XXI ISPIM 2010 - The XXI ISPIM Conference - The Dynamics of Innovation 2010

The XXI ISPIM Conference - The Dynamics of Innovation - will be held in Bilbao, Spain on 6-9 June 2010. Organised by ISPIM and hosted by Innobasque, the Basque Innovation Agency, this conference will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management. The conference format will include facilitated themed sessions for academic and practitioner presentations together with interactive workshops and discussion panels. Additionally, the conference will provide excellent networking opportunities together with a taste of local Basque culture.

Conference Sub-themes:

Submissions from academics, consultants, managers and funded-project participants on innovation-related topics are strongly encouraged and should focus on the following:

Collaboration for innovation
Culture & diversity management in innovation
Entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and venturing
Financing innovation
Innovating business models and value creation
Innovation training & education
Knowledge networks for innovation
Leaders for innovation
Managing virtual innovation
Measuring and managing innovation
Methods and tools for innovation
Networks and clusters of innovation
Organisational creativity & idea generation
Public sector innovation
Regional innovation and global competitiveness
Technology Transfer

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Matt Kingdon, Chairman and Chief Enthusiast, ?What If! Innovation
Joe Tidd, Professor of Technology and Innovation Management and Deputy Director, SPRU, University of Sussex

More keynotes to be announced shortly

Confirmed Guest Speakers/Moderators:

Ard-Pieter de Man, Atos Consulting/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future Research

More speakers/moderators to be announced shortly

Important Submission Deadlines:

31 December 2009: Outlines Only (All Submissions)
31 January 2010: Acceptance Notification
23 April 2010: Final Submissions (including full papers, slides, profiles & photos) together with registration and payment