Alex Adamopoulos
Chairman & CEO at Emergn
Alex, a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience, is a proven leader in driving organizational transformation through innovative business practices and technology adoption.
Throughout his career, Alex has navigated diverse landscapes, including high-growth startups, private equity, venture capital, and established enterprises. This multifaceted experience has equipped him with a unique blend of entrepreneurial spirit and deep industry knowledge.
His leadership journey includes senior executive roles at prominent organizations such as EMC and ISC (an Accenture joint venture). In 2009, he founded Emergn, a global digital business firm that has successfully guided hundreds of Fortune and FTSE companies on their transformative journeys.
Under Alex's leadership, Emergn has established itself as a trusted partner, empowering organizations to accelerate change, enhance their capabilities, and achieve sustainable business outcomes.
A recognized thought leader, Alex actively contributes to industry discourse through his writing for Forbes and his role as a Board member of the Drucker Society. He is a sought-after speaker, author, and mentor, inspiring and guiding the next generation of business leaders.
Presentation- KEYNOTE: The Project to Product Journey: Solving Transformation Fatigue Once for All
The importance of project management cannot be underestimated especially since the growth of product-centered operating models and capabilities are top of mind for both Business and IT executives. The phrase 'Project-to-Product' which was first introduced by Gartner has grown into a global initiative and collaboration effort to bring project and product management closer together to help companies solve large-scale change and transformation fatigue. The statistics and research that will be shared prove that this journey is the most important facet for how organizations can overcome stalled initiatives and product tangible, lasting, and measurable value.
PANEL: The Digital Frontier – Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Transform Project Management
This session delves into the transformative potential of technologies like AI, data analytics, and cloud collaboration in project management.
Learn and Apply- WORKSHOP: The dual mindset organization How to grow beyond innovation theatre and failed transformations.
Dual Mindset organizations: ones where the whole operation has two modes. One mode is about inventing the future, we call this “explore”. The other mode is about managing the present, we call this “exploit”. The best organizations seamlessly toggle between these two modes and have operating models that support this duality when it comes to how innovation and the development of products happen.