2025 Conference Agenda

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Welcome Reception (NewPark – SkyBridge lounge)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
7 – 7:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast

7:30 – 9:45 a.m. – Session 1

• “Tolerance for Failure in Innovation,” JJ Kovach (North Texas)
• Broadening Beyond Product Innovation: Vish Krishnan (UCSD), Page Moreau (Wisconsin), Manuel Sosa (INSEAD)
• “The Strategic Impact of Empowering Competitor Products,” Yogesh Joshi (Maryland)

9:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Winter Fun Activities

4:30 – 6:45 p.m. – Session 2

• “The Effects of Precision Medicine Innovation in a Competitive Drug Market,” Anant Mishra (Minnesota)
• Guiding Scholars to Success: Janice Carrillo (Florida), Nicole DeHoratius (Columbia), Laura Kornish (Boulder)
• KEYNOTE: David Reibstein (Wharton)

7:30 p.m. – Dinner (Snowed Inn Sleigh Company)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1
7 – 7:30 a.m. – Breakfast

7:30 – 9:45 a.m. – Session 3

• “Can AI Replace the Data Scientist?,” Daniel Zantedeschi (South Florida)
• Publishing Innovation Research: Christoph Loch (IESE), Glen Schmidt (Utah), Jelena Spanjol (LMU)
• “Digital Technology in the Post-Pandemic Service Industry,” Spring Han (Kyoto)

9:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. – Winter Fun Activities

4:45 – 7:15 p.m. – Session 4

• “The Emotional Effects on Strategic Innovation Portfolio Decisions,” Christoph Loch (IESE)
• Pricing and Channel Innovations: Chris Anderson (Cornell), Rohit Verma (SC), John Zhang (Wharton)
• “Impact of Peers on Performance in New Technology Adoption,” Deepanshi Bhardwaj (UCL)
• “Isolating the Interpersonal Mechanism of Absorptive Capacity,” Lee Fleming (Berkeley)

7:30 p.m. – Dinner (NewPark – SkyBridge Lounge)