Women's Forum Global Meeting 2013 - Open innovation and the competitive edge

Proponents of open innovation claim that in an age of rapidly evolving technologies and challenging economic conditions companies must open up to outside ideas, inventions, and partnerships to maintain their competitive advantage. How do you make open innovation work for you? What are the limits of cooperation today -- and the risks of getting it wrong? Moderator: Mark Esposito, Associate Professor of Business in Society, Grenoble Graduate School of Business, Co-Leader Institutes Council MOC Program, Harvard Business School, and Senior Associate, University of Cambridge-CPSL Speakers: Vivek Badrinath, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Group's innovation, marketing and technologies, Orange Curt Hess, Chief Executive of Europe Middle East Retail and Business Banking, Barclays Mariéme Jamme, Spotone Global Solutions Kristin Patrick, SVP and Global Chief Marketing Officer for Global Beverages, PepsiCo More information on www.womens-forum.com