Cristian Matei

CEO Advanced Thinking

Cristian serves as Senior Leadership Advisor, Coach and Consultant, having extensive experience in working on all continents with Executive Boards requiring expert assistance in improving organizational performance. Cristian is a former Global Head Learning & Development at General Electric, former Global Head Operational Quality & Continuous Improvement at Alstom and former Re-engineering Coordinator at ABB. He owns a Ph.D. in Organizational Architecture Re-engineering & Business Transformation and a double Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification with Six Sigma Academy and Alstom. He is a key note speaker with over 100 international events and mentor at the ETH Zurich University. In 2011 he was named the “Operational Excellence European Contributor of the Year” at OPEX Process Excellence Award and in 2019 won with Veolia the OPEX Process Excellence Award for the “Best Business Transformation Project in the World”. In 2020 Cristian co-authored “DARE! – behind the scenes of the best Business Transformation Project in the World” which became Amazon #1 Best Seller for Business Process Reengineering, Change Management and Project Management.

Tuesday, Jan 28: Main Conference Day Two

4:40 PM The 26th Global OPEX & Business Transformation Awards Ceremony (Open to all conference attendees)

As you step back into the plenary conference room, you'll be greeted by a dazzling transformation that reflects the true spirits for a glamorous and illustrious celebration, setting the stage for the grandeur of the 26th Global OPEX & Business Transformation Awards Ceremony. For years, these distinguished awards have been a beacon of recognition, celebrating exceptional leaders, projects, and teams that have been at the forefront of driving transformative results. Tonight, we come together once again, with the support of our esteemed sponsors, judges and board members, in a magnificent display of style and elegance to honor these visionary trailblazers.

 

After the awards ceremony, all of you are invited to join us at the Awards Party to not only celebrate with those just won the awards, but also to toast to the great community we have built for the past quarter of a century. A perfect opportunity to be immersed with colleagues, peers and the other fellow attendees for connection and networking. Enjoy this very special night of brilliance, recognition and celebration! 

You’ll be finding out who’s the best of the best for this year. 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Cristian.

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