InnoVision Forums address a variety of issues impacting the future of technology, business, and the economy
Technical innovation occurs when scientific insights are applied to produce new products, processes or services. It is the intersection of science and commerce. With the exception of universities, nowhere do science, engineering and business converge more frequently than InnoVision Forums. InnoVision Forums provide educational topics and enhance collaboration among individuals, business leaders, educators, and community leaders.
So, what is a Forum?
InnoVision created the Forum series to provide an opportunity for the South Carolina technical business community to assemble and discuss contemporary issues shaping our future. Forums provide businesses and individuals a no-cost, professional development opportunity to stay informed about leading-edge technology trends, regulatory influences and business methods.
Forums typically feature brief presentations from a cross-functional panel, followed by a collaborative, discussion-friendly environment. Panels often comprise past InnoVision technology award winners, finalists, sponsors and board members, but more recently have featured technology leaders, educators and invited national experts.
Past InnoVision Forums have included the real-life stories of both accomplishments and failures of inventors and entrepreneurs who have advanced technologies and expanded businesses in South Carolina, and featured experts such as Chief Judge James D. Smith of the U.S. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. Forums truly play an important part of any profession’s continuing education. It is safe to say there is something for everyone. There is no cost to attend, but you must register to attend, as seating is limited.
The following list of Forums provides a sense of the span of subjects that have been addressed:
• Innovation in Manufacturing Series
1. Competing in a Global Marketplace
2. Client Centric Manufacturing
• Risk Mitigation for Entrepreneurs
• RFID Innovations
• Enhancing Your Creativity
• Sustainability Practices
• Innovation in Business
1. Winning and Keeping Business with an Innovative Workforce
2. Harnessing the Power of Social Media
• Computer Hacking Liability: Are You at Risk?
• Advanced and Engineered Materials
• Intellectual Property Series
1. What Is IP and Why Protect It?
2. Strategies for Protection
3. Extracting Value From IP
• Accelerating Technological Advance with Open Innovation
• Driving the Business of Healthcare: BMW’s Innovative Healthcare Facility
Forums have included speakers from Milliken, McNair Law Firm, Immedion, Sealed Air, Michelin North America, Mojoe.net, BMW, TTI Group NA, Greenville Tech, A.T. Locke, MetLife of the Carolinas, Deloitte, Electrolux, OVO Innovation, Clemson University Research Foundation, Nottingham-Spirk, St. Jude Medical, OpTek Systems, Automation Engineering, United Resource Recovery Corporation, Upstate Forever, Furman University, ScanSource and ICON Business Associates.
So, whether you’re interested in professional development, new technology, business practices, marketing strategies, or just an opportunity to interact with some of South Carolina’s game-changers, InnoVision Forums should be on your calendar. And if you have a topic for an upcoming InnoVision Forum please email us at info@innovisionaward.org.
