EMBA Masterclass: Innovating for Resilient and Future-Ready Businesses – Beyond Sustainability

Future-proof your business by embracing regeneration – innovation, resilience, and impact await.

As businesses face significant environmental and social changes, focusing on sustainability alone isn’t enough. Long-term success will come from businesses that not only minimize harm but also work to improve the ecosystems, communities, and economies they are part of.

This Masterclass explores how regenerative business models unlock innovation, resilience, and long-term value creation. We will delve into forward-thinking strategies that move beyond sustainability, focusing on how businesses can restore, enhance, and co-evolve with the systems they rely on. Through real-world cases and interactive discussions, participants will gain practical insights into embedding regenerative principles at the core of their organizations.

Regeneration is no longer just an opportunity – it’s a necessity. Businesses that fail to embrace this shift risk falling behind, as customers, investors, and stakeholders now expect real contributions to environmental and social renewal. By adopting a regenerative mindset and rethinking their business models, companies can create new value, build resilience, and lead the way toward a better future.

Key takeaways

• Beyond sustainability: Understand the shift from sustainability to regeneration and why it is a game-changer for business
• Innovating for impact: Learn how regenerative business models drive innovation, resilience, and long-term value creation
• Systems thinking in business: Discover how to integrate ecological and social regeneration into business strategy
• Practical tools for implementation: Gain frameworks and strategies to embed regenerative principles into your business model
• Leading the regenerative transformation: Explore leadership approaches for driving regenerative change within organizations

Francesco Rosati, Speaker and Associate Professor of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation at DTU, Research Fellow at Copenhagen Business School, and teacher of sustainable business innovation at DTU’s Executive MBA, will lead this Masterclass.

This session offers valuable insights and a preview of the thought-provoking, transformational learning experience available in DTU’s Executive MBA programme. Don’t miss the chance to learn from an award-winning scholar and gain the knowledge to prepare your organization for sustainable success.

Here are the details:

Date and time: Tuesday, 29 April 2025 from 16:00 – 18:00
Place: DTU Lyngby Campus, Kollegiebakken Building 421, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby

Program:
15:45 Arrival
16:00 Masterclass starts
18:00 Masterclass ends

Please note that spots for this event are typically assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. However, in the event of oversubscription, we reserve the right to decline registrations from competitors, students, or individuals outside the intended audience. If you are not allocated a spot, we will notify you accordingly.

We hope to see you there!

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Speaker

Francesco Rosati

Associate Professor of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation, DTU

Francesco Rosati is Associate Professor of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Research Fellow at Copenhagen Business School. His research examines the role of business in society, focusing on how entrepreneurship and business model innovation contribute to addressing societal grand challenges. His work has been published in journals such as Organization & Environment, Business Strategy and the Environment, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Francesco’s research received the 2020 Tietgen Award from the Danish Society for Education and Business and a Semper Ardens Accelerate grant from the Carlsberg Foundation. He teaches sustainable business innovation at DTU’s Executive MBA and is an advisory board member for DTU’s Master in Sustainable Leadership. He also serves as an impact strategist to various private and public organizations.

LinkedIn Profile: Francesco Rosati

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