Agenda Day 2, March 25th, 2026: (see Agenda Day 1) (back to Strategy Execution Event Summary)
09.00 – Opening Remarks from the Chair
09.00 – Data Driven Transformation
· Data governance and a changing of mindset on data
· Dealing with dependency on other departments for quality of sensitive data
· The use of data warehouses and other formats to drive transformation and performance
Maria Zelkovskaya, Business Data Governance Transformation Director, Danone
09.40 – Building Strategy Muscles: A 3-Year Journey from Planning to Performance at Mikrogen:
Why Strategy Muscles Matter
· Year One – Strategic Analysis: Diagnosing the "Patient"
· Year Two – Building the Leadership Team: From Ideas to Ownership
· Year Three – Relentless Commercial Execution: From Plans to Performance
· Lessons Learned – Strategy as a Muscle, Not a Document
Gerald Unden, Managing Director, Mikrogen GmbH
10.20 – Implementing GTM Across a Mature Organisation Looking to Capture New Market Value
Lisa Topliss, Director Strategy & Operations, Ricoh Europe
11.00 - Morning Coffee and Networking
11.30 – Update on the Vision 2026 Company-wide Transformation
As part of the ongoing Fresenius Kabi company-wide transformation (Vision 2026), the challenge is to build a new Operational Excellence program to support the achievement of Technical Operations and Quality goals. This presentation discusses the creation of the functional vision, strategy, and operational plan to maximize the contribution of the manufacturing network to Fresenius Kabi strategic objectives as well as achieve a long-term best in class operational performance.
Marcelo Costa, VP, Head of Operational Excellence, Fresenius Kabi
12.10 – Strategy Execution Journey – Observations and Lessons Learned
· How to align strategy and execution within an international listed group
· Importance of strategy vs. financial results
· Difficulties in cascading strategy
Tom Nijenhuis, CEO, equensWorldline
12.50 – Strategy is a Commodity, Execution is an Art
Patrick Pommerenke, Head of Strategy, Vonovia
13.30 – Lunch Break
14.30 - Leading through Business Transformation. The Human Side of Change
· Explore the defining traits of successful business transformations, with a focus on purpose-driven change and the critical role of leadership
· Uncover the root causes behind transformation failures, highlighting gaps in leadership, execution, and people engagement
· Introduce people-centric strategies to empower change agents, foster engagement, and sustain long-term momentum
Enzo De Santis, Global Transformation Executive, Pharma Company
15.15 - Incorporating ESG into your Corporate Strategy: From Compliance to Competitive Edge: Sustainability as Strategic DNA
· How global trends such as climate change, energy and natural resource scarcity and social issues will challenge your industry
· How our company address ESG requirements with increased innovation and sustainable technologies and products: by investing in R&D, startups & accelerators: even if such technologies are not yet scalable
· How we developed a coherent ESG strategy
Tuuli Lindroos, Manager, Cyber Policy & Research Collaboration, F-Secure
16.00 – Extra Session
16.40 – Closing Remarks and End of Forum
(see agenda Day 1) (back to Strategy Execution Event Summary)