DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN EUROPE – DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OR DISRUPTION? CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENTS

Dear Colleague,

We are delighted to invite you to join us for a discussion @Garages on digital transformation, its challenges and opportunities for business and governments.  

This discussion on 12 December will bring together key market practitioners from different companies and EU officials, to debate about the opportunities and challenges that the digital transformation is bringing to different industries and how Europe can lead the next industrial revolution. If Europe can digitally transform its industries and infrastructure, it can reap massive rewards in growth and job creation — even amidst nowadays volatility. But this will take work and now is the time to go on the offensive, to experiment, to create new offerings and push into new markets.

Key issues to be discussed:

• Cross-border data flows and how they enable making the digital transformation happen.
• Data ownership and access: in such nascent market, is regulatory intervention needed or are contractual agreements fully sufficient?
• App Economies Will Win: software is eating the world - companies that leverage data and the power of the app economy will set themselves up for long-term success.
• Operating Model and Capabilities: how to configure operations for transformation—determining what capabilities, roles, leaders, and teams are needed.
• The Power of Culture: Transformation doesn’t matter unless you’ve got a culture that’s willing and able to embrace it. 

Speakers will include:

• Deborah Sherry, General Manager and Chief Commercial Officer at GE Digital Europe
• Markus J. Beyrer, Director General, BusinessEurope
• Commission Speaker, TBC
• Industry Speaker, TBC

The session will be moderated by Carlos Härtel, GE Chief Technology and Innovation.

We hope you can join us for the debate and look forward to welcoming you on 12 December!

Please RSVP here and reach out for any questions to Cordula.Knueppel@ge.com

WHEN

12 December 2016
Exact time: 11.00
End of session: 12.15, followed by  light lunch

WHERE

@Garages
Square-Brussels Meeting Centre Panoramic Hall
Coudenberg entrance
3 Coudenberg
1000 Brussels 
View on map here