Stage-Gate Inc., in Partnership with The Management Roundtable, announces The First International Stage-Gate® Leadership Summit.

Ancaster, Ontario - September 27, 2006 – Stage-Gate Inc., in partnership with The Management Roundtable, announces The First International Stage-Gate® Leadership Summit to be held on February 20-21, 2007 in St. Petersburg, FL. This two-day event will be chaired by world-renowned product innovation expert, Dr. Robert G. Cooper, and will focus solely on the innovative practices of organizations (of all sizes and industries) that use the Stage-Gate® system to drive successful new products to market.

“Dr. Cooper is host to the first event of its kind – a truly innovative exchange and collaboration of leading edge ideas, solutions, experiences and free-flowing discussions with industry’s best and brightest” says Michelle Jones, Vice President of Product Management at Stage-Gate Inc.

Attendance at this prestigious event, held at the St. Petersburg Hilton Hotel, is strictly limited to 100 practitioners of product innovation. For more information or to register, visit www.managementroundtable.com or by calling 1-800-338-2223.

About Product Development Institute
Product Development Institute, and sister company Stage-Gate Inc., are dedicated to helping companies improve their approach to new product development and portfolio management. Led by internationally recognized experts in the field of product development, Drs. Robert Cooper and Scott Edgett, PDI provides executives and managers with a wide range of products and services aimed at improving companies' new product success rates. Cooper and Edgett have worked with more than 800 businesses, including most Fortune 500 companies, and have compiled the largest knowledge base on product development best-practices in the world. For information visit www.prod-dev.com.

Contact
Stage-Gate Inc.
Valerie Sather
905.304.8798

About Management Roundtable:
Management Roundtable is the leading knowledge and networking resource for product developers. Founded in 1980, Management Roundtable hosts a variety of specialized conferences, workshops, audio-casts and custom training. It also offers publications, research and a peer-to-peer information service, FastTrack. For information visit www.managementroundtable.com.