Innovation Summit Programme

CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME

Tom Standage, Online and Digital Editor, The Economist

09.05

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Chris Anderson, Curator, TED

2010 INNOVATION AWARDS' WINNERS PANEL

Interviews with each of the winners, followed by questions from the floor.

THE FUTURE OF GREAT IDEAS

Innovation taking place now will define what the world looks like for the next generation. Two visionary speakers will have 15 minutes each to talk to about what could generate the most important ideas for our future.

Richard Seymour, Director, Seymour Powell

WHICH IDEA TO TAKE A RISK ON: Investors and entrepreneurs

How investors and entrepreneurs decide which ideas are worth time, money and sacrifices.  What does it take to give the idea you believe in its very best chance of success?

Andres Falconer, Managing Director, Ashoka UK
Ron Gonen, Founder, RecycleBank
Lily Lapenna, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, MyBnk

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Matt Ridley, Author: The Rational Optimist

14.15 to 15.15

INNOVATION WORKSHOP I

How ideas become contagious - showing how ideas travel virally online

The global communication and interaction of ideas is what defines the evolution of business, society, thought and culture. 

Learn about the history of spreading ideas, to gain insights into how and why some concepts travel virally or have a particularly powerful influence.

See the detailed tracking of one idea's journey from conception to dissemination around the world, and hear from a leading marketer on how these insights affect marketers and can be used intelligently.

14.15 Introduction from the chairman

Tom Standage, Online and Digital Editor, The Economist

14.20 The history of spreading ideas

A fascinating look at how and why ideas spread virally, exploring how they have been shared throughout history before social technology.

Jonathan Salem Baskin, Author, Histories of Social Media

14.45 Tracking the journey of an idea - mastering viral patterns

Brad will track the online journey of an idea to demonstrate insights about the online dissemination of ideas.  He will talk about the implications of his points for smart marketers.

Bradley Little, Head of EMEA, NM Incite (A Nielsen/McKinsey Company)

14.15 to 15.15

INNOVATION WORKSHOP II

Innovation to address some of the world's most pressing challenges

Professor Mike Hardy OBE of the British Council and Dr Tim Jones, Director of The Future Agenda will give a brief overview of how his Future Agenda programme aims to support open innovation to address some of the world's biggest challenges.

The session will focus on the most significant challenges facing humanity in the next 10 years. We will examine how and where innovation can have greatest impact in addressing these, and debate options for the future.

Join this session to develop a picture of how global challenges may impact business and society in the next generation, and gain insight into the potential of innovative thinking to tackle these problems.

Mike Hardy OBE, The British Council
Tim Jones, Director, The Future Agenda

SUMMARY REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Tom will summarise the most interesting outcomes from the workshop sessions, and the morning sessions/

Tom Standage, Online and Digital Editor, The Economist