Improving Corporate Productivity and Innovation 2011

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Keynote Presentations:

Improving Competitiveness Through Innovation
Jean-René Halde, BDC
Productivity Gains from Smarter Workplaces and Work Processes
Raymond Leduc, IBM Canada Ltd.
Recruiting Employees and Fostering Attitudes and Behaviours for Innovation
Eric Gales, Microsoft Canada Co.

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Improving Corporate Productivity and Innovation 2011 - Final Agenda

The Three Faces of Innovation: Invention, Continuous Process Improvement, and Incremental Change
Productivity Gains from Smarter Workplaces and Work Processes
Policies for Productivity and Innovation: What Works? What Doesn't?
Fostering Attitudes and Behaviours for Innovation Inside Your Company

Keynote Speakers
	Jean-René Halde President and CEO Business Development Bank of Canada
	Eric Gales President Microsoft Canada Inc.
	Simon Prévost President Quebec Manufacturers & Exporters
	Raymond Leduc Director, Bromont Manufacturing IBM Canada Ltd.
Master of Ceremonies
	Alain Leblanc Manager, Supply Chain Production Readiness Pratt and Whitney Canada
Co-Conference Chairs
	Michael R. Bloom Vice-President, Organizational Effectiveness and Learning The Conference Board of Canada
	Vince Thomson Werner Graupe Professor of Manufacturing Automation, and Co-Director, Master in Manufacturing Management Program McGill University
	Saibal Ray Associate Professor, Operatations Management, and Director of Ph.D. Program, Desautels Faculty of Management; Co-Director, Master in Manufacturing Management Program, Desautels Faculty Scholar McGill University
Workshop Speakers
	Dean Gauthier General Manager KLB Group Canada
	Faraj Nakhleh President and CEO TrakMaps
	Dan Munro Senior Research Associate Organization Effectiveness and Learning Research The Conference Board of Canada
	Howard Popliger President Epic Development and Evaluations Inc.