The 12th edition of this invitation-only event brings together executives who are scouting for disruptive technologies and hunting for growth, along with those responsible for far-reaching

new strategies to innovate.

This exclusive invitation-only Summit is limited to 300 attendees, who make invaluable personal connections with other senior leaders. Year after year, they meet in one place, build relationships,

launch new opportunities and learn how to expand their company’s boundaries.

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Everyone can see that the world is changing, but executives struggle to find the right way for their organizations to respond. It’s easy to see in hindsight what has worked and what has failed, but it’s harder to predict which of the hyped trends of today are lasting and which are just hot air. And even when the trend is clear, finding the right strategy to capitalize is a challenge.

The Lux Executive Summit is a top innovation forum for global executives, highlighting major trends that leaders need to master in business today, and cultivating the insights, networks, and tools they need to excel. Lux Research analysts, along with leaders from today’s top companies, will highlight the impact and opportunities driven by trends such as:

Digital transformation of industry. Advances in the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, sensors, big data, and more are fundamentally shifting the ground under companies in many industries. These technologies bring operational and product improvements but require building new capabilities, exploring new business models, and facing new competitive threats.

The rise of consumer health & wellness. Consumers have growing expectations for the health and wellness products they buy from greater personalization to more “green” and “natural” ingredients, and from enhanced connected and social elements to better convenience. Leaders must innovate to keep on top of and meet the shifting, and sometimes conflicting, demands.

The great energy transition. Resource constraints, technological innovation, and growing pressure for action to combat climate change are all shifting value chains that bring energy to our transportation, homes, and industry. Tipping points are approaching that bring new products, pathways, and strategies to the fore.

The materials-manufacturing nexus. Materials, design, and manufacturing advances like 3D printing are accelerating time to market for novel material technologies with higher performance and functionality, enabling downstream products to be both better and cheaper. Such innovations also drive new disruptive business models with strategic implications across industries.

World Class Speakers

The Lux Executive Summit has hosted a wide variety of

leaders in its 12-year history. Recent speakers include:

Mehmood Khan, Vice Chairman, VP and Chief Scientific Officer, PepsiCo

William LaFontaine Jr., GM Intellectual Property & VP, Research and Business Development, IBM

Jim Kirkwood, Chief Science and Development Officer, VP R&D, General Mills

Doug Warner, VP, Head of Strategy & Incubation, HP Gary Shapiro, President and Chief Executive Officer,

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Florian Schattenmann, Global R&D Director for Core

R&D, The Dow Chemical Company AG

Akira Nakaminato, CEO, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute

Mark Little, Senior Vice President, GE Global Research

John Hillenbrand, Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, Owens Corning

Rob van Leen, Chief Innovation Officer, DSM Arun Majumdar, Former Under Secretary of Energy

and Director, ARPA-E, U.S. Dept. of Energy Sophie Vandebroek, Chief Technology Officer, Xerox

and President, Xerox Innovation Group David Klanecky, Vice President, Strategy & Corporate

Development, Albemarle Corporation Peter Nagler, Chief Innovation Officer, Evonik

Industries AG

Valuable, Lasting Experiences

“One of the best conferences I’ve been to, great networking opportunities and great atmosphere in the crowd!”- Per Rödjer, Senior Innovation Brand Manager, Volvo Car Group

“The speakers all provoked strategic thinking and how to relate to my own business. Excellent Summit.”- Chris Senyk, Global Director, Strategic Marketing & Product Development, FMC Corporation

“Overall, the event was excellent. Networking with other professionals in the innovation space resulted in some new connections and insights from people who face similar challenges. The sessions were well organized. The content was extremely relevant for the R&D/Innovation professional.”

- Trent Shidaker, Strategic Marketing Manager, Huntsman

“Thank you for hosting us and enabling us to move outside our daily routine to see the broader picture and direction that the world is trending towards.”

- Jeremiah Cole, President & CEO, MicroChem Corporation

“Very well organized. It was my first experience at the Summit and I hope I get the opportunity to come again.”- Eugene Karwacki, Director, Global Strategic Marketing, Air Products (now Versum Materials) “Overall, the Summit continues to challenge how we do innovation in our company and industry.”- Brian Gilmore, Senior Innovation Analyst, Pioneer Natural Resources

“I can’t go anywhere and meet the diversity and quality of the contacts at the Lux Executive Summit. Many connections were made and I came back with more opportunities than I can deal with.”

- Barrie Froseth, R&D, Senior Technology Manager, General Mills, Inc.

“The networking as well as some of the speeches were outstanding and created so many ideas that it was difficult to write them all down!”

- Bernd Lenders, R&D Venturing, Lanxess Venturing Group

“Great event! My best conference of the year.”-Michel Dumoulin, GM, Automotive and Surface Transportation, National Research Council Canada

Unique Experience

3MABBAbbottA123 SystemsACAMPAdidasAGFA Gevaert NVAES CorporationAgilent Technologies, Inc.AirgasAir LiquideAir ProductsAkzoNobelAlbemarle CorporationAlcoaAmgenAnalog DevicesAppleApplied Materials Inc.Aramco Energy VenturesArcher Daniels Midland Company Argonne National LaboratoryAsahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation Ashland Performance MaterialsAvery DennisonBASFBattelle

Baxter International Inc.Bayer Material Science AGBecton Dickinson Beiersdorf AGBekaertBessemer Venture PartnersBlack & VeatchBMW Group Designworks USABoeing Technology Ventures Bombardier TransportationBoston ScientificBP Alternative EnergyBraskam AmericasCabot CorporationCalgonCarbon CorporationCelaneseChevronCiscoColgate-PalmoliveConEdisonConocoPhillipsConsumer Electronics Assn. (CEA) Corning Inc.Crane and CompanyDaesung ElectricDaikin AmericaDanaher CorporationDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Denka CorporationDowa International CorporationDow CorningDSMDuke Energy CorporationDuPontDuracellEastman Chemical CompanyEastman Kodak CompanyEast Penn Manufacturing Co.Eaton CorporationEDB Investments, SingaporeEDFEMD Performance MaterialsEmerson ElectricEni spaENN Research & DevelopmentE.ON S.E.EpsonEYETRIEvonikExelon CorporationExxonMobil Chemical CompanyFaureciaFederal-MogulFluor

Sample Participating Companies

The value of the Lux Executive Summit goes far beyond the main-stage speakers; the event ensures that

attendees’ time is well spent, offering:

Exclusive connection with Summit attendees prior to the event to easily facilitate on-site personal meetings Concierge service to provide personal introductions to other attendees you want to meet Private one-on-one meetings with Lux Research analysts to discuss their views on emerging technologies Focused tracked sessions with smaller, more concentrated gatherings Generous time allowed for networking opportunities at breaks, receptions, and meals First-class venue at The Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston

An Exclusive Experience

Connect with others responsible for growth, innovation and emerging technologies Form alliances with leading start-ups and multinationals Discover ideas from other industries and geographies to harness for your own organization Meet peers to share best practices, generate new ways of thinking Learn from the innovation strategies at the world’s leading companies Hear the latest findings and make sense of it all from Lux Research’s world-renowned analyst team

FMC CorporationFraunhofer CSEFreudenberg New TechnologiesFujitsuGDF SUEZGeneral Catalyst PartnersGeneral ElectricGeneral MillsGeneral MotorsGeorgia-Pacific ChemicalsGrundfosHalliburtonHenkel InternationalHitachiHoneywell Building SolutionsHPHuntsman CorporationHyundai MotorsIBMICLIndustry CanadaIngredion IncorporatedIHI CorporationImperial College LondonIn-Q-TelIntel CorporationITW (Illinois Tool Works)JabilJGC CorporationJ.M. SmuckerJohn CraneJohn DeereJohns ManvilleJohnson & JohnsonJohnson ControlsJSR MicroKaneka Pharma America LLCKelloggKemiraKimberly-Clark CorporationKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersKLM Royal Dutch AirlinesKohler CorporationKonarka Technologies, Inc.Kuraray CompanyLam Research CorporationLand O’LakesLanxessLawrence Livermore National LabLear CorporationLG ChemLockheed Martin CorporationL’OrealLos Alamos National LabLowe’s VenturesMasdarMaterion CorporationMattel, Inc.

McKinsey & CompanyMerck KGaAMicroChem CorporationMilliken & CompanyMITREMitsubishi CorporationMitsui & CompanyMomentive Performance Materials Monsanto CompanyMotorolaNalco CompanyNASA Ames Research CenterNational GridNational Oilwell VarcoNational Research Council CanadaNECNestle Purina Pet CareNIKENikonNissan Chemical AmericaNissha USANitto Innovations, Inc.Nokia CorporationNorthrop Grumman CorporationNovo Nordisk A/SNRELNRG EnergyNV Bekaert SAOak-MitsuiOak Ridge National Laboratory Occidental Petroleum Corporation OracleOwens CorningOxford Bioscience PartnersPanasonicPepsiCoPerkinElmerPfizerPhilips LightingPhilips66Pioneer Natural ResourcesPitney BowesPolyOne CorporationPOSCOPost Foods, LLCPPG Industries, Inc.Praxair, Inc.Proctor & GamblePTT Global Chemical PCLRaytheon CompanyReebokReliance Industries Ltd.RepsolRhodiaRJ ReynoldsRicoh Company, Ltd.Robert Bosch GmbHRoyal Philips Electronics

SABICSAICSaint-GobainSamsung Electronics CompanySandia National LaboratoriesSasolSaudi AramcoSCGSchlumbergerS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Schott N. AmericaSealed Air CorporationSharp Laboratories of AmericaShellSiemensSime DarbySK EnergySojitz Corporation of AmericaSolvay SASPX CorporationSRI InternationalSumitomo Chemical AmericaTetra PakTexas InstrumentsThe Black & Decker CorporationThe Boeing CompanyThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Clorox CompanyThe Dow Chemical CompanyThe Hershey CompanyThe Lubrizol CorporationThe Middleby CorporationThe Sherwin-Williams CompanyThe Valspar CorporationTokyo Electron America, Inc.Toray IndustriesToshiba CorporationTOTAL S.A.Toyota Motor SalesTransoceanTrimbleTycoUnder Armour Inc.Unilever PLCUnited Technologies Corporation U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE)U.S. EPAVarian SemiconductorVF CorporationVeeco Inc.Veolia EnvironnementVolvo Car GroupWaste ManagementWaters CorporationWhite House -Science & Technology Worthington IndustriesW.R. GraceXerox

Authoritative Lux Research Insight

The Lux Executive Summit is presented by Lux Research, a globally recognized authority on science-driven innovation in emerging technologies. The firm’s analysts serve multinational corporations on six continents, routinely advise governments around the world on emerging technology policy, and have been quoted in the business press more than 6,000 times annually.