During his 15-year tenure with the international consulting firm Accenture, Shapiro established and led their Global Process Excellence Practice, delivering innovation training to 20,000 consultants. In 2001 he left the management consulting world to write his first book, 24/7 Innovation. He has since been featured in Newsweek, Investor’s Business Daily, Entrepreneur Magazine, O- The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, and other prestigious publications. He is also the author of Goal-Free Living and The Little Book of BIG Innovation Ideas and he is the creator of the Innovation Personality Poker® system. He has presented his own tried-and-tested formula for success to hundreds of thousands of people in nearly 40 countries. Among the dozens of leading organizations he has advised are Staples, GE, BP, Johnson & Johnson, Fidelity Investments, Pearson Education, Nestlé, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In addition to speaking and writing, Stephen is also the Chief Innovation Evangelist for InnoCentive, the leader in Open Innovation.

SESSIONS

Open Innovation - 30 September - 11.00-12.30