Creating Collaborative Ecosystems through Open Innovation: An audience with Solomon Darwin

Join Professor Darwin as he explains, via a number of case studies, how the Garwood Centre has created and continues to nurture an ecosystem of corporations to address emerging challenges through open innovation strategies.

The event will be an interactive opportunity to discuss the practices of open innovation management, and a chance to translate learnings from UC Berkley to our own contexts, to deliver benefit and impact to industry and academia.

This is the final event of a three-day working visit from Professor Darwin to LUMS, building on our long-established connection through the Berkley Innovation Forum. The informal lunch that follows the main session is an opportunity to connect with practitioners and academics interested in innovation and collaboration.

Agenda:

11.10 - Registration and Refreshments

11.30 - Welcome and Introduction by Dr Chris Ford

11.40 - The Garwood Centre Mission and Research presented by Professor Solomon Darwin

12.20 - Q & A moderated by Brian Gregory

12.45 - Networking & lunch

14:00 - Close

The Garwood Centre for Corporate Innovation, Berkeley Haas, engages with business through a variety of activities including hosting the Berkeley Innovation Forum (BIF). BIF is an exclusive membership group comprising corporate directors from global companies such as IBM, Coca-Cola, Paypal and SAP AG, who meet bi-annually to discuss innovation challenges. Lancaster University Management School is the only University to have been a member since 2012.

Professor Solomon Darwin, Executive Director of the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation at the University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business is an established expert in the field of Open Innovation and Open Business Models. He is an adviser to senior executives of multinationals and government leaders in the emerging world, and an international speaker recognized by peers, executives and students with numerous awards for his innovative leadership and passion for teaching. His progressive corporate leadership experience covers a span of 14 years as a Senior Executive Officer at Bank of America, First Interstate Bank and Glendale Federal Bank and Motorola. Twitter: @Solomon_Darwin #OpenInnovation

The event will be moderated by:

Dr Chris Ford - Lecturer and Director of Impact and Engagement in Department of Accounting and Finance, LUMS

Brian Gregory - Executive and Entrepreneur in Residence at LUMS and Managing Director of Safety Management (UK) www.safety-managementuk.com