"University and Industry Interactions"

James C. Spohrer, IBM University Programs World Wide, United States

How are university and industry interactions evolving? This talk describes IBMs University Programs, and the five Rs of university-industry interactions: research, readiness, recruiting, revenue, and responsibilities. University-industry interactions are evolving as universities become more and more important to nations and regions competing in a global knowledge economy. For example, the percentage of world-wide gross domestic product (GDP) of a nation is highly correlated with the percentage of top-ranked universities from that nation.

"The Nexus of Academic Research & Corporate Entrepreneurship: How Leadership Selection Drives Innovation & Performance"

Keith D. Kulper, KULPER & COMPANY, LLC, United States

The intersection of academic research and corporate entrepreneurship drives the discovery of new knowledge, globally; this is why we have chosen to specialize on this area in our professional executive search consulting practice at KULPER & COMPANY, LLC. The selection of the right leaders is vital to stimulating successful implementation of strategic imperatives for the higher education institution or company. Our efforts in this area have consistently yielded leaders with average tenure of five years or longer, accompanied by a record of promotion and significant added responsibilities; two very key metrics of success for our profession. My remarks will touch on how we are able to achieve specific outcomes in our area of specialization and will present supporting data to show how an efficient executive search process leads to the achievement of long-term developmental goals for the organization or institution as a whole.