According to research conducted by  Nielsen, companies which continue to invest in innovation during challenging economic times emerge with much higher growth rates than those who cut back.Now in its fourth year, our Breakthrough Innovation conference will once again bring together leading experts from the world’s biggest companies to share best practice tips and discuss the latest trends and developments.By investing in Breakthrough Innovation 2012, you will gain access to some of the most successful innovators who will be presenting on topics which are vital to your success in the current economic climate.  Following on from the successful introduction of our new format at the Optimizing Innovation conference in New York, we are pleased to announce that Breakthrough Innovation 2012 will be more interactive and involving than ever.   The conference will feature a variety of sessions designed to maximise social interaction and knowledge exchange, including brainstorming sessions, talking circles, panel debates and keynote case studies.  There will also be plenty of time to discuss the content with your peers during our networking breaks.Last year’s event attracted over 100 attendees from FT500 companies and from as far away as Brazil & Canada.  We are expecting 2012’s Breakthrough Innovation conference to be as popular as ever!KEY INSIGHTSAttend our Breakthrough Innovation conference to gain insights into the following:   •    Looking at low cost innovation to improve your bottom line.   •    Identifying the key innovation targets in emerging markets   •    Instilling insight driven innovation into your research process   •    Accepting failure as a part of the innovation process and learning from it   •    Effectively establishing a company-wide innovation culture   •    Employing crowd sourcing as a means to gather data and share ideas   •    Ensuring the success of your open innovation initiativesIn addition to the conference, we also invite you to our evening reception at the end of day one where you will be able to enjoy some delicious food and drink.  It will be the perfect occasion to chat, discuss the topics from the day and make and enhance business contacts in an informal setting.