Once again this year itelligence AG, will host a high-profile meeting in Bielefeld. Once more, the world’s most successful SAP consulting company will offer its modern conference centre as a forum for top speakers from government and industry.
The keynote speaker this year, Joschka Fischer, polarizes opinions as few German politicians can. An influential member of the Green Party and Germany’s first Green foreign minister, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Joschka Fischer will take the floor on the 30th September 2014, at Königsbreede 1 in Bielefeld, at itelligence AG to talk on the subject: “Europe’s economic future in a new globalized world „.
The global markets are undergoing radical change, growing together and requiring innovation. In addition to Asia, the South American countries are becoming increasingly important growth markets. Information technology facilitates the networking of these markets and the individual control options for each company.
As Managing Partner of Haver & Boecker OHG , VDMA-President and Chairman of the Latin America Initiative of German Businesses, Dr Reinhold Festge is encouraging about internalization – when undertaken properly. His advice: „The SME perspective should be to be bold with new markets and innovations“.
The Digital Economy is here and has influenced the high tempo economy, society and everyday life. This has had a significant impact on existing business models. Jürgen Thoma, Chief Information Officer, Testo AG will discuss this in his lecture „The world is getting smaller: The Digital Economy business model“ a possible model for success. Jürgen Thoma says: „Information technology facilitates the integration of markets and individual control over each individual company. Our experience already shows that Industry 4.0 will make a significant contribution here.“
And in her speech: „Unlimited global success: what really matters“ Eva Kienle, Director, KWS SAAT AG will talk about cross-border strategy and planning. KWS is one of the leading plant-breeding companies worldwide. For over 150 years, KWS has been run as a family-sized company, autonomously and independently. In fiscal year 2012/13 it saw sales of over 1.1 billion euros, generated by approximately 4,400 employees in 70 countries.
Dr. Andreas Paul, Executive Director, itelligence AG, will scrutinize the theme of Industry 4.0 in his lecture: “Truth, Poetry and the Future.”
Herbert Vogel, CEO of itelligence AG says: „For me, the Management Forum is always a highlight of the year and also an indicator of the economic sentiment in the region. This year I’m concerned not only about the retrospective ’25 years of itelligence‘ but also with the question ‚What does the future hold for IT‘? ‚Has the cloud reached the SME sector?‘ The answers to these questions will affect our business processes.
Due to the limited number of places, the organizers at itelligence kindly request that you register here.