Karin Kollenz-Quétard

Karin Kollenz-Quetard is a (part-time) Professor of Strategy at EDHEC Business School, but also intervenes in customized programs at London Business School (UK), HEC (F) and Duke CE (EU). She develops and delivers executive management development programs and keynotes (http://youtu.be/o9UZa_CUXzQ) with a focus on strategy and innovation. In December 2016, Karin was named as one of the world’s leading business school professors by the Financial Times.

Before becoming an academic and entrepreneur, she acquired significant international experience in strategy consulting (Boston Consulting Group, Arthur D. Little) and the telecommunication industry (T-Mobile, DT). Karin’s top management experience combined with her educational background in economics and management (PhD, Vienna School of Economics, Bilingual International MBA, Université d’Ottawa, Canada) are the basis for her interest in disruptive innovation and emerging technologies, such as Big Data, IoT, and A.I., and their impact on business and society.

Companies

• Professor of Strategy EDHEC Business School (2014)
• Visiting Professor HEC Paris Executive Education (2011)
• Founding Partner & Facilitator TELCOSEMINAR (2009)
• Visiting Professor (non-faculty contributor) London Business School (2010 — 2019)
• Adjunct Professor of Strategy IAE Aix - Graduate School of Management (2013 — 2016)
• Principal manager Arthur D. Little (2008 — 2009)
• Vice President Marketing Strategy & Insights T-Mobile (2004 — 2008)
• Associate Professor of Strategic Management University of Applied Sciences Burgenland (2002 — 2004)
• Consultant Boston Consulting group (2000 — 2002)

Education

• PhD WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (1998 — 2000)
• IMBA University of Ottawa (1997 — 1998)
• Mag Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck (1993 — 1997)
• BG III

Skills

The most important

• Entrepreneurship
• Business Transformation
• Start-ups

Other

Competitive Analysis, Training, Marketing, Telecommunications, Market Research, Business Planning, Marketing Strategy, Project Management, Business Development, Management Consulting, Business Strategy, Strategy