Your company is in the midst of a digital assault? You have started redoing your processes, have begun to develop digital services or to complement existing products with digital features?
You are still wondering how artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and predictive analytics, perceptual computing, connectivity, virtual reality and other trends emerging from Silicon Valley will affect your company?
Yet, it is only a matter of time before the proverbial creative destruction by young upstarts from start-ups, platform-based transactions and the sharing economy will change the pattern of your industry or even eliminate current players?
Join us on one of our Executive Learning Journeys to Silicon Valley or book a Customized Learning Journey for your company!
Be inspired by entrepreneurs and experts that live and work in Silicon Valley and San Francisco and experience the entrepreneurial spirit of the Valley up close and personal.
Expand your personal and professional network by taking part in networking events in the trendy locations of the Valley and by exchanging experiences with Silicon Valley personalities.
Learn more on topics including AI, predictive analytics, platform-based business, VC and the sharing economy from digital experts and during workshops with founders and entrepreneurs.
Get more information on our next trip to Silicon Valley in October 2020.
Stay tuned for more information on our trips in 2021.
Principal & Senior Executive Trainer at Prof. Armbrüster Leadership Services
Thomas Armbrüster is a professor of business administration and knowlewdge management at the University of Marburg, Germany, and the owner of Prof. Armbrüster Leadership Services GmbH. He studied management and mechanical engineering (Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen) at the Technical University of Berlin, holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, worked in leading consulting firms, and was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. He has been an advisor and leadership trainer for companies in the transport, the pharmaceuticals, the automotive, the construction, the software, the health care, the steel, and the media industry. He cooperates with Stanford University, with Mannheim Business School, and with various companies in the Silicon Valley.
Principal & Senior Executive Trainer at Prof. Armbrüster Leadership Services
CEO of miaplaza
Johannes Ziegler is the CEO of Miaplaza Inc., a company headquartered in Menlo Park offering interactive educational content for children ages 5 -12. Prior to Miaplaza, Johannes was the CEO of Synesis Inc, a management consulting firm based in Silicon Valley. Through his work at Synesis, Johannes helped senior executives at major corporations including IBM, Intuit, Microsoft, HP, Netscape, Cisco, 3Com, and Applied Materials improve customer orientation and agility in their organizations. Earlier in his career Johannes Ziegler worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company’s high tech practice, and as a researcher at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business where he co-authored „Survival of the Smartest,“ the book that introduced the principles of „Organizational IQ.‘ Johannes Ziegler has lived in Germany, China, and California. He studied technical cybernetics at Stuttgart University and holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Augsburg University.
CEO of miaplaza
Chair of the Steering Committee at German Accelerator Tech
Ram has over 35 years‘ experience in engineering and marketing management over a spectrum of high technology companies (Enterprise, B2B, B2C) across multiple segments (Big Data, Analytics, IoT, Mobility etc.) Currently he is the Chair of the Steering Committee for the German Accelerator. He was a Venture Partner at Wellington Partners in Munich as the eyes and ears in the Silicon Valley for deal calibration and operations counsel. At Fireclick he was the founding CEO and was acquired by Digital River. Previously he was a member of the executive team at RightPoint (acquired by E.piphany), Red Brick Systems (IPO), Informix, and Hewlett-Packard. Ram’s technical intuition allows him to cut through technology and focus on business challenges crying for elegant solutions. His penchant for solving gnarly business challenges while mobilizing multi-disciplined teams together rapidly to attack new markets is appreciated by organizations he consults with. Ram focuses on delivering results with a unique blend of intuition, discipline and creativity. Ram has post graduate degrees from UCSB and Indian Institute of Science with a bachelors from NITK (National Institute of Technology).
Chair of the Steering Committee at German Accelerator Tech
