limited to

300

Attendees

limited to

250

Companies

40

Speakers

80/20

End User / Vendor Ratio

Testimonials

"I liked the event very much - the speakers were very high class and I had great conversations with other participants and I generated valuable business contacts."

Anett Hötzel, Head of Digitalization, T/D3sixty

"A great forum for discussing new ideas, making new contacts and learning from others. Good mix across industries, company sizes and their challenges."

Pranjal Kothari, CDO, Sparkasse Bremen

"The high quality of the speakers and their exciting presentations were very remarkable! The event offers excellent networking opportunities."

Alfred Lief, Future Solutions, Airbus

Why attend?

  • Face to face networking and knowledge sharing with thought-leaders of digital transformation, innovation and customer experience from different geographical areas
  • Learn about the digital future of industries and new trends to change your tools or processes, and increase your competitive edge to transform the future of your company
  • Meet and network with likeminded people and industry peers through our Think Tank platform
  • Business roundtable discussions and one-on-one meetings allow digging deeper with the understanding of your topic of interest

How It Works

Through a mix of case-study presentations, interactive roundtable discussions, Q&A sessions and hands-on workshops, you will gain inspiring perspectives. The multi-stream format allows you to move freely between the sessions. Create your own personal agenda from the case studies and interactive round tables. If you can't participate in the conference onsite, you have the possibility to get the insights of the decision-makers via live streaming.

Move freely between the streams
Customize your program
Attend the sessions of most interest

Get Inspired by the Sessions You Choose from All Streams

Digital Transformation & Strategies
Target Group

Decision Makers and Leaders in Corporate Innovation, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, IT, Product Management, and Process Management

Key Topics
  • New IT Organization & Processes
  • IT Infrastructure & Security
  • Cloud
  • System Development & Integration
  • Technology Management
  • AI-Powered Automation
  • Data & Document Management
  • Connected Products - IoT
  • Intelligent Workflows
Corporate Change & Human Experiences
Target Group

Decision Makers and Leaders in Digital Marketing, Digital Communications, Customer Engagement, Change Management, Corporate Culture, and Customer Management

Key Topics
  • Digital Customer Journey
  • Omnichannel Touchpoints
  • User-Centricity
  • Managing Cultural Change
  • Internal Communications & Engagement
  • Change Management
  • Employee & Workplace Experience
  • Demographic Change, Diversity & Inclusion
Retail Store Transformation
Target Group

Decision Makers and Leaders in Corporate Innovation, Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Risk Management, Customer Journey, Customer Loyalty, SCM, Store Concepts and Expansion & Ecommerce

Key Topics
  • Flagship Stores & Franchises
  • Artificial Intelligence & Future Stores
  • Customer-Centric Approach
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Retail Pricing & Promotions
  • Digital Innovation in Retail & ROI
  • Omnichannel Tools
  • Automated Technology
  • Social Commerce

Agenda

Filter by Track:

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25TH

9:00

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Kai Grunwitz

CEO Germany
NTT Germany

This session is in English

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Kai Grunwitz

CEO Germany
NTT Germany

This session is in English

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Simon Putzer

Area Vice President Central(DACH) & Eastern Europe
Sitecore
Deutschland

This session is in English

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Simon Putzer

Area Vice President Central(DACH) & Eastern Europe
Sitecore
Deutschland

This session is in English

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Wolfgang Krogmann

Retail Expert & Advisor
Retail Talker/Objectivity
Germany

This session is in English

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Wolfgang Krogmann

Retail Expert & Advisor
Retail Talker/Objectivity
Germany

This session is in English

9:15

Jürgen Strixner

Senior Manager Akademie
Syncpilot
Germany

PEOPLE - An Essential Factor of Digital Transformation

  • Digital sales - A discipline in its own
  • Digital transformation - Software Integration without people just leads to another peace of software
  • Customer experience - Customer delight is generated by excitement
This session is in English
Daniel Lügering

Vice President Inside Sales bei
E.ON Energie
Germany

9:45

Maik Schawalder

Chief Executive Officer
DocuMatrix
Schweiz

Impact on Change Processes in a Digital Communication Environment

  • How to establish successful and digital corporate communication in a world full of complexities and uncertainties
  • The holistic use of technologies as an essential approach within a digital transformation strategy
  • Support different sectors technologically to achieve the best possible result in corporate communication
This session is in English
Ramon Scherrer

Director Business Development eGov
Abraxas
Schweiz

10:15

AI-Based Audience Segmentation and Activation for Marketing & Media

  • Transforming traditional and outdated market-media-studies into a dynamic and actionable audience approach using AI
  • Closing the gap between audience insights and media activation
  • Increase overall campaign performance and media spend efficiency

Dennis Heidman

Executive Director
PIA Media MUC
Germany

This session is in English

10:45

Coffee Break with Networking

11:15

IoT & Time to Market: A Lessons Learned on How to Bring IoT Projects to Market Quickly and Successfully

  • Why Time to Market is an important factor in innovative IoT projects
  • How this can be used to drive innovation and shape markets
  • What are the success factors to ensure a fast time to market in IoT projects?

Christian Lax

Account Manager IoT
q.beyond AG
Germany

This session is in English

IoT & Time to Market: A Lessons Learned on How to Bring IoT Projects to Market Quickly and Successfully

  • Why Time to Market is an important factor in innovative IoT projects
  • How this can be used to drive innovation and shape markets
  • What are the success factors to ensure a fast time to market in IoT projects?

Christian Lax

Account Manager IoT
q.beyond AG
Germany

This session is in English

Beyond Customer Experience - Is it now all About Total Experience?

  • No matter if B2B, B2C, D2C, …it is H2H. But how can we focus on a Human-to-Human approach?
  • Time to tear down silos
  • Think big - start small: Why it is important to have strategic approach in place

Simon Putzer

Area Vice President Central(DACH) & Eastern Europe
Sitecore
Deutschland

This session is in English

Beyond Customer Experience - Is it now all About Total Experience?

  • No matter if B2B, B2C, D2C, …it is H2H. But how can we focus on a Human-to-Human approach?
  • Time to tear down silos
  • Think big - start small: Why it is important to have strategic approach in place

Simon Putzer

Area Vice President Central(DACH) & Eastern Europe
Sitecore
Deutschland

This session is in English

AI-Driven Retail Store Planning and Performance Marketing Optimization

  • The performance effect of multi-channel campaigns is notoriously hard to measure in the real world
  • Comprehensive data driven & modern AI methods for demand forecasting to achieve level of transparency and measurability to multichannel retailing
  • Objective performance measures - An effective deployment of marketing budgets

Daniel Stroh

Co‑Founder
JUST EXPERTS
Germany

Andrej Fischer

Head of Data Business Production
Comma Soft
Germany

This session is in English

Daniel Stroh

Co‑Founder
JUST EXPERTS
Germany

AI-Driven Retail Store Planning and Performance Marketing Optimization

  • The performance effect of multi-channel campaigns is notoriously hard to measure in the real world
  • Comprehensive data driven & modern AI methods for demand forecasting to achieve level of transparency and measurability to multichannel retailing
  • Objective performance measures - An effective deployment of marketing budgets
This session is in English

Andrej Fischer

Head of Data Business Production
Comma Soft
Germany

11:45

Leveraging Process Mining for Digital Transformation

  • Drivers of digital transformation
  • Why process mining
  • Lessons learned from implementation
  • Outlook

Michele D‘Angelo

Senior Manager Processes & Performance
Lufthansa Cargo
Deutschland

This session is in English

Leveraging Process Mining for Digital Transformation

  • Drivers of digital transformation
  • Why process mining
  • Lessons learned from implementation
  • Outlook

Michele D‘Angelo

Senior Manager Processes & Performance
Lufthansa Cargo
Deutschland

This session is in English

Integrated Purchase Experience

  • Online & onsite integration of the sales channel
  • Seamless customer journey
  • Using lean methodology

Jens Martin

Head of Digital Transformation
Kia Europe
Germany

This session is in English

Integrated Purchase Experience

  • Online & onsite integration of the sales channel
  • Seamless customer journey
  • Using lean methodology

Jens Martin

Head of Digital Transformation
Kia Europe
Germany

This session is in English

The Next Generation of Consumer Engagement in the Physical Space

  • Establishing a successful flagship retail concept
  • Customer-focused retail
  • Learnings and what is next

Tatiana Makhankova

Head of Retail Design & Expansion
Diageo
The Netherlands

This session is in English

The Next Generation of Consumer Engagement in the Physical Space

  • Establishing a successful flagship retail concept
  • Customer-focused retail
  • Learnings and what is next

Tatiana Makhankova

Head of Retail Design & Expansion
Diageo
The Netherlands

This session is in English

12:15

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Impact on Change Processes in a Digital Communication Environment - Maik Schawalder, Chief Executive Officer, DocuMatrix and Ramon Scherrer, Director Business Development eGov, Abraxas


IoT & Time to Market: A Lessons Learned on How to Bring IoT Projects to Market Quickly and Successfully - Christian Lax, Account Manager IoT, q.beyond AG


Leveraging Process Mining for Digital Transformation - Michele D‘Angelo, Senior Manager Processes & Performance, Lufthansa Cargo

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Impact on Change Processes in a Digital Communication Environment - Maik Schawalder, Chief Executive Officer, DocuMatrix and Ramon Scherrer, Director Business Development eGov, Abraxas


IoT & Time to Market: A Lessons Learned on How to Bring IoT Projects to Market Quickly and Successfully - Christian Lax, Account Manager IoT, q.beyond AG


Leveraging Process Mining for Digital Transformation - Michele D‘Angelo, Senior Manager Processes & Performance, Lufthansa Cargo

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

PEOPLE - An Essential Factor of Digital Transformation - Jürgen Strixner, Senior Manager Akademie, Syncpilot and Daniel Lügering, Vice President Inside Sales bei, E.ON Energie


AI-Based Audience Segmentation and Activation for Marketing & Media - Dennis Heidman, Executive Director, PIA Media MUC


Beyond Customer Experience - Is it now all About Total Experience? - Simon Putzer, Area Vice President Central(DACH) & Eastern Europe, Sitecore


Integrated Purchase Experience - Jens Martin, Head of Digital Transformation, Kia Europe

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

PEOPLE - An Essential Factor of Digital Transformation - Jürgen Strixner, Senior Manager Akademie, Syncpilot and Daniel Lügering, Vice President Inside Sales bei, E.ON Energie


AI-Based Audience Segmentation and Activation for Marketing & Media - Dennis Heidman, Executive Director, PIA Media MUC


Beyond Customer Experience - Is it now all About Total Experience? - Simon Putzer, Area Vice President Central(DACH) & Eastern Europe, Sitecore


Integrated Purchase Experience - Jens Martin, Head of Digital Transformation, Kia Europe

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

AI-Driven Retail Store Planning and Performance Marketing Optimization - Daniel Stroh, Co‑Founder, JUST EXPERTS and Andrej Fischer, Head of Data Business Production, Comma Soft

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

AI-Driven Retail Store Planning and Performance Marketing Optimization - Daniel Stroh, Co‑Founder, JUST EXPERTS and Andrej Fischer, Head of Data Business Production, Comma Soft

13:00

Lunch with Networking

14:15

Exhibitor Tour

14:30

Knowledge - THE Ressource of the Future!

  • Efficient treatment of data and information based on a scalable, adaptable and flexible digital strategy
  • Building the technological basis for a continuous knowledge and information exchange
  • Competitive advantage through the efficient handling of data and information

Harald Kirsch

Head of Automation & Industrial IT
ALD Vacuum Technologies
Germany

This session is in English

Knowledge - THE Ressource of the Future!

  • Efficient treatment of data and information based on a scalable, adaptable and flexible digital strategy
  • Building the technological basis for a continuous knowledge and information exchange
  • Competitive advantage through the efficient handling of data and information

Harald Kirsch

Head of Automation & Industrial IT
ALD Vacuum Technologies
Germany

This session is in English

Change is Good Once you Understand

  • Change is the transformation between two stable situations. We are all part of the change
  • Change might be seen as a change, but equally, change can create resistance
  • Turning everybody involved into a change agent and creating an environment to successfully change into the new future - whatever the change is causing

Oliver Mark

Business Unit Manager
6PAC Consulting
Germany

Andre Rusch

Principal Consultant & Pulse Generator
6PAC Consulting
Germany

This session is in English

Oliver Mark

Business Unit Manager
6PAC Consulting
Germany

Change is Good Once you Understand

  • Change is the transformation between two stable situations. We are all part of the change
  • Change might be seen as a change, but equally, change can create resistance
  • Turning everybody involved into a change agent and creating an environment to successfully change into the new future - whatever the change is causing
This session is in English

Andre Rusch

Principal Consultant & Pulse Generator
6PAC Consulting
Germany

Digital Innovation in Retail and the ROI

  • Establishing core systems at retail brands
  • Installing a new business process management system
  • How these measures lead to accelerated growth and efficiency

Wolfgang Krogmann

Retail Expert & Advisor
Retail Talker/Objectivity
Germany

This session is in English

Digital Innovation in Retail and the ROI

  • Establishing core systems at retail brands
  • Installing a new business process management system
  • How these measures lead to accelerated growth and efficiency

Wolfgang Krogmann

Retail Expert & Advisor
Retail Talker/Objectivity
Germany

This session is in English

15:00

Digital Design, Manufacturing and Services - How Company Architecture and Digital Continuity by Design Transform the Company

  • Co-design approach
  • Product Lines concept
  • Digital twin and digital avatar
  • Digital continuity and modularity
  • Collaboration, competencies, skills

Melanie Bergmann

VP, Head of HR for Engineering, Technology, Digital & Information Management
Airbus
France

This session is in English

Digital Design, Manufacturing and Services - How Company Architecture and Digital Continuity by Design Transform the Company

  • Co-design approach
  • Product Lines concept
  • Digital twin and digital avatar
  • Digital continuity and modularity
  • Collaboration, competencies, skills

Melanie Bergmann

VP, Head of HR for Engineering, Technology, Digital & Information Management
Airbus
France

This session is in English

Digital Transformation is about Human Experiences (HX)

  • Digital employee experience (DEX) and customer experience (CX) are missing one piece - the human element
  • How to date your customers and understands their unmet needs?
  • How to make your employees champions of your transformation change?
  • Spoiler: Technology is just 20% of the change, the rest of 80% is the mindset! Come and learn more

Gediminas Buivydas

Head of Digital Innovation Lab
ISM University of Management and Economics
Lithuania

This session is in English

Digital Transformation is about Human Experiences (HX)

  • Digital employee experience (DEX) and customer experience (CX) are missing one piece - the human element
  • How to date your customers and understands their unmet needs?
  • How to make your employees champions of your transformation change?
  • Spoiler: Technology is just 20% of the change, the rest of 80% is the mindset! Come and learn more

Gediminas Buivydas

Head of Digital Innovation Lab
ISM University of Management and Economics
Lithuania

This session is in English

Please Visit one of the Other Streams

15:30

Boosting your Digital Strategy with Private 5G - From PoC to Secure Production

  • What is a private 5G
  • How does a typical use case of a 5G campus network look like
  • How to secure a 5G campus network

Carsten Schmitz

Principal Client Partner – Private 5G
NTT
Germany

Ronen Shpirer

Director, 4G & 5G Solutions Marketing
Fortinet
France

This session is in English

Carsten Schmitz

Principal Client Partner – Private 5G
NTT
Germany

Boosting your Digital Strategy with Private 5G - From PoC to Secure Production

  • What is a private 5G
  • How does a typical use case of a 5G campus network look like
  • How to secure a 5G campus network
This session is in English

Ronen Shpirer

Director, 4G & 5G Solutions Marketing
Fortinet
France

Please Visit one of the Other Streams

Strategic Data and Digital Content Management to Ensure Stability in Market Cost

  • Harmonize all the platforms together and have a synchronized approach and deliverability
  • Collect data from traditional market, sales, digital and merge them to offer 360-degree view of the product
  • Have a content strategy approach to normalize the costs

Luca Percuoco

Corporate Digital Excellence Manager
MENARINI Group
Italy

This session is in English

Strategic Data and Digital Content Management to Ensure Stability in Market Cost

  • Harmonize all the platforms together and have a synchronized approach and deliverability
  • Collect data from traditional market, sales, digital and merge them to offer 360-degree view of the product
  • Have a content strategy approach to normalize the costs

Luca Percuoco

Corporate Digital Excellence Manager
MENARINI Group
Italy

This session is in English

16:00

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Knowledge - THE Ressource of the Future! - Harald Kirsch, Head of Automation & Industrial IT, ALD Vacuum Technologies


Digital Design, Manufacturing and Services - How Company Architecture and Digital Continuity by Design Transform the Company - Melanie Bergmann, VP, Head of HR for Engineering, Technology, Digital & Information Management, Airbus


Boosting your Digital Strategy with Private 5G - From PoC to Secure Production - Carsten Schmitz, Principal Client Partner – Private 5G, NTT and Ronen Shpirer, Director, 4G & 5G Solutions Marketing, Fortinet

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Knowledge - THE Ressource of the Future! - Harald Kirsch, Head of Automation & Industrial IT, ALD Vacuum Technologies


Digital Design, Manufacturing and Services - How Company Architecture and Digital Continuity by Design Transform the Company - Melanie Bergmann, VP, Head of HR for Engineering, Technology, Digital & Information Management, Airbus


Boosting your Digital Strategy with Private 5G - From PoC to Secure Production - Carsten Schmitz, Principal Client Partner – Private 5G, NTT and Ronen Shpirer, Director, 4G & 5G Solutions Marketing, Fortinet

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Change is Good Once you Understand - Oliver Mark, Business Unit Manager, 6PAC Consulting and Andre Rusch, Principal Consultant & Pulse Generator, 6PAC Consulting


Digital Transformation is about Human Experiences (HX) - Gediminas Buivydas, Head of Digital Innovation Lab, ISM University of Management and Economics

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Change is Good Once you Understand - Oliver Mark, Business Unit Manager, 6PAC Consulting and Andre Rusch, Principal Consultant & Pulse Generator, 6PAC Consulting


Digital Transformation is about Human Experiences (HX) - Gediminas Buivydas, Head of Digital Innovation Lab, ISM University of Management and Economics

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Digital Innovation in Retail and the ROI - Wolfgang Krogmann, Retail Expert & Advisor, Retail Talker/Objectivity


Strategic Data and Digital Content Management to Ensure Stability in Market Cost - Luca Percuoco, Corporate Digital Excellence Manager, MENARINI Group

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Digital Innovation in Retail and the ROI - Wolfgang Krogmann, Retail Expert & Advisor, Retail Talker/Objectivity


Strategic Data and Digital Content Management to Ensure Stability in Market Cost - Luca Percuoco, Corporate Digital Excellence Manager, MENARINI Group

16:45

Coffee Break with Networking

17:15

Where do Organizations Stand in the Implementation of their Digital Strategy? A Report from the Practice

  • State of the companies nationally and internationally
  • Insights Industry 2.0 / 3.0 & 4.0
  • Success factors of digitization - rules of conduct
  • The factors of time and people - possible solutions for the next steps

Ingo Schmall

Chief Officer Business Development
BAYOOTEC
Germany

Ekaterina Ruzhekova

Chief Operating Office
BAYOOTEC
Germany

This session is in English

Ingo Schmall

Chief Officer Business Development
BAYOOTEC
Germany

Where do Organizations Stand in the Implementation of their Digital Strategy? A Report from the Practice

  • State of the companies nationally and internationally
  • Insights Industry 2.0 / 3.0 & 4.0
  • Success factors of digitization - rules of conduct
  • The factors of time and people - possible solutions for the next steps
This session is in English

Ekaterina Ruzhekova

Chief Operating Office
BAYOOTEC
Germany

Please Visit one of the Other Streams

Implementing New Technologies for Successful Digital Transformation to Bridge the Gap to the End Customer

  • A comparison of the traditional supply chain with the modern supply chain - a change of perspective
  • How the customer experience in retail can be increased sustainably and in the long term
  • The benefits of using technology in retail, from a customer and business perspective

Markus Gruber

Managing Director
DocuMatrix
Switzerland

This session is in English

Implementing New Technologies for Successful Digital Transformation to Bridge the Gap to the End Customer

  • A comparison of the traditional supply chain with the modern supply chain - a change of perspective
  • How the customer experience in retail can be increased sustainably and in the long term
  • The benefits of using technology in retail, from a customer and business perspective

Markus Gruber

Managing Director
DocuMatrix
Switzerland

This session is in English

17:45

The Tangible Execution of our Smart Manufacturing Vision

  • How cutting-edge plug-and-produce and AI-based technologies enable our Smart Manufacturing vision
  • How Digital Twins, the convergence of science and technology, enable a range of competitive advantages, including simulation and predictability of production processes and supply chains as well as an efficient approach to Quality by Design

Michelangelo Canzoneri

Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing
Merck
Germany

This session is in English

The Tangible Execution of our Smart Manufacturing Vision

  • How cutting-edge plug-and-produce and AI-based technologies enable our Smart Manufacturing vision
  • How Digital Twins, the convergence of science and technology, enable a range of competitive advantages, including simulation and predictability of production processes and supply chains as well as an efficient approach to Quality by Design

Michelangelo Canzoneri

Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing
Merck
Germany

This session is in English

Cultural Change - From Top-Down to Lean Agile Management

  • How to transform a traditional top-down organization into a lean-agile organization
  • Can paublic administration be agilized?
  • What are the stepstones on the way to a new culture?
  • How has cultural change to be immplemented to succeed?

Christoph Opitz

Business Owner Digitale Transformation
Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation
Switzerland

This session is in English

Cultural Change - From Top-Down to Lean Agile Management

  • How to transform a traditional top-down organization into a lean-agile organization
  • Can paublic administration be agilized?
  • What are the stepstones on the way to a new culture?
  • How has cultural change to be immplemented to succeed?

Christoph Opitz

Business Owner Digitale Transformation
Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation
Switzerland

This session is in English

The Transformation of a Stationary Retailer to a Digital Retailer with Focus on E-Commerce

  • Synchronization in organizational workflow using digitalization
  • Set up digital aspects in classic retail business
  • Bringing transformation in sales, organizational and technical aspects

Christoph Vierbauch

Head of E‑Commerce
Libro and Pagro Diskont
Austria

This session is in English

The Transformation of a Stationary Retailer to a Digital Retailer with Focus on E-Commerce

  • Synchronization in organizational workflow using digitalization
  • Set up digital aspects in classic retail business
  • Bringing transformation in sales, organizational and technical aspects

Christoph Vierbauch

Head of E‑Commerce
Libro and Pagro Diskont
Austria

This session is in English

18:15

Shell's S2C Digital Transformation Journey

  • Case study of a Fortune 100 company's source to contract digital transformation journey
  • Design & implementation approach
  • Change management challenges - lessons learned

Sander Voorn

Source to Contract Digital & Process Transformation Design Manager
Shell
The Netherlands

This session is in English

Shell's S2C Digital Transformation Journey

  • Case study of a Fortune 100 company's source to contract digital transformation journey
  • Design & implementation approach
  • Change management challenges - lessons learned

Sander Voorn

Source to Contract Digital & Process Transformation Design Manager
Shell
The Netherlands

This session is in English

Field Report - Implementing a Global Human Resource Information System (Workday)

  • The project itself is handled in three phases, with phases one and two already successfully completed "on time and in the budget"
  • Therefore, already now the general approach but also some lessons learned can be gained from the first two phases
  • These include topics related to project execution as well as the organizational change management approach and the associated HR transformation

Patrik Steiner

Lead Project Manager HR Transformation
Magna Steyr
Austria

This session is in English

Field Report - Implementing a Global Human Resource Information System (Workday)

  • The project itself is handled in three phases, with phases one and two already successfully completed "on time and in the budget"
  • Therefore, already now the general approach but also some lessons learned can be gained from the first two phases
  • These include topics related to project execution as well as the organizational change management approach and the associated HR transformation

Patrik Steiner

Lead Project Manager HR Transformation
Magna Steyr
Austria

This session is in English

Please Visit one of the Other Streams

18:45

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Where do Organizations Stand in the Implementation of their Digital Strategy? A Report from the Practice - Ingo Schmall, Chief Officer Business Development, BAYOOTEC and Ekaterina Ruzhekova, Chief Operating Office, BAYOOTEC


The Tangible Execution of our Smart Manufacturing Vision - Michelangelo Canzoneri, Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing, Merck

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Where do Organizations Stand in the Implementation of their Digital Strategy? A Report from the Practice - Ingo Schmall, Chief Officer Business Development, BAYOOTEC and Ekaterina Ruzhekova, Chief Operating Office, BAYOOTEC


The Tangible Execution of our Smart Manufacturing Vision - Michelangelo Canzoneri, Global Head of Group Smart Manufacturing, Merck

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Cultural Change - From Top-Down to Lean Agile Management - Christoph Opitz, Business Owner Digitale Transformation, Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation


Field Report - Implementing a Global Human Resource Information System (Workday) - Patrik Steiner, Lead Project Manager HR Transformation, Magna Steyr

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

Cultural Change - From Top-Down to Lean Agile Management - Christoph Opitz, Business Owner Digitale Transformation, Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation


Field Report - Implementing a Global Human Resource Information System (Workday) - Patrik Steiner, Lead Project Manager HR Transformation, Magna Steyr

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with the speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into topics

Implementing New Technologies for Successful Digital Transformation to Bridge the Gap to the End Customer - Markus Gruber, Managing Director, DocuMatrix


The Transformation of a Stationary Retailer to a Digital Retailer with Focus on E-Commerce - Christoph Vierbauch, Head of E‑Commerce, Libro and Pagro Diskont

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with the speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into topics

Implementing New Technologies for Successful Digital Transformation to Bridge the Gap to the End Customer - Markus Gruber, Managing Director, DocuMatrix


The Transformation of a Stationary Retailer to a Digital Retailer with Focus on E-Commerce - Christoph Vierbauch, Head of E‑Commerce, Libro and Pagro Diskont

19:30

Summary of the First Day & Startup Pitches

19:45

Evening Reception with Sparkling Wine, Snacks and Networking

Engage in exciting conversations. Strengthen your network after a day full of knowledge sharing, groundbreaking presentations, and interesting conversations. Join delegates and speakers in the relaxed atmosphere of the event venue.

This session is in English

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH

9:00

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Christoph Lehrke

Chief Digital Officer
Berief Food
Germany

This session is in English

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Christoph Lehrke

Chief Digital Officer
Berief Food
Germany

This session is in English

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Christoph Opitz

Business Owner Digitale Transformation
Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation
Switzerland

This session is in English

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman of the Stream

Christoph Opitz

Business Owner Digitale Transformation
Bundesamt für Informatik und Telekommunikation
Switzerland

This session is in English

9:15

COVID-19 Pandemic has Changed the Workplace Construct - How the Workplace has Evolved Integrating Hybrid, Sustainability, Digital Wellbeing or Digital Diversity & Inclusion Matters

  • Hybrid work doesn’t have to weaken your company’s culture, but it can drive it to the next chapter of work culture
  • How do we adapt our corporate cultures to match the new rhythms that emerge from a hybrid workplace?
  • How technology can act as an enabler shaping the next chapter of work workplace culture and engagement?

Roxana Liliana Coman

Digital Workplace, User Experience & Communication Lead
UNIPER
Germany

This session is in English

9:45

The Case for not Going it Alone - Tackling AI Through the Ecosystem

  • Cognitive solutions
  • Implementing company-wide AI
  • Data analysis strategies

Yves Gorat Stommel

Deputy Head of Function Evonik Digital
Evonik
Germany

This session is in English

10:15

Enhance Self-Resolution in IT with AI-powered Knowledge Management

  • Corporations spend over $164 billion a year on IT support tickets alone
  • Modern knowledge management can ensure that internal know-how is shared and available across your business
  • With access to accurate, on-demand information, employees are empowered to self-resolve issues with ease, reducing the pressure on your IT teams
  • Learn how AI-power knowledge management can reduce IT spending associated with internal IT tickets

Marc Vontobel

Chief Executive Officer
Starmind
Switzerland

This session is in English

10:30

Coffee Break with Networking

11:00

A Holistic Approach to Digital Transformation - 5G, RPA and Coworking

  • It's all about culture
  • Technology, processes, and culture is a big match
  • 5G campus network - it's not about technology, it's about future orientation
  • Coworking - a catalythor for a digital and innovation mindset

Christoph Lehrke

Chief Digital Officer
Berief Food
Germany

This session is in English

A Holistic Approach to Digital Transformation - 5G, RPA and Coworking

  • It's all about culture
  • Technology, processes, and culture is a big match
  • 5G campus network - it's not about technology, it's about future orientation
  • Coworking - a catalythor for a digital and innovation mindset

Christoph Lehrke

Chief Digital Officer
Berief Food
Germany

This session is in English

Strategies for Modern Working Environments - Insights from Science and Practice

  • Enable autonomy, empowerment, and commitment through a transparent approach to the organizational compass
  • How to make this compass the subject of internal friction so as not to close oneself off to the influences of the surrounding ecosystem
  • How to Respond adaptively to upcoming changes in the market
  • Summary of insights from the digital transformation strategy definition of various institutions

Kristina Lemmer

Chief Digital Officer
Landkreis Lüneburg
Germany

This session is in English

Strategies for Modern Working Environments - Insights from Science and Practice

  • Enable autonomy, empowerment, and commitment through a transparent approach to the organizational compass
  • How to make this compass the subject of internal friction so as not to close oneself off to the influences of the surrounding ecosystem
  • How to Respond adaptively to upcoming changes in the market
  • Summary of insights from the digital transformation strategy definition of various institutions

Kristina Lemmer

Chief Digital Officer
Landkreis Lüneburg
Germany

This session is in English

11:30

Bring a New Twist to Internal Communication and Collaboration by Using Immersive Technologies

  • Software for all internal communication
  • VR collaboration
  • Workplace communication is more important than ever

Robert Dyhringer

Extended Reality Specialist
Mercedes‑Benz

This session is in English

Bring a New Twist to Internal Communication and Collaboration by Using Immersive Technologies

  • Software for all internal communication
  • VR collaboration
  • Workplace communication is more important than ever

Robert Dyhringer

Extended Reality Specialist
Mercedes‑Benz

This session is in English

Architect a Change Management Approach Without Victims

  • Hurdles of effective change management
  • Method created by and used at Groupe Mutuel
  • Internal deployment

Geneviève Fauconnier

Change Program Manager
Groupe Mutuel
Switzerland

This session is in English

Architect a Change Management Approach Without Victims

  • Hurdles of effective change management
  • Method created by and used at Groupe Mutuel
  • Internal deployment

Geneviève Fauconnier

Change Program Manager
Groupe Mutuel
Switzerland

This session is in English

12:00

How the Agile Way of Working Supports Remote Working During the Pandemic

  • Overview of agile transformation
  • Influence of the agile way of working on employees and teams
  • Benefits for the extraordinary work situation in the pandemic
  • Consequences for the future

Christiane Fritsch

Tribe Lead Digital
ING
Germany

This session is in English

12:30

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

COVID-19 Pandemic has Changed the Workplace Construct - How the Workplace has Evolved Integrating Hybrid, Sustainability, Digital Wellbeing or Digital Diversity & Inclusion Matters - Roxana Liliana Coman, Digital Workplace, User Experience & Communication Lead, UNIPER


The Case for not Going it Alone - Tackling AI Through the Ecosystem - Yves Gorat Stommel, Deputy Head of Function Evonik Digital, Evonik


A Holistic Approach to Digital Transformation - 5G, RPA and Coworking - Christoph Lehrke, Chief Digital Officer, Berief Food


Bring a New Twist to Internal Communication and Collaboration by Using Immersive Technologies - Robert Dyhringer, Extended Reality Specialist

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into the topics:

COVID-19 Pandemic has Changed the Workplace Construct - How the Workplace has Evolved Integrating Hybrid, Sustainability, Digital Wellbeing or Digital Diversity & Inclusion Matters - Roxana Liliana Coman, Digital Workplace, User Experience & Communication Lead, UNIPER


The Case for not Going it Alone - Tackling AI Through the Ecosystem - Yves Gorat Stommel, Deputy Head of Function Evonik Digital, Evonik


A Holistic Approach to Digital Transformation - 5G, RPA and Coworking - Christoph Lehrke, Chief Digital Officer, Berief Food


Bring a New Twist to Internal Communication and Collaboration by Using Immersive Technologies - Robert Dyhringer, Extended Reality Specialist

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with the speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into topics

Enhance Self-Resolution in IT with AI-powered Knowledge Management - Marc Vontobel, Chief Executive Officer, Starmind


Strategies for Modern Working Environments - Insights from Science and Practice - Kristina Lemmer, Chief Digital Officer, Landkreis Lüneburg


Architect a Change Management Approach Without Victims - Geneviève Fauconnier, Change Program Manager, Groupe Mutuel


How the Agile Way of Working Supports Remote Working During the Pandemic - Christiane Fritsch, Tribe Lead Digital, ING

Round-Table Discussions

Engage with the speakers in extended Q&A sessions to dive deeper into topics

Enhance Self-Resolution in IT with AI-powered Knowledge Management - Marc Vontobel, Chief Executive Officer, Starmind


Strategies for Modern Working Environments - Insights from Science and Practice - Kristina Lemmer, Chief Digital Officer, Landkreis Lüneburg


Architect a Change Management Approach Without Victims - Geneviève Fauconnier, Change Program Manager, Groupe Mutuel


How the Agile Way of Working Supports Remote Working During the Pandemic - Christiane Fritsch, Tribe Lead Digital, ING

13:15

Lunch with Networking

14:30

Satesh Kumar

Senior Program Manager & Analytics Lead ‑ Conversational AI
E.ON Digital Technology
Deutschland

Multimodal Conversational Interfaces – Enabling Paradigm Shift in Seamless Customer Experience

  • The interfaces between different communication channels (voice, text) are blurring in the world of Multimodal interactions
  • Focusing on how bots could be a game changer in this journey, we present the bot family (Concierge bot - Child bot) concept that enables bringing in greater modularity, and reusability ultimately delivering superior customer experience in this space
This session is in English
Arbnor Feka

Digital Delivery Manager
E.ON Digital Technology
Deutschland

15:00

Round-Table Discussions

Round-Table Discussions

Multimodal Conversational Interfaces – Enabling Paradigm Shift in Seamless Customer Experience - Satesh Kumar, Senior Program Manager & Analytics Lead ‑ Conversational AI, E.ON Digital Technology and Arbnor Feka, Digital Delivery Manager, E.ON Digital Technology

Round-Table Discussions

Round-Table Discussions

Multimodal Conversational Interfaces – Enabling Paradigm Shift in Seamless Customer Experience - Satesh Kumar, Senior Program Manager & Analytics Lead ‑ Conversational AI, E.ON Digital Technology and Arbnor Feka, Digital Delivery Manager, E.ON Digital Technology

15:45

End of the Conference with Summary

Book Your Tickets

World Class Unlimited Online Pass

Access the presentations from this conference online as well as hundreds of other case study videos from global business leaders. The videos are full-length and include the PDFs of the presentation. More videos are added each month with new World Class Business Leaders business transformation conferences bringing best practices to you from around the world. Don't lose this opportunity to stay on top of what business leaders currently do and plan for the future to gain a competitive edge. 12 months of World Class Unlimited are included in any of the Conference Passes.

Book World Class Unlimited Online Pass

Supported by Partners such as

Think Tank

As a registered attendee, visit the event’s online think tank where you can see your fellow attendees’ profiles and priorities to get in touch, arrange meetings and collaborate with your best networking opportunities. Also, your conference documentation awaits you in this World Class Business Leaders think tank.

Visit the Think Tank

Contributors

Become a Speaker or Sponsor

We are looking for the best practices that shape tomorrow's world. If you would like to contribute to this event as speaker, please fill out the speaker application form here.

If you have already been in contact with the event organization team and are confirming the details of your presentation, please access the speaker questionnaire here.

Get in front of top decision makers of your field! In total, we expect more than € 100M in budgets attending. To get more information and make your business grow, inquire here.

Downloads

Download additional materials about the conference. You will find flyers, logos, banners, signature templates as well as press releases.

Download Conference Materials

Matchmaking-powered Event Experience and Unique Networking Service

100% embedded into the World Class Business platform.

See who you definitely need to network with.

Manage your networking meetings.

Best practices and experts remain only a click away after the event.

...