[PROGRAM BLOCK] Digitalization and Digital Transformation

There is no single organization in the world today that is not already in the process of digitization. So the question for the managers, business owners, founders, innovation officers and change managers is if they are doing it in the right way and fast enough. And there is no better place to get the answers than in this program block. 

Top experts from the world’s leading organizations, like IDEO, will share with you insights on how to design and execute an effective transformation of your organization.  

Don’t have a PODIM ticket yet? Buy one and join us in hearing what our speakers have to say about digitalization:

Experts who will be your digitalization guides are:

Yicheng (YC) Sun 🔹 IDEO, USA 

Yicheng Sun is a Design Director at IDEO, a global design company, where he leads a multi-million dollar portfolio in digital health and emerging technologies. He collaborates with startups and Fortune 500 companies to create human-centered products that empower personal well-being and unite a fragmented healthcare system. He also advises executive leaders to define realistic product strategy and navigate the creative process, as well as co-teaches a graduate-level course at Stanford.

Matija Nakic 🔹 Farseer, Croatia

Matija serves as the co-founder and CEO of Farseer, a financial planning and analysis SaaS company. Just recently, they got a 1,5 million EUR investment round for further international expansion. Prior to her current role, she spent 2 years at Endava Adriatic as the Vice President of Products, leading a team of product and project managers to deliver premium digital products across mobile and web for clients such as Marriott International, Rosetta Stone, Napster, Wiley, and Penguin Randomhouse.

Jürgen Furian 🔹 HELLO INSIDE, Austria

Jürgen is a seasoned entrepreneur and co-founder of various successful companies. He is the founder of HELLO INSIDE, a company on a mission to lead a new self-care movement that is data-driven, personalized, and rooted in science. He is also a partner at Amiqa and Aggero.

Jürgen is a Venture Partner at FoundersLane, an independent corporate venture builder co-creating digital businesses together with leading global corporations. He was also a co-founder of Pioneers.io.

Lisa Gutu 🔹 Yapily, UK

Lisa is a business executive specializing in Open Finance, Payments and APIs and has been recognized amongst the top 45 Women in Fintech Powerlist 2021. She has been leading new open banking initiatives across Europe with large banks, fintechs and strategic partners for the last 8 years. Currently, Lisa is VP of Sales at Yapily, leading the Business Development and Sales efforts within the EU and helping partners to improve existing business processes and build new innovative products using open banking. Prior to that, she was the VP of Business Development at Trovata, leading the EU & UK business expansion.

Blaž Strle 🔹 BE-terna Adriatic, Slovenia

Blaž Strle is the Managing Director at BE-terna Adriatic as well as a Member of the Management Board at BE-terna Group, a leading European business software company that guides its customers into a digital and connected future. He also worked for several years as a business consultant and has managed several development teams and has been actively involved in the design and development of custom software solutions and services in several companies. 


Another highlight of this program block will also be Demo Studio, where Miha Kožuh from Global DSV – Global Transport and Logistics will showcase a modern concept of »Logistics As A Service – LaaS.

So, when it comes to digitalization, we got you covered!

See you there!

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