1ˢᵗ Alliance – CEEMAN Summit on Management Education: The Hidden Champions, Factors of Development in Rising Economies

Online, October 17, 2023 at 15:00 – 17:00 CET

We kindly invite you to join the 1st Alliance – CEEMAN Summit on Management Education: The Hidden Champions, Factors of Development in Rising Economies. The event is free of charge and will take place online on 17 October 2023 at 15:00 – 17:00 CET. This online event will focus on Hidden Champions research, a global study that was launched under the umbrella of the Alliance of Management Development Associations in Rising Economies. The study will provide critical insights into success factors, market leadership positions, competitive advantages, and key learnings on the path to entrepreneurial success in hidden champions. The concept’s pioneer, Hermann Simon, will deliver the keynote speech. The research will be presented by lead researchel Denis Berberović. Additionally, distinguished researchers will engage in discussions on relevant topics.

15:00-15:10Greetings from the Alliance President
Xavier Ordeñana, CLADEA President
15:10-15:15History and research of Hidden Champions
Danica Purg, CEEMAN President
15:15-15:20Presentation of the Summit’s schedule
Manuel Ortiz de Zevallos, CLADEA Director
15:20-15:40Keynote speech: The Hidden Champions, Factors of Development in
Rising Economies
Hermann Simon, founder and honorary chairman of Simon-Kucher
& Partners
15:40-15:55Hidden Champions Research methodology and actual scope of the
research
Denis Berberović, lead researcher
15:55 – 16:10Discussion on the research issues
Led by Slavica Singer, Head of the Graduate Program in
Entrepreneurship at J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Croatia
16:10-16:30Rising Hidden Champions in China
Xiaobo Wu, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Zhejiang University,
Director, National Institute for Innovation Management, CEEMAN
Vice-President for China
16:30-16:40Leadership of Hidden Champions: From Vision to Communityship
Danica Purg, CEEMAN President
16:40 – 16:50Three Bivalent Performance Factors of Hidden Champions: Ownership,
Organizational Culture and Organizational Governance
Adrian Saville, GIBS Business School (TBC)
16:50 – 17:00Conclusion:
Danica Purg, CEEMAN President
Xavier Ordeñana, CLADEA President and Alliance President