ADVISORY/Using Innovation to Create Value in New Companies and Old The 2000 Business Innovation Conference -- March 14-15.

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ADVISORY...for Tuesday/Wednesday (March 14/15)

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Conference Theme:

Growth is item No.1 on the CEO agenda. To boost sales, profits, and share prices, leading companies are driving innovation all across their enterprises. The conference will bring together leaders from dot-coms, research firms, and manufacturers to show how innovative technology and core compet-encies can win new competitive advantage and growth. The conference is sponsored by Arthur D. Little and presented by The Conference Board.

    Who: Innovators representing electronics, manufacturing, dot-coms,
         and information management, including senior technology/R&D
         leaders from:

    -   Motorola

    -   Toshiba

    -   Agency.com

    -   Bose

    -   Sabre

    -   Hasbro

    -   Eveready

    -   Medtronic

    -   Danka

    -   VerticalNet

    -   Caterpillar

    -   Kellogg

    -   Arthur D. Little

    Key speakers include:

    -   Arthur D. Little -- Lorenzo Lamadrid, President and CEO

    -   Arthur D. Little -- Ronald Jonash, Vice President, author of
        The Innovation Premium

    -   Motorola -- Robert H. Reuss, Technology Asset Manager

    -   Eveready Battery -- Joseph McClanathan, Chairman

    -   Agency.com -- Kyle Shannon, Chief People Officer and
        co-founder

    -   VerticalNet -- Mark Walsh, President and CEO

    When:    Tuesday, March 14              8:00 a.m.  -  6:30 p.m.
             Wednesday, March 15            8:00 a.m.  -  12:15 p.m.

    Where: Marriott World Trade Center, 3 World Trade Center,
           Manhattan

    Key topics:

    -   Enterprise-wide innovation

    -   Innovation as the driver of growth

    -   Innovation a leading driver of shareholder value

    -   How Wall Street values innovation

    -   Integrating innovation into strategy and operations

    -   Innovation planning and innovation networks

    -   Successful product creation

    -   Winning examples

About Arthur D. Little: With offices and laboratories in 30 countries on five continents, Arthur D. Little helps global companies, governments and public agencies, and emerging ventures and their financial partners with their most pressing business challenges. We use business innovation to help clients create new value in new ways-new businesses, new methods, and new products and services. Working with Arthur D. Little, clients get the performance improvements and breakthrough results that increase revenue, increase profits, and build strategic speed and flexibility in competition. Founded in 1886 by Arthur Dehon Little, it was the world's first consulting firm. Today it is one of the world's premier consulting firms.