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The HP Innovation Day 2006, entitled ‘Better Business through Innovation,' is taking place in The Helix, Dublin City University on March 29th. This annual event offers those looking to get ahead in business the opportunity to create their own competitive edge through innovation, creativity and problem solving.

The event, supported by DCU, Invent, the Ryan Academy, HP and Enterprise Ireland, will be opened by Minster for Trade, Enterprise and Employment Micheal Martin. Delegates will have the chance to learn from the successes of others including Dr. Edward de Bono, who is on the Accenture list of the 50 most influential business thinkers in the world and Trevor Baylis inventor of the clockwork radio.

Ed Savage, Intellectual Property Programme Manager, Hewlett Packard Manufacturing Ireland will be chairperson on the day and said, ‘HP Innovation Day is a truly unique opportunity for engineers, companies old and new seeking to innovate, academics, inventors and entrepreneurs to come together. The day will provide an invaluable insight into the thinking behind some of the greatest entrepreneurial success stories in recent times.'

‘This year promises to be an especially exciting and motivating event. We have lined up a great mix of acclaimed speakers and are particularly delighted to have people such as Francis Fitzpatrick, the Dublin based entrepreneur and lawyer who took on the Disney Corporation and Martin Curley Senior Principal Engineer and Global Director of IT Innovation at Intel Corporation.. Such a great line up combined with the opportunity to view some truly remarkable exhibits makes HP Innovation unmissable.' Ed concluded.

Other topics that will be explored on the day include the practicalities of running an innovative business, the legal protection of your ideas and the tools of creativity.

To register for the conference visit www.innovationday.net , email david@investnet.ie <mailto:david@investnet.ie> or call Investnet Events on 01 7008508.

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