MAKING SENSE OF ECOSYSTEMS

As business ecosystems are attracting more and more attention, as well as being implemented by a growing number of companies, how can we most usefully understand and utilize their power? In this opening session Janka Krings-Klebe (co-founder and managing partner of co-shift) provides insights on creating a setup for future business ecosystems drawn from her book Future Legends: Business in Hyper-Dynamic Markets and Raymond Hofmann argues the case for new management models to exploit the full potential of the ecosystem reality. 

HOW MICROENTERPRISES REALLY WORK

Microenterprises have been utilized to dramatic effect at companies including Haier and Fujitsu.  Bram van der Lecq (author of a new book on the Haier model) explores the realities of actually making microenterprises work with input from Vincent Rotger (CSO of Haier Europe), João Domingos (Vice President, Head of Western Europe, Fujitsu) and Sylvia Junhui Guan of Haier.

MOORE ON ECOSYSTEMS

James F. Moore pioneered the study and understanding of business ecosystems. His 1993 article, ‘Predators and Prey: A New Ecology of Competition’ and bestseller The Death of Competition: Leadership and Strategy in the Age of Business Ecosystems created a new agenda for business – and beyond.  In this unique session James Moore will give insights into his latest work and thinking.

ECOSYSTEMATIC: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROCESS TO NAVIGATE, LEARN, AND SHAPE THE FUTURE

Christian Sarkar (founder of Double Loop Marketing) is the developer of ecosytematic, an ecosystem visualization tool.  In this session he will outline three levels of ecosystematic analysis: individual, business, and society—and pose questions which will allow participants to learn about how ecosystematic impacts learning, marketing, innovation, leadership and change.

WHAT MAKES A GOOD GARDENER? MANAGING DIVERSE PARTNERS IN AN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Collaboration between diverse partners, facilitated by digital technologies, can enable firms to create a diverse and innovative ecosystem. But, how can a firm be a good “gardener” of such an ecosystem? How can ecosystem leaders establish an effective and collaborative relationship with diverse partners in innovation ecosystems? Karolin Frankenberger of the Institute of Management and Strategy at the University of St. Gallen offers exclusive access to her latest research. A former McKinsey & Company consultant, she is the co-author of The Digital Transformer’s Agenda and author of The Business Model Navigator.

DESIGNING A WINNING ECOSYSTEM

What does it take to create and sustain a successful business ecosystem?  Thinkers50 ranked thinker Michael G Jacobides of London Business School, whose recent articles in Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review and Forbes have helped shape the debate, and Alessandro Di Fiore, founder and CEO of ECSI Consulting, provide their insights based on global research and consulting assignments.

BECOMING A PLATFORM, ENABLING AN ECOSYSTEM

Simone Cicero of Boundaryless navigates the route between platforms and ecosystems, explaining how to connect the market with the organizational model. He is joined by experts from the field and adopters of Boundaryless frameworks: Yolanda Martin (Platform Ecosystem Design Director at Kaluza, OVO Group’s technology platform ecosystem driving the transition to a zero-carbon grid) and Roberto Battaglia (Head of HR at IMI Corporate & Investment Banking, Intesa Sanpaolo).

BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM EXECUTION