BOSTON–The International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America announced Soren Kaplan, Wall Street Journal best-selling author of the book "Leapfrogging" will be the event's keynote speaker at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Sunday, March 11, 2013, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Kaplan led the innovation group at Hewlett-Packard during the roaring 1990s and was co-founder of iCohere, one of the first web collaboration platforms. He is an adjunct professor within the Imagineering Academy at Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and has been profiled by FastCompany, Forbes, CNBC, National Public Radio, and many others.
Kaplan's book "Leapfrogging" offers fresh business insights from a wide variety of major companies including Gatorade, Intuit, OpenTable, Philips, Four Seasons, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly Clark, Etsy, Apple, Google, according to Kaplan's website, leapfrogging.com.
Kaplan's interactive keynote address "Leapfrogging to Breakthrough Innovation" will highlight counterintuitive strategies required for disrupting organizational mindsets in order to create disruptive innovations that positively surprise the market.
"Attendees will enjoy Soren Kaplan," said Liz Plizga, Show Director for Diversified Business Communications, the company that produces the International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America. "If you want to make breakthroughs in your seafood business, you won't want to miss his presentation," said Plizga.
"The International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America trade event attracts today's most-innovative leaders and entrepreneurs doing business in the North American seafood market," said Mary Larkin, Group Vice President, Diversified Business Communications and Publisher for SeaFood Business magazine. "This audience will appreciate Soren Kaplan's out-of-the-box strategies for taking business to the next level," said Larkin.
Kaplan's keynote presentation is free for all show attendees and part of the show's extensive conference program featuring sessions designed to keep seafood professionals informed with the latest industry and business trends.
Seafood industry buyers and professionals can learn more about the International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America, view the exhibitor list, and register to attend by visiting the exposition's website, bostonseafood.com. Conference program Passports may be purchased during the online attendee registration process at a pre-event discount.
About the International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America
The International Boston Seafood Show and Seafood Processing America is North America's largest seafood exposition. Thousands of buyers and suppliers from around the world attend the annual, three-day exposition to meet, network and do business. Attending buyers represent importers, exporters, wholesalers, restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail and foodservice companies. Exhibiting suppliers offer the newest seafood products, processing and packaging equipment, and services available in the seafood market. The exposition is sponsored by the National Fisheries Institute, co-located with the New England Food Show. SeaFood Business magazine and SeafoodSource.com are official media. The exposition is produced by Diversified Business Communications, the international leader in seafood-industry expositions and media. bostonseafood.com
About Diversified Business Communications
Based in Portland, Maine, USA, Diversified Business Communications provides information and market access through face-to-face events, magazine publishing, and online resources on four continents. Diversified Business Communications serves several industries, including seafood, food service, natural and organic, commercial marine, healthcare, and business management. The company's global seafood portfolio of expositions and media includes the International Boston Seafood Show, Seafood Processing America, the European Seafood Exposition, Seafood Processing Europe, the Asian Seafood Exposition, Seafood Barcelona, SeaFood Business magazine, and SeafoodSource.com. The company operates divisions in Australia, Hong Kong, India, the UK, and Canada. divbusiness.com
Source: Diversified Business Communications