OVERVIEW

Digital disruption affects businesses across all sectors. Corporate decision-makers have the choice whether they only take the role as followers to preserve their existing business lines in the digital age, or whether they want to become innovators, shaping industry trends and conquering new digital markets. The six modules of the joint 41North ESMT Digital Excellence Program prepare and equip corporate leaders to disrupt their businesses, develop new strategies, introduce organizational changes and pro-actively seize the opportunities digitalization brings to their markets.

  • LENGTH 6 modules, 2 days per month, 5 months in total
  • FREQUENCY Once a year
  • LANGUAGE English
  • LOCATION
    • İstanbul
MODULE STARTS ON
15
March 2025
83 Days Left
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Triple "Crown" Accredited Business School

ESMT Berlin was founded by 25 leading global companies and institutions. ESMT focuses on three main topics: leadership, innovation, and analytics. Additionally, the business school provides an interdisciplinary platform for discourse between politics, business, and academia. Besides its partnership with 41 North Business School in Istanbul, the business school is based in Berlin, Germany, with Schloss Gracht as an additional location near Cologne and a branch office in Shanghai, China. ESMT is a private business school with the right to grant PhDs and is accredited by the German state, AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, and FIBAA.

Program Directors Executive Development Programs, ESMT Berlin

Jens Weinmann is a program director at ESMT Berlin. From 2007 to 2009, he worked as a manager at the economic consultancy ESMT Competition Analysis. Jens’ research focus lies in the analysis of decision making in regulation, competition policy, and innovation, with a special interest in energy and transport. He received his PhD from London Business School in decision sciences.He has been trained in Design Thinking by Hasso Plattner Institute and by the Scrum Alliance in Scrum/Agile methodology.

Bianca Schmitz is a co-director of the Hidden Champions Institute (HCI) and a program director at ESMT Berlin.
She is responsible for establishing new international alliances with other business schools, institutions and networks, such as the Global Network for Advanced Management (GNAM). Her focus lies on agile innovation processes, especially of so-called Hidden Champions. She has been trained in Design Thinking by Hasso Plattner Institute and is a certified SCRUM Product Owner. She studied Regional Sciences of Latin America at the University of Cologne and finished with a diploma. Her focus was on economics and the Spanish language. Bianca worked for three years at the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS), a nonprofit organization based in Cologne, Germany, with branches throughout the world. Bianca’s international profile is supplemented by twoyears of work experience in Spain.

DR. JENS WEINMANN & BIANCA SCHMITZ

About Our Partner ESMT Berlin

Leadership, Innovation, Analytics

From the heart of Europe, we create and impart new knowledge to advance business and society.ESMT develops entrepreneurial leaders who think globally and act responsibly.The research concept of ESMT, developed by the full-time faculty, sets three major research areas which pertain to a certain area of expertise: Leadership, Innovation, Analytics.

Foundation of Leading Companies

ESMT Berlin was founded by 25 leading global companies and institutions including Airbus Group, Bayer AG, Daimler AG, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Lufthansa AG,, Deutsche Telekom AG, E.ON SE, GAZPROM Germania GmbH, KPMG AG, MAN SE, McKinsey & Company Inc., Robert Bosch GmbH, SAP SE, Siemens AG, The Boston Consulting Group, thyssenkrupp AG...

Triple Crown Accreditations

ESMT is a private business school with the right to grant PhDs and is accredited by the German state, AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS, and FIBAA. In partnership with 41 North Business School, ESMT is bringing its triple crown accredited education knowhow to Istanbul, EMEA & Central Asia.

Unique Global Education Network

ESMT Berlin is cooperating with 41 North Business School in Istanbul for EMEA & Central Asia. In Argentina Buenos Aires with IAE Business School; in Brazil with Saint Paul Escola de Negócios; in China with China Executive Leadership Academy in Pudong (CELAP), the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), Guanghua School of Management, Beijing University Business School; in United States with the Darden School of Business.

Awarding Responsible Leaders

The ESMT Responsible Leadership Award honors extraordinary leadership in promoting responsible business practices. It is awarded annually to an outstanding business figure who has demonstrated a deep commitment to the principles of sustainability and whose actions have inspired others. In 2011 the phenomenon Turkish Woman Leader Güler Sabancı, Chairman and Managing Director of Sabancı Holding was honoured by ESMT.

Practice-Oriented Applied Learning

All ESMT programs are practice-oriented. This means that participants profit from the current state of research being applied in business today, research that can be implemented once participants return to their organizations. Furthermore, the programs provide both the participants and their organizations with fresh perspectives and a solid network of global contacts. In addition, each program is an opportunity to promote and retain valuable personnel.

WHY INVESTING ON DIGITAL EXCELLENCE POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM?

Digital disruption affects businesses across all sectors. Corporate decision-makers have the choice whether they only take the role as followers to preserve their existing business lines in the digital age, or whether they want to become innovators, shaping industry trends and conquering new digital markets. The six modules of the joint 41North ESMT Digital Excellence Program prepare and equip corporate leaders to disrupt their businesses, develop new strategies, introduce organizational changes and pro-actively seize the opportunities digitalization brings to their markets. The sequence of the modules follows the entire process of achieving digital excellence along the development of new products and business models.

The six modules of the joint 41North-ESMT Digital Excellence Program

For lasting business success, corporate decision-makers first have to understand customers’ needs and ideate solutions. Module 1 “Innovation as a corporate Model & Building Digital Strategy” gives them a framework to generate new business models, identify key resources, partners, and organizational prerequisite. In Module 2 “Being Agile/Design Thinking & Corporate Entrepreneurship" introduces Design Thinking as a tool to give a structure to this initial step. In Module 3 "Data Driven Organisations" participants learn how to use basic data analytics to test their assumptions and to derive decisions from quantitative insights. Module 4 “Understanding Leadership in a digital world & Being a leader in digital world" participants learn about how to lead in a digital environment by building an adequate organizational structure and by applying new ways of working together. Module 5 "Understanding existing business models & AI in business apps" encourages participants to embrace new technologies such as Blockchain, AI and Cybersecurity for internal use and for new businesses ideas while Module 6 “Bringing Technology to the market & Successfully implementing Digital Transformation Projects" is a practice session exercising participants bringing their ideas to market.

Post-Graduate Certificate of Proving Your Digital Leadership

ESMT Berlin and 41 North Business School in cooperation with ESMT Berlin offers the Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Excellence for CxO's covering managing Innovation & technology. This , university-level certificates awarded by ESMT with 41 North Business School and ESMT Berlin to serves as a formal recognition of the a participant’s professional development and reshape the digitization leadership skillsets academically.

The Digital Excellence Post-Graduate Program is designed for both functional managers up to to general managers who is lare looking for the right path of transforming their business digitally as well as those looking to focus on special topics such as innovation, data analytics, blockchain, agile processes and to build on existing knowledge in digital transformation as well as to master in 2 main topics as driving strategic innovation and leading digital business transformation.

LEARNING EXPERIENCE

WHO ATTENDS?

Digital Excellence Post-Graduate Program is designed for a current CxO and a future CxO who is looking for the right path of transforming their business digitally as well as those looking to focus on special topics such as Innovation, Data, Blockchain, Agility and build on existing knowledge in Digital transformation as well as to master in 2 main topics as Driving Strategic Innovation and Leading Digital Business Transformation.

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WHAT YOU LEARN?

ESMT Berlin41 North Business School in partnership with 41 North Business SchoolESMT Berlin offers high-quality “digital transformation focused” manager development programs in a short time frame, building upon experience and success. Participants are able to translate what they have learned into action as soon as they return to their companies.

All modules incorporate the latest teaching methods, which integrate lectures, case discussions, simulations, action-based learning, creative interventions, group work, and discussions with ESMT & 41 North Business School and ESMT Berlin. Since peer-to-peer dialogue is an integral part of our high-impact learning process, participants with similar experiences and interests are selected for each program to ensure maximum group synergies and exchange of experiences.

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HOW YOU LEARN?

All modules incorporate the latest teaching methods, which integrate lectures, case discussions, simulations, action-based learning, creative interventions, group work, and discussions with ESMT & 41 North Business School. Since peer-to-peer dialogue is an integral part of our high-impact learning process, participants with similar experiences and interests are selected for each program to ensure maximum group synergies and exchange of experiences.

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TARGET GROUP

10+
Nationalities
25%
Female Participants
10
Avg. Years of Experience
35
Average Age

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Post-graduate diploma candidates are experienced professionals from diverse sectors who display a high level of maturity and intellectual curiosity. Candidates should have excellent written and oral communication skills, and should be open to cultural diversity. Special attention will be paid to a candidate's motivation for an international career.

Entry requirements:
• A Bachelor-level, undergraduate degree in any subject
• At least 5 years of significant full-time work experience, preferably with managerial experience
• English proficiency

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