MBS x WEATHERHEAD
DBA CONFERENCE 2026
  • April 24, 2026
  • 9:15 am - 6:15 pm CEST - Munich Time

DBA Conference 2026

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Conference Schedule

Friday, April 24, 2026

MORNING SESSION - Room 340

10:30 – 11:00 am CEST
Arrival & Registration - Room 340
11:00 – 11:10 am CEST
Welcome Prof. Dr. David Wagner
11:10 - 11:25 am CEST
Enterprise Risk Management and Captive Insurance: Strategy, Governance and Emerging Trends Tibor Boettcher (MBS)
11:25 - 11:40 am CEST
Strategic Decision Making at Risk in the AI Era Audrey Pariente (MBS)
11:40 - 11:55 am CEST
Non-life Insurers in Germany: ESG Optimisation of Insurance Value Chains Constantin Repp (MBS)
12:00 - 1:00 pm CEST
Networking Lunch

AFTERNOON SESSION - Room 340

1:00 - 1:10 pm CEST
Welcome & Opening Address Prof. Dr. David Wagner and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Brock
1:10 - 1:25 pm CEST
Leadership in Digital Transformation: A Reflexive, Embedded Multi-Case Study of Organisational Energy Dynamics within the German Financial Services Sector Kai Kobbelt (MBS)
1:25 - 1:40 pm CEST
Business Model Innovation in Shared Services: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective Karoline Benzinger (MBS)
1:40 - 1:55 pm CEST
Effective Integration of Sustainability into Product Design and Marketing Strategies to Build a Strong Consumer Brand – Evidence from Motorcycle Protective Apparel Sebastian Lesser (MBS)
2:00 - 2:50 pm CEST
KEYNOTE: The Science of Sustained, Desired Change: From Individuals to Dyads, Teams to Organizations, Communities to Countries Prof. Dr. Richard Boyatzis (WSOM)
3:00 - 3:15 pm CEST
Student WSOM tbc
3:15 - 3:30 pm CEST
Student WSOM tbc
3:30 - 3:45 pm CEST
Student WSOM tbc
4:00 - 4:25 pm CEST
ROUNDTABLE: Managing Work-Life-Balance (Kids, Family, Work, DBA) Moderators: Prof. Dr. Miyeon, Prof. Dr. tbc
4:30 - 4:55 pm CEST
ROUNDTABLE: The Ethical Dimension of Scholarship: How Practitioner Scholars Have a Positive Impact on People and Planet Moderators: Prof. Dr. Christian Schmidkonz (MBS), Prof. Dr. Chris Laszlo (WSOM)
5:00 - 5:30 pm CEST
DBA GRADUATE KEYNOTES: The Triple Nexus: Digital Transformation of Manufacturing SMEs as Holistic Organizational Change Dr. Manuel Diepolder (MBS)
5:30 - 6:00 pm CEST
DBA GRADUATE KEYNOTES: TBC Dr. Sherry Sanger (WSOM)
6:00 - 6:15 pm CEST
Feedback, Closing Address & Outlook Prof. Dr. David Wagner and Prof. Dr. Jürgen Brock

Additional Information

  • Conference Chairs: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Brock & Prof. Dr. David Wagner
  • Time Zone:CEST (Munich, UTC +2)

BIOGRAPHIES
Professors / Faculty

Prof. Dr. David Wagner

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Prof. Dr. Jürgen Brock

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Prof. Dr. Richard Boyatzis

TBC

Prof. Dr. Miyeon Jung, Ph.D

Assistant Professor, Department of Design & Innovation, Weatherhead School of Management. Miyeon Jung is an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Department of Design and Innovation. Her research focuses on digital marketing, digital healthcare, and blockchain. She collaborates with firms in mobile commerce, digital healthcare, and blockchain industries, exploring research questions that enhance marketing effectiveness and operational efficiency. Her work has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Marketing and Production and Operations Management, and has been featured in Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal. She serves as a co-track chair and session chair at the DSI Annual Conference. She earned her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from POSTECH and her Ph.D. in Management Engineering from KAIST.

Chris Laszlo, Ph. D

Professor of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. Books published by Stanford University Press include Quantum Leadership (2019), Flourishing Enterprise (2014), Embedded Sustainability (2011), and Sustainable Value (2008).


DBA Candidates / Presenters

Benzinger, Karoline

TBC

Boettcher, Tibor

TBC

Diepolder, Dr. Manuel

TBC

Hansen, Johanna

Assistant Professor, Department of Design & Innovation, Weatherhead School of Management. Miyeon Jung is an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Department of Design and Innovation. Her research focuses on digital marketing, digital healthcare, and blockchain. She collaborates with firms in mobile commerce, digital healthcare, and blockchain industries, exploring research questions that enhance marketing effectiveness and operational efficiency. Her work has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Marketing and Production and Operations Management, and has been featured in Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal. She serves as a co-track chair and session chair at the DSI Annual Conference. She earned her B.S. in Industrial Engineering from POSTECH and her Ph.D. in Management Engineering from KAIST.

Lesser, Sebastian

Sebastian is a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) candidate focusing on sustainable brand management and consumer behavior. His research explores how sustainability can be effectively integrated into product design and marketing strategies to enhance brand image and purchase decisions, with a particular emphasis on the motorcycle protective apparel industry.

Pariente, Audrey

Sebastian is a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) candidate focusing on sustainable brand management and consumer behavior. His research explores how sustainability can be effectively integrated into product design and marketing strategies to enhance brand image and purchase decisions, with a particular emphasis on the motorcycle protective apparel industry.

Repp, Constantin

Constantin is a DBA candidate at Munich Business School and works as a Line of Business Manager in the German property insurance sector. His research focuses on Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) in property insurance, examining institutional and stakeholder drivers, practical barriers, and effective implementation approaches

Sanger, Dr. Sherry

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