IEEE Seminar on innovation in the ICT industry by Dr. Sandor Albrecht

On behalf of the IEEE joint VT/COM/IT Sweden Chapter Board, We are delighted to invite you to an IEEE Seminar on innovation in the ICT industry by Sandor Albrecht, Director, Ericsson Research.

Date and time: Mar 08, 2018, Starts at 14:00
Location: Torshamnsgatan 23, 164 80 Stockholm (Kista) – Ericsson Building 18 (Link to google maps)
Local host: Gabor Fodor, gabor.fodor@ericsson.com

Title: Facilitating Innovation in the Information and Communications Technology Industry

Abstract:
The seminar gives an overview on why innovation is important for the ICT sector, and why and how it became an important and integral part of Ericsson’s corporate strategy. It also depicts how Ericsson defined its innovation framework and implemented the Ericsson Garage – the open innovation platform.

For any further questions, please contact the local host.

Biography:
Sandor Albrecht is a Research Director and leads teams that explore new ways of connecting human beings and things, all in the pursuit of making it more enjoyable to work and live in a sustainable world. He is an entrepreneur inside Ericsson’s global organization. As Founder and Head of Ericsson Garage, which has thirteen centra of innovation and incubation around the world, he sees to it that Ericsson encourages fresh ideas and invests in the right future for customers and partners. He received his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 1993, and his PhD from the same institution in 2004. He also holds a Master of Advanced Science from the University of British Columbia in Canada and holds a Master of Business Administration from the Central European University Business School, Budapest, Hungary.