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Dr. Scott J. Edgett, internationally recognized expert in product innovation to
present at the Product Innovation and Engineering Summit on May 23-24, 2007.
ANCASTER, ONTARIO, CANADA – May 7, 2007 - Stage-Gate International, a Member Company of the
Product Development Institute, announced today that Dr. Scott Edgett, Chief Executive Officer
of Stage-Gate International and co-founder of Product Development Institute will present on the
critical topic of “Generating Breakthrough Product Ideas” at
the Product Innovation and Engineering Summit on May 23-24, 2007 in Boston, MA. The event
is expected to draw about 200 professionals that are impacted by product innovation processes
and technology and who want to improve efficiencies and product profitability.
Dr. Edgett will highlight best practices in the field of generating new product ideas – a
critical input to win at new products. Based on his latest book, “Generating
Breakthrough New Product Ideas”, he reveals how organizations can create
a steady stream of breakthrough new product ideas and shares the most effective methods
used by companies such as Apple, Motorola, Kraft, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, DuPont,
Lucent Technologies and more!
The book, “Generating Breakthrough New Product Ideas", offers
practical solutions and techniques to develop new ideas to feed a dry innovation pipeline
and help make your company an innovation machine”.
For more information on attending this event , please visit http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/pie07/ Details
about Dr. Edgett’s latest book, “Generating Breakthrough Ideas” can
be found by visiting: http://www.prod-dev.com/books.shtml
About Dr. Scott J. Edgett
Dr. Scott J. Edgett is internationally recognized for his expertise in new product development
and portfolio management. He is a highly skilled consultant and in-demand speaker,
having given keynote addresses, conducted executive seminars and consulted with companies
in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Japan. He has spent more than a dozen
years researching and observing best practices in product innovation, he has co-authored
six books, and published more than 60 academic articles and papers. Dr. Edgett is Chief
Executive Officer and co-founder, with Dr. Cooper, of the Product Development Institute,
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