Name: Unlocking Software Propositions for Industrial Equipment Businesses
Start: 2022-11-23T15:00:00Z
End: 2022-11-23T15:00:44.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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What you will learn:
• What strategies to adopt to reduce indirect costs and overcome inflationary pressure
• How to reengineer processes to deliver 10-15% tangible savings 
• How these savings can be multiplied through digitalisation
• Why embedding and creating buy-in for these strategies is critical for success

Who should attend:
• General managers and CFO’s tasked with tackling cost rises
• Business strategy specialists looking for new ways to concretely solve inflationary issues
• Operating partners in Private Equity firms searching for better value in their investments

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What will you learn:
• The levels of digital readiness across the Healthcare and Life Sciences sector
• Why digital strategies are essential for every company across the sector
• How to benchmark your business against competitors
• How to create your pathway for digital strategy and support digital innovation opportunities
• Detailed survey findings and insights from companies already pioneering in their field

Who should attend:
• Business leaders looking to maintain their competitive advantage
• CTOs charged with digital transformation in their business
• Private Equity investors interested in understanding the potential for digital transformation in the sector
• Anyone looking for new ways to engage customers and employees

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Hospitals across Europe are faced with a difficult balancing act. Advancing the quality of patient care is a clear priority, but doing so while continuing to battle with increasingly stretched healthcare teams and tighter budgets is piling on the pressure. For suppliers of Medtech, understanding this reality is the first step towards navigating a challenging landscape. Our latest webinar looks at the situation in detail, uncovering the trends impacting the Medtech market, and spotlighting the strategies that Medtech companies need to adopt to build and maintain their position as leaders in this competitive market.

L.E.K. Consulting partners from Europe and the U.S., Andre Valente, Tobias Koesters, Stefan Schrettle, Jean-Guillaume Bayada and Monish Rajpal are your guides – with an update on our European Hospital Study, details of the key trends impacting European hospital markets, and insights into the opportunities for Medtech companies looking to develop a strategy for success.

“Our expertise comes from a deep understanding of the sector – how pharma works commercially, overlaid with an up-to-date understanding of the issues all businesses are facing in the current macroeconomic climate.”
Andre Valente, Partner

What will you learn:
• Insights into the key priorities and challenges for hospital providers
• Understanding the shift towards outpatient care delivery
• How medtechs can position themselves as attractive suppliers for hospitals
• Future trends in sales representative access
• Understanding of what hospitals are looking for from their medtech suppliers

Who should attend:
• Leaders in the medtech industry
• Private equity investors and M&A professionals
• Anyone interested in medtech
• Anyone who works in conjunction with medtech suppliers

Opportunities for Medtech Companies in a Dynamic European Hospital Market

From major customer benefits like the ability to monitor components, plan maintenance, and prevent downtime, to creating the data that can drive research and development and power the drive for better, more profitable machinery – software propositions can create significant advantage and added value to your business. But navigating the path to transform your business requires careful strategic planning. 
Join our experts to learn more about the ingredients for success, and the pitfalls to avoid.

What will you learn:
• The key challenges and how to face them 
• Highlights from our recent survey of industrial equipment businesses navigating this subject 
• The key drivers to accelerate digital propositions 
• Critical success factors and the power of partnerships 

Who should attend:
• Industrial equipment business executives looking to add software propositions  
• Investment professionals with industrial equipment companies in their current and future portfolios 
• Corporate strategy professionals 
• Software business executives focused on serving the industrial equipment sector

Unlocking Software Propositions for Industrial Equipment Businesses

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