THE NEXT NORMAL: ARE YOU READY?

Diverse programming fills this 2 hr general session, kicking off with our very own BYOT Music Sessions. The Sergio Trio gets us started by playing songs that are getting you through your shelter-in-place experience. Pop in your earbuds & relax to some morning tunes while enjoying photos from your friends & colleagues in this unconventional & heartfelt kick-off to evolve720. Upon the close of the opening reception, we are joined by Hexagon’s PPM Division President Mattias Stenberg with a keynote about disruption, transition, & transformation. With his address “How to Survive an Anaconda Attack,” Stenberg will address our state of readiness as an industry. He’ll examine how the crisis exposed cracks in current business models he’s been talking about since taking the lead at Hexagon’s PPM division. He’ll explain how, by accelerating the demise of the “old normal”, we have a historic opportunity to define & create the next normal through digital transformation. Stenberg then joins the audience live for a Q&A session, 720 Seconds with Mattias Stenberg. Mattias will respond to your questions With the close of the question & answer session, Mattias welcomes Mark Bonchek, Founder of Shift Thinking for his take on “New Thinking for the Next Normal.” Bonchek will address how In times of discontinuity, it's not enough to change what we do; we first have to change how we think. Our mental models have grown outdated. Mark Bonchek has been a pioneer on the digital frontier since receiving Harvard's first PhD on the topic of social media in 1997. As the founder & CEO (Chief Epiphany Officer) of Shift Thinking, he helps leaders and organizations like Coca-Cola, Hoffman-LaRoche & Capital One embrace new models of change, leadership & value creation. In this engaging & inspiring talk, Mark will share why the challenge of our time is unlearning; how to achieve transformative change & generate exponential results; & why we need to rethink our role as leaders.