Events Archives - Mack Institute for Innovation Management

Benchmarking for Innovation Performance Amid Industry Convergence

Spring Conference 2018: Benchmarking for Innovation Performance

As new technologies cause the boundaries between industries to blur, clear metrics for innovation become increasingly important to setting a firm’s strategic direction.…Read More

How Microsoft Is Working with Tech Startups to Build Win-Win Relationships

Tereza Nemessanyi (WG’97), Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Microsoft, shares how she works to create mutually beneficial relationships with competing startups.…Read More

How IBM Is Scaling Blockchain Solutions for Major U.S. Companies

Alain Neyroud, Principal Blockchain Architect at IBM, discussed the current state of blockchain technology, along with new initiatives that are putting it to work.…Read More

“A Clear Road Map to Commercialize an Idea” at Penn

The Penn Wharton Commercialization Workshop offers researchers a three-day innovation primer to help them turn their ideas into successful ventures.…Read More

2017 Y-Prize Champions Win Penn President’s Innovation Prize

The team will receive $250K to help them bring their revolutionary glaucoma treatment to market.…Read More

2018 Y-Prize Winners Reveal Their Secrets to Successful Teamwork

Michael Lee and Henry Zhou of Cellview Sciences share how they balanced their team’s expertise in business and science to win Penn’s 2018 Y-Prize Competition.…Read More

As Brands Embrace Artificial Intelligence, It’s The Human Touch That Will Drive Value

Justin Reilly discusses artificial intelligence at Verizon Fios

Justin Reilly (W’10), head of customer experience innovation for Verizon Fios, projects that 80% of value creation in artificial intelligence (AI) will be in business-to-business [B2B] applications, and the rest in consumer services.…Read More

Emerging Innovation Leadership Challenges for Global Firms

Leadership Challenges for Global Firms Conference

Our Fall Conference 2017 asked participants to consider how to effectively link strategy with strong organizational leadership.…Read More

2017-2018 Y-Prize Finalists Focus on Medical Applications, Aeronautics

This year’s Y-Prize finalists pitch their ideas live on January 30.…Read More

6th Annual Y-Prize Competition Now Open

Since 2012, the Mack Institute has helped host the Y-Prize Competition, a contest in which members of the Penn community compete to propose the best commercial applications for an emerging technology.…Read More

To Master Innovation in Today’s Markets, Think Outside the Firm

Saikat Chaudhuri and Harbir Singh discuss why companies need to cultivate their own innovation ecosystem in this interview on Wharton’s Business Radio.…Read More

Leveraging Ecosystems, Investments, & Acquisitions to Keep an Innovative Edge

The Mack Institute Spring Conference 2017 explored how firms can deploy externally facing strategies for innovation success.…Read More

Penn Wharton Commercialization Workshop 2017 Aims to Make Penn More Innovative

The second annual Penn Wharton Commercialization Workshop brought together researchers from across the university to learn about launching a new venture based on their work.…Read More

Sidney Winter Honored at 24th Annual CCC Conference

The Mack Institute recently hosted the 24th Consortium on Competitiveness and Cooperation (CCC), co-sponsored by the Management Department of the Wharton School. This annual event enables later-stage strategic management PhD students to share their research with leading scholars in the field.…Read More

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