Patricia Seybold Confirms as Featured Blogger at the World Innovation Forum

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HSM announces that bestselling author and innovation expert Patricia Seybold will be a featured blogger at the World Innovation Forum in New York City on May 5-6, 2009.

Seybold joins a select group of top featured innovation bloggers covering the event live from the official “Bloggers Hub,” an innovative area especially designed for live blogging within the event.

Confirmed speakers for the 2009 World Innovation Forum to date include:

Clayton Christensen – Bestselling author renowned for his work on innovation and disruption

CK Prahalad – Influential expert in corporate strategy

Fred Krupp – President of the Environmental Defense Fund and Eco-Innovation pioneer

Paul Saffo – Expert forecaster and strategist

Vijay Govindarajan – Foremost expert on strategy and innovation

Dan Ariely – Accomplished behavioral economist and bestselling author

The event also features top executives of leading organizations presenting the latest trends in innovation through real world examples of “Innovation in Action.”

The World Innovation Forum is taking place on May 5-6, 2009 at the Nokia Theater in New York City.

For more information on the World Innovation Forum including speaker bios, full event agenda and how to attend the event, please visit http://www.hsmglobal.com/us/wif

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