Research, creativity and innovation: Tools for succesfully overcoming the challenges faced by the crisis

In a European business environment, innovation is an essential requirement and a key factor for successfully negotiating these times of crisis and low competitiveness

We have seen that governments are implementing measures to counteract the consequences of this crisis, many of which are focused on changes to the financial system. However, as businessmen and executives, it is our responsibility to make innovation a way of transforming companies into entities capable of influencing their surroundings and the market in response to the crisis and global changes to competitiveness. The role played by companies is absolutely fundamental. They continue to be the engine driving social progress due to the capacity they have to generate economic growth, new markets, to create jobs and to provide focus for the new economic paradigm based on people and their talent.

In a globalised economy where technology has transformed the world, innovation, in the broadest sense of the word (technological, organisational, commercial, etc.), has been considered a key factor for the competitiveness of companies. In fact, the special meeting of the European Council held in Lisbon in 2000 established one of the priority objectives as converting Europe into one of the most competitive and dynamic economies in the world. The so-called Lisbon Strategy set a period of ten years to achieve this target.

Can it be achieved while in the midst of this crisis?

During this seminar, you will be guided by a series of experts and shown how to treat R&D+i management as a systematic process that responds to the competitive needs of companies in times of crisis.

Speakers:

Vicente Domínguez Cubo.

Business Development Manager at ABACCUS Soluciones e Innovación
He is a professional in technology consultancy through innovation, an expert in R&D+i processes and in providing companies with the tools they need to successfully tackle the new challenges of improving competitiveness through technology. Vicente Domínguez is a Telecommunications Engineer and holds an Executive MBA. He has previously held positions of responsibility at multi-national companies such as Telefónica and Avanzit Tecnologia and at consultancy firms such as the Sema Group. These positions have provided the basis for a career within a framework of constant technological innovation. His entrepreneurial spirit, professional experience and communicative attitude make him a professor from whom to learn and with whom to share professional experiences.

Carlos Medrano Sánchez.

Innovation Manager at ABACCUS Soluciones e Innovación.
He is a qualified consultant and specialist in corporate advice. He is convinced that the sustainable development of organisations is influenced by the emphasis laid on innovation and R&D. He is an expert in management based on processes of activities related to production, quality, innovation and ongoing improvement at organisations heavy on labour and technology. Carlos Medrano is an Industrial Engineer and Post-Graduate in Quality Engineering. He has also completed a Professional Development Program (PDP). He has developed his career at multi-national companies such as Accenture and IVECO where he held positions of managerial responsibility. His acquired experience that has enabled him to support and run internationalisation projects, corporate expansion and technology transfer.

If you are interested in discovering more about the management of R&D+i and the mechanisms for improving competitiveness through innovation, we invite you to take part in TWO seminars that have been scheduled to take place on Tuesday 3 and Tuesday 24 of March at 18:30 hours at the IEDE headquarters in La Moraleja Campus, Avenida de Bruselas 14.
Exit 16 from the A-1 (La Moraleja metro station).

If you intend to take part, we ask that you confirm your attendance by e-mail.

Do not miss out on this opportunity to discover and share the tools of innovation management.