Determining five Visionaries, three Rising Stars and 10 Innovators out of all of the nominations from this year’s Innovation in Business awards competition was no mean feat. Smart Business, Anthem and the other sponsors of the 2004 Innovation in Business Conference would like to thank the following people for their hard work on the 2004 judging panel.
Christopher Coburn, executive director, CCF Innovations, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Brad Whitehead, senior fellow, The Cleveland Foundation
Philip Alexander, president and CEO, BrandMuscle Inc. (2002 Visionary honoree)
Jamie Ireland, managing director, Early Stage Partners LLC
Joe LaGuardia, regional vice president, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio
Dustin Klein, executive editor, Smart Business Network Inc.