Frost & Sullivan: GIL 2012 Australia - The Journey to Visionary Innovation for Growth Excellence

Frost & Sullivan: GIL 2012 Australia - The Journey to Visionary Innovation for Growth Excellence PR Newswire SYDNEY, Nov. 20, 2012 SYDNEY, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's flagship community of visionaries, innovators and leaders, Growth, Innovation & Leadership (GIL) Global, held its 2012 Australia congress on 20 November 2012 at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney, Australia. This year's annual gathering focused largely on how CEOs and their management teams can achieve excellence by examining the many dynamics of growth, benchmarking proven tools and strategies, while inspiring one another with new ideas and perspectives to grow and innovate. Manoj Menon, Partner & Managing Director, Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific presented his keynote address on The Journey To Visionary Innovation. Menon spoke on why innovation is critical to success, where innovation comes from, how to become a visionary innovator and what are the next steps. "Today's global economy is rapidly accelerating as evidenced by increasing competitive intensity, declining trends in margin performance and increasing price performance ratios. To survive and thrive in the future business environment, both as an individual and as a company, innovation has now become an essential ingredient," said Menon. Following this, Mark Dougan, Managing Director, Frost & Sullivan Australia & New Zealand presented on TechVision 2020.