2013 RECONVERGE: G2 Archive (Indianapolis)

This is the agenda from the 2013 RECONVERGE:G2 symposium held in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 8-10, 2013. Click here to return to the agenda archives page.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

5:00pm – RECEPTION

Opening Reception, The Alexander Hotel, Market Table

6:00pm – WELCOME

Gail King

Opening Remarks

Gail King, Symposium Chair

6:30pm – KEYNOTE

Rex Havens

Comedian and Keynote Presentation

7:30pm – EVENING

Dinner and Duckpin Bowling @ Fountain Square Theatre

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

7:30 – BREAKFAST

Breakfast

8:15 – SESSION

Gail King

Opening Remarks

Gail King, Symposium Chair

8:30am – SESSION

Peter J. Johnson

Leveraging Competitive Intelligence to Impact Strategy

Peter J. Johnson is Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Eli Lilly

9:30am – SESSION

Eric Garland

Transformational Competition: Making Money in a Crazy Future

Eric Garland is Managing Partner at Competitive Futures

10:15am – SESSION

Various Sessions

Seeing the Possibilities: Customer Intelligence Poster Sessions

C.I. – Operating “Between” Organizational Silos to Uncover Customer Needs: Bob Fowler, Principal, RL Fowler and Associates

VOCE: Building Best Buy’s Customer Insights Program: Bill Hoffman, Managing Partner, Frontline Insights

The Evolution of CI at YP: Providing Value at All Levels: Larry Fauconnet Sr. Manager, CI & Strategy, YP.com, an AT&T company

11:30am – SESSION

Dr. Raj Agnihotri

Competitive Intelligence and the Sales Force

Dr. Raj Agnihotri is Assistant Professor of Marketing & Director of Research at Ohio University

12:15 – LUNCH

Networking Lunch

1:15 – SESSION

Ed Allison

Competitive Sales Enablement: Equipping Your Sales Force for Exponential Growth

Ed Allison is Senior Director of Competitive Solutions at Polycom

2:00 – SESSION

Various Roundtables

Seizing the Initiative: Customer/Consumer Intelligence Roundtables

Techniques: Chaired by Bruce Kidd, Senior Vice President, Walker Information Services

Tools: Chaired by Bill Hoffman, Managing Partner, Frontline Insights

Organization: Chaired by Bob Fowler, Principal, RL Fowler Consulting, LLC

4:00 – SESSION

Concluding Remarks

5:00 – EVENING

Indy 500 Racetrack Experience

7:30 – EVENING

Dinner & Networking at Fogo de Chao

Thursday, October 10, 2013

7:30 – BREAKFAST

BREAKFAST

8:15 – SESSION

Gail King

Opening Remarks

Gail King, Symposium Chair

8:30 – SESSION

Gail King

The Best Lesson I Ever Learned: Excerpts from the Notebooks of Gray-Haired CI Professionals

Gail King is the Strategic CI Director at Eli Lilly

9:30 – SESSION

Kathy Flynn

Lessons from the Tech Intelligence Front Lines

Kathy Flynn is CI Director at Baxter Healthcare

10:30 – SESSION

Various Sessions

Seeing the Possibilities: Technology Intelligence Poster Sessions

Converting Information to Decision Intelligence: Dolly Goulart, Senior Manager, Qualcomm

Understanding Supplier/Partner Innovation Capability: Kathy Flynn, CI Director, Baxter Healthcare

Understanding Current & Future Market Impact of Innovation: Dale Cooper, Manager, Technical Intelligence, Procter & Gamble

12:00 – LUNCH

Networking Lunch

1:00 – SESSION

Clay Philips

Innovation Intelligence – The Role of Intelligence in Disruptive Innovation and Competitive Strategy

Clay Philips is Director of R&D Technology Business Services at General Motors

2:00 – SESSION

Various Roundtables

Seizing the Initiative: Technology Intelligence Roundtables

Techniques: Chaired by David Conley, President, Innovation Corporation

Tools: Chaired by Dale Cooper, Manager, Technical Intelligence, Procter & Gamble

Organization: Chaired by Nat Brooks, Principal, Strategy Shapers, LLC

4:15 – SESSION

Debrief and Action Planning

5:00 – END

Symposium Concludes