Danny Thorniley Informal Business Conversations with Senior Executives in CEE and Russia-CIS Dr. Daniel Thorniley

This hugely enjoyable and informative third episode of our 2022 informal business conversations is with Johan Vanderplaetse, Senior Vice-President, Industrial Automation, Schneider Electric.

We started with a discussion of the Russian market and what Johan’s company has experienced: fascinating insights. The rest and majority of our discussion revolved around global business trends and key drivers of business in EMEA but also China. Johan went into depth on topics of supply chain, digitalisation strategy, logistics and localisation which, of course, are all key, critical issues facing all of us.

I am pleased to say that Johan Vanderplaetse will make himself available again later this autumn when we will focus more on global energy trends and greenification and renewables and the role of digitalisation and automation in these developments



This conversation was held on 25-26 August 2022 

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Stefan Van Doorslaer, CEO of Ahlers, is the protagonist of our second informal business talk of 2022.

We talk about business trends and Stefan shares his own corporate experiences on the key topics of logistics and supply chain. We speak a lot about Russia, but also about generic and universal business issues related to logistics and warehousing.

Stefan Van Doorslaer's insights will give you “food for thought” and help to shape your thinking for the future business environment.

Interview recorded on 11 August 2022

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Our first informal business conversation this year is with Ulf  Schneider, President & Founder of SCHNEIDER GROUP. In this  fascinating discussion we talk about business trends and Ulf Schneider  shares with us his own corporate experiences before and after February  24 but also very helpful insights into strategic thinking and how to  shape your thinking for the future business environment.  Ulf also provides some truly interesting insights into the other  non-Russian CIS markets which are increasingly on the business radar  screen.  

Interview recorded on 21 July 2022. Contact: office@dt-gbc.com

In this informal business talk Ralf Krüger, Head EMEA Region, LANXESS Group, Chief Executive Officer LANXESS Central Eastern Europe and Switzerland, draws on his long experience of the industrial and engineering sector in the EMEA region and shares with us his insights into the pre and post Covid business world, discussing with Danny Thorniley the recent business trends but also cautioning about some of the supply chain issues and rising costs which are of key interest to all executives.

This conversation was recorded in October 2021.
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I recently had the opportunity to talk with Philip Gudgeon, Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Group, and I am pleased to share with you the recording of this informal business conversation. 

Philip’s remarks cover a wide range of business issues and look at sectors and business with a strategic eye but also delve into many operational day to day business challenges



This conversation was recorded in June 2021.

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In this episode Sergey Riabokobylko, Executive Partner, General Director, Cushman & Wakefield Russia provides fascinating insights into the real estate and property sector at a global and Russian market level. Sergey also discusses what companies are looking for in their business solutions and explains how his own company had responded to major shifts in business. Whether you have a deep rudimentary knowledge of this sector, Sergey’s allusions to best practice and how to manage corporate trends are hugely helpful.



This business conversation was recorded in May 2021.
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