The 1st ISPIM Symposium, Singapore

The 1st ISPIM Symposium - Managing Innovation in a Connected World - will be held in Singapore on 14-17 December 2008. Organised by ISPIM together with Singapore Management University, this symposium will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation management. The aim of this symposium is to stimulate discussion and connect people from different backgrounds and cultures. The format will include interactive workshops and discussion panels together with academic and practitioner presentations. As with all ISPIM events, this symposium will provide excellent networking opportunities together with a taste of local culture.

Symposium Subareas:

Academics and Practitioners are encouraged to submit papers/outlines and workshop/discussion topics related to the symposium theme including but not limited to the subareas listed below:

Borderless innovation
Collaborative R&D for innovation
Idea generation and creativity
Innovation policy

Measuring and managing innovation
Methods and tools for innovation
Networks and clusters of innovation
Open innovation

Selected papers will be considered for publication in the following journals, subject to the usual referee processes applicable to the journals:

Download Call for Papers

Click here to Submit Online

Keynote Speakers:

Mrs. Teng Soon Lang
Executive Vice President and Head of the Group Quality & Process Innovation Division

OCBC Bank Group

Dr. Johan de Heer
Director of The T-Xchange Cell

Thales Group
Technology eXchange: Providing Effects Based Solutions

Robert Yap Min Choy
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Shared Services, Trading Division and Information Technology Division
DFS Group Limited
Service Innovations in a Global Retail Firm

Other speakers to be confirmed

Important Deadlines:

10 September 2008: Academic Paper Abstracts/Practitioner Presentation Outlines or Workshop/Discussion Panel Topics
10 November 2008: Final submissions (including slides, profiles & photos) together with registration and payment

Please note that there is no deadline for non-presenting delegates to register. However, we would prefer it if all delegates wishing to attend could register by 17 November 2008 at the latest.

Symposium Fees

	ISPIM Member	ASEAN Rate*	Non-Member
Delegate	SG$ 995 (approx. € 460)	SG$ 695 (approx. € 322)	SG$ 1295 (approx. € 599)
Student	SG$ 995 (approx. € 460)	SG$ 695 (approx. € 322)	SG$ 1075 (approx. € 497)
Accompanying Guest Accompanying guests (husbands, wives, partners, etc.) are invited to the social events but may not attend conference sessions	SG$ 295 (approx. € 136)	SG$ 295 (approx. € 136)	SG$ 295 (approx. € 136)

Membership Offer:
Conference plus ISPIM
Membership for 2009**

add SG$ 325
(approx. € 150)

add SG$ 108
(approx. € 50)

*ASEAN (The Association of South East Asian Nations) includes the following countries:
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

**Invoice item: "ISPIM Symposium 2008 including membership for 2009"

Symposium fee includes:
Entry to the Symposium, Delegate Pack and Badge, Symposium Proceedings CD, Book of Abstracts, Welcome Reception (Sunday), Dinner Cruise (Monday), Gala Dinner (Tuesday), Lunch & Refreshments during the Symposium.

Exhibition Area:
An exhibition area will be available for people wanting to promote an organisation, a project or a particular product or service in the field of innovation. Exhibitors may also include fliers/leaflets in all delegate conference bags providing they are sent to the symposium organisers at least a week prior to the symposium. Exhibitors should contact symposium@ispim.org requesting an exhibition space.

Click here to Submit Online
Download Call for Papers

Contact Information

To contact the symposium secretariat, please email symposium@ispim.org.