New Strategies to Take your Company, Products and Services to a Higher Level

The World Business Forum Special Report

C.K Prahalad

C.K. Prahalad is one of the most influential experts in corporate strategy. He is a Paul & Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor, University of Michigan & CEO of the Next Practice. His most recent book is titled The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid.

Talking Points:

• The need for new approaches in a world of discontinuous changes
• Why the " Forgetting Curve " is as important as the " Learning Curve "
• The creation of Value through innovative experiences with customers
• How to use emerging markets as a source of innovation
• Strategy's new face:anticipating the needs of markets and customers
• The new nature of strategy: from focus on industry to focus on discovery and innovation
• Managing "today's businesses" efficiently and creatively positioning the company for "tomorrow's businesses"
• Strategy implementation:how to put complex ideas into practice

How the Biotechnology Revolution will Impact your Business and Your Life 

Dr. J. Craig Venter

The World Business Forum Special Report

Talking Points:

• How advances in basic science research and genomics will impact society in general and the biotechnology industry in particular
• How advances in human genomics research will change the current medical system
• Genomic advances and their impact on health care costs to consumers and providers
• The social and ethical issues around human genomics research
• The burgeoning field of environmental genomics–unlocking the secrets of oceans and other environments
• Synthetic organisms and synthetic genomics:a cost-effective,clean means to produce energy-efficient fuels, textiles,and pharmaceuticals
• The role of intellectual property in basic discoveries