3rd Annual OPEN INNOVATION SUMMIT: The Corporate Innovation Executive Event - August 10 - 12, 2011 in Chicago, IL is a ground-breaking gathering of corporate innovation leaders from across the country and around the world that moves beyond generalizations and broad commentary to offer new insights and strategies for corporate innovation, product development, marketing, and R&D teams on how to:

BUILD a corporate culture that supports and celebrates open innovation as a valuable business tool
DEVELOP mutually beneficial external partnerships with universities, suppliers & inventors to advance product development
LEVERAGE social media and other technology to crowdsource product ideas from your customers
EXPAND your open innovation program globally to the BRIC countries and beyond
ACHIEVE true business growth & ROI through successful overall open innovation program design and execution