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