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The Future of Portfolio & Risk Management of R&D Organizations

We are assembling an ongoing virtual panel to create new knowledge on the future of relationships between risk management & performance of large-scale R&D/Innovations. More specifically, wow can cultures of innovation yield (or stifle) growth & new ideas, how do innovation/R&D/product leadership effectively communicate to the c-suite, and indicators of success.

On this panel, you will be one of 15-20 experts in your field. You will have the opportunity to network with, learn from, and gain recognition from your peers and the thousands of viewers.

Activities include:
1. Explore a variety of themes
2. Map the competitive landscape (i.e. emerging trends, disruptive tech, etc.)
3. React to the latest media/reports in this space
4. One-to-one engagement with other panelists

You will have the unique opportunity to gain and share insights on the subject as you advance innovation in the field with top thought leaders like you from around the world.

Participation is 100% online and at your convenience.

By applying here, you are agreeing to participate once per week or as inspired, at your convenience.

peopleExpert participation

Seeking perspectives from a range of diverse industries from around the world to see how innovation leaders can learn from one another:

- Heads of innovation
- R&D, strategy
- Portfolio management
- Technology
- Risk management
- Those involved in building & managing innovation programs
- C-suite leaders
Large company experience -- e.g. Fortune 500 or Global 2000

Applicants
Annesa Seemun
Product Lifecycle Engineering Manager at Ascensia Diabetes Care
I have spent over 15 years in various consumer product companies leading R&D or quality programs and teams. I tried to find innovative solutions and pragmatic options to push innovation platforms
Ruslan Bobkov
Senior Project Manager, Engineering at Schlumberger
More than 9 years of Project Management experience in Engineering and Technology projects related to oil & gas. Coordination of Innovation programs across several technology centers, facilitation of innovation workshops within organization.
Pavel Azalet
Head of Engineering Excellence Center
Seasoned engineering organization transformation leader, facilitating establishing of Design Thinking, Lean and Agile practices among organizations; with 14+ year of experience in the software technology field. Indeed performance of the organization is tightly connected to the way they do innovation especially the speed of experimentation, how fast they can build, how elaborated are their customer/user personas. Possessing exposure to many large companies in the transition to operations models fostering innovations, expect to bring on the table of the panel discussion some lessons learned.
Alain le Lou
General Partner @ Cottonwood Technology Fund
I worked 13 years on top-level in a corporate and was responsible for innovation projects. Afterwards CEO of a high-tech startups and was hired by the European Union to coach 200 researchers (all over Europe) to bring their technology to the market. Currently Partner in one of the best-performing venture capital funds (early stage; high-tech; IRR 46%) and has 20+ years’ experience in Technology on board level positions (former member of the Executive committee of corporate Getronics PinkRoccade; 1,000 employees / 120 mln revenue) and as CEO of startups (2008: CEO of Virobuster Technologies). Graduated in 1994 with a double Master's degree at Twente University. From 2008 -2015 angel investor; expert in strategy, marketing, product launching, pricing and international business acceleration. I was one of the founders (2010) of the European Accelerator Program for the European Institute for Technology and Innovation and coached more than 200 high-tech startups / scaleups in Europe. I have a huge network in and direct access to all relevant ecosystems in Europe (Berlin, London, Paris, Helsinki, Leuven, Stockholm, Munich, Milan, Amsterdam, Twente, Eindhoven, Delft, etc.). International business experience in Europe, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, US, Canada, Russia, Turkey, Dubai. 5,000+ LinkedIn connections. I graduated in 2001 cum laude for an Executive MBA at Business School Nederland.
John B. Lynch,
Innovative Leader | Life Science | Analytical Tools
Over the course of my 25 plus years in large organizations (3M, WR Grace, Millipore, PerkinElmer, Entegris), I have led the development of new businesses and products both on the technology side and business side. This work has also involved the leadership and development of Strategy, Portfolio and Roadmap. Starting 10+ years ago, I became interested in how to better enable innovation in large organizations especially from three aspects: senior leadership commitment/sponsorship, the "fuzzy front end" based on "job to be done" / "lean launchpad" and value-based decision making. We have succeed in improving the value of portfolios, initiating better/more breakthrough initiatives and starting new businesses outside the core business.
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“I like that I can do this when I have time,
and there is no set schedule.”


Eric Allen, Senior Manager, Supply Chain at EY

“I find the topics engaging and I love the
flexibility of checking in and providing insights
at my convenience.”

Kimberly Underwood, Consultant at Underwood Consulting

“Great platform, great questions and topics.
The potential to earn a little more money for
participating is nice as well.”

Oren Birks, Sr. Director of IT at PBI-Gordon

“I really enjoy being on the panels, sharing
information and reading the perspective of the
other panelists. It is quite intriguing and most
all of the panelists are quite bright.”

Patty Soltis, CX Strategist at Kinetic Edge Consultants

“Very interactive, informative and without
any inherent bias. This is as good a collaborative
platform as you can get.”

Pinaki Banerjee, Program Director at ITC InfoTech

“It is a perfect platform not just to share
but to learn and stay updated.”


Armando Leyva, HR Director at 360º HC

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  • add remove What is Currnt?
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  • add remove Why should I apply? Do I get paid?
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  • add remove Are there specific times I need to participate?
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The Future of Portfolio & Risk Management of R&D Organizations