The Practical Innovator is an invitation-only day-long executive education program at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. Valued at $2,500, this one-day scholarship is provided, free-of-charge, to one representative from each of the Top 75 nominees. The nominees selected to participate in The Practical Innovator will also be invited to take part in the “People’s Choice Award” voting later this month. Details of that will follow in the coming weeks.
| Hosted by Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, one of the world’s foremost centers for executive education, The Practical Innovator will feature senior members of the Kellogg faculty that teach the practical skills of innovation, including: | ||
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![]() Tom Kuczmarski |
![]() James Conley |
| A special panel discussion of past Chicago Innovation Award winners has also been assembled for the event including: | ||||
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Doug Busch Vice President and General Manager, Global Fiber Optic Products Group Molex |
![]() Rebecca Smith Vice President, Marketing, Master Lock |
Eric Lunt Co-Founder; FeedBurner; CTO, BrightTag |
![]() Rhon Daguro CEO and Co-founder, Touch Taste Technologies |
Dan Brown Founder, LoggerHead Tools |
| Other special guest speakers will include: | ||
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Lisa Spahn Disney Institute |
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