Open innovation - the answer to the innovation imperative?
CEMS Knowledge Forum | Track 2: Saturday, 25 October 2008, 1200-1345
Key Questions
- What is "Open Innovation" as opposed to traditional R&D?
- When does a CEO choose to add "Open Innovation" to the existing R&D in the company?
How to stay innovative with when you are 35 years in the business and operate with over 50.000 in staff?- What are the primary investment considerations?
Speakers
Philipp Thurn und Taxis, Vice President, SAP Global Sales Operations, SAP AG
Philipp Thurn und Taxis, Vice President, SAP Global Sales Operations, has been with the company for five years with a focus on Corporate Development, M&A and Post-Merger Integration work. Before joining SAP, he worked across Europe as management consultant and entrepreneur in the telecommunications industry. He holds a Master of Law from the University of Vienna and an MBA from Edinburgh Business School.
Mag. Felix Köppl, Manager Corporate Business Development, Swisscom AG
Felix Köppl is business development manager at Swisscom AG, the leading telecom operator in Switzerland. Prior to Swisscom he was with Arthur D. Little (management consultancy) and Merrill Lynch (investment banking) for a few years. He studied in Vienna and Sydney business administration with majors in entrepreneurship and strategic management.
Mag. Ulrike Kaiser, Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
- Since 05/2007 Research and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Entrepreneurship, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
01/2007 - 04/2007 Teaching Assistant at the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration - Since 08/2003 various teaching positions (English as a foreign language) in Vienna and Canterbury/England (Embassy CES summer school)
- 2002 - 2007 Studies of business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
- Since 08/1999 English and American Studies, University of Vienna
- Honors: Dr. Maria Schaumayer Annerkennungspreis 2007 für Diplomarbeiten
