Open Programme
Driving Digital Transformation
Become the driver of digitalisation instead of feeling driven by new technologies.

In cooperation with

Join ESCP Business School’s Programme on Digital Technologies and gain the power to act in times of technological transformation!

This programme combines the industry expert knowledge of our practice partner wattx on digitalisation with the international highly recognised expertise of ESCP Business School in strategic management and scenario-based planning.

New technologies like AI, Blockchain, Drones and Sensors are widely talked about and influence developments in almost every industry. In this intensive programme, we want to discuss what digitalisation means for you and your company. Together with specialists and industry experts, you will develop future scenarios for your industries. On the basis of theoretical foundations and practical examples, you will examine risks and opportunities. You will develop strategic action plans to constructively use digital technologies in your company, to review business models and to sustain your competitive advantage. With these key elements, you will gain the ability to act in times of technological transformation and to drive digitalisation in your own work environment.

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Driving Digital Transformation tackles the key challenge I had so far, to bring complex strategies of digitalisation into formats to make them applicable to my work and to my team. During the two days I learned the tools to visualise those strategies and to make a difference in our company.

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Tatjana Nebel, Director Innovation at Ricola and participant in July 2019, LinkedIn

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It was very helpful for me to combine theoretical methods with practical topics from day-to-day business.
And networking is a further added value that this programme offers.

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Wolfgang Schlaucher, Product Director Mobile Construction Cranes, Liebherr Tower Cranes and participant in July 2019, LinkedIn

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The programme, especially the visit to wattx, was very inspiring and enriching. Personal networks and exchange with other experts are success factors to master the challenges of digitisation.

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Sladjana Schmidt, IT-Strategy and Transformation Manager at Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall AG, LinkedIn

Benefits for
participants

1

Become the driver of digitalisation in your work environment

2

Gain the ability to act in times of technological transformation

3

Understand the meaning of digitalisation for your company

4

Identify risks and opportunities of digital technologies

5

Learn to strategically integrate those into your company

6

Sustain your own and your company’s competitive advantage

Benefits for
organisations

  • Leverage the positive effect of change by equipping your employees to be the drivers of digitalisation in their and your work environment
  • Apply the participants’ expertise to identify risks and opportunities of digital technologies for your future plans
  • Profit from your employees’ acquired skills and strategies to integrate digital technologies in your company and by that sustain your competitive advantage in the future
  • Benefit from the ability to act in times of technological transformation, which participants of this programme will convey into your company

Agenda programme

Day 1:
The Future of Your Business

9:00-10:30

Introduction: The Next Wave of Disruption Technologies and Challenges for Adaption

  • 5 Exponential Technologies and their effect on the industry
  • Biases, which lead us to wrong assumptions

Lecturer: Prof. Philip Meissner

11:00-12:30

Scenarios for the Future of your Business

  • Introduction to Methods and Application

Lecturer: Prof. Philip Meissner

Lunch
14:00-15:00

Scenarios for the Future of your Business

  • Development of Future Scenarios for your Organisation and Industry

Lecturer: Prof. Philip Meissner

15:30-17:00

Growth Strategies

  • Development of Growth Strategies based on exponential technologies and scenarios

Lecturer: Prof. Philip Meissner

Day 2:
Enabling the Organisation

9:00-10:30

Inspirational Speech by Marius Mrosek (Director of Maschinenraum) and Julius Patzelt (MD at wattx)

11:00-12:30

Application Exercise: Defining Matching Resources

  • Definition and creation of a resource map for the company

Lecturer: Prof. Philip Meissner

Lunch
14:00-15:00

Group Work: Development of an integrated strategic Action Plan Combination of external and internal dimensions into a strategic roadmap for your working environment

Lecturer: Prof. Philip Meissner

15:30-17:00

Group Presentations of Strategic Action Plans with feedback from industry experts

Lecturer: Prof. Philip Meissner, Julius Patzelt (MD at wattx)

Faculty & Speakers

Academic Programme Director

Philip Meissner, Professor for Strategic Management and Decision Making at ESCP Business School Berlin, Academic Director of the Master in Strategy and Digital Business

Philip Meissner

Professor for Strategic Management and Decision Making at ESCP Business School Berlin
Academic Director of the Master in Strategy and Digital Business
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Instructors

Julius Patzelt, Managing Director at wattx

Julius Patzelt

Managing Director at wattx
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Audience:

Managers with a minimum of 5 years of work experience, who want to harness the potential and challenges of digitalization for themselves and their companies.

Fees - €2,490

Contact

Faculty

Learn more about Philip Meissner, academic director of the Executive Education programme in Driving Digital Transformation.

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European Center for Digital Competitiveness

The European Center for Digital Competitiveness was founded at ESCP Europe Business School in Berlin to help bring Europe to the forefront of digital competitiveness and to inspire a responsible application of technology that serves society.

Website: digital-competitiveness.eu/en
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