Innovation Conference 2010

Online registration is now closed for this event.  There are still spaces available.  To attend, please check in at the registration table between 7 and 8am.  Credit card payments will be accepted at the door ($45 for members and $65 for nonmembers).  Please see the links below for a campus map and a detailed agenda.  If you have any additional questions, please email herdman@kcchamber.com.   

2010 Innovation Conference

"The Application of Innovation"

Empowering People, Solving Problems, Growing Your Business

Presented by The World Trade Center of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

Join senior executive level presenters at this year's conference on Wednesday, 28 July from 8am to 1pm. Engage with dynamic Kansas City business leaders and learn how they are developing and delivering effective strategies, managing change within their business culture, inspiring their organizations and growing their business. Speakers will address how they apply innovation to everyday business practices whether through internal processes, manufacturing capabilities, marketing campaigns, or customer satisfaction and service experience. Read more ...

Keynote speakers* include Vice President, Product Development & Operations at Sprint, CEO of VML, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute Director at UMKC - Bloch School and Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation

Breakout sessions are available in the general topics of:

• Life Science & Animal Health
  Panelists* include four CEOs of  Novita Therapeutics, MPM Capital Group, Cydex Pharmaceuticals, Enterprise Center of Johnson County and Director at KU Med
• Clean technology & Alternative Energy
  Panelists* include VP at KCP&L, Sr. VP at Black & Veatch, Director at MRI, CEO of QM Power
• Business & Financial Services
  Panelists* include CEO of UMB Healthcare Services, Sr. VP at BATS Trading, Chairman of Card Compliant
• Technology & Communication
  Panelists* include two CEOs of Innovadex and LockPath, two VPs of EyeTerra and Ericsson & GM
• Manufacturing & Transportation
  Panelists* include three CEOs of FreightQuote, A&E Custom Manufacturing and TranSystems, VP at Smith Electric Vehicles and Founding Partner of NaviChain Consulting

Sprint will also showcase their Executive Briefing Center to conference attendees.

*View the Agenda here with speaker information and bios

Download a location and parking map for the Sprint Campus

Thank you to our Signature Sponsors, Sprint and Microsoft, our Silver Sponsors, Garmin and VML, and our Platinum Sponsors, SWA  (Southwest Airlines), CBIZ & MHM (Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.), KC Strings, Armada C.I. and KCBJ (Kansas City Business Journal).