EXECyL ICT Forum: The Management Challenges of Digital Transformation

Last Tuesday, 14 February, the EXECyL ICT Forum: Management Challenges of Digital Transformation was held, in collaboration with the ADE (Agency for Innovation, Funding and Business Internationalisation of the Regional Government of Castile and León).

The event took place at the Regional Government of Castile and León’s Business Solutions Centre, where more than 100 executives gathered to learn about and broaden their perspective on how to lead and manage digital transformation for business transformation, guided by a team of highly experienced professionals.

The conference began with a welcome address by the President of EXECyL, Teresa Cetulio Lorenzo, followed by a presentation by our Managing Partner, Emilio del Prado, based on the report *The Management Challenges of Digital Transformation*, which explains the digital challenges facing businesses today and how to tackle them, with his message emphasising the importance of reclaiming the missing link in digital transformation: the executive, the leader who must coordinate this process of digital transformation within organisations.

This was followed by a round-table discussion entitled ‘Tackling Transformation in Castile and León’, with the participation of: Jorge Pérez (Director of ONTSI-Red.es), Juan Ignacio Méndez (Head of HR and lead on Cadielsa’s digital transformation project), Verónica Pascual (CEO of ASTI), Manuel Velázquez (Partner at Expense Reduction Analysts), Eduardo Estévez (Director of Family Businesses in Castile and León) and, as moderator, José Manuel Bernárdez (leader of the EXECyL ICT Forum and IT Manager at Gadea Pharmaceutical Group, AMRI Division). This panel discussion offered a mix of perspectives and experiences, with each participant setting out their vision and offering recommendations for tackling the transformation we are currently undergoing.

The event was brought to a close by José María Ribot, Director-General of the Agency for Innovation, Funding and Business Internationalisation of the Regional Government of Castile and León, who highlighted the importance of digitalisation and Strategy 4.0 in Castile and León.

The EXECyL ICT Forum was a successful, engaging and dynamic event. From early in the morning, the hashtag #forotic was trending on social media, and with each presentation, interaction on social media intensified.

We would like to thank EXECyL for this initiative, which sought to explore the topic of digital transformation in greater depth, and we thank the attendees who made this event such a success.

If you were unable to attend, here is the link to the full video of the event and the presentation given by Emilio del Prado, ‘The managerial challenges of digital transformation’:

You can also download our ebook, The Management Challenges of Digital Transformation, via this link.

Welcome – Teresa Cetulio

Management Challenges of Digital Transformation – Emilio del Prado

Roundtable: Tackling Transformation in Castile and León

Digitalisation and Strategy 4.0 – José María Ribot