At the invitation of oeconos GmbH, our cooperation partner Magility and VP Bank (Switzerland), around 60 invited guests from business and industry met on 18 May 2017 to exchange views on digitalisation and new business models.
After the guests were welcomed by Antony Lassanianos, CEO of VP Bank (Switzerland), Dr Thomas Gitzel, Chief Economist of VP Bank, explained the effects of demographic change on society in his presentation. In his remarks, he impressively demonstrated the areas in which the changing demographics create an acute need for action, particularly for the economy.
The managing partner of magility GmbH, Dr Michael Müller, addressed current trends in the connected world and gave an outlook on the enormous business potential that will arise in the coming years, among other things through the Internet of Things (IoT). However, he did not leave out the risks of total connectivity, illustrating them with recent cyber attacks – such as the WannaCry attack on Deutsche Bahn – and presenting solution approaches, such as a „Cyber Security Management System (CSMS)“.
After this food for thought, our guests enjoyed good conversations over a flying dinner to round off the evening.
We thank all guests for coming and our partner VP Bank for this successful evening at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.
