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EIT ICT Labs Berlin Node
Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7 | 6th floor
10587 Berlin (Germany)
e-Leadership is of crucial importance for companies – especially SMEs and start-ups - and industry to excel in their business operation. For effective e-leadership, the skills required are seen as those which enable people with very strong ICT skills to lead qualified staff from ICT and other disciplines towards identifying and designing business models and exploiting key innovation opportunities. Their success is defined as making best use of developments in ICT and delivering value to their organisations. Demand is growing throughout European industry to improve the quality of e-leadership, covering organisation leadership in ICT innovation to deliver business value. Research has confirmed a significant shortage of e-leadership skills across Europe - a call for action.
The European Commission e-Leadership initiative started in 2013 has focused on the leadership needs of top decision-makers and professional leaders at larger enterprises. These leaders oversee portfolios of both well-defined and emergent innovation opportunities. Successful design and implementation requires developing and engaging highly qualified staff to achieve the target value. With this further initiative on ‘e-leadership Skills for SMEs’ which started in 2014 the Commission is now targeting SMEs and start-ups.
The objectives of the event are to:
This event is targeted at innovative employers especially from SMEs and start-ups, entrepreneurs, current and aspiring e-leaders, professional associations, universities and business schools as well as (especially the morning session) policy-makers interested in promoting digital innovation and developing appropriate national policies and initiatives of different type and in different policy areas.
There is no charge to attend the event. Anyone expressing an interest will be sent a link to the outputs of this event.
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This event is targeted at innovative employers, current and aspiring e-leaders, professional associations, universities and business schools as well as policy-makers interested in promoting digital innovation. There is no charge to attend the event. Anyone expressing an interest will be sent a link to the outputs of this event.
Chairperson: Erik Neumann, Project Lead Software Campus, EIT ICT Labs
12:00 - 13:00 | Registration + Welcome Snack |
13:00 - 13:15 | Welcome and introduction
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13:15 - 13:30 | The European e-Leadership Skills Initiative: Introduction & overview |
European Commission Policies and Initiatives on e-leadership
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13:30 - 13:50 | e-Leadership Scoreboard and National Policy Initiatives |
- e-Leadership Scoreboard - National policies relating to e-leadership and digital entrepreneurship - Initiatives and multi-stakeholder partnerships - Benchmarking and e-Leadership Scoreboard
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13:50 - 14:10 | e-Leadership Education and Training Landscape |
| e-Leadership higher and executive education programmes and general training programmes
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14:10 - 15:30 | Panel Discussion: e-Leadership Policy and Training Requirements |
e-Leadership competences for digital transformation of the economy - Views from the ICT industry
e-Leadership und SMEs – Views from the German ‚Mittelstand‘
e-Leadership Skills Training – Views from a trade union
Digitization of Higher Education - Opportunities and case for action
The current and future role of higher and executive education institutions in e-Leadership education and training
e-Leadership Skills - Views from a provider of scholarships
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15:20 - 15:30 | Summary, Conclusions, Next Steps |
15:30 - 16:00 | Break |
16:00 - 16:15 | Welcome and introduction
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16:15 - 16:30 | Innovation through e-leadership: Skills requirements in SMEs and Start-ups |
- Results from interviews and a European survey of decision makers - Case studies of successful SMEs
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16:30 - 17:30 | Innovation through e-leadership: Successful SMEs – case studies |
Digital transformation in building management: from a traditional product provider to a global player in products and services for building automation
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Skills and people needs of fast growth SMEs
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Level the Playing Field of Education by Offering High-Quality Digital Study
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17:30 - 17:45 | The e-Leadership journey for SMEs and start-ups: Teaching e-leadership and innovation...? |
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17:45 - 19:00 | e-leadership training courses & programmes for SMEs and start-ups |
EIT ICT Labs Master School: Technical programmes with a Minor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Global Business Transformation Manager (GBTM) Master Certification
MOOCs – wie neue Konzepte die Aus- und Weiterbildung verändern
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19:00 - 19:45 | Discussion with speakers and participants |
19:45 - 20:00 followed by | Summary, Conclusions, Next Steps Cocktail Reception |
The event is supported by the EC in the scope of the service contract to promote e-leadership in Europe (LEAD) |
e-Leadership Flyer
You can obtain background research on the e-leadership topic by accessing a flyer at the following web site: http://eskills-guide.eu/documents/
Local organizer contacts:
Erik Neumann: erik.neumann(at)ictlabs(dot)eu
Maren Lesche: maren.lesche(at)ictlabs(dot)eu
Event Secretariat:
Mira Zöller: mira.zoeller(at)empirica(dot)com
Werner B. Korte: werner.korte(at)empirica(dot)com
Event language
The conference language will be English but statements and contributions in German are possible.
Venue
EIT ICT Labs Berlin Node
Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7 | 6th floor
10587 Berlin (Germany)