2016 Annual Meeting of the Industrial Research Institute (IRI)
Grab the Future: Leveraging Technology Trends

May 23-26, 2016, Orlando, FL

Breakthroughs in science and technology (S&T) continue to happen at a rapid pace, particularly in areas such as: artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, the internet of things, nanomaterials and advanced robotics, to name a few. The IRI 2016 Annual Meeting will explore recent S&T trends and discuss case studies of how companies have turned trends into new growth areas. Plan to join 350+ of your industry colleagues to examine how firms are recognizing trends, matching them to market opportunities and challenging and inspiring their R&D organization to transform the business.

The IRI Program Committee seeks session proposals on the following topics:
-Analyzing new S&T trends and learning how to translate to quantifiable business opportunities
-Expanding your technical talent and infrastructure capabilities to support new technologies
-Aligning opportunities with your overall business strategy
-Case studies of how new technologies transformed an R&D organization
-Steps organizations take to drive disruption and growth
-Connecting emerging S&T breakthroughs to market trends and developing roadmaps for technology adoption

Submission Deadline: November 11, 2015

Confirmed Keynotes
Bernard S. Meyerson, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, IBM Corp.
Chairman of the Meta-Council on Emerging Technologies for the World Economic Forum

Kaigham J. Gabriel, ScD
President & CEO, Draper

Peter H. Diamandis, MD, Co-Founder/Vice-Chairman, Human Longevity Inc.
Chairman & CEO, XPRIZE Foundation

Vinton G. Cerf, PhD
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google