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WI 2017 conference from February 12-15, 2017 was very successful
On 12-15 February 2017, the time had come: after many months of intensive organization and preparation, the conference on Information Systems (WI), the largest scientific conference of its kind in the German-speaking world, took place at the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland. The Department of Information Systems at the University of Kassel played a key role in organizing this conference: In addition to the main organizers Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister, who was Conference Chair of this conference together with Prof. Dr. Walter Brenner from the University of St.Gallen, and Dr. ChristophPeters as project manager, numerous research assistants from Kassel also contributed to the organization and implementation of this event. Now that the WI 2017 is "history", we can draw a very positive conclusion based on the extremely positive feedback from the participants.
The focus of this 13th International Conference on Information Systems (WI) was the ongoing digitalization of business and society. Under the motto "Towards Thought Leadership in Digital Transformation", numerous high-profile guests from science, business and politics discussed the question of how the digitization of society and the economy can be successfully shaped and what framework conditions are necessary for this. The main speakers included the Mayor of St.Gallen, Thomas Scheitlin, who greeted the participants at the Welcome Reception on Sunday evening (12.02.), Government Councillor Benedikt Würth, who gave a welcoming address on behalf of the Canton of St.Gallen on Monday morning (13.02.), and Audi CEO Professor Rupert Stadler, who gave a speech on digitalization in the automotive industry at the Conference Dinner on 14.02.2017 in the Lokremise. Other prominent speakers at this event included Thomas Saueressig (CIO SAP SE), Marcel Stalder (CEO EY Switzerland), Andreas Reich (Head of Advanced Development Audi Electronic Venture GmbH), Dr. Rolf Hollander (CEO CeWe Color Holding AG) and Andreas Maier (CIO AXA Winterthur).
As part of WI 2017, managers, students and company founders exchanged ideas in formats specially tailored to their interests. A "CIO Dialogue", a "Student Track" and a "Start-up Track" provided insights into various entrepreneurial challenges that digitalization brings with it. Researchers presented new approaches to solving digital problems. Practitioners discussed the management of digital change in companies during the CIO Dialogue.
Further impressions (including photos and videos) of this event can be found at www.wi2017.chand on
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