Annual ECLF conference 2016

Back

3rd Global ECLF Summit

Digital Leadership - Digital Transformation:
Corporate Reinvention in the Digital Age

July 4-6, 2016

Bertelsmann Unter den Linden 1
Berlin, Germany

ABOUT

Over the last five years, the transformational dynamics of digitalization have significantly increased. There is virtually no industry that remains untouched by the disruptive change that come with the digital ballgame, and dealing with “digital transformation” ranks on top of the agenda of most of our member companies today.

Digital transformation is a complex topic. It relates not only to the well explored domains of social media, big data, and the new paradigm of marketing communications. What is at stake is the fundamental question how winning firms will compete in the future, and the organizational capabilities that are required to succeed. As the foundations of 20^th century business paradigms continue to erode, corporate reinvention is not optional anymore; it has become a necessity for survival.

With our traditional mix of member-driven analytical deep-dive and peer-sharing of experiences, the 3^rd ECLF Global Summit – our 12^th annual Conference - will provide the opportunity to dig deeper into these issues, looking at questions like business model innovation, the transformational challenges that come with the digital disruption, and the related new (and old) leadership capabilities that are required to cope with all this.

Conference Topic Overview

Our 3^rd Global ECLF summit will take a closer look at this conundrum. To narrow the discourse, we will focus less on the technical aspects of digital transformation but rather on its impact on leadership, strategy, and organization. Questions that come to mind are:

What are the strategic challenges organizations face in light of the dynamics of pervasive digitalization? What are the threats and opportunities that come with the new rules of the game?
What mindset and skill set do business leaders need to capitalize on the opportunities that come with digital disruption? What organizational capabilities must companies develop in this respect?
How can organizations best navigate the treacherous journey towards new business models, revenue models and operating models?
How can this journey be designed as a strategic and organizational learning experience? What are design principles and interventions that can support the process? What are the implications for the role of L&D?
What role can social technologies play to drive and support digital transformation?

PROGRAM

As always, the three days of our summit are designed as a highly interactive and collaborative mix of top level expert input, case studies from our members, and peer-to-peer exchange. Some highlights:

Tim Steigert, Head of Digital Innovation and Strategy GE Europe, will help frame the complex topic of the summit.
We will take an in-depth look on Bertelsmann’s business portfolio transformation, with special emphasis on the successful turnaround of the Music Business and the emerging new digital education business group. Partners in conversation will be Immanuel Hermreck (CHRO), Kay Krafft (CEO Education Group) and Steven Moran (EVP and Head Bertelsmann University, formerly COO Bertelsmann Music Group)
Members from AXA, Cisco, Otto Group, and German Rail, who all are engaged in digital transformation efforts, will share their experience on a panel, relating it to insights from Bertelsmann.
Together with Philipp Gerbert, Managing Partner at BCG who leads the firm's global initiative in digital strategy we will explore how to design successful transformation initiatives by addressing current opportunities while preparing for more fundamental medium- to long-term moves.
A conversation with Philipp Hermann, CEO of etventure, will provide insights into enablers and barriers of digital transformation projects and explore the productive friction between the universe of start-ups and large corporate players.
In our traditional workshop mode, we will also gather in smaller groups to dig deeper into various dimensions of the Digital Transformation Challenge, such as threats and opportunities, leadership mindsets, organizational capability shifts, stakeholder dynamics, and more.
Also, as always, we will have our popular peer-to-peer Focus on Members Issues session...
... and ample time for informal conversation and catching-up, for instance during a Rooftop Dinner and an evening River Cruise through Berlin.

DOWNLOAD DETAILED PROGRAM

LOGISTICS

Venue

Bertelsmann Representative Office
Unter den Linden 1
10117 Berlin | Germany
Venue website Map

Accommodation

Arcotel John F Berlin
Werderscher Markt 11
10117 Berlin | Germany

Tel: +49 30 4050460
email: johnf@arcotelhotels.com Hotel website

Please make your hotel reservation via petra.runschke@bertelsmann.de at the special rate of €156 including breakfast. To receive an ECLF room, bookings must be done through Petra - they cannot be done through direct booking.

Hotel reservation deadline: May 6, 2016

Registration

To register please send an email to office@eclf.org for detailed instructions.
Please note that attendance is restricted to ECLF members and invited guests.

Contact

For questions regarding the program as well as invitation requests please contact roland.deiser@eclf.org. For questions regarding logistics please contact Petra Runschke at petra.runschke@bertelsmann.de

CONTACT

REGISTER

To register please send an email to office@eclf.org for detailed instructions.
Please note that attendance is restricted to ECLF members and invited guests.

EVENT CALENDAR

PREVIOUS SUMMITS

Hosted by member companies, ECLF annual summits are the highlight of the year, bringing together ECLF members from more than a dozen of countries to engage in an intellectually and socially inspiring dialogue which is the hallmark of ECLF's culture.

Each conference is dedicated to exploring a strategic challenge of the practice.