Jan Nikus

Head of KONE Business Services KONE

Since more than 15 years Jan Nikus is leading the transformation and operations of business services organizations on a global basis in the manufacturing / pharmaceutical / technology industries. Jan is originally from Finland and has an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management in the USA and a Diplom Kaufmann degree from the University of Cologne, Germany. Currently Jan leads KONE Business Services (GBS) at the people flow – leader KONE (Nasdaq Helsinki). KONE Business Services is on full speed in becoming a transformation engine and productivity powerhouse for KONE, making the strategy happen.

Conference Day One: May 22nd, 2023

4:00 PM Panel: A New Value Proposition for the Business: Repositioning Business Services through the Journey of Transformation

·       Re-evaluate the Business Solutions Organisation to redefine the future operating model

·       Reposition with a new value proposition to drive long-term success

·       Organisational design for the future: Shared Services vs Centre of Excellence vs GBS vs. Strategic Business Partner

·       Sharing key lessons learned in leading large scale transformation programmes

Conference Day Three & Post-Conference Masterclasses: May 22nd, 2025

12:40 PM Keynote: Redefining GBS In the Next 10 Years: How Will Value Be Redefined, Measured and Delivered in the Future?

Today, shared services value is measured in cost, efficiency and productivity. In the near future, progressive companies will redefine value through intelligence, insights and strategic partnering. Join this session to hear what that would look like:

·       How value creation has evolved in the past decade and what are the key trends for the next 10 years?

·       Stepping beyond the term of “value-add” activities to understand what you can be doing to support your SSO and the wider organisation

·       Stepping up the play through intelligence and insights: how important is that and what are the key steps to move towards this direction?

·       Driving innovation around data, process and systems for greater value creation

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

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