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Panelists Christian Mohr, Nicole Gerhardt, Michael Diederich and Christian Haub on stage at the DLD Munich 2024 conference, speaking about managing the rapid pace of innovation in corporations.

How to Master the Innovation Storm

January 11, 2024
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Three top executives from very different business backgrounds share insights on mastering the same challenge: how to successfully manage rapid change, seize the opportunities and avoid the pitfalls of disruptive transformation.

Nicole Gerhardt (o2 Telefónica Germany), Christian Haub (Tengelmann Group) and Michael Diederich (FC Bayern München AG) discuss with Christian Mohr (UnternehmerTUM) how groundbreaking technologies like generative AI impact their businesses.

Watch the video to find out more about embedding innovation into corporate culture and processes; measuring and tracking innovation impact and how to execute on ideas through strong leadership, without getting distracted amidst global crises.

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Michael Diederich

FC Bayern München AG
Portrait photo of Michael Diederich, Executive Vice Chairman of FC Bayern München AG.

Michael Diederich is Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of FC Bayern München AG. From 2018 to 2023 he served as CEO of HypoVereinsbank, a unit of Unicredit Group. In this function, he was a member of the group executive committee of the banking group in Milan.

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Nicole Gerhardt

O2 Telefónica
Profile image of Telefonica executive Nicole Gerhardt

Nicole Gerhardt is Chief Organizational Development & People Officer of Telefónica Deutschland Holding AG. Previously she served as Executive Vice President Human Resources at Pro7/Sat1 and held various leadership positions in Human Resources at Vodafone.

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Christian Haub

Tengelmann Group
Portrait image of Christian Haub, CEO of Tengelmann Group, Munich.

Christian Haub is the sole managing partner and Chief Executive Officer of Tengelmann Group, one of Germany’s largest private corporations. Founded in 1867, the Munich-based family company is active in retail, real estate and venture capital businesses across Europe and North America.

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Christian Mohr

UnternehmerTUM
Portrait image of Christian Mohr, Managing Director and CCO, UnternehmerTUM

Innovation expert Christian Mohr is Managing Director and CCO at UnternehmerTUM, Europe’s leading start-up and innovation center. Coming from a family business, he gained more than ten years of experience in responsible positions at one of the world’s leading consulting firms.

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