WHAT IS A WORLD CAFÉ?
The World Café sessions are designed to help you discuss with colleagues and peers similar issues and challenges that everyone is facing in the industry.
Not only will the conversation be moderated by an expert speaker, the aim of the session is to find real solutions to real-world problems with the 5 rounds of this session. Share you knowledge during the World Café session and deepen your networking experience!
HOW IS IT ORGANISED?
Based on the theory of the power of collective knowledge, participants are brought together to share challenges and jointly gain new perspectives and develop solutions. 12-15 participants are allocated to the offered World Café session tables. The host (moderator, possibly with co-moderator) of each round table welcomes the guests and briefly introduces controversies, challenging or project-related questions.
After 30 to 35 minutes, participants move to the next table based on the assigned order on their name badge to enter into a new discussion. At the beginning of each new World Café round, the moderator gives a short conclusion of previously discussed aspects and questions emerged. This offers the opportunity to build upon the discussion continuously. Be part of several thematic conversation rounds with changing topics and team constellations – Join our unique World Cafe Sessions!
Product Manager, We.conect Global Leaders
I've steered agile software development projects, guiding them from planning to triumphant launch. My forte lies in fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless project execution. Engaging with global customers has been a pivotal part of my journey, as I've successfully expanded business opportunities and achieved company KPIs. I love the challenging and rewarding role where I can leverage my project management, communication, and problem-solving skills, and contribute to the growth and innovation of the organization.
Global Digital Communications Director, Givaudan
I am an executive with over 20 years of experience in internal and external communications. I had the opportunity to work with international teams in a variety of functions, environments and cultures. I add value to organisations by creating, activating and implementing communications and marketing strategies and initiatives. I am passionate about innovation and making ideas happen!
1. Where will you be on your next day off?
On the beaches of the beautiful Baltic Sea
2. If you could invite anyone to present with you on stage who would it be? (dead or alive)
John Cleese - a man with great humor
3. Can’t travel without
My audio recording device and a camera - today all part of my iPhone
4. Favorite thing to steal from a hotel room
Normally I don't take something with me but I tend to forget USB-cables or earplugs when leaving
5. Attended we.CONECT events
IntraNet Releoaded Berlin 2014
IntraNet Releoaded Berlin 2015
IntraNet Releoaded Berlin 2016
Security Of Things Berlin 2016
VP Customer Management, LumApps
I'm driven by innovation and I practice Digital Transformation since I've started my career (twenty years ago). I've been working in very various transformation projects within the main and largest companies in Western Europe.
Each time, I've been involved at the very beginning of the project to think, design and build solutions. These projects aimed to improve business processes, to reduce costs, to improve user experience, to engage employee, to increase sales or revenue, to enhance customer satisfaction, etc.
I did these transformation's projects as a consultant, as a leader in a large organisation and now an exec in a Saas company. And I now manage the main triggers to really engage a deep transformation with my Customers.
Global Communications Manager, Covestro
Global Internal Communication Manager, HR & Change, Covestro
I have +10 years of experience developing Internal Communication, Change Management, PR and Events in some of the most recognized companies in the world. With that, I could understand how to make a better approach between Senior executives and more than +100 thousand employees.
Deliver a communication culture and build a bond transforms work environment and keep employees' motivation, especially during changing scenarios. I, understand different aspects and the audience's needs to improve competencies to reach company’s goals.
In addition to my journalism expertise, I have a master degree in Marketing and Business Management and a PROSCI Change Management Practioner certification, which allows me to align business and project management aspects and goals.
I´m a team player, organized, committed, highly energized, curious, creative and with great interpersonal skills.
Director Workplace, Zalando
I am a Transformational Leader with 30 years technical and 24 years managerial experience, with the past 10 being in executive management. When seeking to transform, we rely upon a combination of experience, curiosity, trust in ourselves and others, and a willingness to take a leap. This in no way implies a cavalier approach; but rather, an openness to weave together the strengths of the people around you to create a fully imagined vision of “what could be”. No single person will bring the extensive breadth and depth of experience to design and fulfil the transformational aspirations alone. The right leader will question, listen, and challenge the ideas of business leaders and subject matter experts involved in the journey. They will bring their ideas, mentorship, and inspiration to individuals, groups, and stakeholders with the result being an aligned vision, described goals, and a step-by-step integrated roadmap, encompassing all aspects of the business.
Discover a unique hybrid event experience
we.CONECT Global Leaders is a leading business information company, developing and providing virtual business conferences, senior level B2B live events, digital business communities & supporting event technology at the interface between real live business, digital transformation & future technologies & challenges.
Leveraging our expertise and strong relationships with key experts across the globe, we create virtual & live events, content and communities that deliver mindblowing ideas, innovations & opportunities to make your business growth. With over 5.000 companies and 1.5 million business users in our network, we look forward to innovating and bringing together the technology communities and businesses we serve in new and creative ways.
Givaudan is a global leader in fragrance & beauty and taste & wellbeing. We celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with our customers we deliver food experiences, craft inspired fragrances, and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good.
With over 185 locations in 52 countries and over 79 production sites, of which 31 are located in Europe, 13 in North America, 9 in Latin America, 17 in Asia-Pacific, and 9 across South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, we are committed to driving purpose-led growth that makes a positive impact.
Givaudan: Human by nature.
LumApps is a the only intranet packaged solution that allows employees to feel connected to their company and engaged in their work, from anywhere, by delivering a smart, modern digital headquarters where they can design their ideal work experience. LumApps was founded in 2015 to unify the modern workforce through better communication, engagement, and instant access to information. Integrated with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, LumApps intelligently connects people, information, and business applications to empower employees and enhance productivity. The product tailors each experience to the unique needs of the employee, from executives and managers to frontline workers. LumApps is a true SaaS platform, designed to scale to the needs of today’s largest enterprises and is easily accessible across any device or language.
The solutions help companies in Forbes 2000 and Fortune 500 to develop strong cultures and share knowledge across communities.
With over 250 people in 7 offices located on 3 continents, LumApps serves prominent companies like Veolia, Airbus, Valeo, Air Liquide, The Economist and Electronic Arts, supporting more than 4 million users worldwide. To fuel its continued rapid growth and enhance the capabilities of its platform, LumApps has raised $70M in a Series C round in 2020.
Covestro is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. Covestro supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from Covestro are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, cosmetics and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future.
We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland.
Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020.
Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category –offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.
Our position and vision:
- We’re Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle
- Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to more than 50 million active customers in 25 markets; offering clothes, footwear, accessories, and beauty
- Our vision is to become The Starting Point For Fashion.
Our offering:
- Our assortment of international brands ranges from world-famous names to local labels
- Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation, and interaction
- As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners, and friends of our brand.
- Our logistics network with 12 centrally located fulfillment centers allows us to efficiently serve our customers throughout Europe, supported by warehouses in Italy, France, Poland, and Sweden with a focus on local customer needs.
Our beliefs:
- Our ambition is to combine our passion for self-expression through fashion with our unwavering commitments to sustainability and D&I
- We believe that our integration of fashion, operations, and online technology gives us the capability to deliver a compelling value proposition to both our customers and fashion brand partners.