The CEO Magazine Asia - 10.2018

Innovate News

“ The heart

and soul of

the company

is creativity

and innovation.”

• Bob Iger, CEO of The
  Walt Disney Company

1. SWITZERLAND (1)

TOP 5 COUNTRIES FOR INNOVATION

5. SINGAPORE FROM 7

INNOVATION MINI MBA
8–12 October
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Run by the UK’s Innovation Academy, and
supported by Google, the Innovation Mini
MBA offers a learning experience tailored
to suit those working in industries facing
continued disruption. Participants will learn
valuable skills in problem definition and
idea scaling. The course will also run in
London and Cape Town (November), and
New York (December).

IOT SOLUTIONS WORLD
CONGRESS 2018
16–18 October
Barcelona, Spain
The IoT Solutions World Congress gives
business the opportunity to learn to increase
productivity by harnessing the disruptive
power of IoT. An exhibition of recent IoT
innovations from more than 300 exhibitors
will complement the in-depth discussion
of IoT developments and the networking
opportunities on offer at the event.

BACK END OF INNOVATION 2018
17–19 October
Phoenix, Arizona, US
KNect 365’s back-end focused event is
the only one of its kind. Innovation and
development executives will learn about
issues relating to back-end processes,
including agile structures, corporate culture,
and validating resource allocation.

2018

GLOBAL

INNOVATION

INDEX RESULTS

The 2018 Global Innovation Index has

revealed the top five countries for

innovation. A co-publication between

Cornell University, the World

Intellectual Property Organization

(WIPO) and INSEAD, the report

considers the innovation capabilities

and results of 126 economies that

represent 96.3% of global GDP and

90.8% of the world’s population.

UPCOMING

Compiled by

Jennifer Sijnja