Oral Presentations

Day I: Defining the Future

What is driving our business?

Keynote: The Power of Purpose-inspired Strategy for Business Growth.
Bob McDonald, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, The Procter & Gamble Company, USA .

Soap and Mirrors—Where Do We Grow from Here?
Bill Schmitz, North American Equity Research, Cosmetics, Household and Personal Care Products Analyst, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., USA .

Innovation—The Future of the Textile Business.
Chris DeSoiza, Vice President, Milliken Research, USA.

Keynote: Is There a New Normal? Future Strategies for Our Industry.
Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever, United Kingdom .

What Every CEO Should Know about the New Role of China in Global R&D.
Max von Zedtwitz, Professor, Tongji University, China.

Emerging Sustainability Paradigms.
Martin H. Wolf, Director, Product Sustainability & Authenticity, Seventh Generation, Inc., USA.

Day II: Innovations in the Value Chain

Complex dynamics define our raw material and formulation dynamics—from chemical technology to packaging to alternative materials.

Keynote:  Innovative Sustainable Consumption: A Challenge for the Entire Value Chain.
Kasper Rorsted, CEO, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Germany .
      
Crossing the "Valleys of Despair"—Successfully Integrating Acquired Businesses.
Michael Heinz, General Manager/Global Integration Manager Ciba, BASF SE, Germany.

The Art of Being Chosen—Secrets of Success from the Giants of Retail.
Martin Butler, Retail Lecturer and Author, United Kingdom.

Is Civilization Headed for Collapse? Channeling the Forces of Nature.
Emile H. Ishida, Professor of the Study on Environmentally Friendly Materials, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Ecomaterial Design & Process Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan

REACH – The Complexity of Communication in the Supply Chain.
Erwin Annys, Director REACH/Chemical Policy, CEFIC, Belgium.

The Reset Economy and the Rise of the Rest.
Julian Ho, Assistant Managing Director-Industry Development, Economic Development Board, Singapore Economic Development Board, Singapore.
      
Defining the Future of Highly Eco-Friendly Washing through Innovation.
Koichi Nakamura, Principal Researcher, Global R&D - Fabric & Home Care, Kao Corporation, representing the JSDA, Japan. 

Day III: Smarter Ways of Doing Things

Recognize the need to change the way we do product development as new technologies emerge.

Cleaner Clothes and a Cleaner Planet: What Will We Tell the Grandchildren?
Randy Quinn, Executive Vice President Laundry, Unilever, United Kingdom.

Silver, Foam and Beyond - The Changing Wave and Horizon.
Dochul Choi, Senior Vice President, Head of R&D Team, Digital Appliance Division, Digital & Communication Media Business, Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., Korea.

From Now to Now What?
Leif Huff, Partner and Managing Director, IDEO, Germany.

Bringing Tomorrow to Today's Product Development Lab: Giant Steps in Innovation Productivity from Advanced High Throughput and Informatics Technology.
John Senaldi, President and CEO, Freeslate, Inc., USA.

Mind the "Mind": How Neuromarketing Reshuffles Brand Management.
Thomas Schuffenhauer, Corporate Director, Global Marketing Unit Laundrycare, Henkel AG & Co. KgaA, Germany.

The Curious Case of Modeling Clean—Computational Chemistry and Everyday Life.
Thomas J. Lange, Director, Modeling & Simulation, Corporate R & D, The Procter & Gamble Company, USA.

Motivation and the Psychology of Winning.
Mark McGregor, Leadership Center GmbH, Switzerland .