2008 World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Dubai to host world summit on innovation and entrepreneurship
“…Dubai: Dubai will hold the 2008 World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2008 WSIE), the most inspiring gathering of its kind, from 1-3 April 2008. 'Innovation as the key instrument for global competitiveness and peace' is the mantra of the event."The future of the Arab World belongs to the present majority of the youth population under 20 years of age. The summit seeks to challenge the status quo, dispute facts and figures and urge world leaders to commit to solutions that empower young arab leaders with the knowledge, the resources and the policy environment needed for their successful future," said Sam Hamdan, Chairman and Chief Strategist of the Global Leadership Team and Architect of WSIE…”









Finding Innovation Where It Lives
“…When you read up on the greatest products ever created, you find out that the innovator was often ignored or ridiculed by his company along the way and had to struggle with management. Why does this happen? Shouldn't managers at least be giving these people moral support? — Anonymous, Livermore, Calif… If only managers could see the future like they should, right? Come on! Of course, no one in an organization should be ignored or ridiculed. That's a rule, and any manager who breaks it is a jerk. But you have to cut managers a break on the innovation front. How are ordinary mortals to know if the employee toiling on a promising project is the next Bill Gates or a resource-draining wannabe? The fact is, not every explorer, whether he's seeking new worlds in a garage or a corporate R&D lab, ends up discovering the Next Big Thing. Some are just dabblers. Some are just dreamers. And some, despite their brains, ambition, and sincerity, aren't focused on the right thing for the market. No wonder, then, that many experienced managers have trouble lending moral support to the aspiring innovators in their midst and can barely keep from groaning when these same types ask for extra people, time, and funding...”