Agenda Day 1 » Agenda Day 2

8:00 am – Registration

9:00 am – Opening Address

Shah Ardalan, President, Lone Star College-University Park

9:30 am – Open Innovation WIIFM? Us?

• What is Open Innovation?
• The Need for Open Innovation for Global Competitiveness

Christina Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer, Lone Star College- University Park

9:50 am – Strategic Open Innovation

Cheryl Perkins, Founder & CEO, Innovation Edge LLC

10:10 am – Keys to the Kingdom: Creating an Innovation Culture

Robert Bornhofen, Innovator & Featured Contributor, BizCatalyst 360

10:30 am – Morning Break

11:00 am – Where to Start? Making the business case for Innovation. Discussing the types of innovation that will:

• Improve employee satisfaction
• Increase employee retention
• Increase productivity
• Generate more revenue

Lea Sims, Assistant Vice President – Enterprise Innovation Strategy & Marketing, USAA

11:20 am – Innovation in Education

Michael Stone, Director of Innovative Learning, Public Education Foundation

11:40 am – Commercializing Biotech Innovation: A novel approach

Dr. Atul Varadhachary, Managing Partner, Fannin Innovation Studio

12:00 pm – Shell Gamechanger: The Ongoing Quest for Disruptive Innovation

Hani Elshahawi, Game Changer & Principal Technical Expert, Formation Testing & Sampling, Shell

12:20 pm – Lunch

1:20 pm: Support Innovation Magic with a Collaborative Business Culture

Kim Glover, Manager of Knowledge Management, TechnipFMC

1:40 pm: Successful Implementation of Innovative Technologies in a Healthcare System

Julie Hall Barrow EdD, Vice President – Virtual Health & Innovation, Children’s Health System of Texas

2:00 pm – “Pumps and Pipes” Innovation in the Oilfield and Cardiovascular Medicine

Rustom K. Mody P.E. Vice President & Chief Engineer – Enterprise Technology, Baker Hughes

2:20 pm – Afternoon Break and Networking

2:40 pm – Ideation to Exploitation: Innovative Solutions that Deliver

Dr. Melanie Brown, Head of Strategic Execution Office, CenterPoint Energy

3:00 pm – “History’s Riskiest Jobs: Medicine Man, Oracle, Jester, Rainmaker and Chief Innovation Officer”

Brett Trusko, President, International Association of Innovation Professionals

3:20 pm – The Future of Connected Healthcare – IoT, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence

Nadia Morris, Head of Innovation, AT & T Connected Health Foundry

3:40 pm – Jump-shifting the Impact of Open Innovation Campaigns

William Miller, Co-Founder and Director, Values Centered Innovation

4:00 pm – Closing Remarks