
IBCS® lectures
Selected international conferences and online events with lectures of IBCS® Certified Consultants. Please send inquiries and registrations directly to the respective organizer.

Management Information Forum
Nov 19 and 20, 2020 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: Effective KPI reporting for management board and owners due to IBCS®
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8 International Controlling Conference Croatia: The Time to Wow is Now
November 12-13, 2020 via Zoom (en)
Lecture Andrej Lapajne: Price-Volume-Mix Variance Analysis in Power BI and Excel
Lecture Edyta Sarska: IBCS – Just a Matter of Time
Lecture Xavier Subirats Alcoverro: Boards of Directors – How Better Reporting (Board Book) Improves Board Meetings
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19. CIB Controlling Inspiration Berlin
November 7, 2020, Berlin (DE)
Lecture Arne-Kristian Schulz: Wir ist mehr – gemeinsam datengetrieben entscheiden. Kollaborative Funktionen für Data & Analytics Applikationen
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Jedox Webinar
October 29, 2020
Lecture Brian Kalish, Kalish Consulting and Eric Baldwin, Jedox, Inc: Learn How FP&A Can Thrive, Not Just Survive
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GENERATION CFO – Deep Dive Live
October 22, 2020 (Livestream)
Jürgen Faisst, speaker on the topic “How do you make ‘best-in-class’ reporting a reality?”
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Fachtagung Information Management
October 15, 2020 (Livestream)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Führungskräfte wünschen keine bunten Dashboards!
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Solid, outlined, hatched
October 13 2020, 10:00 CEST on Zoom (en)
Lecture Edyta Szarska and Jürgen Faisst: How visual consistency helps better understand reports, presentations and dashboards
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EY Forum Financial Controlling Transformation 2020
June 2-3, 2020 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: New controlling trands. How to be real value for business.
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Virtual Accounting & Finance Summit
May 14-15, 2020
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Easier to understand reports and dashboards – your plus in the crisis
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Online seminar: IBCS – What it is and why you need to know about it!
March 17, 2020
Bernie Smith, Ronald van Lent
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IBCS® Free Lecture @KPI SYNC in San Francisco
November 12, 2019 (US)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Semantic Notation for Better Report Comprehension
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IBCS® Free Lecture @KPI SYNC in Chicago
November 7, 2019 (US)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Semantic Notation for Better Report Comprehension
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IBCS® Free Lecture @KPI SYNC in New York
November 5, 2019 (US)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Semantic Notation for Better Report Comprehension
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31st Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues
October 13, 2019 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: IBCS® standards as a concept for unified visual notations of management reports, presentations and dashboards
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MicroStrategy Webcast
September 25, 2019
Jürgen Faisst and Hema Pratapa: VitaraCharts-Bibliothek and the IBCS Standards
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Business Intelligence Congress
September 25, 2019 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: Sales Reporting according to IBCS®
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DIALOG ON THE MOVE 2019
September 24, 2019 in Frankfurt/Main (DE)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Visuelle Einheitlichkeit von Berichten – was Controller von Musikern lernen können
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Financial Controlling Summit
September 24, 2019 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: IBCS® Top Ten for presentations of management information
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WHU-CIMA Event
June 24, 2019 in Düsseldorf (DE)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: IBCS® Standards: What management accountants can learn from musicians?
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CIA Congress Warsaw
May 28, 2019 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: How to choose the right expression to the words of the message we want to convey? Examples of IBCS® reporting of variances.
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ICV Work Group Meeting
May 23, 2019 in Badalona (ES)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: IBCS top ten synthesis of IBCS rules for good presentation
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Trio conferences
May 14-15, 2019 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: Message first. Strong visualisation second
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FH Joanneum in Graz
May 9, 2019 in Graz (AT)
Lecture Rolf Hichert: Warum viele Managementberichte nicht verstanden werden (können)
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IBCS® Free Lecture
May 8, 2019 in Zürich (CH)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: IBCS® – Was Controller von Musikern lernen können
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BI Vision 2019
April 11, 2019 in St. Leon-Rot (DE)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Management-Dashboards als Partituren für Unternehmens-Dirigenten
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Polish Business Analytics Summit
March 21-22, 2019 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: Message first. Strong visualisation second.
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IMA UK Annual Chapter Meeting
February 26, 2019 in London (UK)
Lecture Ronald van Lent: Effective and Efficient Reporting: advantages of notation standards
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IBCS @ PwC
January 24, 2019 in Düsseldorf (DE)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: IBCS® – Was Controller von Musikern lernen können
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IBCS® evening lecture in Warsaw
January 14, 2019 at Warsaw School of Economics (PL)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: IBCS notation standards – What management accountants can learn from musicians
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Management Information and Data Visualisation
December 13-14, 2018 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: 10 ways of variances reporting according to IBCS
Lecture Piotr Biliński: Variances visualisation according to IBCS in Excel
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6. INTERNATIONAL CONTROLLING CONFERENCE IN CROATIA
November 15, 2018 in Zagreb (HR)
Lecture Rolf Hichert: Top and bottom 5 of International Business Communication Standards
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Kongres Controllerow
November 14-15, 2018 in Gdynia (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska: Controller attitude change is a must – AI in analytics is coming
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Breakfast Seminar for FP&A Professionals in London
November 8, 2018 in London (UK)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Semantic notation for better report comprehension
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DAIR to share
November 7-8, 2018 in Zonheuvel in Doorn (NL)
Lecture Ronald van Lent: International Business Communication Standards
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Breakfast Seminar for FP&A Professionals in Zürich
November 7, 2018 in Zürich (CH)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Semantic notation for better report comprehension
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Breakfast Seminar for FP&A Professionals in Amsterdam
November 6, 2018 in Amsterdam (NL)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Semantic notation for better report comprehension
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ICV Warsaw WG meeting
October 25-26, 208 in Warsaw (PL)
One page reporting. Data visualisation for controlling.
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Axians – Public Insights & Innovations
September 27, 2018 in Amersfoort (NL)
Lecture Ronald van Lent: International Business Communication Standards
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IBCS® Free Lecture in Vienna
September 24, 2018 in Vienna (AT)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: IBCS® – Was Controller von Musikern lernen können
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IMA Annual Chapter Meeting 2018
June 13, 2018 in Zürich (CH)
Lecture Raphael Branger: True and Fair View in Reporting – advantages of notation standards and professional data management
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IBCS® Free lecture @CIMA London
June 6, 2018 in London (UK)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: IBCS notation standards – What management accountants can learn from musicians
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4. Forum Informacji Zarządczej
May 25, 2018 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Piotr Biliński, Controlling Partner, Warsaw
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Financial Planning & Analysis
May 22-23, 2018 in Warsaw (PL)
Lecture Edyta Szarska, Controlling Partner, Warsaw
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Data & BI Summit Dublin
April 24-26, 2018 in Dublin (IE)
Lecture Andrej Lapajne: Building Spectacular Power BI Dashboards – IBCS semantic notation and Microsoft case study presented by Zebra BI
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SAP Live Campus Basel 2018
March 6-7, 2018 in Basel
Business Summit Roundtable with Rolf Hichert: Effektives Management Reporting durch Standardisierung nach IBCS®
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IBCS® Free lecture @Controller Academy Zagreb
December 5, 2017 in Zagreb (HR)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: IBCS® – What data analysts and report designers can learn from musicians
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Financial Management – Neue Steuerungskonzepte in Zeiten der Digitalisierung
November 28, 2017 in Zurich (CH)
Lecture Rolf Hichert: Reporting Standards in Financial Management
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Mazepoint Jedox Roadshow
November 14, 2017 in London (UK)
Opening Keynote Jürgen Faisst: What data analysts and financial report designers can learn from musicians
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IBCS® Free lecture @Microsoft
October 19, 2017 in Redmond WA (US)
Lecture Andrej Lapajne: Dr. Hichert’s IBCS – Designing world-class reports, dashboards, presentation…
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IBCS® Lecture @AHK Spain
October 10, 2017 in Madrid (ES)
Lecture Xavier Subirats, Amsel Assessor S.L.: IBCS® WITH SUCCESS – How communication standards help understand reports and presentations
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AGORA 17 – European CXO-Cockpit Customer Conference
September 18-19, 2017 in Amsterdam (NL)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: What data analysts and report designers can learn from musicians
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Cubeware Infotag 2017
September 8, 2017 in Rosenheim (DE)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Das können Controller von Musikern lernen!
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Free SUCCESS formula online seminar for Asia Pacific
September 6, 2017
Online seminar with Dr. Rolf Hichert, Managing Partner HICHERT+FAISST, and Greg Davey, IBCS® Certified Consultant at gdBI: Want to decrease decision making time on your reports, presentations and dashboards?
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Free SUCCESS formula online seminar
August 24, 2017
Online seminar with Steve Adams, Senior Consultant, Visual DJ, Ltd.: How many analysts does it take to change a lightbulb?
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European TDWI Conference 2017
June 26-28, 2017 in Munich (DE)
Workshop with Raphal Branger: Übung macht den Meister – Anforderungen an ein Dashboard praktisch erheben
Lecture of Arne-Kristian Schulz, Dirk U. Proff and Jörn Kohlhammer about an eye tracking study on IBCS® in cooperation with Munich university
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IBCS® Public Seminar
June 22, 2017 in New York (US)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: What data analysts & report designers can learn from musicians
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5th Annual Financial Controlling Toolbox
June 20-21, 2017 in Prague (CZ)
Keynote Rolf Hichert: Benefits of visualization standards.
The next big thing in business intelligence?
Organizer: EBCG European Business Conference Group
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IMA’s Annual Conference 2017
June 17-21, 2017 in Denver (US)
Lecture Heimo Losbichler, Jürgen Faisst: Leveraging visual design for enhanced reporting
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BI 2017
June 14-16, 2017 in Amsterdam (NL)
Two lectures by Kristof Gramm:
- Achieve reporting excellence with SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
- International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) and SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence: A perfect match for better, faster, and easier report development and higher user adoption
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IBCS® Public Seminar @ SAP
June 14, 2017 in Vancouver BC (CA)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: What data analysts & report designers can learn from musicians
Organizer: Grid Dynamics Inc.
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IBCS® Public Seminar @ Microsoft
June 13, 2017 in Vancouver BC (CA)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: Clear financial reporting and analytics with IBCS® and Microsoft technology
Organizer: 3AG Systems Inc. and GRID Dynamics Inc.
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firesys day 2017
May 24, 2017 in Kronberg (DE)
Key note and workshop with Jürgen Faisst: Conceptual and visual design of reports based on the IBCS® Standards
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ICV Congress 2017 in Poland
March 31, 2017 in Warsaw (PL)
Presentation Andrej Lapajne: The traffic signs for the management. Best practices in designing reports, dashboards and presentations
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4th International Controlling Conference in Croatia
November 8, 2016 in Zagreb (HR)
Presentation Dietmar Pascher: Graz Annual Report – a closer look through a magnifying glass
Organizer: Kontroling Kognosko d.o.o.
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openSAP thought leaders
October 11 to November 9, 2016, online
Course with Rolf Hichert and Jürgen Faisst: Semantic Notation – The next big thing in BI?
10 open online units delivered by SAP
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IMA Inside Talk
June 28, 2016, online seminar
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: How IBCS® notation standards help understand reports
Organizer: IMA | The Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business
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Longview Dialog EMEA 2016
June 16-17, 2016 in Brühl (DE)
Keynote Rolf Hichert: Visualizing the future – the future of visualizing. Benefits of visual standards in business communication.
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ICV Conference 2015
December 15, 2015 in Warsaw (PL)
Keynote Jürgen Faisst: IBCS® Standards – Faster creation and easier understanding of reports and presentations.
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Longview Dialog 2015
September 14-15, 2015, in Bagshot Surrey (UK)
Keynote Jürgen Faisst: Got the message? How IBCS® Notation Standards help understand financial reports.
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European TDWI Conference 2015
June 22-24, 2015 in Munich (DE)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Benefits of Visualization Standards in Business Communication
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IBCS Annual Conference 2015
June 19, 2015 at Royal Philips Global Headquarters, Amsterdam (NL)
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BI 2015
June 16-18, 2015 in Nice (FR)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Benefits of visualisation design standards
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VI Congresso del ACCID
May 28-29, 2015 in Barcelona (ES)
Presentation Jürgen Faisst: With SUCCESS to International Business Communication Standards (IBCS®)
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2nd International Controlling Conference in Croatia
November 5, 2014, Sheraton Hotel, Zagreb (HR)
Presentation Jürgen Faisst: With SUCCESS to IBCS® – Notation standards in business communication and their practical benefits
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BOAK – Business Objects Arbeitskreis 2014
September 14, 2014 in Zürich (CH)
Lecture Jürgen Faisst: International Business Communication Standards (IBCS®) auf der Basis von HICHERT®SUCCESS.
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Geschäftsberichte-Symposium 2014
June 12, 2014 in Rüschlikon/Zürich (CH)
Lecture Rolf Hichert: Mehr Transparenz bei visuellen Darstellungen
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Tableau Conference On Tour
May 26‒28, 2014, Munich (DE)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Visualisierungstechniken verwenden …
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Business Intelligence Agenda 2014
March 31 to April 2, 2014 in Zurich (CH)
Organizer: BARC GmbH and Vereon AG

13. Adriatic ICV Controlling Conference: Beyond Controlling
October 17, 2013 in Bled (SI)
Organizer: Internationaler Controller Verein

HICHERT®SUCCESS mit QlikView erfolgreich einführen
June 26, 2013 in Zurich (CH)
Organizer: PricewaterhouseCoopers AG



DSAG – SAP Customer Conference
June 22, 2012 in St. Leon-Rot (DE)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Damit Berichte etwas berichten

CubeServ BI-Kongress 2012
Redefining BI – Business Intelligence ohne Grenzen?
May 24, 2012 in Rümlang (CH)
May 31, 2012 in Köln (DE)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Geschäftsdaten in Form von Berichten, Präsentation und interaktiven Systemen verständlich vermitteln: Gibt es allgemeingültige Regeln?

Bissantz Intensivseminar Industriereporting
Bella Reporting Standards
May 15, 2012 in Nürnberg (DE)
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Fachtagung Managementberichte
October 4, 2011 in Zürich (CH)
November 3, 2011 in Vienna (AT)
November 24, 2011 in Hamburg (DE)
Organizer: Controller Akademie
Speakers: Rolf Hichert and Dietmar Pascher

Top-Reports
May 5, 2011 in Vienna (AT)
June 16, 2011 in Zurich (CH)
October 20, 2011 in Hamburg (DE)
November 8, 2011 in Munich (DE)
Organizer: pmOne
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Geschäftsdaten professionell präsentieren
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IDL-Fachforum 2011 mit Prof. Dr. h. c. Lothar Späth
October 5, 2011 in Eltville (DE)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Ein Regelwerk zur professionellen Berichterstattung
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GFT-VAF Herbsttagung
September 29/30, 2011 in Essen (DE)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Tipps für erfolgreiche Geschäftspräsentationen
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Palo Open 2011
September 15/16, 2011 in Europapark Rust (DE)
Lecture Rolf Hichert: EXECUTIVE REPORTING: Informationen liefern oder Verwirrung stiften?

GfWM Roundtable
July 7, 2011 in Frankfurt/Main (DE)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Macht uns die PowerPoint-Kultur dumm?
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10. Heilbronn Controlling Forum
June 9, 2011 in Heilbronn (DE)
Lecture of Rolf Hichert in the Best-of-Forum

KOMPASS 2011
April 13/14, 2011 in Denzlingen (DE)
Organizer: Kern AG, Freiburg
Lecture Roman Griesfelder: The 7 SUCCESS rules
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arcplanet
March 31 to April 1, 2011 in Düsseldorf/Kaarst (DE)
Keynote Rolf Hichert: Warum viele Manager ihre Berichte nicht verstehen (können)

TU München, Lehrstuhl für Betriebswirtschaftslehre – Controlling
January 26, 2011 in Munich (DE)
Rolf Hichert with Prof. Friedl with a lecture about “Die Kehrseite der Powerpointkultur im Berichtswesen moderner Unternehmen”
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Deloitte-Oracle Client Forum
November 25/26, 2010 in Hamburg (DE)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Executive Reporting – Delivering Information or Causing Confusion?
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35. Congress der Controller
June 14/15, 2010 in Munich (DE)
Organizer: Internationaler Controllerverein ICV
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Die Kosten der PowerPoint-Kultur

IBM Cognos Finance Forum 2010
April 28, 2010 in Wiesbaden (DE)
Presentation Rolf Hichert: Über die Kosten nicht verstandener Berichte – oder: Was macht Berichte wichtig und interessant?