Innov8rs Zurich

Big enterprises are complex, cross functional, multi-BU organizations. Coordination and alignment are not easy. Therefore, they are constantly challenged to make the best out of their innovation investments. Resources are limited and the surrounding world is volatile and dynamic. Many factors of different nature play a role and are often conflicting. Modern Innovation Portfolio Management offers processes, decision making methods and governance principles that can help these companies define and implement their innovation strategies efficiently and effectively. This presentation will elucidate important key aspects of these methods, illustrated with practical examples. The session will not specifically focus on startups, small companies, or idea management, but on the evolutionary characteristics of innovation within an enterprise scope.

Huub Rutten is Vice President of Product Research & Application Development and co-founder of Sopheon, a provider of software, expertise, and best practices that help companies achieve exceptional long-term revenue growth and profitability. Mr. Rutten spent 15 years in the education and research sector where he taught linguistic disciplines and communication skills at Institutions of Higher Education and Universities in the Netherlands. Thereafter he moved into automation technology in business, serving as a strategy development consultant and business processes reengineer in several industries (specifically manufacturing, insurance, banking, aerospace, chemicals and healthcare). He also served as a full-time adjunct professor at the European Institute for Public Administration (EIPA), responsible for IT politics and strategies of the European Commission. Today he works with many companies, prospects as well as customers in various areas of Innovation Management.