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Expert Talk: Navigating Leadership Between Efficiency and Growth – A Balancing Act

In a dynamic and constantly changing business world, telecommunications companies like A1 Telekom Austria and A1 Group face the challenge of ensuring both efficiency and growth. Balancing the optimization of existing processes with the exploration of new business areas is crucial for long-term success. Leaders must develop innovative strategies to meet the demands of both areas. Technological advancements and adaptability to market changes play a central role in this. Our experts will highlight in their presentations how this balance can be achieved in practice and which approaches have proven particularly effective.

Our Speakers:

  • Mag. Fred Mahringer, MBA Ph.D., Senior Director Human Resources at A1 Telekom Austria
    Fred Mahringer has been Senior Director Human Resources at A1 since July 2020. With a doctorate in business administration, he has had an impressive career at A1, ranging from technical areas in fixed network and mobile communications to the management of portfolio and project management. Fred Mahringer is known for its expertise in agile transformations and strategic HR management.
     
  • Prof.Dr. Wolfgang Güttel, Head of the Leadership & Strategy Research Group at TU Wien
    Prof.Dr. Wolfgang Güttel is a full professor of Leadership & Strategy at the Institute of Management Sciences at TU Wien and Dean of the TU Wien Academy for Continuing Education. His research focuses on leadership, strategic change, and learning in dynamic environments. Before his academic career, he worked as a management consultant and supported numerous companies in strategic change processes.

Details and Registration:

A1 Telekom Austria is a leading communications provider in Austria, which has its origins in the postal and telegraph administration of 1887. After the spin-off from Österreichische Post AG in 1998, the company developed into an internationally successful company with a wide range of services. Executives in the telecommunications industry need to keep an eye on efficiency and growth to overcome challenges such as stagnating revenues and high investment costs for new technologies such as 5G and fiber optics. Our experts share their experience and strategies to overcome this challenge.

In a time when companies have to manage both consumer and business segments, the question arises of how leaders can master the balancing act between efficiency and the development of new growth areas. Our experts will share their experiences and strategies in their keynote speeches and then answer your questions in an open discussion.

Take the opportunity to gain valuable insights and network with other professionals, alumni, and students. Following the presentations, we warmly invite you to a networking session at the A1 Learning Hub.

We look forward to your participation and an enriching exchange.