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Innovation Forum – July 28, 2008

An Innovation Forum sponsored by the Institute for Research in Marketing at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Commerce was held on July 28, 2008.  Co-moderators were Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez and Rajesh K. Chandy, James D. Watkins Chair in Marketing and Co-Director of the Institute for Research in Marketing at the Carlson School of Management.  Panelists were:  George Buckley, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, 3M; William Hawkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic; and Marilyn Carlson Nelson Chairman of the Board, Carlson.

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Innovation Forum – March 17, 2008

An Innovation Forum co-sponsored by the Commerce Department and the Kauffman Foundation was held on March 17, 2008.  Co-moderators were Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez and Carl Schramm, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation.  Panelists were:  Emily DeRocco, President of The Manufacturing Institute at the National Association of Manufacturers; Len Rodman, Chairman, President and CEO of Black & Veatch; and Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of YRC Worldwide. 

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Friday, January 18, 2008

The report of the Advisory Committee was released today.

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Note: "Blank pages have been removed from the online version.  Pagination includes those blank pages."