Malaysia’s digital competitiveness: Time to step up
Investment in digital hardware and a long history as a manufacturer and exporter of high-tech goods has long given Malaysia strong digital fundamentals....
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August 22, 2023 • by Jim Pulcrano in Strategy
While the founders and owners of Tech for Good companies are often driven by the ability to have an impact, day-to-day they face the same challenges that other startups do - finding...
While the founders and owners of Tech for Good companies are often driven by the ability to have an impact, day-to-day they face the same challenges that other startups do – finding investors and customers and learning how to build teams and manage conflict.
In episode three, Franck-Eric Flegbo, CEO of Swiss beverage tech company Drinkotec, which specializes in software and the manufacturing of vending machine equipment for cold drinks, explains how the company’s aim to reduce plastic and improve energy consumption in the sector is helping build relationships with customers.
Flegbo defines success as creating a company that can last for decades and shines a light on the people working hard behind the scenes to make it all happen.
CEO of Swiss beverage tech company Drinkotec
Franck-Eric Flegbo is the CEO of Swiss startup Drinkotec. He took part in the 2022 edition of LeadiNNg to Scale Up and he learned how to grow his company from IMD Faculty.
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management
Jim Pulcrano is an IMD Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management. His current projects include teaching in Lausanne, London and Silicon Valley, research on disruption, and various strategy, networking, customer-centricity, and innovation mandates with multinationals in Europe, Asia, and the US. At IMD, He is Director of the Venture Capital Asset Management (VCAM) program and teaches on the Executive MBA (EMBA), Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP), and full-time MBA programs.
November 3, 2021 • by Arturo Bris, Misiek Piskorski in Videos • 6 min read
Investment in digital hardware and a long history as a manufacturer and exporter of high-tech goods has long given Malaysia strong digital fundamentals....
October 28, 2021 in Videos • 6 min read
Experts air views on Smart City policies since COVID-19, saying citizens’ needs take priority....
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Professors from IMD and Oxford Saïd Business School explore the opportunities and risks presented to executives as they transform their businesses on the road to decarbonization....
October 19, 2021 in Videos • 9 min read
Gilbert Achermann has taken on both roles with the Swiss dental group, giving him an insight into how to make the relationship between the two work well...
October 15, 2021 • by Patrick Reinmoeller in Videos • 5 min read
Despite some ethical concerns, leaders must know how to tap new capabilities to transform their businesses...
October 8, 2021 in Videos • 6 min read
The growing amount of data on diversity, equity and inclusion (DI&E) can help shine a light on gender imbalances in the workplace and pressure companies to alter their behavior. So said panelists...
October 1, 2021 • by Öykü Işık, Michael R. Wade in Videos • 6 min read
There have been two megatrends that have dominated the last decade: digitization and ethics and sustainability, but so far there have been few points of intersection between these two trends, largely because...
September 30, 2021 • by Arturo Bris in Videos • 6 min read
A panel of experts moderated by IMD Professor of Finance Arturo Bris, Director of the World Competitiveness Center, says governments and companies need to build citizen trust in data use....
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