Why is IBM always pushing on innovation ? Because it is in our genes.

1. IBM #PEPTalk
Yves Van Seters
Channel Expansion Marketing Manager
IBM Benelux

2. Why is IBM involved with
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3. We kind of like
innovation…
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4. Restlessly reinvent – our company
and ourselves
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IBM #2 Value
INNOVATION THAT
MATTERS – FOR OUR
COMPANY AND FOR
THE WORLD
Treasure Wild
Ducks
Dare to create
original Ideas

5. “The only way you survive is you
continuously transform into
something else. It's this idea of
continuous transformation that
makes you an innovation company.”
Ginny Rommetti
Chairman, president and CEO of IBM
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6. 125th 249.043
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For 424 consecutive quarters,
IBM has been neck deep into
innovation.
Patents filed in
2017
(1400 alone on AI)
Year of consecutive
patent leadership
Innovations a day 1 invention every
hour

7. Min. # of words to start innovation
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2
WHAT
IF…

8. Words that started innovation
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OMGOw man,
can we do that
again
OopsImagine thatWhat If

9. 3 IBM hacks
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10. What if… Story #1
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Forrest Parry, ir.
Wife
Ironing board

11. What if… Story #2
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Samuel Blum
Rangaswamy
Srinivasan
James J. Wynne
Turkey

12. Oops ! Story #1
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Dr. Jeannette Garcia
2 chemicals in a jar

13. Why is IBM involved with
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To support
your “What
if…”-moment

14. “All of the problems of the world would be
settled easily, if (wo)men were only willing to
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THINK
Thomas.J.Watson,
1915

15. Thank you
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Yves Van Seters
Channel Expansion Marketing Manager IBM bBnelux
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yvanseters@be.ibm.com
+32478271033
ibm.com

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