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Paul College’s strength in new product development and innovation made it an ideal place to hold the 2017 Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) 主要研究 Innovation Doctoral Consortium July 19-21, 根据查理·诺布尔, PDMA副主席，田纳西大学教授.

来自美国各地的16名博士生.S. and eight countries convened on campus for two days of mentoring and research development. 博士生研究员, all conducting dissertation research in innovation and new product development, were matched with faculty from thirteen universities—in addition to 主要研究 faculty participants—who are leaders in their fields.

Mentors to the doctoral student fellows at the consortium were faculty fellows who are renowned scholars and editors of leading journals in innovation and new product development. 除了, executives from industry leader and innovator companies AstraZeneca, Itaconix, 和天伯伦, 还有利宝互助银行的前首席技术官, 担任管理研究员, 参加小组讨论和工作坊.

The event was successful in bringing together these three groups to network, 合作, exchange ideas and discuss their research in innovation and new product development. 除了传统的主题演讲和小组讨论, the consortium included special events to help the doctoral student fellows: “hot topics” research project workshops, opportunities to present their research in front of experts in the field, 还有博士论文比赛.

“We were excited to be able to host this consortium and help develop the new generation of product developers and innovators,路德维希·布斯蒂勒说, 保罗学院营销学副教授, 他和托马斯·格伦共同主持了这个财团, 保罗学院市场营销系主任.

“It was a privilege to host this important meeting of current and emerging thought leaders in this field that is so critical to driving innovation in our global economy,黛博拉·美林-桑兹说, 保罗学院院长.