8th Annual ABSL Conference 2017 The Old World Disrupted

VIII Konferencja Związku Liderów Sektora Usług Biznesowych (ABSL) współorganizowana przez Miasto Łódź, największe w Polsce wydarzenie dedykowane branży nowoczesnych usług dla biznesu oraz jedno z najważniejszych tego typu w Europie, odbędzie się w Łodzi w dniach 12-14 czerwca.

Doroczna Konferencja ABSL jest wyjątkową platformą networkingową i, rokrocznie, najbardziej oczekiwanym wydarzeniem sektora nowoczesnych usług biznesowych w regionie Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej.

Od 2010 roku ABSL tworzy niezwykłą szansę do wymiany wiedzy i doświadczeń między osobami zarządzającymi sektorem usług biznesowych na najwyższym szczeblu.

Naszym celem jest stworzenie możliwości interakcji i wymiany pomysłów pośród kluczowych osób wpływających na biznes i politykę, oraz dyskusji nad najnowszymi megatrendami w sektorze i poza nim. Konferencja ABSL każdorazowo gromadzi niemal 1000 liderów biznesu i interesariuszy, co roku prezentując przeszło 100 mówców i panelistów.

2017 8th Annual ABSL Conference 2017 The Old World Disrupted Łódź agenda 13.06.2017

• Welcome and Opening Remarks
• ABSL Summary of the Year
• BUSINESS AND MARKETS
• Plenary session - Global trends in the business services sector. An analyst’s view on the latest market developments, political and technology disruptions, the war on talent and the role of the CEE region.
• Plenary session - Business Models in GBS organizations. Uneasy choices: buy, build or mix ownership? Łódź, Bangalore or Virtual Delivery Centre? Learn how world-class organizations embrace new business models.
• Intro followed by a panel discussion - Smart World. It is all about enhancing life with intelligence to make everyday tasks and processes simple, efficient and enjoyable. What does being smart mean to cities, workplace and the environment?

HUMANS VS ROBOTS

• Presentation - Robots are taking over the world.
• Presentation - Don’t be afraid of the robots.
• The ring - Human vs Robots - who will win the race? Let’s get ready to rumble!

FUTURE TECHNOLOGY

• Plenary session - New technolgies as value drivers in Business Services
• Intro followed by panel discussion - Disrupt or be disrupted. What does your organization need to do to seize the upside of disruption?

FUTURE LEADERS

• Intro presenation followed by panel discussion - Future Leaders. The makeup of the global workforce is changing as millennials take up their
• place and bring with them new skills, experiences, but also expectations.
• Main Keynote Speaker

AFTERNOON NETWORKING ‚LATE COFFEE’

• Gala Dinner with Special Guest Speaker
• ABSL Party

2017 8th Annual ABSL Conference 2017 The Old World Disrupted Łódź agenda 14.06.2017

ABSL Run

MORNING NETWORKING COFFEE

FUTURE BUSINESS Business develops faster and faster every year. What does your organization need to do to seize the upside of disruption?

FUTURE MARKETS Shifts in the political landscape challenge existing ideas about globalization and international business. How are the markets reacting to the black swans and technological disruption?

FUTURE TALENT The makeup of the global workforce is changing as millennials take up their place in the workforce and bring with them not only new skills and experiences, but also expectations. Are you keeping up?

TECHNOLOGY RPA, IoT, AI, VR, AR. These are elements of our everyday lives. How to identify truly groundbreaking innovations that can deliver value?

Internet of Things. Industry 4.0

RPA/Artificial Intelligence

FinTech Blockchain

Big data & Analitycs

BUSINESS MODELS New cross-industry partnerships, everything-as-a service, virtual delivery centers. How prepared is your company to embrace new business models?

• Outsourcing vs SSC vs Hybrid. Make the right choice, have a strong governance.
• Everything as-a-service. Impact on business services organizations.
• Virtual delivery center as a new operating model. Dream of technology leaders or reality?
• Cooperation between corporations and start-ups. Be a partner with your smaller neighbours for your future success.

INVESTMENT CLIMATE The outlook for changes. Are we facing an era of unprecedented obstacles or is this an opportunity to take Poland to the next level?

• Sessions

SMART WORLD The smart wold is all about enhancing life with intelligence to make everyday tasks and processes simple, efficient and enjoyable? What does being smart mean to city, workplace and environment?

Smart cities. How metropolises prepare for the age of drones, power engineering, constructions, and new methods of communication with residents.

Smart workplace. Change your space, change your culture. How to design a perfect office.

Environment. Renewable energy, use of low-carbon solutions, sharing economy.

HR TRANSFORMATION & LEADERSHIP Digital revolution is driving a human revolution. What does it mean to be a leader in increasingly technological, interconnected world? How will the „people function” of tomorrow look like?

• Resource supply chain. How to manage workforce in the most effective and efficient way.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION Different backgrounds, viewpoints, cultures – how to embrace “melting pot” and create the culture of true inclusiveness?

• Turning disruption into opportunity for women and business - Mercer
• Come Closer to Diversity. Case study on ABSL task force -  Karolina Długosz, Capgemini

Elektrownia przy ul. Targowej w Łodzi, Targowa 1/3, 90-022 Łódź