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Leadership in Times of Exponential Change

About the class

Dreams inspire people to be part of something meaningful and exciting. Details focus attention on the development of new capabilities and accelerate organization-wide transformation. In their critically acclaimed book, seasoned executives Jim Hagemann Snabe and Mikael Trolle plumb the power of dreams to inspire people to be part of something meaningful and exciting and the attention to detail needed to develop new capabilities and accelerate organizational transformation.

Watch this special webinar centering on Leadership in Times of Exponential Change, led by the co-author of “Dreams and Details” Mikael Trolle, CEO of Idonea, and Dr. Helmuth Ludwig, Professor of Practice for Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the SMU Cox School of Business. 

During this webinar, you will learn about a new methodology designed for enterprise leaders to address disruption and innovation that spur rapid change and help you tackle exponential change within your organization. You’ll also learn about the new “Dreams to Details” framework being offered as a course at SMU Cox School of Business, led by Jim Snabe, former CEO of SAP and Chair of the Board of Directors at Siemens, and Dr. Ludwig.

About the Presenter

Dr. Helmuth Ludwig 

Professor of Practice for Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the SMU Cox School of Business​

Dr. Helmuth Ludwig currently teaches as Professor of Practice for Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the SMU Cox School of Business in Dallas, Texas. Helmuth also serves as the Chair of the Board of Circor International, MA, Humanetics, a member of the Board of Hitachi Ltd, Tokyoand on the advisory boards of MI and Zscaler, Inc., CA. Prior to his teaching career at SMU Cox, Helmuth Ludwig was Chief Information Officer at Siemens from 2016 through 2019. He worked at Siemens for nearly 30 years in various capacities in Germany and abroad, including serving as President of Siemens PLM Software and CEO of the Siemens Industry Sector in North America.

Helmuth received his engineering degree at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology before earning a doctorate at Christian-Albrechts-University at Kiel, Germany. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago.

Mikael Trolle

CEO of Idonea

Mikael Trolle is the current CEO of Idonea and the co-writer of Dreams and Details – Reinvent Your Business and Your Leadership from a Position of Strength. Mikael is also a renowned keynote speaker, consultant and corporate advisor, having a unique insight and perspective on leadership, motivation, and engagement.

In 1990, he became the head coach of Denmark’s men’s national volleyball team. He also started guest lecturing at several universities and helped develop the High Performance Leadership Program for CBS Executive. In 2017, he co-wrote Dreams and Details - Reinvent Your Business and Your Leadership from a Position of Strength with Jim Hagemann Snabe. It garnered great success and was named that year’s Book on Leadership by Lederne, a Danish interest organization for leaders and executives.

About Co-Author Jim Snabe:

Jim Hagemann Snabe

Chairman A. P. Moller Maersk

Jim Hagemann Snabe is the former co-CEO of SAP AG. He is now Chairman A. P. Moller Maersk (DK), and Nominated Chairman Siemens AG (D) Vice Chairman Allianz SE (D). He is member of the Board of Trustees at World Economic Forum (CH). With 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Jim Hagemann Snabe is focused on leadership around innovation, digitization and societal progress. In his capacity as a global business leader, Jim is involved in a number of activities focused on societal progress and the role of business in society. 

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