Private training event, Chicago, IL. |
Sept 21 |
Lecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, Engineering One building, Main Campus (35th Street), "Tools & Techniques for Creative Leaders." |
Sept 22 |
Panel moderator, ACG Chicago Regional Conference, 9:30 AM, Stonegate Conference Center, Hoffman Estates, IL. Visit www.acgchicago.org to learn more, or click here for a direct link to the event. |
| Sept 22 |
MIT live global broadcast, Dr. Robert Langer, Edison Awards Steering Committee Member and recipient of MIT-Lemelson Prize, "Creating and Implementing Breakthrough Medical Technology," 5:15 PM - 6 PM EDT. Click here to find a live-link broadcast center in your area. |
OCTOBER
2009
| Oct 9-11 |
Conference, Amos Tuck Graduate School of Business, Hanover, NH. |
| Oct 13 |
Morning: Workshop, PINK Magazine's 5th Annual Fall Empowerment Series, Chicago Marriott downtown, Chicago, IL. |
| Oct 13 |
Afternoon: Keynote, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Regional Conference, Motorola Innovation Center, Schaumburg, IL |
| Oct 19-23 |
Workshop leader, Lecture leader, Panel moderator, and Book signing event, Association for Manufacturing Excellence Annual Conference, Covington, KY. Click here to register or learn more. |
| Oct 27 |
Workshop: Edison's Fifth Competency of Innovation, Synovate, Chicago, IL. |
NOVEMBER
2009
| Nov 5 |
Keynote and workshop, Microsoft, Redmond, WA |
| Nov 10-12 |
Innovation webinars, Renaissance Executive Forums, Iowa. |
| Nov 19-25 |
Keynote, Futurecode, Helsinki, Finland. |
DECEMBER
2009
| Dec 10-12 |
Keynote and 2-day innovation workshop, Tunis, Tunisia. |
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