11: Challenges of the digital economy: Pioneer or fast follower
Supported by RHI Magnesita
Adapting and constantly evolving an organisation is critical for its long-term resilience. Nowadays, the speed of change is increasing drastically due to digitalisation. Is it important to lead this transformation or is a ‘fast follower’ approach sufficient? How do businesses, politics and science encounter the digital age?
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MBA Stefan BORGAS
Chief Executive Officer, RHI Magnesita, Vienna
1985 | Graduation in Business Administration, University Saarbrücken |
1985-1987 | MBA, University of St. Gallen-HSG |
1990-1998 | Marketing, Sales and Logistics, Qualitiy Management, BASF Group, Ludwigshafen |
1998-2004 | Various leadership positions, BASF Group, Ludwigshafen |
2004-2012 | Chief Executive Officer, Lonza Group, Basel |
2012-2016 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Israel Chemicals Ltd., Tel Aviv |
2016-2017 | Chief Executive Officer, RHI AG, Vienna |
Since 2017 Chief Executive Officer, RHI Magnesita, Vienna |
Nicolaus HENKE
Global Leader, McKinsey Analytics, McKinsey & Company, London
Nicolaus Henke, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, advises leading companies on improving decision making and performance through advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and end-to-end data enabled transformations. | |
He is global leader of McKinsey Analytics, with more than 2000 analysts and translators and Chairman of QuantumBlack, a company operating at the intersection of strategy, technology and design, acquired by McKinsey in 2015. He is also a member of McKinsey's global Board, the Shareholders Council and a founding member of the Board of the Innovative Healthcare Delivery at Duke Medicine. He serves on the Dean's Advisory Council, Harvard Kennedy School. | |
Nicolaus frequently speaks on big data, analytics and healthcare topics at global fora such as the World Economic Forum and Forbes. | |
He graduated with distinction with a Master’s and Doctorate degree in Business from the University of Münster and holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University. |
Dr. Hartwig LÖGER
Austrian Federal Minister of Finance, Vienna
1984 | Bundesheer inkl. Offiziersanwärterausbildung und Pilotenaufnahmeprüfung |
1985-1986 | Kundenbetreuer, AON Jauch & Hübener Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Graz |
1987-1988 | Versicherungswirtschaft, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien |
1989-1996 | Verkaufsleiter, Allianz Versicherung AG, Graz |
1996-1997 | Assistent der Geschäftsleitung, Grazer Wechselseitige Versicherung AG, Graz |
1997-2002 | Leiter Vertrieb, Stammorganisation Donau Versicherung AG, Wien |
1999-2001 | Internationaler Managementlehrgang (IMEA), Universität St. Gallen |
2002-2005 | Geschäftsführer, UNIQA International Versicherungs-Holding GmbH, Wien |
2005-2011 | Leiter Exklusivvertrieb Konzern UNIQA Versicherungen AG, Wien |
2013-2017 | Vorsitzender des Vorstands (CEO), UNIQA Österreich Versicherungen AG |
seit 2017 | Bundesminister für Finanzen |
Dr. Dorothee RITZ
General Manager, Microsoft Austria, Vienna
1987-1990 | Journalist, Süddeutsche Zeitung |
1987-1994 | Studies, Law, University Munich |
1990 | Journalist, Gruner + Jahr GmbH, Madrid |
1994-1995 | LL.M., Master in European Community Law, University of London |
1995 | Trainee, Bertelsmann AG, Gütersloh |
1996-1997 | Business Manager, Vice President, AOL and Bertelsmann New Media, AOL Bertelsmann Online Europa GmbH and BAG New Media, Hamburg |
1996-1998 | Promotion in European Online Law (Dr. jur.), University Würzburg |
1998-2000 | Director Business Affairs and Member, Executive Board AOL Australia, AOL Bertelsmann, Online Services, Sydney |
2000-2003 | Executive Vice President Bertelsmann Capital, Strategic Alliances & Marketing and Board Member Bertelmann Capital Division, Bertelsmann AG, Munich, London |
2003-2004 | Founding Member, German Xchanging Business, Xchanging GmbH, Frankfurt |
2004-2008 | Director MSN and General Manager, Online Services Group, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, Munich |
2008-2011 | General Manager, Consumer and Online, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH; Member, Executive Board, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH, Munich |
2012-2015 | Senior Director Business Strategy, Microsoft International |
since 2015 | General Manager, Microsoft Österreich GmbH, Vienna |
Mag. Katinka NOWOTNY
Editor, ORF Eco, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna
Katinka Nowotny is an engaged and enthusiastic TV journalist based in Vienna, Austria. She has worked for two decades for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF, reporting and producing documentaries for the foreign news magazine "Weltjournal". Currently she is working for the economics program "Eco". She also regularly produces English-language reports on Austria for CNN "World View". | |
Katinka grew up in Cairo, New York and Vienna. In her professional career, she has repeatedly reported from crisis zones: North Korea, Sarajevo during the Balkan wars, the war in Kosovo, Ground Zero, the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine, and from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. She now specializes in reports on the current economic stories, successful Austrian companies, innovative ideas and personal finance. | |
Katinka studied economics and sociology at the University of Vienna and then received a master`s degree in journalism at New York University. She has worked for ABC News and the German TV network ZDF. Since 1991, she produces and reports for various news magazines at ORF. She has received numerous prizes and awards in Austria and abroad. In 2005, Katinka became started as one of the first women to do her own camera work for her television reports. "The most important point in my job is to show a lot of respect to the people I encounter and to listen carefully to every nuance of their story", she says. | |
Katinka is married to a newspaper journalist and has two children. She loves rowing and mountaineering in her free time. |