Speakers-Bert Grobben
Mason Wang ¦ Jeff Lindsay ¦ Claudia Xu ¦ Steve Duke
Kai Wu ¦ Stephanie Barry ¦ Robert Pan ¦ Rob Everett
Steve Ma ¦ Chris Dong ¦ Yan Sheng ¦ Pat Clusman
Bert Grobben
R&D Section Head
Personal Health Care, Product Research
Asia PHC Whitespace expansion
P&G Work Biography
2002 Join P&G in ETC (European technical Center, Brussels, Belgium) now BIC.
2002 R&D Scientist Product Research, Homecare, P&G Professional WE
2003 R&D Scientist Product Research, Global Accounts manager, P&G Professional
2005 R&D Senior Scientist, Product Research, Laundry, LIMS MEA Tier 2 (Tide)
2007 R&D Senior Scientist, Product Research, Laundry, LIMS MEA Whitespace portfolio expansion
2008 R&D Senior Scientist, Product Design, Laundry, LIMS MEA LS platform
2008 Relocated to Beijing (China)
2008 R&D Section Head, Product Research, Fabric Care, LIMS GC Tier 1 (Ariel)
2010 R&D Section Head, Product Research, Fabric Care, LIMS GC Tier 1 (Ariel) + Global LIMS HDL platform
2011 Relocated to Singapore
2011 R&D Section Head, Product Research, Personal Health Care, Asia Base Business and Expansion Programs.
Personal Biography
Born in Flanders, Belgium – in love with Antwerp.
MSc & PhD in Biochemistry, University of Antwerp – yeah, went from Cancer research to making detergents, now back to OTC meds.
Strength finder profile : Competition, Achiever, Maximizer, Arranger, Harmony
MBTI Profile : ENTJ (Influencer)
Adore my daughter Sophia, she’s my multicultural princess (Belgian-Mexican, born in Beijing, living in Singapore)
Love my gadgets, and looking travel offering a mix between culture and gastronomy (foodie at heart)
Play squash – love go-carting (need for speed) – DJ in Singapore but expanding internationally.
Conference Highlights
CoDev Asia is your comprehensive source for open innovation learning. This year’s conference will bring together a faculty of leading experts and advanced practitioners prepared to share their experiences and candid insights on the latest trends, what’s working, what’s not, as well as the future direction of co-development and open innovation strategies.
CoDev Asia will be taking a closer look at how open innovation efforts are helping top companies build capabilities and networks to create business value. The program features keynote presentations, case studies, and panels with top innovation leaders representing: Kraft Foods, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, WD-40 Company, Asia Pulp & Paper, ADP China and more.
CoDev Asia will help you
