Stage & Media

On stage and in conversation


Whether keynote, panel or workshop: on stage I don’t just want to inform, I want to move people – to inspire, broaden perspectives and set impulses that last well beyond the applause.

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Setting

List of talks

One Day in Transformation - podcast cover
  • Upcoming
  • Podcast
  • Public

The Age of Pragmatism

One Day in Transformation (Podcast)

Jul 2026 · Remote · DE

Podcast conversation with Rainer Karcher and Anthea Wagner as part of One Day in Transformation: on pragmatic transformation, what works in reality, and what truly matters.

Transformation and change professionals

Elmar Seestädt delivering the keynote at LogiFem in Marrakech
  • Keynote
  • Exclusive

Everything Everywhere All at Once – why focus is your logistics superpower

LogiFem · Marrakech

Jun 2026 · Marrakesch, Marokko · EN

A keynote on focus as a competitive advantage in logistics: why multitasking is really costly task-switching, what unfinished “open loops” take from us (the Zeigarnik effect) – and three concrete habits to win attention back: one lane at a time, close the loop before you switch, and be your own reverse gear once a day.

Logistics leaders (LogiFem Society)

Cover of the podcast “Scrum meistern” with Ralf Kruse
  • Podcast
  • Public

Understanding and mastering digital transformation

Scrum meistern · mit Ralf Kruse

Jan 2023 · Remote · DE

Episode 138 of Ralf Kruse’s podcast “Scrum meistern”: a conversation on the challenges and levers of digital transformation – with hands-on examples.

Agile coaches, Scrum Masters, transformation leads

Elmar Seestädt speaking at FinForward 2019 in Hamburg
  • Keynote
  • Public

Obsolete Employees – when people fear digitalisation will cost them their jobs

FinForward

Nov 2019 · Hamburg · EN

An impulse talk and panel discussion at FinForward in Hamburg: on the very real fear of employees becoming obsolete through digitalisation – and what leadership can honestly offer in response.

Finance and tech community (FinForward, #ffhh19)

Elmar Seestädt speaking at Agile Talks 2019 in Hamburg
  • Lecture
  • Public

From innovation playground to a delivery-capable digital unit

Agile Talks

Aug 2019 · Hamburg · DE

Together with Herwig Fölster: a candid field report on building a delivery-capable digital unit over roughly three years – from “innovation playground” to a reliable organisation. On servant leadership, leaving status and hierarchy thinking behind, and why transparency and focus make the difference.

Hamburg agile community

  • Workshop
  • Exclusive

Agility in projects

Bitkom-Workshop

Feb 2016 · Kronberg im Taunus · DE

Design, organisation and facilitation of a Bitkom workshop on agility in projects: exchanging experience and practical approaches to make project work more adaptive, focused and capable of delivering.

Bitkom members, project leads

Press & Recognition


Page featuring Elmar Seestädt in the “Experts in Focus” supplement of Manager Magazin

FeatureDec 2024

Manager Magazin

„Experts in Focus"

Profile in the sponsored supplement “Experts in Focus” (Manager Magazin, December 2024) – featured as Interim Manager, Executive Consultant & Speaker. Online at Quantum Magazin.

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