Symposium: Organizational Structures for Radical Innovations in Established Firms

The expert symposium „Organisational Structures for Radical Innovations in Established Firms – State
of the Art and Challenges for the Future“ is organised by deep innovation GmbH and initiated by Dr.
Bernd Wiemann, head of Vodafone Group R&D .DE. It is held at the Brandenburg Technical University
(BTU) located close to Berlin and Dresden in Cottbus, Germany. The partner at the BTU is Prof. Dr.
Christiane Hipp with her chair of Organization, Human Resource Management and General
Management.

This conference will focus exclusively at specific challenges, concepts and experiences of
organisational units in large, established firms which aim on the development of new markets and
businesses based on emerging technologies leading to radical or disruptive innovations. This expert
symposium will provide a unique opportunity for 20-30 representatives of large European companies
and leading researchers with a common interest on organisational structures for the front end of radical
innovations, to up-date as well as exchange views and experiences.
To enable this exchange, deep innovation and Vodafone Group R&D Germany invite representatives
from firms and institutions who are encouraged to present results, views and experiences of their own
work in such organisational environments (although presenting is not a requirement for attendance and
active participation). Besides the exchange of experiences between firm representatives, academic
presentations are also planned to enrich the discussion and provide a more general, fresh perspective.

Initiator and sponsor:
Dr. Bernd Wiemann, head of Vodafone Group R&D .DE

Organising committee:
Dr. Stefan Hüsig/deep innovation: Concept and Organisation
Prof. Dr. Christiane Hipp/Brandenburg Technical University (BTU):
Local Organisation and Concept