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SESSION 4 | APRIL 19, 2023
Innovation in uncertain times - a leader's guide
Discover what innovations will make your company more competitive and how to implement them effectively to be successful. Break through the barriers that block your company's innovation potential!
Christopher B. Bingham
Christopher Bingham is an expert in innovation, growth, leadership and strategy in dynamic markets. He is an award-winning teacher and researcher in these fields. His work has been featured in outlets such as National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, CNBC, Fortune and Reuters. He has been published in prestigious journals, including the Harvard Business Review and the MIT Sloan Management Review. He received the Bullard Faculty Research Impact Award at UNC Kenan-Flagler, given to a professor whose research has had a significant impact on business practice. In addition, he has won the Award for Excellence in Executive MBA Teaching at UNC Kenan-Flagler several times. He has gained industry experience at McKinsey & Company, Deloitte Consulting and Price Waterhouse, as well as at several entrepreneurial firms. He has worked with executives from such companies and institutions as: FedEx, Goodyear, Lenovo, Intel, Skanska, Levi Strauss, Marriott and even the US military (Marines, Navy, Space Force and Air Force). He holds a doctorate in strategy, organization and entrepreneurship from Stanford University. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and an MBA/MA from Brigham Young University, graduating with honors.
Session description
Innovating in an uncertain environment requires a new approach. With Professor Bingham's research, you will avoid mistakes and reduce risks. By applying Professor Bingham's model, your innovation projects will solve real and relevant problems, respond fully to customer requirements, and create solutions that can be delivered in the right way and using the right methods. You will understand how to effectively manage innovation in today's market conditions so that it is an effective tool for competing with a high probability of success. You will gain cutting-edge knowledge from the world's leading authority - Professor Christopher Binghim - that will allow you to translate his tools and methods into solutions that fit your company and your challenges. You will be able to ask our speakers questions about your company and its challenges.
After each keynote, there will be a Q&A session where you will have the opportunity to ask the experts live questions and consult your challenges - both in Polish and English! We encourage you to ask Professor Bingham questions even before the conference.
Thanks to this session:
Dr. Witold Jankowski
President of ICAN Institute
One of the most experienced strategy consultants in Europe. Creator and editor-in-chief of the Polish edition of Harvard Business Review (2003-2020) and MIT Sloan Management Review (2019). Initiator of groundbreaking meetings for Polish business with world management authorities in the areas of leadership and shaping organizational culture. Lectured in MBA programs at business schools in Canada. He conducts development programs for top managers in Poland (Management™, Strategic Leadership Academy™, Personal Leadership Academy™). As a trainer and consultant, he has worked with AstraZeneca, BNP Paribas, Continental, CITI Bank, Goodyear, ING, Shell and Viessmann, among others.
Stefan Życzkowski
Founder, co-owner, long-time president of Astor, Chairman of the Company's Strategic Council
He is a member of the Council of the Future Industry Platform Foundation, the Committee on Automation and Robotics of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Business Centre Club. Since October 2020, he has been active as Chairman of the Supervisory Board in the Employers' Association Forum for Automation and Robotics of Poland. He has been involved in promoting the idea of Industry 4.0 in Poland for many years. He sits in the Business Centre Club Experts' Lodge as an expert on Industry 4.0. He is the author of the ASTOR Technology Index, published in 2019, which determines the development and profitability of a manufacturing company. Winner of many awards and honors. He believes that people are the best capital. In every action he takes, he is guided by the principles of cooperation and building long-term relationships based on mutual respect and trust.
Dr. Patrycja Olchowska
Doctor of international relations, consultant, university lecturer and project manager
For 10 years, he has been advising entrepreneurs on how to create agile strategies and sellable products based on innovation in a dynamic world. She works with the business and scientific communities, improving their communication and increasing the chance of achieving project goals. She holds a PhD in International Relations, graduated from the European Diplomatic Academy program, MANAGMENT 2014 ICAN Institute, certified Lean Office Examiner, KAIZEN Facilitator, Design Thinking (Google).
Andrzej Gajewski
Leader of the strategic project management area of Trans.eu Group SA, certified consultant, coach
He has been involved in project management for more than 20 years. He has implemented more than 50 initiatives of various sizes, mostly related to strategy execution, in industries ranging from IT through finance and banking, construction, hospitality and tourism to manufacturing and logistics. Since 2014, he has been an assessor in the Best Project of the Year - Polish Project Excellence Award organized by IPMA Poland. Vice Chairman of the Lower Silesia Regional Group of IPMA Poland. He combines business projects with Agile and SAFe approaches. He is fascinated by turquoise organizations and Management 3.0.
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