Chris Trimble first broke into the forefront of executive consciousness his December 2005 book Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators - from Idea to Execution, which later made the Wall Street Journal Top Ten Recommended Reading List. A sought-after speaker on the topic of innovation and strategy, Trimble's speaking appearances include the Conference Board's Innovation Conference in New York, and the BusinessWeek CEO Forum in Beijing. Through his talks, audiences inevitably see innovation challenges in a new light ignited by Trimble's breakthrough research. Trimble raises aspirations for what leaders and their organizations can achieve, and does it with a winning combination of empathy, inventive storytelling, and humility. A member of Dartmouth's Tuck School faculty at Dartmouth, Trimble's career mixes rigorous academic research with hard-nosed practical experience. He currently is seeing the most rewarding payoff from his work its real-world application as he works shoulder-to-shoulder with executives leading their own startup ventures inside long-established corporations.

In his keynote, he will discuss themes from his latest book, The Other Side of Innovation.

Renowned author and consultant, Braden Kelley is passionate about innovation and helping companies increase their revenue and cut their costs. When not working with clients maximizing profits, the author of Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire and more than 400 online articles runs the popular multiple author innovation blog – BloggingInnovation.com – home to nearly two thousand articles and video interviews with luminaries like Dean Kamen, Kevin Roberts, John Hagel III, Judy Estrin, Roger Martin, Dan Pink, and more. And last but not least, he is an innovation leader on Twitter (@innovate) with thousands of hard-earned followers.