The ICAN Institute has been
sharing knowledge from reliable and prestigious sources since 1996. Access to
the best world materials and cooperation with famous and recognized experts
resulted in a unique event in 2019 - MIT Sloan Management Review Polska
Congress - Digital Leadership & Technology. The second edition was planned
for April this year. The organizers intended to create a larger, two-day
congress, combined with the fair and even more numerous thematic paths.
At the end of February it was decided to cancelling
the event in the planned formula. News from Asia and the south of Europe about
the speed and ease with which coronavirus is moving to other countries meant
that care for everyone who was to appear at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in
Warsaw on April 21 and 22 won. Were the fears right? Now it is know that
yes. The 2nd MIT Sloan Management Review
Polska - Digital Leadership & Technology was to attract over 800 people,
including foreign exhibitors and famous personalities from around the world.
Online is just the beginning
The MIT SMRP Congress in the new formula is a response
to the current socio-economic situation in the world. Its subject matter will
oscillate around issues that should already bother - and bother -
entrepreneurs. Many companies must immediately prepare for the consequences of
the coronavirus pandemic, the impending crisis and the economic slowdown. This
means the need for greater digitization of processes, products, services and
the very approach to work. That is why the congress will be made available online
for free, and during the event a significant part of the speeches will be
devoted to digital transformation in times of crisis. Witold Jankowski, Ph.D. and president of the ICAN Institute
says:
The main message of the congress
will be a way in which technology can support business in a period of slowdown.
We will discuss many current topics, such as trust and the future of
information in times of crisis or remote work. We want to continue to provide
high-quality knowledge, which is the hallmark of the ICAN Institute, and
introduce MIT SMRP recipients to world-renowned experts.
Witold Jankowski, Ph.D., president of the ICAN Institute
Although MIT Sloan Management Review Polska
Digital Leadership & Technology Congress is moving to the virtual world,
the number of lectures and substantive content will not change much. The theme
of the congress, technology and its application in business are even more
relevant during the crisis.
Ewa Majchrzak, Senior Marketing Product
Manager at ICAN Institute, responsible for the preparation of the congress, underlines:
Every day we will invite participants to
participate in two interactive thematic blocks, carried out between 10: 00-12:
30 and 14: 00-17: 00. The interactive studio will be led by the editor-in-chief
of MIT SMRP Paweł Górecki, and its guests will be, among others, Aleksandra Przegalińska, researcher
in the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program, or Sergei Ikovenko, Professor at MIT and Tufts University, an expert
in the field of TRIZ methodology.
Ewa Majchrzak, Senior Marketing Product
Manager at ICAN Institute
People who previously bought
tickets for an event in the traditional formula have already received access to
other ICAN Institute products in return. The company has recently finished
contacting ticket holders to propose appropriate packages tailored to their
needs.
Famous speakers on standby
The first day of the congress,
April 21, will be devoted to digital transformation in times of crisis as well
as industry 4.0 and innovation. During the second day, experts will focus on
digital transformation models suitable for difficult times and the
technological possibilities of supporting business in times of crisis.
In addition to the aforementioned
speakers, during MIT Sloan Management Review Polska Digital Leadership &
Technology Congress Online, there will also be performances by George Westerman of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, who will talk about technological leadership in times
of crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, or Hans van Grieken, whose lecture will be devoted to the most
important technologies in times of slowdown and crisis. A detailed agenda will
soon be available on the event's website: https://kongresonline.mitsmr.pl/
Congress is a lifebuoy for business
Congress MIT SMRP ICAN Institute
begins a series of activities that are designed to provide Polish entrepreneurs
with a package of practical advice, articles and tools necessary to combat the
crisis. The websites of all products operating under the umbrella of the ICAN
Institute will also soon include webinars, and the trainings for which the
company is known have already been adapted to current events.
A portal with advice will be
launched and a space for mutual support of entrepreneurs, managers and experts
will be created, and partners - companies and the media - offered access to
materials and experts.
More about the changed formula of
the congress and the reasons why it was decided to modify the theme of the
event, says Witold Jankowski Ph.D., in a special video for the media:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yI8wawoHmo
The event will be open to the media, and journalists who sign up for the
congress will receive a package of materials related to crisis management from
ICAN Institute. They will include, among others, the first issue of "ICAN
Management Review" and articles from the collections of "Harvard
Business Review Polska".
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ICAN Institute: The company was
founded in 1996. It conducts activities unique in Central and Eastern Europe,
combining, among others publishing the Polish edition of "Harvard Business
Review" (exclusive license in Poland) with executive education,
consulting, implementation of leading conference projects for high-level
managers, as well as preparation and conducting of partner programs as well as
development of knowledge portals for business organizations. The company also
has a license to publish Harvard Business Publishing Corporation books. The
founder of ICAN Institute is Witold Jankowski Ph.D., and the business partner -
Andrzej Jacaszek.