Summit 2007: Sustainable Innovation
PDMA Georgia's Summit 2007, a half-day conference featured a dynamic slate of speakers who explored challenges, trade-offs and solutions relating to sustainability, innovation and new product development.
Sustainable development, which satisfies present needs while maintaining future opportunities, is emerging as a key aspect of product development and innovation.
See photos of the event!
Download a print-ready brochure (PDF, 2 pages, 480KB)
New this year – forum for exhibitor & attendee interaction
Summit ’07 also featured an exhibit hall with refreshments and dedicated times for exhibitors and attendees to interact.
Keynote Speaker
Lisa King
Sr. Director of Innovation, Newell Rubbermaid
Summit 2007 Keynote Presentation
Lisa King's presentation (2.6k PDF)
About Lisa King
Featured Speakers
Scott Vetters
Sustainable Packaging Platform Director, The Coca-Cola Company
Realizing the Value: Driving Growth Through Sustainable Packaging
Scott Vetters presentation (1.3k PDF)
About Scott Vetters
Steve Bolton
Manager, Business Development, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry
Cradle to Cradle(sm) Design: The concept and real world examples
Steve Bolton's presentation (7.8k PDF)
About Steve Bolton
Frank Endrenyi
Vice President, Technology and Sustainability, Mohawk Industries
The Carpet Industry: From Cottage Industry to World-Class Sustainable Leaders, A Case Study of Industry Transformation.
Frank Endrenyi's presentation (2.1k PDF)
About Frank Endrenyi
Alan Deutschman
Author and Executive Director, Unboundary
Change or Die: The leadership we need to create sustainability
Alan Deutschman's presentation (2.5k PDF)
About Alan Deutschman
Who attended?
Product Development and Sustainability Directors/Managers, Marketing Directors and Managers, Designers, Engineers, and anyone interested in product development and sustainability
