Open Innovation: The Challenges and Solutions

Collaborative working can dramatically increase the ability of an organisation to develop and commercialise innovative new ideas. However, with these new opportunities come challenges and obstacles. This conference will be attended by some of Europe's leading Open Innovation experts and organisations who will seek to debate and address the challenges head-on.

Three core themes will be considered:

How to find people to work with, engender trust and develop sustainable working relationships.
How to embed Open Innovation principles into organisational practices and cultures
How to manage concerns about the protection of ideas and creative outputs in an Open Innovation environment.

The event will comprise of two sessions featuring presentations and interactive panel discussions:

Session 1: Overcoming Common Open Innovation Barriers

Led by 100% Open with speakers and panellists to include:

David Simoes-Brown: 100% Open
Mike Addison: Procter & Gamble
Damien McDonnell: Quantum Innovation Centre

Session 2: Protecting Ideas Within an Open Innovation Environment

Led by Creative Barcode with speakers and panellists to include:

Maxine Horn: Creative Barcode
Donal O'Connell: Chawton Innovation Services
Joren De Watcher: ipVA
Paul Mellor: Mellor & Scott

The conference will be invaluable to the following:

Corporate businesses exploring the potential to source new ideas and innovative solutions
Small and medium sized businesses looking to develop relationships to get their ideas to market
Creative industries organisations exploring new ways of doing business through creative and collaborative innovation
Public sector bodies looking to source new ideas and solutions
Academics with an interest in how Open Innovation theory can be applied in practice
Intermediaries, such as business advisors, with an interest in how open innovation could be used by their clients
Policy makers with an interest in how Open Innovation supports their clients' intellectual property
All businesses wishing to understand how collaboration, open innovation and intellectual property can be brought together in a positive way.

This event is part of the Interreg IVB NWE Open Innovation Project

Event details

Who should attend? Small and medium sized businesses looking to develop relationships to get their ideas to market
Place: British Library Conference Centre
Cost: £55 +VAT
How to Book: Contact: research@bl.uk Tel: 0207 412 7903