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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gary S. Lynn Chief Innovation Officer & Senior Managing Director, Spencer Trask


Keynote Speaker


Dr. Gary S. Lynn

Chief Innovation Officer & Senior Managing Director Spencer Trask

“Creating the Next Big Thing”

Learn the five practices for creating blockbuster products from the guru who wrote the book on it. Dr. Gary Lynn will share findings of a decade-long research from studying over 1,000 new product and service teams –
including 49 of some of the most successful products ever developed and launched.





Dr. Gary Lynn was selected by Business 2.0 Magazine as one of the nine leading management gurus in the country. He is Senior Managing Director and Chief Innovation Officer for Spencer Trask, a New York-based venture capital firm, that leverages its network of 3,000 co-investors and experienced business leaders to provide financial as well as intellectual capital to promising young companies. Dr. Lynn mentors early-stage technology-based companies.

Blockbusters (HarperCollins) was selected by both Manageris and Soundview Executive Book Summaries as one of the best management books published.


Biographical Profile

Dr. Lynn received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Vanderbilt University, a Master of Management from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, and his Ph.D. in marketing and new product development from R.P.I. Dr. Lynn was selected by the International Association for the Management of Technology as being one of the top thought leaders in the field of Technology-Innovation Management. He has been quoted in Business Week and the Chicago Tribune; appeared several times on CNN, FNN and over 75 radio talk shows around the country speaking on technological-entrepreneurship.

What others say about Lynn:

“If you know his stuff, you have a 98% chance of success.” - Daniel Frishberg, Host, CBS Radio 650 in Houston.

“Dr. Lynn is an energetic speaker who engages his audience. Gary Lynn is a ‘must-hear’ speaker.” -- Diane M. Scheurell, Senior Research Manager, SC Johnson

"Gary Lynn is a dynamic speaker with a clear and compelling message for designers and managers." -- Dr. Arthur E. Paton, Senior Program Manager, Corporate Learning & Performance, Motorola

"Dr. Lynn is phenomenal. He is a marketing sage. Cutting edge." -- Tim Wright and Liz Seidel, Co-hosts, WMGX-FM Radio, Portland, ME

"Gary Lynn takes the mystery out of launching a big hit." -- Bill King, Host, WEOL-AM Radio, Cleveland

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