THE Economist's fifth annual Innovation Summit

THE Economist's fifth annual Innovation Summit will take place in London on November 10th. Speakers from industry and academia will examine the latest trends in the management of innovation, from the laboratory to the marketplace. At an awards ceremony on November 9th, we will also honour successful innovators in a range of fields.

Accordingly, readers are invited to nominate outstanding innovators in seven categories: bioscience; energy and the environment; computing and telecoms; “no boundaries” (which includes materials science, nanotechnology and other emerging fields); consumer products; business processes; and social and economic development, a category that recognises individuals who have pioneered novel technologies and business models that improve everyday lives.

Please e-mail nominations to innovation@economist.com, giving the nominee's name, current affiliation and contact information, and a 100-word summary explaining why the nominee deserves to win the award in a category. The submissions will be judged by a panel of technology and business experts, including several previous winners. The deadline for nominations is April 24th.