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Schedule-at-a-glance is preliminary and will be updated as information becomes available.

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SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE

Sunday, September 9, 2012 - NETWORKING EVENING

Bring plenty of business cards, relax, meet and greet during this fun-filled day devoted to making new contacts and new friends.

Monday, September 10, 2012 - GENERAL SESSION, MEGA TREND THINK TANKS, AND EXHIBITION

7:45am

Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Exhibition

8:30am

Welcome to the GIL Journey

9:00am

KEYNOTE

The Journey to Visionary Innovation – The Six Platforms of GIL

9:30am

VISIONARY THINKING

The Impact of Mega Trends on Your Company, Career, and Industry

9:50am

Networking, Refreshment, and Exhibition Break

10:20am

INTERACTIVE

A Think Tank on Industry Convergence-Based Growth Opportunities

11:45am

INTERACTIVE

Solutions Wheel - Play the "wheel" and join a series of rapid fire , one-on-one meetings with leading solutions providers.

Runs concurrently with:

GIL AWARDS AND GIL BITES - Where Intriguing People and Ideas Meet

12:45pm

Food for Thought: Networking Luncheon
Frost & Sullivan and other industry thought leaders host a menu of topical luncheon discussions. Dine and dish with industry experts. The list of discussion topics will be available on-site.

CONCURRENT THINK TANKS: (2:00pm - 5:30pm)

Mega Trends Think Tanks afford you the opportunity to examine the transformative global forces most meaningful for specific industries, and explore their implications and potential impact on industry landscapes, businesses, processes and growth strategies.

Choose from among these Mega Trend Industry Think Tanks:

Think Tank 1: Aerospace & Defense

Think Tank 2: Automotive & Transportation

Think Tank 3: Chemicals, Materials & Food

Think Tank 4: Smart Energy & Buildings

Think Tank 5: Healthcare & Life Sciences

Think Tank 6: Industrial Automation & Process Control

Think Tank 7: Information & Communication Technologies

Think Tank 8: Electronics, Measurement & Instrumentation

Each Mega Trends Think Tank features the following sessions:

2:00pm

EXECUTIVE INSIGHT

Applying the CEO 360 and Mega Trends to Develop Growth Strategy

2:30pm

INNOVATION AND GROWTH SUCCESS STORIES

3:40pm

Networking, Refreshment, and Exhibition Break

4:10pm

INTERACTIVE

An Exercise in Scenario Planning Collaborate with great minds to develop business scenarios arising out of the Mega Trends most meaningful for the industry.

5:30pm

Mega Trend Think Tanks Conclude

5:30pm

GIL 2012 Networking Reception

Runs Concurrently With:

2012 Growth Excellence Awards Reception and Banquet

Participation involves an additional fee and separate registration.

See registration page for details.

6:45pm

Meet in Lobby for Wine and Dine at Bella Mia

The networking never ends... Join your colleagues at Bella Mia for a Dutch treat gathering. Kick back, relax, and enjoy a meal with new found friends while enjoying another great opportunity to further business relationships.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - GENERAL SESSION, CONCURRENT CAREER TRACKS, AND EXHIBITION

7:30am

Continental Breakfast and Exhibition

8:00am

The GIL Journey Continues

8:15am

EXECUTIVE BULLETIN

Insights from our Mega Trend Think Tank Thought Leaders

8:45am

KEYNOTE

The Customer: At the Core of Innovation and Growth

9:15am

Network, Refreshment, and Exhibition Break

CAREER THINK TANKS (9:45am - 3:45pm):

Career Think Tanks afford you the opportunity to explore solutions to strategic and tactical issues that face you in your daily career challenges. Each Think Tank features Best Practice Guidebook presentations and Interactive Sessions for collaborative learning and quality networking.

Think Tank 1: Innovation

Think Tank 2: Corporate Strategy

Think Tank 3: Product Strategy & Development

Think Tank 4: Sales & Marketing

Think Tank 5: Strategic & Competitive Intelligence

9:45am

Best Practice Guidebooks and Interactive Sessions

Choose any one of the following Best Practice Guidebook or Interactive Sessions:

Open Innovation: Tapping External Ideation Sources

Scenario Planning: Fostering Long-Term Strategic Thinking

Voice of the Customer: Innovations, Insights, and Institutionalization (Interactive Session)

Implementing an Effective Demand Generation Process

Designing a Business Intelligence Project Prioritization System

10:45am

Best Practice Guidebooks and Interactive Sessions

Choose any one of the following Best Practice Guidebook or Interactive Sessions:

Innovation Portfolio Management: Reducing the Risk of Innovation

Strategic and Economic Value Analysis of Innovative New Business Ideas

Rethinking Design and Development in Dynamic Customer Environments (Interactive Session)

Operationalizing a B2B Marketing Social Media Center of Excellence

Establishing and Growing CI Teams

11:45am

INTERACTIVE

12:45pm

The Power Lunch - Networking Roundtables Hosted by Frost & Sullivan and industry leaders. Dine and dish with industry experts. The list of discussion topics will be available on site.

1:45pm

Interactive Sessions

Choose any one of the following participant driven discussions:

Innovation: Ideate, Formulate, Incubate, And Accelerate

Strategic Early Warning Indicators

Crowdsourcing: Fresh Insights and Ideas for Co-creation

Value Leakage - The Greatest Threat to Profitable Growth

Beyond the Traditional: Using Win/Loss for More than Just Sales Effectiveness

2:45pm

Interactive Sessions

Choose any one of the following participant driven discussions:

Innovation Across the Customer Experience Lifecycle

A Framework for Functional Alignment with Strategic Plans

Accelerating Speed to Market: Today’s Real Competitive Advantage

Driving Revenue through Savvy Use of Business Analytics and Intelligence

Emerging Technologies Intelligence

3:45pm

Network, Refreshment, and Exhibition Break

4:15pm

The Legends of Silicon Valley Forum – A GIL Exclusive

5:15pm

2012 Growth Excellence Awards Reception and Banquet

Participation involves an additional fee and separate registration.

See registration page for details.

6:00pm

Casino Night Reception

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - GIL UNIVERSITY: SILICON VALLEY

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