The programme explores how emerging technologies, geopolitics and changing markets are reshaping business strategies, business models and leadership. BI will be responsible for one of the programme's three modules, which will take place in Oslo. Here, international business leaders will explore how companies can turn the transition towards sustainability into a competitive advantage, and how long-term ownership has helped build profitable industries in Norway.
“Technology is advancing rapidly, and artificial intelligence is already transforming how businesses operate, compete and create value. Meanwhile, emerging technologies such as quantum computing could have far-reaching consequences for established industries and the future of business," says Marius Eriksen, Excecutive Vice President at BI Norwegian Business School. And he adds:
"For senior executives, this raises difficult questions. Which technologies should their companies invest in? How can they be used to increase productivity and develop new business opportunities? And how do you lead an organisation through changes whose full implications are still unknown? These are some of the questions the new programme will challenge participants to address,”
New technology calls for new strategies
Through teaching and laboratory visits at ETH Zurich, participants will gain insights into the technologies that could shape the future of business. But understanding new technology is one thing. Using it to build profitable and competitive businesses is another.
Over several decades, Norway has built some of the world's leading companies in the energy, shipping and offshore industries. What has made Norwegian businesses internationally competitive, and what can leaders in other countries learn from their success? These questions are at the heart of BI's module.
“Through lectures and company visits, participants will explore how long-term ownership, innovation and cooperation have helped build profitable industries in Norway. They will also examine how established industrial companies develop new business areas and use industrial transformation to strengthen their competitiveness. BI will draw on its research into family ownership and corporate governance, while giving participants opportunities to meet representatives from Norway's energy and maritime industries,” says Marius Eriksen.
