Monday, October 27, 2008

Athens, a nice location for a meeting

Since Lilleborg and Unilever collaborate within some business segments (toothpaste for example), I have to be updated on the latest R&D from Unilever to be able to take advantage of this cooperation. As a mean to achieve and attain these benefits me and Stian (my boss) went to an Oral Care Meeting in Athens, organised by Unilever.

The meeting was well organised and the location was fantastic. To have a meeting at a luxurious resort, 200 metres from the warm Mediterranean Sea is something I definitely can get used to ;)
The food was delicious and here you see Stian and the brand manager for Pepsodent in Scandinavia, Carl-Gustav, relaxing at the patio after enjoying a nice meal.
I learnt a lot during the two days the conference lasted and I definitely gained some relevant insights in addition to the useful and interesting update of Unilever’s innovation funnel. But it was not all work and no play
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In the evening we participated in a fun and challenging teambuilding activity held at the beach. Our team was called Dionysus and we did well in almost all of the six different disciplines in the so called “Olympics”.

Our great team-performance was rewarded with a bronze-medal later that night at the barbeque dinner.