BACKGROUND
“Companies need to leverage overseas talent
not because of low labor costs, but to tap
brain power. If you're working at an
organization or a company and you're not doing that, my suggestion
to you is that's an error."
-
Henry Chesbrough,
author, Open Innovation
"In 20 years, where do you see new ideas
coming from? A significant chunk will be
from China." -
Business Week, Nov 6, 2006
Why are leading
companies increasingly turning to China for R&D and innovation?
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Tremendous government support
and funding for R&D
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Access to vast talent pool
and market
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Having a presence in China is
increasingly important to global strategy
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Top quality scientists and
engineers
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Unprecedented growth and profitability potential
However, while
the opportunities and benefits are great, conducting R&D in China
requires different approaches and skills than those used in the U.S.
It is critically important to choose the right partners, establish
trust and “guanxi,” share knowledge and teach by example – yet
cautiously guard IP. It is also important to understand the culture
and practices to ensure reciprocity and true innovation.
Management
Roundtable is therefore pleased to once again offer its top-rated
workshop, Innovation and R&D in China.
Led by Roger Nagel of Lehigh University, who has helped orchestrate
numerous Chinese-US collaborations, the session also features
experts on China-based collaboration, negotiation, and intellectual
property management.
The purpose of
this workshop is to provide participants with strategies and tactics
to expand R&D and innovation capabilities without jeopardizing core
assets.
Through
lecture, case studies, group discussion and hands-on exercises,
participants will come away equipped to establish and grow a
successful partnership and/or R&D base in China. Participants will
also come away with a clear understanding of how to manage today’s
critically important opportunities and challenges.
Testimonials:
"This was the best instruction I
have experienced in understanding the issues related to
doing R&D and co-development in China.”
-- Len Jenkins, Crown Packaging Technology
“This workshop should be viewed as the key to launching
successful collaborations in China.”
-- John Gravendyk, The Boeing Company
“…the networking and information delivered in this workshop
can be extremely helpful for companies new to doing business
in China.”
- Kenneth Ko, Interface Solutions, Inc.
Who Should
Attend
For any product development executive or team
that is exploring or conducting R&D in China – with partners,
suppliers and/or through an R&D center - the topics to be
covered in this session are imperative. Specifically this
session will be most valuable to VPs, Directors and Managers of
Product Development, R&D, Technology, Global Sourcing,
Innovation, Alliance Management, and Business Development |
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