• Keynote by Paul Nielsen, CEO of the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh/USA
• Keynote by conductor and consultant Christian Gansch about paralells between orchestras and modern business
• Presentations and discussions about trends and chances of software and systems engineering and strategic process improvement
• Gain insight from top industry experts and speakers and join the lively discussions
  
• Cultivate relationships with peers and join the software development community
• Network with peers and industry leaders
• Best practices, methods and strategies for successful implementation of change
• Cultivate relationships with peers and industry leaders in a pleasent atmosphere. The conference provides an ideal environment for networking and expert discussions

The Technology Forum addresses quality managers, IT executives and IT managers.

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The world around us is changing. Continually. Change is not random, but permeates the daily environment in which companies operate and compete with each other. The rate of changes is becoming increasingly rapid, however. Technological innovations are being developed and development processes improved at ever briefer intervals.

Such continual shifts demand that companies demonstrate a permanent willingness to learn and to embrace change – not only to secure their own existence but also to ensure that the economy and society continue to function. Only those who see and seize the opportunity that change holds can remain fit for the future.

To achieve this, every company needs to develop a strong sense of trust in the positive effects of change. Engineering this change is the central task of any management team. Those at the head of the company must ensure that structures, processes, methods and tools are monitored and steered, and that they are adapted to the changed possibilities and conditions in an efficient way and with minimum risk. Besides this, the company management is also responsible for generating acceptance of these changes among the employees – after all, the workforce is at the center of change. Those leading the company must bring everyone on board in order for change to work.

Are you fully appreciating this responsibility? Do you want to successfully engineer changes in your company? Do you want to motivate your employees to embrace change? Do you want to prevent your company from “going astray” during phases of change?

Then come and visit us on December 2, 2010 at the Technology Forum in Nuremberg. The presentations held by experts and the discussion with the conference participants will show you ways of exploiting the opportunities that permanent change can offer.