Das Innovations-Einmaleins: Der „Diversity“-Faktor
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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheDiversität – von Gender bis Ethnie, von kognitiver Vielfalt bis zu Interdisziplinarität – ist der zentrale Faktor, wenn es darum geht neue, komplexe Probleme zu lösen, kurz: Innovation zu bewerkstelligen. Warum Vielfalt ausschlaggebend für Innovation ist und wo auch Diversität ihre Grenzen hat, erfahren Sie in dieser Abendsession.
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Prof. Annabelle GAWER
Professor and Chair in Digital Economy, University of Surrey, Guildford
| A French citizen, Annabelle is a graduate of MIT and Stanford and Université Pierre & Marie Curie Paris 6. An award-winning researcher, author, and educator, Professor Annabelle Gawer is an expert on digital platforms, and on platform-based innovative business ecosystems. She is a highly-cited author of two books (Platform Leadership, and Platform, Markets and Innovation) and over a dozen articles in top international journals. Annabelle has great experience in teaching strategy, high-tech strategy, digital platforms economics and strategy and innovation, and reliably receives top lecturer evaluations. She consults top management in major international corporations in the US and Europe, as well as to digital start-ups and internet businesses. Prof. Gawer advises the European Commission, the UK Parliament House of Lords, and the OECD on issues related to the future of ICT research directions in Europe and on the question of regulation of online platforms. |
Juliet BOURKE
Partner and Diversity & Inclusion Consulting Lead, Deloitte Australia, Sydney
| Juliet leads Deloitte Australia's Diversity and Inclusion Consulting practice and co-leads the Leadership practice. She has over 25 years' experience in human capital, management and law. Juliet works with Executives and global organisations to improve workplace performance through cultural change, focussing on D&I, leadership and culture. Her latest book, the 2016 bestseller entitled ‘Which two heads are better than one?: How diverse teams create breakthrough ideas and make smarter decisions’, helps leaders understand how to systematically create diverse thinking and take team performance to the next level. |
Silvia BUCHINGER
Director of Human Resources, KUKA AG, Augsburg
| After graduation from technical University in Vienna where she studied computer science Silvia Buchinger has worked in different positions in IT and HR at Alcatel und also lead the IT department. From Alcatel Austria she moved on to Hewlett Packard where she started as HR Director for Austria and later on held various international HR positions. After that she joined Telekom Austria Group with the responsibility to build up a corporate HR function and to implement state of the art HR processes. | |
| Since June 2015 she is leading Human Resources at KUKA AG in Augsburg and responsible for all corporate HR topics. |
MA Jonathan SIERCK
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, 361 Extended Reality GmbH and Inspired World GmbH; PhD Student, University of Munich
| 2013 | Co-Founder, Inspired World GmbH |
| 2014 | BA, Munich School of Philosophy, Munich |
| 2016 | MA, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich |
| 2017 | Co-Founder, 361 Extended Reality GmbH |
| PhD Program under supervision of Prof. Harald Lesch, University of Munich |
Dr. Univ.-Prof. Werner H. HOFFMANN
Head, Institute for Strategic Management, WU - Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna
| 1988 | Sponsion zum Magister der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| 1988-2011 | Geschäftsführer, Österreichisches Controller-Institut, Wien |
| 1990 | Promotion zum Doktor der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| seit 1991 | Gründer und Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter, Contrast Management-Consulting, Wien |
| 2001 | Habilitation zum Universitätsdozenten, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| seit 2001 | Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung, Contrast Management-Consulting, Wien |
| seit 2008 | Professor für Unternehmensführung, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| seit 2011 | Institutsvorstand, Institut für Strategisches Management, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
| seit 2013 | Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats, Österreichisches Controller Institut, Wien |
