Presentation Panel
Education Unchained
Date Thursday, Nov 23 Time – Room Koepenick I/II
In this panel, speakers will discuss the challenge for education to keep up with reality and and the need for agile and disruptive innovation in the field. Speakers will address the reasons behind the difficulty in innovating in education and draw parallels with challenges faced by companies.
Participants will leave the session with a deeper understanding of the shift towards value based on passion and talent, the competences needed for executives to embrace disruptive innovation, and the competences needed for managers to build agile teams. The main takeaway will be the importance of transforming organizational culture to keep up with the changing world.
Jef Staes
Architect Learning and Innovative Organizations, FeNESTRA BVBA, Belgium
Jef Staes (1956, Belgium) is an authority on learning processes, innovation and culture change. With decennia of professional experience (Engineering Digital Telephony, Training Manager & Corporate Learning Officer), he currently assists CEO’s and Managers to find a comprehensive answer to the changing dynamics of today’s world. He is a passionate & inspirational author, keynote speaker & concept creator. His striking metaphors and stories are guaranteed eye-openers and his thoughts on the future of business and education inspire many. Google 'Jef Staes' or 'Red Monkey' and you know where he stands for.
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Edwin Verlangen
Rector, SG de Langstraat, Netherlands
Edwin Verlangen (1969, The Netherlands) is an experienced dean, director and rector in all fields of education. His passion and talent is developing people and organizations.
He is a visionary, authentic, connecting leader who lets people get the best out of themselves. For him, collaboration is the natural way to help organizations move forward. Good communication skills, creativity and lasting relationships are very important. Strong in the development of a strategic vision with the associated transition processes and leadership development, to change educational institutes from red, hierarchical organizations to cyan, purpose driven innovative organizations (Laloux).
Nicola Vollmar
Learning & Development Consultant, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, Germany
Nicola Vollmar is a a part-time employee at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund (department of computer science and the Institute for the Digital Transformation of Application and Living Domains) and she also continues to work as a corporate Learning and Development Consultant:
She started as a trainer and lecturer in adult education in 2003 while incorporating the experience from her former employments in national and international management contexts. Her portfolio has gradually developed concerning means and methods of learning and she advises nowadays as an Expert on New Learning Technologies and a Certified European E-Learning Manager. A holistic view and the strategic approach to the subject matter is based on her Master degree in Leadership and Management.