Manuel P. Nappo, Director Institute for Digital Business, Head of EMBA Digital Leadership & MAS Digital Business, Member of the Executive Board HWZ University of Applied Sciences Zurich.

Corporate governance has become an ever-increasing challenge in the digital age. This keynote focuses on best practices for successful governance in the hyper-connected world and aims to equip the audience with the knowledge and skills they need to lead their organizations to success. Aimed at both experienced executives and those just starting out, the presentation offers key insights and lessons learned to succeed in the digital world.

The Digital Executive: Staying Ahead of the Changing Times with Effective Leadership.

This presentation focuses on the new concept of the Digital Board and the importance of effective corporate governance and board leadership in today's rapidly changing world. It highlights what makes a digital board effective and offers insights into international best practices for corporate governance in the digital age. The presentation is aimed at board members and senior executives and aims to equip them with the necessary tools and insights to succeed in the digital world.

Talent as a USP in the digital world: the role of board members in the battle for the most valuable resource.

Strategies can be emulated. Capital is readily available. Talent has become the unique selling point of successful companies. A strategic shift in terms of the talent needed and ensuring access to it is required. Boards are not only responsible for overseeing the talent strategy, but also serve as role models for the rest of the organization. This presentation will provide board members, CEOs and senior executives with the knowledge and insights needed to effectively leverage talent as a unique selling point in the digital world.

The Future is Now: Mastering digital transformation through effective management and forward-thinking leadership.

This keynote will focus on how effective management and forward-thinking leadership are essential to successfully navigating digital transformation. The presentation focuses on the key elements of effective management and the concept of exponential leadership, emphasizing how understanding their relationship is critical to success in today's rapidly changing digital world. The presentation is designed specifically for board members, CEOs and senior executives to equip them with the knowledge and skills they need to navigate their organizations through the digital terrain and lead them to a successful future.

More about Manuel P. Nappo

His early sense of trends and the needs of the Swiss business community were evident in the high demand. With the aim of making Swiss companies and their employees fit for the digital future, the Institute for Digital Business was established at the HWZ under his leadership in 2017. Since then, it has been regarded as a Swiss center of excellence for digital transformation and new disciplines in business, law and society. In January 2021, Manuel P. Nappo was appointed to the HWZ Executive Board.

His comprehensive entrepreneurial understanding remains relevant and practical to this day, as Manuel P. Nappo is active as a keynote speaker, strategist, consultant, board member, and entrepreneur in addition to his roles at HWZ. He also co-founded the Digital Festival in Zurich in 2016 and completed the executive program at Singularity University (USA) in 2017.

In 2013, Manuel P. Nappo was awarded the title "Digital Pioneer of the Year" by IAB Switzerland for his significant contribution to digital education and training in Switzerland. In 2015, the Swiss marketing and communications industry voted him "Thought Leader of the Year" in the magazine MK Marketing & Kommunikation.

In the future, Manuel P. Nappo will continue to bring talented people together around the topics of Digital Leadership, Exponential Digital Business and Transformation, Digital Talent, Digital Mindset and Sustainable Digital Business in order to jointly shape an economically, ecologically and socially meaningful future for us all.

Manuel P. Nappo: Disruptive Technologies: Better Decisions with Algorithms.