In order to facilitate the development and sharing of knowledge of and experience with innovation, CINet organizes an annual conference. The 15th conference will take place in Budapest, Hungary, hosted by Corvinus University of Budapest, on 7-9 September 2014.
The Budapest conference is the first in CINet’s history that takes place in Eastern Europe. Previous conferences took place elsewhere in Europe and in Australia.
One of the reasons for selecting Budapest is that CINet wishes to stimulate and contribute to the development of innovation practice, teaching and research in Eastern Europe.
The theme of the conference is “Operating innovation – innovating operations”. This theme reflects the increasing need for companies to make innovation part of their daily business and combine that with the adoption of state-of-the-art production concepts and technologies.
In addition to the usual academic sessions, the Budapest conference features a practitioner-oriented stream, organized by the Hungarian National Innovation Office and taking place on 8 September. The stream will consist of presentations and roundtable discussions on various topics, including Horizon 2020, the new EU framework program for research and innovation, and the Hungarian government strategy on innovation. Furthermore, there will be an exhibition / desk with information on Horizon 2020.
The registration fee for participants is 110 Euro. For application and further details see http://www.continuous-innovation.net/events/conferences/2014.html.
On 8th September the following programmes is planned:
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9.00-9.30 |
Welcome and opening |
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9.30-10.30 |
Lajos Reich, GE Healthcare, RDI director (opening talk) |
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10.30-11.00 |
Cofee break |
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11.00-12.30 |
Opening session |
| Moderator: Csaba Deák PhD, vice president of the strategic department, National Innovation Office |
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11.00-11.30 |
Implementing continuous innovation – lessons from a company’s transformation |
| August Hans-Jürgen, vice president innovation and quality management, Siemens Convergence Creators |
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11.30-12.00 |
Innovation in education and training – using simulations in education |
| Péter Szlávik, co-founder, SimTeam Ltd. |
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12.00-12.30 |
Application of design synectics in driving creative circles for public and private organizations – Conceptual framework and best practices |
| Endre Horváth PhD, managing director, Budasys Bt. |
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12.30-13.30 |
Lunch break |
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13.30 -15.00 |
Lean/Agile Management and Innovation |
| Moderator: Csaba Deák PhD, vice president of the strategic department, National Innovation Office |
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13.30-13.50 |
Opening lecture: Lean/agile management and innovation |
| Szabolcs Kiss, continuous improvement & quality manager and global manufacturing learning & development manager, National Instruments Hungary Ltd. |
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13.50-15.00 |
Participants of the panel discussion: |
| József Perger, head of test engine assembly/analysis, Audi Hungary Motor Ltd. |
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| Szabolcs Kiss, continuous improvement & quality manager and global manufacturing learning & development manager, National Instruments Hungary Ltd. |
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| Endre Horváth PhD, managing director, Budasys Bt. |
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15.00-15.30 |
Cofee break |
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15.30-16.50 |
Open Innovation |
| Moderator: Miklós Győr PhD, head of unit for international relations, National Innovation Office |
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15.30-15.50 |
Opening lecture: Exploration algorithms: How companies are opening up their innovation model |
| Livieratos Antonios, innovation and entrepreneurship consultant, National Technical University of Athens |
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15.50-16.50 |
Participants of the panel discussion: |
| Péter Szlávik, co-founder, SimTeam Ltd. |
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| Antonios Livieratos, innovation and entrepreneurship consultant, National Technical University of Athens |
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| Gábor Németh dr, director, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office |
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| Zoltán Takács, deputy CEO of the digital services department, Telenor Hungary Ltd. |
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16.50-17.00 |
Conclusion |