Creating the Darwinian Company: Adaptive, agile and innovative

Friday 10 July 2015 at the Melbourne Business School, The University of Melbourne

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11:00am

Opening Chair

Prof Glyn Davis AC University of Melbourne

 

SESSION 1

11:15am

Introduction by session chair

Prof Paul Jensen Melbourne Institute of Applied
Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne

11:20am

Keynote

How Boards Can Stimulate & Support Innovation

Hutch Ranck Elders Ltd, CSIRO, Iluka Resources

11:45am

Keynote

Growth Through Innovation

John Pollaers Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council

12:30pm

Lunch

1:00pm

Lunch Keynote
The Transformation of Textor Technologies: Facts, Lessons
Learnt and a Glimpse into the Future

Philip Butler Textor Technologies

 

SESSION 2

1:30pm

Introduction by session chair

Prof Beth Webster Centre for Transformative Innovation Swinburne University of Technology

1:35pm

Presentation of Research

Corporate Governance as Problem Finding: Learning from Infosys

Dr Peter Cebon Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Business School
and Principal, Cebon Consulting Pty Ltd

1:50pm

Presentation of Research

Characteristics of Highly Innovative Australian Organisations: Survey and Case Research

Prof Danny Samson Professor of Management University of Melbourne

2:25pm Afternoon Tea
 
SESSION 3
2:45pm

Introduction by session chair

Prof Peter Gahan Centre for Workplace Leadership University of Melbourne

2:50pm

Keynote

What Would we do Differently if we Were Actually Innovative? Thinking Innovatively about Innovation

Prof Gerry George Singapore Management University, Lee Kong Chian School of Business

3:15pm

Industry discussants:

Michael Egan Director, SME Engagement Centre, CSIRO

Adrian Boden Executive Officer, SEMMA

Dr Amanda Caples Sector Development & Programs - Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport & Resources

4:00pm

Thank you and summing up

Prof Peter Gahan Centre for Workplace Leadership, University of Melbourne