IN PERSON FORUM
PROGRAM
NOV 18+19, 2021

Information, once scarce and controlled by powerful curators, is now the world’s most abundant resource.  To ensure that our newly data-saturated societies and economies serve humanity well, we must build up some very human strengths—teaching more people to exercise independent powers of judgment, and apply both theoretical and practical common sense.
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Chair
Helga Nowotny Founder and former President of the European Research Council

Speakers
Julian Nida-Rümelin Renowned philosopher (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich), board member, Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation, former state minister, Germany (virtual)
Veronica Kaup-Hasler Executive City Councillor for Cultural Affairs and Science, Vienna

Not everyone is on board with the digital humanism movement. Three challengers make their cases for focusing on other problems of the digital age: inequality, ethics, and privacy.
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Chair
Helga Novotny Founder and former President of the European Research Council

Speakers
Olivier Babeau Professor of management sciences, University of Bordeaux, founder and chair, Sapiens Institute, Paris
Peter G. Kirchschläger Professor of theological ethics, University of Lucerne, director, Institute of Social Ethics ISE
Hannes Werthner Professor Technical University Vienna and Expert for Digital Humanism
Sarah Spiekermann Chair of the Institute for IS & Society Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

Business Leaders briefly describe how their organizations succeeded in recent initiatives to take creativity, innovation , purpose and service to new levels – and how digital changes fit into human-centered transformation
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Chair
Simone Ahuja Founder Blood Orange, a global innovation and strategy firm

Speakers
Maurice Lévy President Publicis Group
James M. Loree CEO Stanley Black & Decker
Maud Bailly CEO Southern Europe,  Accor Group
Patricia Pomies Chief Operating Officer, Globant
Kevin Nolan CEO GE Appliances, Haier Group
Gonzalo Brujó Global President Interbrand Group of Companies

Are we persuaded that a common framework and vocabulary—like digital humanism—could get us closer to building institutions that are higher performing and more humane at the same time? Can leaders, managers, and workforces work toward this vision?
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Moderator
Eduardo P. Braun Leadership educator, Conference Chair
Katharina Moser Online Experience Designer, Conference Host

How does tech enable more human-centric organizations? How can tech enable the formation of ecosystems as industry lines begin to blur? How can tech be used as a superpower for achieving purpose and creating good?
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Moderators
Arne Gast Leader Organization Practice Asia, McKinsey
Melissa Dalrymple Partner, McKinsey

Speakers
John Hagel Faculty Member, Singularity University; Founder, Beyond Our Edge
Jasmine Manet CEO Youth Forever

No longer so distinct, the public and private sector intersect and overlap as they take on complex societal challenges. What could each side do to make the combination work better, and deliver next-generation solutions faster?
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Moderator
Mark Esposito Professor at Hult International Business School; Co-Founder & CLO, Nexus Frontier

Speakers
Christian Bason Public Sector Innovation expert; CEO Danish Design Centre
Marie Ringler Ashoka Europe Leader
Michele Zanini Co-founder, Management Lab
Michael Jacobides Chair of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, London Business School

Many months of pandemic-induced lockdowns pushed certain digital trends dramatically forward—but also forced reflection and action on what people don’t want to lose.
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Moderator
Andrew Hill Associate Editor and Management Editor, Financial Times

Speakers
Mickael Locoh VP Southern Europe & Africa, Steelcase
Ashwini Bakshi Managing Director, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, PMI
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox Founder & CEO, 20-first
Claudia Crummernel VP People & Organization practice, Capgemini Invent

If one phrase endures from 2020-2021, it may be “follow the science!” Managers making decisions in dynamic situations know that’s not always simple, or even possible.
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Moderator
Gabriel Joseph-Dezaize Editor in chief, Harvard Business Review France & National Geographic France

Speakers
Margaret Heffernan Entrepreneur, Professor of Practice, University of Bath School
Philippe Silberzahn Professor, EM Lyon Business School
John Kay Economist; Editorial contributor to FT
Jonathan Brill Managing director of Resilient Growth Partners

What are the limits of smart machines as they relate to the world of work? What are the dangers? What is the potential for progress?
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Moderator
Julia Kirby Senior Editor, Harvard University Press

Speakers
Don Tapscott Digital theorist; Executive Chairman Blockchain Research Institute; Adjunct Professor, INSEAD
Daniel Erasmus CEO DTN, CEO Erasmus.AI / NewsConsole
Erik J. Larson Computer scientist and tech entrepreneur
Helmut Reisinger CEO Orange Business Services

Will technological change force leaders to lead in different ways? How should they be preparing now to navigate the uncertain future?
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Moderator
Johan Roos Chief Strategy Officer, Hult International Business School

Speakers
Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño Executive President, IE University
Patricia Pomies Chief Operating Officer, Globant
Rosanna Sibora Vice President Digital Products & Innovation at Universal Music Group

Leading well is less about who you are than about what you do – and it’s most of all about what problems you focus your team or organization on solving.
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Moderator
Marine Hadengue Assistant Professor at SKEMA Business School & CEO at Fondation Arbour

Speakers
Rita Gunther McGrath Professor, Columbia Business School (virtual)
Alex Adamopoulos CEO, Emergn (virtual)
Falco Weidemeyer Partner, Head of EYParthenon EMEIA
Behnam Tabrizi Transformation expert, Senior Fellow Stanford University
Deepa Prahalad Design strategist and Social Innovator

Many leaders would like to bulldoze the barriers in their highly structured organizations to allow for more ad-hoc, adaptive, and agile approaches. How can they do that while still providing direction, stability, and alignment?
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Moderator
Wolfgang Lassl Associate Partner, Pure Management Group

Speakers
Gina Lodge CEO Academy of Executive Coaching
Christian Stadler Professor of Strategic Management Warwick Business School  
Erhard Friedberg Professor emeritus of Sociology at Sciences Po Paris
Georg Kopetz Co-Founder and CEO at TTTech

Felipe Gomez Devout pianist, renowned peak performance and entrepreneurial mindset expert

Eduardo P. Braun Leadership Educator, Conference Chair
Richard Straub Founder and President Global Peter Drucker Forum