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workshops are schedules on Saturday, July 31, 2004. Two are in the morning,
two in the afternoon. The $175 fee for each workshop (or $300 for two
workshops) is in addition to the symposium registration fee. |
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Workshop - 1
Saturday, July 31, 2004. 09:00 - 13:00 |
| "Scanning New
Technologies for Strategic Opportunities" |
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Speaker: Rias J. van Wyk, Center for the
Development of Technological Leader, USA |
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New technologies represent
new opportunities - to improve products, enhance processes, refine decision
support systems and create new industries. This workshop shows participants
how to map and track new technological developments as a basis for reshaping
corporate strategy. The seminar demonstrates the use of Technoscan(R), a
global map of technology trends.
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Rias van Wyk holds the
William R. Sweatt Chair in the Management of Technology at the
University of Minnesota. Van Wyk has been called the leading authority
on strategic technology analysis (STA). He has over twenty five years of
experience in this field; providing professional support to technology
executives, teaching executive and academic programs and doing research.
He has advised companies like American Medical Systems, Entegris,
Keithley Instruments, Minnesota Technology Inc., Rosemount and Seagate.
In addition to his consulting work he has twenty five years of board
level experience. He has degrees from three universities including a
Master's degree from Harvard focusing on science, technology and public
policy. He is a Founding Member of the International Assocaition for
Management of Technology (IAMOT) and serves on its Executive Committee.
He is a member of the National Assocation of Corporate Directors.
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Workshop - 3
Saturday, July 31, 2004. 14:00 - 18:00 |
| "Managing R&D and
Technology-Intensive Projects" |
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Speaker: Hans J. Thamhain, Bentley College, USA |
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This intensive,
workshop-style seminar addresses the daunting challenges of stimulating
innovation and dealing with risk, uncertainty, time and resource pressures.
The seminar provides seasoned managers and project leaders in R&D and
technology-intensive environments with a forum for discussing contemporary
management concepts, tools and techniques suitable for these dynamic and
often non-linear processes.
The emphasis is on best
practices. Working interactively in small groups, participants will analyze
complex project scenarios, discuss challenging problems, share experiences
and work out potential solutions. Participants will also apply the latest
techniques for planning, tracking and controlling technical projects,
compressing the time-to-market cycles, managing innovation under cost and
time constraints, establishing early warning systems, leading self-directed
project teams, and dealing with interruptions, risks, conflict and
commitment.
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Hans J. Thamhain
specializes in technology-based project management. Hans Thamhain is a
Professor of Management, and Director of MOT and Project Management
Programs at Bentley College, Boston. His industrial experience includes
twenty years of management positions with high-technology companies:
GTE/Verizon, General Electric and ITT. Hans Thamhain has PhD, MBA, MSEE
and BSEE degrees, and has written over seventy research papers and five
professional reference books in project and technology management. Dr.
Thamhain is the recipient of the Distinguished Contribution Award from
the Project Management Institute in 1998 and the IEEE Engineering
Manager of the Year 2000 Award. He is certified as New Product
Development Professional, NPDP, and Project Management Professional, PMP.
Additional Profile: Marquis Who’s Who in America |
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