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
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 - 09:15
Check-In / Registration
09:15 - 09:30
Welcome
Prof. Jürgen Weigand (WHU Chair of Industrial Organization), Christian Underwood (StrategyFrame®) & Andrea Hendrickx (Infosys)
09:30 - 10:15
Keynote
TRENKWALDER's tech strategy for the skills shortage
Mark Pollok (Trenkwalder)
10:15 - 10:45
Impulse
Sustainable strategy work of the hidden champion PFISTERER
Patrick Weng (PFISTERER) & Christian Underwood (StrategyFrame®)
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 - 11:45
Keynote
The new social strategy of e-commerce
Sophie Frères (née Spethmann) (LiSa Social Commerce)
11:45 - 12:15
Panel
How digital strategy making succeeds
Sascha Dongowski (Cedura), Oliver Kern (StrategyFrame®), Swen Göllner (bimanu), Robert Wreschniok (TATIN Institute)
12:15 - 14:00
Lunch break
13:00 - 14:00
4 workshops
2 sessions
á 30min
Workshops
Deep Dive Workshops
1. "Better decisions with Market Intelligence" | Market Intelligence Software | Sascha Dongowski (Cedura)
2. "Impulses for simple data strategies" | Business Intelligence Platform | Swen Göllner (bimanu)
3. "Making strategy simple" | Strategy Software & Academy | Oliver Kern (StrategyFrame®)
4. "Better strategy implementation through strategy activation" | Strategy Activation Platform | Robert Wreschniok (TATIN Institue)
14:00 - 14:15
Impulse
GenAI - From private application to scaling in the company
Florian Estoppey (Infosys)
14:15 - 14:45
Keynote
How DORFNER is revolutionizing chemistry in SMEs with AI
Mirko Mondan (Dorfner)
Current article in the Handelsblatt
14:45 - 15:30
Panel
The human factor: strategy coaching in digital times
Lina Marie Pietras (Purpose.hub), Dr. Marc Sniukas, Matthias Schmitz
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:45
Fireside chat
CANCOM's strategy for the digital evolution of SMEs
Ruediger Rath (CANCOM) & Christian Underwood (StrategyFrame®)
16:45 - 17:00
Summary and conclusion
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Weigand & Christian Underwood
from 17:00
Get-together
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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