Dorman Followwill, Partner & Director – EIA, Frost & Sullivan
 

THE JOURNEY TO VISIONARY INNOVATION – THE 6 PLATFORMS OF GIL

Aroop Zutshi, Global President & Managing Partner, Frost & Sullivan

To survive and thrive in the future business environment, both as an individual
and as a company, innovation has now become an essential ingredient. Aroop will
talk about why innovation is critical to success, where innovation comes from,
how to become a visionary innovator and what are your next steps. Whether
you are inspired about future prospects or anxious about the negative impacts
the future will bring, this research-based talk will bring some valuable insights to
your life and future strategy.

Key Take Aways:

• Why Innovation is essential for all players in the global economy
• Corporate Enlightenment: What is it and how it can stifle success
• Where Innovation comes from and how to nurture it
• How to create a foundation or platform for Innovation
• What can you do today to start your path to Visionary Innovation
• How Visionary Innovation can change your life

Growth Thought Leader: Dorman Followwill, Partner & Director, EIA, Frost & Sullivan

This presentation sets the stage for visionary thinking by identifying the most important global Mega Trends, potential scenarios of specific trends in 2020, and the implications of these Mega Trends in transforming industries, markets and cultures. In the high-energy interactive session that follows, you will brainstorm with fellow participants to identify the most pertinent global forces which can impact your business and personal lives, and the next generation business models for success.

Key Take Aways:

• A methodology for identifying, defining and evaluating Mega Trends and their implications for your industry and your organization, insight on opportunities/threats arising out of future Mega Trends, and on preparing contingency plans based on probable scenarios
• A fresh approach to gauge the future direction of Mega Trends to develop appropriate market strategies
• Ways to analyze growth opportunities in your industry and generate powerful ideas for design/development and technology planning

Growth Thought Leader: Anand S, Research Director – Technical Insights, Frost & Sullivan

The TechVision 2020 research initiative identifies 50 most exciting technologies and innovations that will shape our world in the coming years. The collected intelligence on these selected technologies are spread across nine Technology Clusters that represent the bulk of R&D and innovation activity today. These technologies are rapidly evolving and form a vortex of innovation, driving new concepts, products, and services. Gain insight into how top Emerging and Innovative Technologies will impact Industries, Strategies and Business
Decisions in the Middle East.
 

GLOBAL MEGA TRENDS - MACRO TO MICRO: IMPACT ON MIDDLE EAST INDUSTRIES, INVESTMENTS AND CAREERS

Facilitator: Dorman Followwill, Partner & Director, EIA, Frost & Sullivan

Mega Trends are global, sustained and macroeconomic forces defining our future world and its increasing pace of change. Mega Trends have diverse meanings and impacts for different industries, companies and individuals. Analysis of these Mega Trends and their implications forms an important component of a company’s future strategy, development and innovation process, and impacts product and technology planning. The objective of the workshop is to set the stage for visionary thinking by learning how to leverage interactive tools to:

Key Take Aways:

• Understand opportunities/threats arising out of future Mega Trends and to prepare contingency plans based on probable scenarios
• Prioritize seeking future new customers based on emerging Mega Trends in new geographies, emerging economies, and new attitudes and preferences of consumers
• Align future Mega Trends with your current vision and strategy
• Align current strategy to expected accelerating change in future technology and needs of the “Customer of the Future”

Learn the Macro to Micro methodology of applying Mega Trends and uncovering the billion dollar innovation opportunities.

Structured industry groups will give you the opportunity to collaborate with your industry's peers and Frost & Sullivan Growth consultants/analysts to brainstorm on how to effectively capitalize growth opportunities.

Duration: 1 Hour, 45 Minutes
 

BEST PRACTICES IN STEERING TOWARDS VISIONARY INNOVATION

Growth Thought Leader: Achuthan Nair, Vice President & Business Head, Professional Services Business (PSD), Wipro InfoTech
 

IMPLEMENTATION EXCELLENCE : LEVERAGING BEST PRACTICES FOR THE TOP 10 GROWTH PROCESSES

Facilitator: Aditya Sapru, Senior Vice President (Strategic Alliances), Frost & Sullivan

CEO's report their greatest internal challenge to growth is "implementing the growth strategy with the current management team". This interactive workshop will provide a hands-on experience, exploring the critical growth processes while providing delegates the opportunity to apply tools in a real-time exercise to validate and benchmark their existing strategies against best practice implementation. Companies that master these tools will have a tremendously powerful competitive advantage!

Key Take Aways:

• Understand the key Growth Processes relevant to the region and how they are implemented
• Learn how to benchmark your company with these best practices Align future Mega Trends with your current vision and strategy
• Gain insights on how to spark this program in your own company

Duration: 1 Hour, 45 Minutes
 

BEST PRACTICES IN LEVERAGING AN ORGANIZATION’S GROWTH POTENTIAL

Growth Thought Leader: Bobby Gupta, VP and Head, MENA & Turkey, Mahindra Satyam
 

THE GROWTH DIAGNOSTIC : MEASURING YOUR COMPANY’S FUTURE GROWTH POTENTIAL

Co-Facilitators:

Aroop Zutshi, Global President & Managing Partner, Frost & Sullivan
Dorman Followwill, Partner & Director, EIA, Frost & Sullivan

An essential element of any company’s growth process is to understand where the company is positioned today in terms of growth and to gain an understanding of what the future growth potential of the company is and where its headed. This system will provide the diagnostic tools and measurement system to provide a totally new perspective on how to benchmark your company versus the industry and gain new insights into it's future growth potential.

Key Take Aways:

• Learn how to benchmark and diagnosis your company’s growth processes
  vs. best practice
• Gain insight and a measurement system on "the future growth potential"
  of your company
• Learn how to apply this tool to strategy, investments and your career

Pre-Designated Table Grouping by Career Functions: Corporate Leadership & Strategy, R&D and Innovation, Marketing.

Duration: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
 

FROM VISIONARIES, INNOVATORS AND LEADERS: THE GOLDEN NUGGETS OF IDEAS, INSIGHTS AND INSPIRATIONS