Kalypso to Present Leading PLM and Business Innovation Strategies at Oracle OpenWorld 2013

September 20, 2013

Beachwood, Ohio – Kalypso, the world’s premier innovation consulting firm, will present three sessions at Oracle OpenWorld 2013: “Leveraging Analytics and Big Data to Drive Product Innovation in Consumer Goods” on Sept. 23; “Improving Innovation and New Product Development Execution with Agile PPM” on Sept. 24; and “Case Study: Driving Efficient Innovation in Consumer Goods with Agile PLM” on Sept. 25.

During “Leveraging Analytics and Big Data to Drive Product Innovation in Consumer Goods,” Kalypso Partner John Gutierrez and Herbert Klein, Industry Principal Consumer Goods at Oracle, will discuss how Oracle product innovation management solutions can accelerate and optimize the innovation process with the power of advanced analytics and big data.

Kalypso Senior Consultant Barbara Schick will co-present with Mary Kay Director Hilary Hetzel during “Improving Innovation and New Product Development Execution with Agile PPM.” This session details how one of the world’s largest direct sellers of skin care and cosmetics products is using Oracle’s Agile PLM applications to execute its global product strategy and provide compelling regional product offerings against a strict launch calendar.

Oracle Senior Principal Product Strategy Manager Steven Delzell will join Kalypso Partner Travis Allen to present “Case Study: Driving Efficient Innovation in Consumer Goods with Agile PLM.” This session will educate attendees on how clients in consumer goods are leveraging Oracle’s Agile product family to enable and streamline their innovation and quality processes.

Kalypso is also sponsoring a breakfast and two dinners during OpenWorld. The Partner PLM Birds of a Feather Breakfast is being held Sept. 25 at 8 a.m. at the B Restaurant in the Yerba Buena Gardens atop Moscone Center. The Innovation Networking Dinner is being held on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. at Campton Place Restaurant. A dinner and discussion around “Getting the Most Out of Your PLM Implementation by Using Your Data” — targeted at the consumer goods industry — is being held on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Kuleto’s.

Kalypso will be available throughout the conference at booth no. 3721 in Moscone West. Kalypso will also have a joint pod with Oracle in Moscone South, where they will be showcasing the “Integrated Innovation Analytics” solution.


WHAT: Leveraging Analytics and Big Data to Drive Product Innovation in Consumer Goods
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 23, 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
WHO: John Gutierrez, Partner, Kalypso; Herbert Klein, Industry Principal Consumer Goods, Oracle
WHERE: Moscone South – 306

WHAT: Improving Innovation and New Product Development Execution with Agile PPM
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
WHO: Hilary Hetzel, Director, Mary Kay Inc; Barbara Schick, Senior Consultant, Kalypso
WHERE: Moscone West – 2022

WHAT: Case Study: Driving Efficient Innovation in Consumer Goods with Agile PLM
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
WHO: Travis Allen, Partner, Kalypso; Steven Delzell, Senior Principal Product Strategy Manager, Oracle
WHERE: Moscone West - 2006/2008

About Kalypso

Kalypso is the world's premier innovation consulting firm, helping clients improve performance, drive profitability and create sustainable results by delivering on the promise of innovation. The people of Kalypso are leading business professionals who combine unparalleled expertise in innovation, product development, and product lifecycle management (PLM) with a depth of experience in the consumer goods, high technology, manufacturing, life sciences and retail industries.