GIL AROUND THE WORLD
Spotlight On Silicon Valley & South Africa
 2011 has been an inspiring and busy year for the GIL Community. We've traveled the world and built up our global network of CEOs and their management teams spanning more than 12 countries. Our journey continues as we share best practices and inspire new ideas to achieve excellence in growth, innovation and leadership.
Recently, annual GIL events were hosted in Japan, Korea and Africa, culminating with our flagship event in Silicon Valley. All were tremendous successes. For those not able to attend one of our annual worldwide events, this month’s eBulletin is a peek into the many tools and strategies being shared by GIL’s visionaries, innovators and leaders who are fueling our unique network’s thought leadership.
We invite you to become more involved in our community, leverage the growth and innovation tools available via the eBulletin, Chairman’s Series on Growth, Peer Connect and GIL-Global forums, all designed to help you reach your growth objectives.
It has been my pleasure to meet so many executives committed to excellence at this year’s events, and I look forward to interacting with those of you who are able to join us on our journey at a GIL Global program near you.
Sincerely,
David Frigstad
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GIL 2011: Silicon Valley Revisited |
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By Wayne Plucker
Industry Manager, North America
Aerospace & Defense
Frost & Sullivan
The dynamic nature of the defense industry, along with tightening defense budgets
worldwide, necessitates another foray into commercialization. >>more
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By Shomik Majumdar
Vice President, Consulting
Frost & Sullivan
Meaningful sustainability—its definition, consistent
implementation and measurement—was the recurring theme of this
year's Chemicals, Materials and Food track.
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View the CEO 360° INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE Podcast: Relevant Trends That Will Shape the Future of the Chemicals, Materials & Foods World
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By Roberta Gamble
Director, Energy and Power Systems Group
Frost & Sullivan
The benefits and challenges of implementing the Smart Grid— including
power routing, energy theft detection, emergency recovery, employee safety
and improved customer experience, among others—were discussed along
with the barriers to implementation.
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View the CEO 360° INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE Podcast: Mega Trends: Impacts of Major Socio-Economic Factors: Smart Buildings & Smart Energy
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By Charlie Whelan
Director of Consulting
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Frost & Sullivan
Executives from healthcare and adjacent industries discussed the
future of healthcare considering the implications of globalization,
urbanization and the aging population, as well as the influence of technologies
like the iPhone which will significantly change the healthcare industry.
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By Laurel Donoho
Research Manager
Industrial Automation and Process Control
Frost & Sullivan
Thought leaders from diverse
industries—including BMW, Chevron, Citrix, Honeywell and more—examined the common theme of manufacturing evolution and its impact on the growth and profitability of the manufacturing plant of the future.
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By Alpa Shah
Global Vice President, ICT Research
Information and Communications Technology
Frost & Sullivan
With its focus squarely on the customer, the ICT track sessions collectively
considered implications for growth as participants discussed mega
trends in the mobile and wireless industry, marketing, social media
and analytics.
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By Kiran Unni
Research Director
Measurement & Instrumentation
Frost & Sullivan
The EMII track focused on growth
opportunities in the areas of test and
measurement, sensors, semiconductors,
auto-ID, surface mount technology and
electronic devices. Participants discussed
the current and future impact of
technology across disciplines and
industries, and in adjacent markets.
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View the CEO 360° INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE Podcast: Implications of the Mega & Immediately Foreseeable Trends in the Electronics, Measurement & Instrumentation Markets
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2011 GROWTH, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP AWARDS
SONY Pictures - Imageworks and Peninsula Open Space Trust Recognized for GIL Excellence
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By Brian Denker
Vice President
Growth, Innovation & Leadership
Frost & Sullivan
Sony Pictures - Imageworks was honored for their visionary approach to movie making. Using advanced technologies, the company's visual effects studio revolutionized the motion picture industry.
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Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) works to preserve the natural resources and landscape of California. Most recently the non-profit organization opened a new section of the California Coastal Trail.
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GIL 2011: Africa Revisited |
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EXECUTIVE INSPIRATION
2011 South Africa GIL Award Honoree
Mark Shuttleworth
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GIL AROUND THE GLOBE
Growth Community Dedicated to
Inspiration and Innovation
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