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A truly entrepreneurial team of independent thinking personalities.
Disagreement in a diverse and independent team is the key ingredient
In the quest for the best results, disagreement is a good thing. As a team of very diverse and independent thinking personalities, we disagree a lot. We combine the visionaries with the implementers, the finance guys with the sales and marketing people, the experience from legacy with the agility of the new kids on the block. It is always a struggle, oh boy! However, we have always managed to build the right solutions out of the debris of our disagreement. Proper delivery is the ultimate goal, if we haven’t taken a detour, though, apparently things haven’t been thought through.
CONSULTING FROM THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY
We realize that the degree of specificity of our clients' challenges constantly rises. Having slightly above average ideas and solutions is closer to failure than to success. Over decades, we have built the capabilities to integrate and to manage these experts in order to work as embedded part of the Stern Stewart project teams. Our consultants and partners make use of their broad experience and methodological knowledge and deliver project results that integrate specialist’s assessments into independent, critical assessed and holistic consulting solutions. As the center of gravity, we guarantee to reduce complexity for the client by identifying and selecting the right expertise out of the open universe of know-how.
But we all belong to one truly entrepreneurial team and this team has gravitiy – it is addictive. It has the power to pull people in.
For over a decade, Gregor Waller has been advising international media companies on the development of their digital strategy and the transformation of their business models into the digital age. His main topics are currently paid content, paid web and the development of a digital strategy as well as digital product portfolios.
Prof. Dr. Herbert Kohler has more than 40 years with OEMs in the automotive industry and is an expert for future mobility solutions and advanced engineering. As Head of the "Research and Advance Development" Division at Daimler he was responsible for the further development of mobility solutions and as Head of the "E-Drive and Future Mobility" unit he was responsible for the development of the electric and hydrogen battery.
Jozek Gruskovnjak is a successful and creative multilingual technology leader with a 25-year record of global success strategically building high-performance teams and profitable growth in complex multicultural environments. A trusted advisor to some of the world’s largest companies and governments and an expert in leveraging best practice business processes and cutting edge technical solutions to deliver organisations a competitive advantage and foundation for robust growth worldwide.
Urban Wirtz has extensive knowledge in the planning and implementation of complex restructuring projects. His track record in performance management of banks with a diversified business model is outstanding. Urban Wirtz offers strategy consulting for integrated financial and management reporting processes and the financial management of capital market oriented companies.
Tomaz Sesek is an experienced manager and business consultant with a very wide spread of functional know-how and highly versatile yet detailed understanding of digital technologies. He combines a sound understanding of strategic topics with significant operational experience and strong IT system implementation background.
Prof. Dr. Micheal Matoni has decades of experience in production footprint optimization. Furthermore he managed global projects focused on productivity and efficiency improvements and he also has experience in the field of packaging. He holds a PhD in engineering as well as an MBA from degree from GSBA Zurich.
Matthias Anderer is an expert in technology and innovation. He supports executives and managers in leading multinational companies understand the fundamentals and strategic implications of technology trends. His experience builds on closely mentoring over 50 technology startups and over 35 corporate teams within the past six years.
Klaas Vegter is Business Partner for Technology and Innovation Management. He built his career in the lighting industry. After several functions in the R&D (product development, research, R&D project leader, R&D Team Manager), Department Head, he assumed responsibility for R&D in executive roles.
Eric Darras is an senior international B2B manufacturing business leader with 25+ years of experience in Automotive and Flexible Packaging. Delivering strategies enabling sustainable top and bottom line results is his strength. His passion is reengineering multi-site/multi-countries manufacturing processes, restructuring operations and building aligned, motivated teams.
Robert Waalder is a global senior executive leader, a builder and transformer with twenty years of broad cross-functional leadership experience in high tech dynamic international environments. He is a General Manager with leading roles in Procurement, Operations, Business Management and Transformation.
Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger has been Chairman of the Munich Security Conference since 2008 and is also Senior Professor for Security Policy and Diplomatic Practice at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and Honorary Professor at the University of Tübingen. He advises governments, international organizations and companies on political and strategic issues. He is also a holder of the Federal Cross of Merit.
The Munich Security Conference aims to promote trust and contribute to the peaceful resolution of conflicts by facilitating an ongoing, curated and informal dialogue within the international security community. Today, the MSC is the world's leading forum for debate on international security policy.
Twice a year the Peridocal of the Stern Stewart Institute is published. This is a magazine with cutting-edge topics from business and politics. The articles are written by prominent guest authors and offer fascinating insights and completely new perspectives.
John Defterios is CNN Business' Emerging Markets Editor and Anchor. Based in the network's Abu Dhabi bureau since 2011, his reporting focuses on the top business stories from emerging economies, with a specialty in trade, geo-politics and energy.
The Stern Stewart Institute Summit is an exclusive think tank attended by two hundred invited guests. The exclusive circle consists of CEOs, board members, entrepreneurs, economists and politicians. The Summit takes place annually in September at Schloss Elmau.
Stern Stewart publishes various studies on topics that move the business world. Thanks to years of experience and deep insights into the processes, the publications offer real added value and show how to shape businesses. The topics are as varied as our clients are.
As the market leader for enterprise application software, SAP is at the center of today's business and technology revolution. SAP helps streamline processes to leverage real-time data to predict customer trends across the enterprise. SAP's mission is to help every customer become a best-run business.
The Technical University of Munich is one of the best universities in Europe. It distinguishes itself through outstanding achievements in research and teaching, interdisciplinarity and talent promotion. In addition, there are strong alliances with companies and scientific institutions all over the world.
The Burkina Faso Institute of Technology creates a striking impact in educating entrepreneurs who are willing to create change. We aim to build future generations of young leaders and professionals in Burkina Faso.
Cisco enables people to create powerful connections in business, education, charity or creativity. Cisco hardware, software and service offerings are used to develop Internet solutions that provide easy access to networks anytime, anywhere. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have led the development of the Internet Protocol (IP) based on network technologies.
Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX is an online learning destination and MOOC provider, offering high-quality courses from the world’s best universities and institutions to learners everywhere. With more than 130 global partners, they are proud to count the world’s leading universities, nonprofits, and institutions as their members.
Team8 is a cybersecurity "foundry” focused on launching companies that solve the hardest problems in cybersecurity today. The Team8 platform accelerates success by leveraging its robust network to form business relations with customers and partners as well as leveraging its unique access to talent to help recruit the best minds for its companies.
OmegaLambdaTec - Data Science Services is a Munich-based Startup that offers advanced data analysis solutions to companies, (smart) cities, organizations and institutions with lots of data but not sufficient expertise to fully exploit the potential of these data.
Industrial, highly scalable AI software solutions for manufacturing, quality control and other important business processes - that is what 5Analytics offers. The solutions integrate seamlessly with existing applications so that AI solutions can be developed and implemented within days.
Ingenics is a multinational corporate consulting firm specializing in the transformation and digitization of business models, products, and processes. They are a partner for all manner of industries, with extensive expertise in strategy advisory, processes and organizational structures as well as know-how for implementation and software solutions. Being an expert and driving force in the field of digital transformation, Ingenics is constantly developing new, innovative Industry 4.0-ready solutions with future potential.
XPERT Consulting + Management takes care of the planning and optimization of existing as well as new production and logistics systems. With their consulting approach - Strategy - Business Case – Implementation, XPERT has implemented very demanding automation projects with measurable success in sectors such as materials, FMCG, food and packaging.
Roboyo wants to create an active part in the design and digitalization of the working world of the future. To this end, they rely on various experienced and internationally awarded software manufacturers. Roboyo works with technologies in the area of Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Personal Robot Assistants (PRA) and Artifical Intelligence (AI).
Palantir is focused on creating the world’s best user experience for working with data, one that empowers people to ask and answer complex questions without requiring them to master querying languages, statistical modeling, or the command line. To achieve this, Palantir builds platforms for integrating, managing, and securing data on top of which applications are layered for fully interactive human-driven, machine-assisted analysis.
ReD Associates ReD is a strategy consulting company based on the human sciences. Their unique approach marries methods from the social sciences and traditional business techniques to provide clients with a clear and comprehensive direction for moving forward.
Mirow&Partner is are a strategic consulting firm that supports clients in addressing their biggest challenges. Founded in 2012, Mirow & Co. has delivered successful projects in a wide range of industries. They have been hired by more than 90% of our clients for further projects after completing the first one.
Port Jackson Partners is a boutique management consulting firm that provides advice to CEOs, boards and executives to help them set corporate direction, define business strategies and develop their organisations.
A management consulting company with global reach and Nordic heritage - Qvartz. From nine offices across Europe, the US and Asia, they serve clients all over the world. Qvartz constantly explores new opportunities to build their company and move things forward.
The international lean management consultancy Staufen AG has been advising and qualifying companies and employees worldwide since 1994. Always ensuring fast and measurable success. In order to leverage the potential available, the consultants establish a lively and sustainable culture of change together with managers and employees.
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