Specialty chemicals company Lanxess hosted the 8th “Innovation management round table”, part of a series of events conceived and organised by the gas and electric utility RWE.
“This network offers Lanxess a great opportunity to enter into interdisciplinary dialogue on effective innovation management and learn from the experience of others,’’ said Dr Paul Wagner, head of Lanxess' Innovation & Technology Group Function.
‘’We can also share best practices and integrate proven approaches into Lanxess’ innovation work.’’
Conference participants included representatives of international companies from the automotive, food, insurance, logistics and media industries, and from business consultancies, banks and communications providers. There were also contributions from renowned consultants and service providers specialised in innovation management and associated products.
The theme of the network meeting in Cologne, Germany, was “Culture of Innovation”.This forms the basis for the successful development of new products, technologies and services. In the course of several talks, various approaches and programs were presented for continually presenting the topic of innovation to employees in new ways, identifying creative potential and implementing innovations swiftly and in a targeted way.
