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Annual ECLF conference 2017
4th Global ECLF Summit
ABOUT
Boundaries are a fascinating phenomenon, a double-edged sword: They provide identity and as such security, comfort, and orientation. But they are also barriers that constrain us, as they inhibit collaboration and contribute to silo culture and an inward orientation of organizations.
Today, boundaries are constantly challenged through digital transformation dynamics which shake up traditional functional roles and established market and stakeholder relationships. We are in a process of (inter)organizational reconfiguration that requires dealing with boundaries in new and creative ways.
This is a great opportunity as boundaries constitute the essential space where learning and innovation happens, on an individual, organizational, and strategic level. Only if we “play at the edge”, “reach across the aisle”, or “expose ourselves to the unknown”, we can transcend existing paradigms, mindsets, and behavioral patterns.
Approaches such as hackathons, co-creation architectures, start-up incubators, creativity labs etc. are capitalizing on this insight; yet, they often remain alien islands within the dominant operating model of organizations. Facing rigid boundaries of old processes, structures and mindsets, they have a hard time to “cross over” and make a real difference.
The same holds true when it comes to innovating learning. If we want to enable a culture of learnership which is driven by learners and embedded in the business processes of the firm, the learning function must cross the chasm. It must engage in novel ways with internal and external stakeholders to jointly create a collaborative thrust towards a shared accountability for the corporate learning agenda - and reshaping its identity in the process.
This is a difficult and delicate task, requiring courage, political skills, the willingness to give up dear habits, acquire a new mindset, new capabilities, and embark on a joint learning journey with functional peers and the relevant external environment.
Conference Topic Overview
Our 2017 summit is dedicated to shed more light on this big issue by jointly developing a deeper understanding about the nature of boundaries, and ways to design and manage them effectively. Some questions that come to mind in this context are:
- What are the most important stakeholders that L&D needs to deal with if it wants to become an enabler of an ubiquitous self-driven learning culture?
- What kind of boundaries exist between these stakeholders and today's learning function?
- What holds us back when it comes to cross-boundary collaboration?
- Which systems and mechanisms can help foster collaboration across functional/divisional/organizational boundaries? Are they different for the various stakeholders?
- Through which interventions can L&D contribute to a culture of co-creation and cross-boundary collaboration? How can we leverage collaborative technologies in that context?
- How can L&D engage with Strategy, Innovation, IT, Communication, Marketing, and business operations to foster a culture of ubiquitous learning accountability?
- How can L&D collaborate with stakeholders of the extended enterprise (customers, suppliers, regulators, partners, co-opetitors etc.) to jointly drive learning and innovation? Are platforms a solution?
- How can we assure functional expertise and professional identity without paying the price of a silo culture?
As always, we will approach these questions with our traditional mix of member-driven analytical deep-dive and peer-sharing of experiences and perspectives. To extend our dialogue beyond the boundaries of HR, we encourage you to bring along senior colleagues from the areas such as Innovation, Transformation, Strategy, Communication, IT, Marketing or Sales.
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:
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Helmut Schoenenberger, Co-founder and CEO of UnternehmerTUM - one of the world's most recognized innovation clusters that combines cutting edge venture development with Europe's largest Makerspace to create a unique learning architecture - will share with us the cornerstones of its operating model: a complex multi-stakeholder organization that seamlessly bridges the worlds of research, learning, start-ups, government, and large corporates.
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A conversation with Frank Piller, a global thought leader on Innovation Architectures and Customer Driven Value Creation, will provide insights into the value chain dynamics of strategic and organizational innovation, with special focus on the role of the L&D function.
- We will take an in-depth look on Erste Group's approach to innovation in tough industry conditions, with special emphasis on new digital banking initiatives. Partners in conversation will be Andreas Treichl (CEO), Birte Quitt (Head Group Retail Strategy) and Boris Marte (Head of Innovation Hub).
- A cross-functional panel of senior leaders will share their perspectives on collaborating across boundaries, and discuss sucess stories and failures in their efforts to drive innovation, transformation, and learning through multi-stakeholder engagement.
- In our traditional workshop mode, we will also gather in smaller groups to dig deeper into various dimensions of the our topic such as mechanisms for cross-boundary collaboration, internal stakeholder orchestration, leveraging resources outside the enterprise, and more.
- Kai Liebert, head of Siemens' Global Learning Campus, will share with us his efforts to leverage Artificial Intelligence for large-scale personalized learning curation, and the stakeholder dynamics that must be mastered in this context.
- 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 dinner in the midst of the vineyards in the Viennese Woods
LOGISTICS
Event Venue
The event will take place at the new headquarters of Erste Bank Group in the Center of Vienna:
Erste Bank Campus
Am Belvedere 1
1100 Vienna
Austria
The Campus is located in walking distance from Vienna main railway station and only a short 20 minute taxi ride from Vienna international airport. You may also want to take a 20 minutes train to the main station. Please visit the bank's website www.erstecampus.at for more detailed maps and directions.
Accommodation
we have blocked rooms in 2 hotels that are in walking distance to the venue:
ATH Savoyen Vienna (4* | room rate €140)
Rennweg 16, 1030 Vienna | map | website
Phone: +43 (1) 206 33-9109
Direct ECLF booking link: www.austria-trend.at/book/ECLF
15 minute walk to venue | 8 minutes with tram
Star Inn Hauptbahnhof (3* premium | room rate €140)
directly at main railway station | map | website
Phone: +43 (1) 23 59 009
Email for booking: resa.wien@starinnhotels.com
5 minute walk to venue
Please make your reservation directly with the hotel and mention ECLF to receive the special rate. Hotel reservation deadline is June 3, after which the block will be released.
Dress Code
Business casual
Registration and Costs
Please note that this event is restricted to ECLF members and invited guests. If you are not a member and would like to receive an invitation please contact us.
The costs for attending this event are as follows:
- ECLF members: FREE
- guests from member companies (if not included in membership): $1,500
- guests from non-member companies: $3,000
The fees includes all meals but do not include accommodation.
Registration
To register for the event, please click HERE
CONTACT
For questions regarding registration, program, and invitation requests please contact office@eclf.org.
For questions regarding logistics please contact Brigitte Raschka from Erste Group at Brigitte.Raschka-Seidl@erstegroup.com
EVENT CALENDAR
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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.