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MEDIA

Videos, webinars, keynotes, etc.

Shorts

Prevent margin erosion

Torsten R. Bendlin

Small and medium-sized enterprises face the major challenge of having to optimize their cash management and adapt their cost structures to lower margins. To do this, they need to set targets in euros and break them down into specific measures. Ultimately, this can only be achieved through a systematic process and the involvement of managers and employees.

Webinar

Back to German inventiveness

Helene Andreas, Kai Rohwerder, Torsten R. Bendlin

Countering the recession with creativity – German companies have been in crisis mode for many years: COVID-19, supply bottlenecks and shortages, regional conflicts, inflation, interest rate hikes, etc. present them with multiple challenges. There is no improvement in sight – in fact, the situation is likely to continue to worsen.

Keynote

Cradle-to-Cradle – the way forward?

Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart

Sustainability as a driver of innovation could be the model of the future for SMEs. To achieve this, existing business models need to be completely rethought. New materials, new designs, new production processes, new sales concepts—all together and at the same time.

Keynote

How innovation becomes potential

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kortmann

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kortmann researches and develops new approaches for collaborative innovation development in collaboration with international corporations. He argues that every innovation also involves a learning process based on developing confidence in the technological and market-specific potential.

Keynote

PROGRESS OVER PERFECTION

Hanno Höhn, MANN+HUMMEL

MANN+HUMMEL demonstrates how transformation can be achieved effectively: with a clear vision, a structured approach, and a focus on progress rather than perfection. Over 200 initiatives are managed using OKRs – always with a view to achieving concrete results and fostering a culture of personal responsibility.

Keynote

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN TIMES OF GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS

Prof. Dr. Ronald Gleich, Frankfurt School of Finance

Prof. Dr. Ronald Gleich placed the topic of performance management in the current geopolitical and economic context. He showed how companies can find orientation and structure in these times and why management needs to be rethought.

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