Peter Koen to chair 2009 US Front End of Innovation Conference, Boston, May 18-20
Conference will tackle issues of sustained growth in challenging times
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Stevens Institute of Technology Professor of Technology Management, Dr.Peter Koen, regularly referred to as the godfather of the conference, will this year, for the seventh time, chair the US Front End of Innovation Conference, May 18-20, 2009, at the Boston World Trade Center & Seaport Hotel.
Every year, Dr. Koen, the conference team, the Institute for International Research and the Product Development & Management Association present a program that offers state-of-the-art practitioner experience and academic research in technology and innovation management.
The keynote speakers for this year’s Front End of Innovation conference, to be held in Boston , include experts in the field such as Jim Collins; Mike Santori, Fellow; John Kao; Peter Erickson; Jody Turner; Verena C. Kloos, President, BMW Group DesignworksUSA; and Max von Zedtwitz.
More information on the conference, including online registration, can be found at http://www.iirusa.com/feiusa/fei-home.xmlAbout Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.
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