R&D Smart Management Summit 2021

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

The sudden global pandemic has highlighted commercial, technical and social challenges. By breaking old rules, crises bring threats, but they can also create opportunities. Inevitably, due to the crisis companies have witnessed the disruption of their R&D life cycle. In order to remain competitive, R&D teams are seeking new ways of innovating.

Key players from across the R&D landscape will have a two-day discussion to address the current status of R&D management and future expectations. They will pursue questions on effective strategies for project and portfolio management in R&D during Covid-19, enabling digital platforms and ecosystems, maintaining process excellence and performance levels in R&D, nurturing an innovation culture within the R&D department and new tools for measuring success.

By assessing the present threats and prospects in R&D management, attendees will see what is on the horizon. Join us for a series of compelling case studies, engaging group discussions, and use networking opportunities to learn the latest on R&D management excellence. We look forward to meeting you online!

WE WILL TALK ABOUT

• Key trends and challenges for the future of R&D and innovation management. From COVID-19 to increased awareness of sustainability aspects.
• New innovation opportunities in the bakery ingredient industry as a result of a pandemic.
• Collaborative ecosystems: insights on working practices & cases.
• RD+, BTSDI’s two sides market space for research and experimentation.
• Digitalization the drive for business model change.
• Building innovation systems and frameworks for emerging tech anddigital transformation.
• Getting your company innovative: from inception to deployment.
• Facilitating innovation & digitalization: scaling internal innovation capabilities.
• Effective management of the R&D project portfolioe.
• Optimizing a heterogeneous R&D portfolio in complex organizations.
• Integrated strategic approach to R&D planning.
• R&D planning for next generation product.
• Is digitalization an untapped source to accelerate sustainability?
• Early idea de-risking and acceleration.
• PepsiCo R&D – start-up network and partnerships.

WHO IS IT FOR?

CxO, VP, Directors, Heads, Managers of

• R&D/ R&D Smart Management/ R&D Strategy/ R&D Planning
• R&D Controlling/ R&D Investment
• R&D Technology Innovation/ Technology Scouting/ Technology Transfer
• Innovation Management/ Innovation Excellence/ Innovation Sourcing
• Open Innovation/ Innovation Lab/ Strategic Innovation
• Product Development/ Product Innovation/ Product Strategy
• Design Thinking/ Master Black Belt/ Lean Six Sigma/ Agile

[Agenda] R&D Smart Management Summit 2021

Download the full summit program to find speaker biographies, case studies, key takeaways, the day's schedule, and details of each session.