One of our Innovationedge team members, Dr. Jeff Lindsay, is participating today at an Open Innovation Roundtable in Vancouver where he will be discussing the university/industry interface needed to identify the needs and resources necessary for innovation to flow to industry.  Jeff will discuss how universities can become a partner of choice. The event is part of the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Licensing Executive Society (LES).

Jeff will offer insights drawn from his years in academia and industry, where he worked with many universities and companies to help implement innovative technologies. He’ll also share experiences, where he was involved while in industry in university outreach efforts. During my time leading K-C’s innovation charge, Jeff supported many of our extensive open innovation efforts through university connections.

I applaud not only Jeff’s leadership, but also his passion for teaching and inspiring future innovators—especially when it comes to protecting their intellectual assets. He just returned from Brigham Young University where he was a guest lecturer at a graduate seminar this past Saturday. Jeff taught BYU’s Chemical Engineering Department on disruptive innovation and intellectual asset strategy. It’s just one of many teaching opportunities Jeff has on his calendar in the months ahead.