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Shaping the future instead of predicting it - in the VDMA Corporate Foresight Expert Group we bring together interested companies to exchange experiences, lower entry barriers for foresight as a corporate strategy, and demonstrate new methodologies and best practices. Our goal: sustainability for your company, competitiveness for the future.

Focus topics of the digital spring conference are trend radars, which have now become a trend themselves, and volunteering.

Program highlights:

• Spokespersons of the expert group: Election
  "Foresight as a corporate strategy" becomes authentic through the commitment of company personalities. Our thanks go to Ms. Heike Göggel, spokesperson of the expert group since November 9, 2011, and Dr. Thorsten Andres, Rolls Royce Power Systems, as deputy. The election of a new spokesperson and deputy has been pending for a year and now want to make up for this online. All VDMA members are entitled to vote. Be part of it! There are already candidates who will introduce themselves. 
• Trend radar in the company: Best Practices
  "Foresight as a corporate strategy" can be experienced through good examples. We are pleased to hear from María J. Molina how Greiner has anchored foresight as a corporate strategy [in English]. Greiner AG is a leading global supplier of plastics and foam solutions. With Greiner Technology & Innovation GmbH, the company has its own company for innovation management and technology foresight. 
• VDMA Trendradar digital: Member Coaching
  Last year, we have digitized the VDMA Future Business-Trendradar on the platform "Peacoq". The online tool offers many new possibilities, including an expanded radar graphic. In order to also be able to use these in your company in a targeted manner, we want to show you how to get the most out of Peacoq using use cases. Follow live in the meeting, join in? Register in advance! 
• VDMA Future Business and Startup Machine: Update.
  Peacoq's "digital twin" is the Startup-Radar Dashboard. The topic "Biologization of industry" has gained momentum, not only in the context of our current study! Among others we also inform you about the next planned trend maps and trend topics.

By the way: Best practices from our members are also available "offline" in the VDMA magazine: In issues 01 and 02-2021 you will find the following exciting articles on corporate foresight experiences: 

• 01-2021, pp. 34-35: Aus der Zukunft lernen – vorbereitet sein, mit 7 Begriffen zu Corporate Foresight
• 02-2021, p. 38-40: Nachhaltig innovieren – Ökonomie und Ökologie sind kein Widerspruch

Our links in the new web portal "OneVDMA":
Future Business | Corporate Foresight | Startup-Machine | Newly set up by us: Roadmaps

The meeting addresses innovation managers, foresighters, development managers and decision-makers in corporate practice. It is intended for VDMA members and is free of charge for them (non-members by invitation). The agenda is attached as download. Registered participants will receive the technical details of the online tool in good time before the event.

We look forward to a stimulating exchange of experience and discussion with you!