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Date: Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Speaker: Mark Mielke is responsible for Innovation Scouting and Strategy in North America at BASF Future Business GmbH
Topic: “Creating Tomorrow's Business at BASF”
Place: Club Quarters, 40 West 45th Street, NYC (212) 626-9300
Times & Fees: • 11:30 a.m. Cocktails • 12 noon Luncheon
• 1:15 p.m. Presentation
Fees: $45 for Members who reserve by Tuesday, September 8th
$55 for Guests and Members (at door without reservations)
[prices are tentative (as of June 8th), and subject to change]
To Reserve: Please reserve early to be eligible for the discount price. We now accept all major credit cards via PayPal, or call Vista Marketing at (917) 684-1659, or via E-mail to cmegroup@mac.com
In addition to innovation activities carried out by BASF business units as well as the corporate R&D functions, BASF Future Business (BFB) pursues entirely new directions for growth through corporate venturing activity. As a global team, BFB identifies future business fields and scouts for relevant technology which fit these new areas. The talk will describe BFB's approach to scouting and strategy in the mega-trend fields of energy, electronics, health and environment.
Speaker: Mark Mielke is responsible for Innovation Scouting & Strategy in North America at BASF Future Business GmbH. He formulates emerging market strategies and builds relationships with start up companies, innovators and universities with the goal of adding new technologies to the BFB portfolio leveraging BASF's core competencies in chemistry and materials. Mark analyzes mega trends and problems related the environment, energy management, and human health. Mark holds a PhD degree in Colloid Science from the University of Kiel Germany and an MBA from the Stevens Institute of Technology.
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