Change is the only constant
More than 600 people joined the biggest ever line-up of speakers, including Hanneke Faber (President Global Foods & Refreshment at Unilever), Rolf Dauskardt (Owner, Rebel Group) and Felicity Aston MBE (the first woman to cross Antarctica alone) at Rotterdam’s iconic Van Nelle Factory on 4 October 2019.
In a volatile world, the business landscape of the 21st century will be characterised by ever changing trends and events. Participants were challenged by the speakers to look at this changing world from three perspectives; innovation, disruption and philosophy in a variety of breakout session.
The power of purpose
Academics and top speakers Michiel Muller (founder and CEO of Picnic), Marlies Dekkers (entrepreneur and fashion designer), Vincent van den Boogert (CEO of ING Nederland), Shaun Tomsom (entrepreneur, author, world-champion surfer) and Prof. Daan Stam shared their purpose-led approaches – from the disruptive to the innovative – at Rotterdam’s iconic Van Nelle Factory on 12 October 2018. Find out how participants explored how business can be a force for positive change.
Business: a force for positive change
Academics and top speakers including CEO Feike Sijbesma (Royal DSM) and Corien Wortmann-Kool, chair of the board at ABP Pensionfund, shared their perspectives on how business can help tackle inequality, poverty, and climate change at the RSM Leadership Summit 2017. Find out how participants explored how business can be a force for positive change.
The culture of ‘we’ and how to get there
Ideas, experience, research and inspiration for creating an inclusive community in businesses and organisations came out of the 2016 RSM Leadership Summit. They were delivered by an international fashion CEO, by academics who gave their observations from research, and by a satirist who used engaging humour to show the necessity for trust. And why is it important? The concept of inclusiveness and a ‘we’ culture can improve the productivity and opportunities of success for all kinds of organisations.
If you missed the event, we’ve summed it up in our reports, photos and videos of all the presentations, break-out sessions, debates and networking.
‘Staying human’ is part of the leadership survival kit
Speakers:
- RSM Dean Professor Steef van de Velde
- Marijn Dekkers, Bayer AG
- Rob van Tulder, RSM
- Dutch TV journalist Twan Huys
- Dorothee van Vredenburch, NN Group
- Joep Cornelissen, RSM
- Merel van Vroonhoven, AFM
- Lucas Meijs, RSM
Big data: data scientists have the ‘sexiest job’ of the 21st century
Speakers:
- RSM Dean Professor Steef van de Velde
- Ulla Kruhse-Lehtonen, Sanoma
- Riikka Turunen, Sanoma
- Peter Vervest, RSM
- Jens-Peter Seick, Fujitsu
- Roland Schütz, Lufthansa Passage
- Eric van Heck, RSM
- Dutch TV journalist Twan Huys
Leadership Summit sees business leaders showing how to re-invent the future
Speakers:
- RSM Dean Professor Steef van de Velde
- Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh, Ahold
- Pieter van Oord, CEO at Van Oord
- Dutch TV journalist Twan Huys
- Frans van Houten, CEO of Royal Philips
- Paul Smits, CFO at Port of Rotterdam Authority
Value Creation at the Edge of Technology
Speakers:
- RSM Dean Professor Steef van de Velde
- Four high-profile senior decision-makers from the worlds of strategy and technology, innovation and governmental affairs made impressive and remarkable keynote presentations about working at the interface between value creation for business and for people.
The Road to Re-invention
Speakers:
- RSM Dean Professor Steef van de Velde
- Guus Dekkers, Airbus
- Doug Baillie, Unilever
- Christoffel Hiltermann, MSc General Management
- Søren Hansen, IKEA
- Abe de Jong, RSM
- Raoul van Engelshoven, IBM NL
- Meiny Prins, Priva BV
- Sukhbir Jasuja, ITpreneurs
- Diederik Laman Trip, ING Netherlands, Postbank and RVS insurance
- Johan H. Andresen Jr, Ferd Norway
Big data: data scientists have the ‘sexiest job’ of the 21st century
Speakers:
- RSM Dean Professor Steef van de Velde
- Ulla Kruhse-Lehtonen, Sanoma
- Riikka Turunen, Sanoma
- Peter Vervest, RSM
- Jens-Peter Seick, Fujitsu
- Roland Schütz, Lufthansa Passage
- Eric van Heck, RSM
- Dutch TV journalist Twan Huys