Moving into 2021, we see good progress in the combat against the pandemic, with vaccination campaigns under way and a slowing of infections and hospitalizations in many parts of the world.

Yet there is no let-up of precautionary measures that may be with us for most of the year. We confirm that the 2021 Drucker Forum 2021 will take place on November 17–19 as a “virtual-first event”, i.e. it will be planned as a digital conference with provision for complementary in-person sessions in Vienna on November 18 and 19 that will be fully integrated into the online event as well.
 
For now, the Forum is starting to take shape – see the first batch of speakers and link to the Forum theme below. We suggest saving the date from November 17 through 19 to allow for maximum choice, even though you may not attend every session. Please give us a first indication via our short survey.
 
At a time of crisis and confusion, we will be taking a fresh look at Peter Drucker and his insights in a one-day conference in the run-up to the Forum. It will take place on June 30, preceded by afternoon workshops on June 29. Save the dates and stay tuned – more to follow in the coming weeks.
 
Richard Straub and the Drucker Society Europe Team

 

 

Find an outline of the 2021 Forum theme, along with key questions for the conference to address, on our new home page.
An extended version has been posted on the Drucker Forum blog. It is work in progress: you are invited to provide input and comments.

 

 

They include
Amy Bernstein, Editor, Harvard Business Review; Steve Blank, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University; Maurice Levy, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Publicis Groupe; Ikujiro Nonaka, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University; Muriel Pénicaud, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the OECD; Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author; Behnam Tabrizi, Consulting professor, Stanford University; Zynep Ton, Professor of Practice, MIT Sloan School of Management; Judith Wiese, CHRO, Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG
Find the current list of speakers and chairs here.

 

Defying concerns of online overload, the Drucker Forum 2020 drews up to 2500 concurrent participants (Zoom and livestream combined) for individual sessions. With a choice of more than 40 sessions in three days, there was ample opportunity to engage. Chat was extensively used to comment and ask questions during the sessions. Drawing on this experience, we believe that the full engagement option provides participants with the best possible value in 2021. Our short survey focuses exclusively on online participation. From the responses we will draw five winners of a free pass to the interactive Zoom-based event.
Please take two minutes to take part in our mini-survey.

 

 

 

 

The following videos are available to all with our compliments:
2020 Forum opening
2020 Forum close and announcement of 2021
Clay Christensen memorial sessions
Charles Handy's message
Musical moments

 

Forum Quotes chosen by Eduardo P. Braun.

 

Access to the full video library of the 2020 event is restricted to participants, partners/sponsors and members of the Drucker Society Europe. Apply for membership now and get unlimited access to the library and much more. Visit our membership page for more info.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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