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Join us for Leap Forward 2024! We have topics and speakers lined up to cover topics that are critical to your business growth. The agenda was created for busy executives, by busy executives. #businessgrowth #businessstrategy #ceo #cmo #cro #csuite

Innovation doesn't happen in silos - it thrives at the intersection of industries. That's why I'm particularly looking forward to my upcoming discussion at the Ada Lovelace Festival. Together with Dr. Jens Baas, CEO of Techniker Krankenkasse, we'll explore how two seemingly different sectors - healthcare and automotive - can accelerate their digital transformation by learning from each other. Our discussion will be guided by Daniel Rettig. Key topics we'll address: • Cross-industry innovation strategies and their implementation • Overcoming common digital transformation challenges • The role of organizational culture in driving change • Building successful digital ecosystems across sectors As industries become increasingly interconnected, these cross-sector dialogues are more crucial than ever. Whether you're in healthcare, automotive, or any other sector undergoing digital transformation, I believe this discussion will offer valuable insights for your journey. 📍 Ada Lovelace Stage 📅 November 7th ⏰ 11:00 AM Looking forward to seeing many familiar faces and meeting new connections at the festival. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to connect before or after the session. #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Healthcare #Automotive #CrossIndustryInnovation #Leadership #DigitalStrategy #AdaLovelaceFestival

We hope you had a great time at the Inside Self-Storage World Expo earlier this month! In case you missed us at the show, we've got you covered. We've recapped the event in our latest blog, "ISS World Expo Recap: A Journey into Innovation & Industry Leadership." 💡 From valuable insights on AI's powerful impact on the industry, to highlighting industry legend Anne Ballard's keynote session, it's all there for you to explore. Enjoy! >> https://bit.ly/4aBYXP3

Pleased to have participated in the panel discussion, "How IT Leaders Can Drive Business Innovation," during the 19th IT Directors Forum, alongside inspiring peers from several industries. 💡 At the OTE Group of Companies (HTO), our digital transformation journey has started over 8 years ago and is built on a foundation of tangible, measurable outcomes. We focus on four critical dimensions: -Our customers -Our front-line teams -The rest of our employees -The IT function itself By carefully monitoring and measuring the impact on these areas, we ensure that each initiative contributes to our overarching business strategy, driving meaningful innovation and delivering real value. One key element I had the chance to share during the discussion is our approach to digital transformation—starting with small-scale projects. This allows us to test, learn, and optimize before scaling up, ensuring agility and effective implementation especially in the era of AI and the extreme pace of technology change. 🚀 I would like to thank all my co-speakers, Labrini Stathonikou, Nikos Angelopoulos, Dr. Xenofon Liapakis, and Michael Spanos, including our moderator Michalis Moraitis, for an interesting conversation. #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #BusinessLeadership #ITLeadership #OTEGroup #ITDirectorsForum

"Outcomes over outputs" is the focus of what we do at Highline Beta building new innovations in the scrappiest way possible. If you want to dive into this topic, join me next week for a 2024 update on how to Measure & Elevate the Impact of your Innovation system - and think about creating a system that measures the right things.

🔧 Innovating for Tomorrow: At Elevate Innovations, we believe the future is shaped by those who lead with vision and empower others. 🚀 Our mission is to drive progress through cutting-edge technology, empowering businesses and educational institutes to thrive in an ever-changing landscape. 🌐 From AI to sustainable solutions, we’re not just keeping up with trends; we are creating them. 🌱💡 How is your company preparing for the future? We're eager to hear your insights. Let’s elevate the conversation! #ElevateInnovations #ElevateBenAI #BenAI #Innovation #Leadership #TechSolutions #FutureReady #Empowerment

We are laying the foundation of human-AI collaboration. We aren't just rewriting the same book and giving it a new cover. Elevate Innovations will be a staple in how AI should empower humanity, not replace it. Check us out & learn more about how we are creating a better way to learn at www.elevatebenai.com #ElevateInnovations #ElevateBenAI #BenAI #EmpowerHumanity #LearningDevelopment #LearningReimagined #LearningSolutions

Sharing this event particularly with our manufacturing friends....R&D, Innovation and Onshoring. The IRI Innovators Summit features an excellent agenda! #manufacturing #business #supplychain #businesscapital

I had the privelege to attend the Nordic Business Forum 2024. This year's theme was Courageous Leadership - a timely and relevant topic as we are in the post-COVID era and people are still talking about it, geopolitical challenges, future uncertainty and the rapid pace of digitalization and disruption… Here are some insights what I kept for myself: ⁃ Brené Brown inspiring thoughts on vulnerability and self-management under the stress and uncertainty. ⁃ Kim Scott view on professional feedback at work, that we don’t need to be emotionless robots. “We need real human relationships at work.” And we need Challenge directly as not all can read between lines. Being direct- means being clear. ⁃ Bozoma Saint John gave us her views into Building a Brand - from companies to executives. There is always a brand, whether you build one or not. And that for us humans is called reputation. Staying true to the brand requires discipline. This can be difficult. But in bed times- only the brand can save the company. ⁃ The most powerful story for me was from Will Guidara, the previous co-owner of Eleven Madison Park which under his leadership was named #1 on the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants: How to create Unreasonable Hospitality. “Name every single touchpoint in the customer journey, from the tiniest detail, and see how many you can improve”. Smallest enhancement in the guest experience can have the greatest impact on the experience as a whole.” And Focus more on being present, than on being efficient. If you’re not present, you miss the moments where you could make someone feel special. “Sometimes we need to slow down in order to speed up.” Such Forums are invaluable for leaders like us to meet, share challenges, reconnect (I met many colleagues I hadn’t seen in the Baltics for some time), and gain insights from top speakers and coaches. A big thank you to the organizers, Messakeskus, the student volunteers who provided exceptional hospitality, and everyone who made this event possible. Looking forward to the next Forum! #leadership #businessforum #development #growth #success #customerfocused #talentdevelopment #strategy #ai #sustainability Hans-Peter Siefen