5 Pillars of Innovation

At the EWMD conference we want to split the whole perspective in five sectors:

1. Technology Driven Innovation
   Fraunhofer Institute, Dr. Klaus Rischka, Bremen (invited)
   Research Centers, Universities, Companies in Engineering etc.
   Clusterbuilding or Isolation? Cooperation and new combinations
2. IT driven Innovation
   Microsoft (Corporate Member of EWMD)
   New ways to develop IT - from Beta-Tester to global development in Centers
   What is new in the next years?
3. Customer driven Innovation
   Henkel AG (Corporate Member of EWMD)
   Tina Müller, Corporate Senior Vice Presidenthad to cancell her participation
4. Emerging Markets - Innovation or die
   Fernanda Ilhéu, General Secretary of the Portuguese-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
   Situations in China and India - where people need to find new solutions for life. http://www.permanentinnovation.com/blog/labels/aquaduct.html
5. Social Innovation - how to work together in communities and use resources
   Example common purpose, villages, clusters of companies

We know that there is much more to talk about - but we need to focus.
Just for those very interested in the subject do not miss:

• Structural Innovation - what kind of infrastructure will drive innovation - issue of transport (trains) IT (in rural areas) etc.
• Substainable Innovation - a different way of mixing leadership with growth
• Permanent Innovation - how to connect to lean management and Kaizen
• Innovation by Design
• Innovation by networks (open Source, wikis and web. 2.0)
  etc.