Future: Innovate & Transform

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM CET

Welcome and Introduction

Attendees are welcomed with a short introduction on the flow of the Conference.

09:30 AM - 10:30 AM CET

Part I: Leading Through Change into Transformation: Winning through Partnerships and Collaboration

Speakers and Sessions: 1. From Stuck To Scale – Learn To Get Unstuck At Any Point In Your Innovation Journey 2. Unlocking Disruptive Innovation - Make It Happen!” 3. Turning A 100-Year-Old Commodity Business Into A Digital/AI Powerhouse

Andrea Kates, Silicon Valley-Based Innovation Advisor, The Conference Board

Harikrishna Kulaveerasingam, Chief Research & Development Officer, Sime Darby Berhad$

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CET

Networking Break

A chance to stretch, grab a drink and connect.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CET

Part II: Leading Through Change into Transformation: Winning through Partnerships and Collaboration

Speakers and Sessions: 1. Lessons From 25 Years of Breakthrough Innovation From Connect + Develop At P&G 2. How The Circular Economy Needs Ecosystems to Enable Action 3. Cutting-Edge Corporate Venturing Toward New Value Creation

01:00 PM - 01:45 PM CET

Part I: Tapping Into New Technologies to Drive Transformation - The Role of AI

Speakers and Sessions: 1. Imagining a Better Human Future Enabled by AI 2. The AI Journey: Where did we take AI in 2023/24, and where will AI take us in 2025/26?

Christian Kromme, International Futurist Keynote Speaker & AI/Tech Expert, Disruptive Innovation Daily

Claudio Truzzi, Senior Fellow and Director, AI Forum, The Conference Board

01:45 PM - 02:15 PM CET

Networking Break

The chance to stretch, grab a coffee and chat with a peer.

02:15 PM - 03:00 PM CET

Part II: Tapping Into New Technologies to Drive Transformation - The Role of AI

Sessions and Speakers: 1. Introducing the Net Curiosity Score to boost your Profitability 2. Your Business Must transform Twice to Survive! The Need for a Complete Re-Architecture of the Nature of your Business, to Create New Value

Rik Vera, Author, Futurologist, Business Philosopher, Coach, The Conference Board Europe

Cristian Paun, Business Designer & Change Maker, DuPont de Nemours International Sarl Switzerland

03:30 PM - 04:15 PM CET

Part I: Unleashing Your People Potential Through a Culture of Learning and Experimentation

Speakers and Sessions: 1. How Has Tata Created a Culture of Innovation Among 300,000 Employees? 2. How The Best Get Better - Unconventional Strategies for Lazy High-Performance 3. Leveraging Ambidextrous Leadership toward Transformation across your full Organization

Ravi Arora, Senior Vice President & Head of Group Innovation, Tata Sons Ltd.$

Paul Rulkens, Program Manager ONE DSM Culture Agenda, DSM N.V.

Maria Velissariou, Senior Fellow, The Conference Board

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM CET

Networking Break

Stretch, grab a drink and connect with peers.

04:45 PM - 05:30 PM CET

Part II: Unleashing Your People Potential Through a Culture of Learning and Experimentation

Speakers and Sessions: 1. It’s not about Tech vs. People, it’s about Tech AND People – Reflections from a People Company 2. Unlocking the organization’s Collective Intelligence – when Diversity meets Inclusion 3. Translating your Organizational Culture of Curiosity and Learning into Outstanding Consumer Understanding

Peter Corijn, Founder & CEO, VUCASTAR Consulting