Global Industrial R&D Conclave 2009:
Strategies to Drive Growth in Economic Crisis Coinciding with India’s National Technology Day
11-12 May 2009: Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi
Recognising the importance of research, technology & innovation to emerge from this historic global economic crisis, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, is creating a platform to discuss and share models, best practices and R&D strategies, to encourage innovation-driven growth, commercial research and to convert knowledge to wealth.
The economic meltdown has created alarming conditions for R&D- and innovation-led businesses where risk capital is scarce which has placed R&D investments at lower priority. Balancing of open-source R&D, joint industrial R&D, bilateral cooperation and contract research to share risk and reduce investments have become essential tools of doing business.
However, some leading innovative firms have been less impacted by the crisis due to their technology competitiveness, new product development and greater efficiency through research investments. Governments across the globe are trying to boost the economy and industrial growth through strategic policy changes by creating a more favourable R&D ecosystem.
The Global Industrial R&D Conclave would be a forum for R&D Heads/ CTOs of leading global innovative firms, heads of government programmes promoting industrial R&D in some of the leading countries, industrial research directors of premier global technical universities and VCs/angel investors to share their experiences and strategies to overcome the economic crisis. It would also be a learning platform for relevant stakeholders to understand the value of technological competitiveness in a crisis situation.
You can participate at the Conclave as delegates.
The Agenda and the Reply Form are available at GSIA office for your kind reference.
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