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09/19/2025

Fireside Chat:
PM Under Pressure

Plenary Room

11:00 – 11:45 am

Project management at the limit - why control has had its day and AI is taking over takes over .

Description:

 

Has traditional project management passed its zenith? One thing is certain: speed beats hierarchy, AI often makes better decisions than humans, and rigid control mechanisms slow down innovation. Companies that want to remain successful in the future need to let go - radically. Shantu Bhattacharjee shows why courageous companies should rethink their structures, redefine leadership and utilise the full power of automation - a wake-up call for all those who still believe that the future can be controlled with old rules.

Key Takeaways:

 

✔ Project management was yesterday? - Why traditional structures are not only inefficient, but even counterproductive in today's AI-driven world. How can companies become faster, smarter and more flexible without getting bogged down in bureaucracy? 

✔ Rethink leadership - The classic ‘top-down’ hierarchy is outdated. Sustainable companies rely on empowerment instead of control and create a culture of trust. How can a democratic, mentor-based management structure be established in companies? 

✔ Letting go to win - Why do companies need the courage to relinquish control in an increasingly automated world? AI and automation can speed up decision-making processes - but how can these technologies be integrated in such a way that they support rather than replace people? 

✔ Technology vs. humanity? - How do companies find the right balance between AI tools and human creativity without losing empathy, flexibility and social responsibility? 

✔ Bureaucracy as a killer of innovation - what radical changes in process management are needed to make companies truly agile and future-proof without plunging them into chaos?

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Shantu Bhattacharjee (Germany)

Shantu Bhattacharjee is one of the leading minds in digital transformation. As the founder of ALEKS & SHANTU, he has been advising global brands such as Nintendo, Roche and DeepL since 2008 on how to make companies faster and more agile through automation, AI and radical personal responsibility. His career has taken him from the USA to Dubai and India, where he has developed innovative digital strategies for royal families, ministries and international corporations. His philosophy is to reduce hierarchies, streamline processes and utilise technology as an opportunity. 

Bhattacharjee believes in a new type of leadership that focuses on trust rather than control. As an animal welfare ambassador, he even integrates dogs into his corporate culture - a symbol of his vision: companies must become more humane in order to be successful. A radical wake-up call for all those who still believe in old structures.

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