The strategy event for managing directors & board members of SMEs
The new success strategies for SMEs
At the Strategy Summit 2025, we will be talking about AI, ecosystems, investment strategies, the human factor and much more.
From strategy makers for strategy makers
Real strategy makers
report from the field
AI
How can new technologies be used in strategy work in SMEs?
Human
How can people become a success factor again in SMEs?
Ecosystem
Why SMEs must rely on ecosystems to secure innovation and growth in the long term
Investments
What investment strategies do successful SMEs use today?
Be inspired by keynote speeches and exchange ideas with other strategists at eye level.
Get your ticket for the Strategy Summit now!
Exclusively for managing directors, board members and heads of strategy from SMEs
Summit Ticket 2025
limited to 100 tickets
- Admission to the Summit
- On-site participation in all lectures
- Directly applicable strategic knowledge
- Catering with food and drinks
- Exclusive gift for all participants
These are our Speakers 2025
Jan Hofmann
Head of Ecosystems & Chief of Staff, Viessmann
Patrik Heider
CEO NFON
Dana Glöß
Board of Directors Caritas Krefeld
Christian Mohr
Managing Director / COO UnternehmerTUM GmbH
Christian Underwood
CEO StrategyFrame®
Philipp Aschmann
Managing Director & Global Head of HR, Aldi Nord
Mirko Mondan
CEO Gebrüder Dorfner GmbH & Co. Kaolin-
and Kristallquarzsand-Werke KG
Sasha Dongowski
CEO Cedura
Robert Wreschniok
CEO TATIN Institute for Strategy Activation
Johann Schmid-Davis
CFO Hörmann Group
Dr. Jonas Steeger
Co-Founder Nordantech
Nico Zeifang
Partner, Penguin Capital
More speakers
Will be announced soon
Our supporting program
Admission on 14.05.2025 from 09:00 am
Exciting lectures
Lunch break for networking
More exciting lectures
Concluding the evening together
Agenda
09:00 - 09:30
Check-In
09:30 - 09:45
Intro and Welcome
Christian Underwood (CEO, StrategyFrame), Prof. Jürgen Weigand (WHU)
AI as a strategy in the business model
How is artificial intelligence changing strategy work in SMEs, and how is it itself becoming a central pillar of corporate strategy?
09:45 - 10:30
Talk
StrategyFrame.ai: How AI is revolutionizing the strategy process
Christian Underwood (CEO, StrategyFrame), Sascha Dongowski (CEO, Cedura),
Robert Wreschniok (CEO, Tatin), Dr. Jonas Steeger (Co-Founder, Nordantech)
10:30 - 11:00
Keynote and interview
Dual Strategy: Business model innovation with AI
Patrik Heider (CEO, NFON)
11:00 - 11:30
☕ Food-for-thought coffee break
with the stations StrategyFrame.ai, Market Intelligence,
Strategy Activation, Project Portfolio Management, StrategyFrame.Academy
People as a strategic success factor
How HR strategy creates the basis for sustainable success, especially in times of disruptive change
11:30 - 12:15
Keynote
HR strategy: People centric - Discount driven
Global Head of HR & Managing Director, Discounter
12:15 - 13:00
Keynote
Non-profit strategy: Charity 3.0
Dana Glöß (Managing Director, Caritas for Krefeld and Meerbusch)
13:00 - 14:15
Food-for-thought lunch break
Ecosystems as a strategic growth platform
Why SMEs need to rely on ecosystems to secure innovation and growth in the long term, and how to successfully design such networks.
14:15 - 15:15
Keynote
Ecosystems as drivers of innovation for SMEs
Jan Hofmann (Head of Ecosystems & Chief of Staff, Viessmann)
Panel
Mirko Mondan (Managing Director, Dorfner), Jan Hofmann (Head of Ecosystems & Chief of Staff, Viessmann),
Christian Mohr (Managing Director, UnternehmerTUM)
15:15 - 15:45
☕ Coffee break
Investment strategies for SMEs
Why SMEs need to rely on ecosystems to secure innovation and growth in the long term, and how to successfully design such networks.
15:45 - 16:15
Interview
Independently financing entrepreneurial growth
Johann Schmid-Davis (CFO, Hörmann Industries)
Johann Schmid- Davis, CFO HörmannIndustries
16:15 - 16:45
Interview
Leveraging untapped potential from SMEs with private equity
Nico Zeifang (Partner, Penguin Capital)
Johann Schmid- Davis, CFO HörmannIndustries
16:45 - 17:00
Farewell
17:00 - 19:00
Reception
What you can expect
Meet & greet with experienced strategy makers
Do you still have a strategic question about your medium-sized company? At the StrategySummit you will have the opportunity to speak 1:1 with our experienced speakers.
Exclusive lectures
Strategy is a matter for the boss! All our presentations are relevant for understanding and utilizing current challenges and opportunities for your medium-sized company.
Networking and making valuable contacts
With around 100 selected participants from German SMEs, the StrategySummit is the ideal place for you as a strategy maker to exchange ideas with other SMEs - talk to other strategy makers about relevant topics and make valuable contacts.
our hosts
One thing is certain in these uncertain times: hope is not a strategy. As hosts of the podcast and authors of the book of the same name, it is therefore particularly important to us to demystify the myth of strategy and provide suggestions on how to win with strategic work in these times.
For this reason, we look forward to welcoming you to our StrategySummit on May 14, 2025. In addition to exciting keynotes, panel discussions and workshops, the focus of this unique event will be on exchanging ideas with you and the strategy community - we look forward to seeing you there!
Christian Underwood (CEO StrategyFrame®)
& Prof. Dr. Jürgen Weigand (Chair of Industrial Organization, WHU)
Hosts & Authors of HOFFNUNG IST KEINE STRATEGIE
Impressions from the last Strategy Summit
2024
2023
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