You can now download slides from most of the workshops below. Right click the link and save the slides to your computer for later viewing.

>> RIGHT CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD slides from Dr. Tolkowsky keynote

 

Workshop 1 - Innovation and Creativity
Workshop Leader – Dr. Kirpal Singh
This workshop will cover:

  • The differences between innovation and creativity
  • How to use creativity as a strategy to formulate innovation
  • What are the linkages and distinctions to formulate a recipe for commercialisable products?
  • Generate, analyse and implement innovation from creativity
  • How to get started and be CREATIVE


 

Workshop 2 - Intellectual Property and Brand Management
Workshop Leaders - Jörg Dietzel and Ng Kim Tean

Jörg Dietzel: Valuing, leveraging and defending Brands - An Expert's Business Perspective on Brand Management.

This workshop will cover:

  • Challenges in brand strategy formulation for new innovations
  • Managing new business brands in a globalised economy  

Ng Kim Tean: Balancing IP Protection and Open Innovation

  • Understand the relationship between IP protection and open innovation
  • Balancing the needs of competitiveness with cooperation
  • IP protection and industrial standards

>> RIGHT CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD slides from Jörg Dietzel's presentation

>> RIGHT CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD slides from Ng Kim Tean's presentation

 

 

Workshop 3 - Fuel for your Fire: How to Fund Your Idea into Success
Workshop Leaders - Steven Fang, Pierre Hennes and Mirza Saad

Steven Fang: Angels and Your Funding Strategy

*Workshop details coming soon

Pierre Hennes

*Workshop details coming soon

Mirza Saad: Collaborating with the Government:

  • Financing options available for innovators and SMEs
  • Government's business guidance policy on IP - current and future
  • Attractiveness of government funding and the supporting role it plays

>> RIGHT CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD slides from Pierre Hennes' presentation

 

Workshop 4 - Developing Profitable Products in the Medical Devices and Instruments Sector
Workshop Leader: Alexander Gosling and Dr. Lim Ser Yong

Alexander Gosling: Workshop Part 1

  • The meaning of product development and the differences between developing medical devices and instruments
  • A look behind the regulated domain of this sector - quality, systems and documentation
  • Aligning product development and Intellectual Property management - Why collaborate and how to outsource
  • Sharing of best practices to further understand budget and timeline matters

Dr. Lim Ser Yong: Challenges in Medtech Manufacturing: Activities and effort in engaging and assisting the Singapore Medtech Industry

  • Sharing of SIMTech's efforts in engaging the medtech industry
  • Impart knowledge from the forming of the Medtech Manufacturing Consortium to help the local precision engineering industry to migrate into the Medtech Supporting Industry
  • Challenges they have faced in their efforts

>> RIGHT CLICK HERE to DOWNLOAD slides from Alexander Gosling's presentation