Cross Mentoring & Executive Development
Our cross mentoring programs connect determined mentees with dedicated mentors who share their valuable experiential knowledge with incredible passion.
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Duration
12 months, part-time
Participation fee
€ 7,300 (excl. 20% VAT) incl. all course materials 10% reduction of fee for companies for at least 3 registered participants
Financing optionsNext start
March 2026
Details
Faculty
Course Details
Learn from your mentor and receive the latest knowledge fpr successful management in workshops: We want to learn from those who have already developed solutions to current challenges. We want to invest the time we gain from this active exchange and dialog in forward-looking ideas and in familiarizing ourselves with new technologies, and we want to engage with innovations in order to learn new things from them in turn. We want to make lifelong learning a matter of course and thus support companies in developing into learning organizations.
Language
German (Online Program Agile Leadership in English)
Application time
Registration still possible upon request
Sign up for Cross Mentoring & Executive Development!
Sign up nowIn this program, you will learn from those who have already developed solutions to current challenges. You will engage in active exchange and dialogue. You will learn how to best invest in forward-thinking ideas and new technologies, and how to drive innovation. Lifelong learning is important to you? Then you’ve come to the right place!
The Cross Mentoring Program is designed for...
High potentials who are looking to take the next step in their career or who would like to actively exchange ideas with a top executive as they develop into a leader.
Experienced experts who would like to learn from the best practices of an expert from another company as well as expand their know-how with the help of a practical exchange of experiences.
Top executives who aim to exchange and network with a digital native from a digital-savvy environment in order to become digital- and generation-ready.
In this Program, You...
learn from role models and exchange ideas with mentors on a regular basis.
develop your own personal solutions for current challenges.
understand how emotional intelligence and digital competence can positively influence your everyday leadership, but also phases of crisis management.
increase your innovation and creativity potential.
expand your professional network.
Course Information at a Glance
Mentors (excerpt) - currently over 100
Mag. Mariam Amir-Ahmadi | Principal Director Accenture
DI Dr. Wolfgang Anzengruber | multiple Supervisory Board member, former CEO Verbund
Mag. Anne Aubrunner | Managing Director FMTG Invest
Mag. Elfriede Baumann | multiple Supervisory Board member, former Partner EY Austria
Dr. Friedhelm Boschert | Co-founder & Managing Partner Mindful Finance Institute, Chairman OIKOKREDIT Austria, Honorary Professor IMC FH Krems, Facilitator at Awaris GmbH
Mag. Susanne Brustmann | Group Head People Development & Porr Academy at Porr AG
Dr. Christine Catasta | multiple Supervisory Board member, former CEO PwC Austria
Mag. Martin Distl | Managing Director [m]STUDIO Austria
BSc Christoph Ehardt | Presales & Product Management Mobile Devices IKARUS
Mag. Klemens Eiter | CFO Porr
Dr. Michael-Viktor Fischer | Vice President Landis+Gyr & Managing Director ETREL
Dr. Andrea Fronaschütz | Chief Operating Officer / Partner Gallup-Institute Austria
Mag. Svetlana Gandjova | Partner Deloitte Forensic
Dr., MBA Kasia Greco | Vice President Wirtschaftskammer Wien, Coach & Consultant Katarzyna Greco Consult
Mag. Silvia Grünberger | Partner & CEO Rosam.Grünberger, Jarosch & Partner
Ing. Wolfgang Hesoun | multiple Supervisory Board member, former CEO Siemens Austria
Dr. Michael Hilbert | Head Business Unit Banking msg Plant Austria
Mag. Gerlinde Layr-Gizycki | Managing Partner INAMERA
Mag., MSc, MBA Felix Mayr | Head Corporate Products & Financial Institutions RLB NÖ-W
Mag. Moana Merzel | Managing Director Demner, Merlicek & Bergman
Mag. Jürgen Prumetz | Head Corporate Capital Markets Erste Group
Dr. Barbara Redlein | Partner PwC Austria
Mag. Monica Rintersbacher | Managing Director Leitbetriebe Austria
MSc Ben Ruschin | Startup Founder & Accelerator; Forbes 30under30 Member
Mag. Josef Scheidl | Managing Director Brantner Green Solutions
Mag. Jasmin Soravia | Managing Director Kollitsch & Soravia
Mag. Rinaldo Sperandio | COO at LLB AG
Mag. Michael Sprung | Head Generali Academy
Mag. Hans Stögerer | Head IT Helvetia Versicherung
MSc Alexander Stock | CTO A1 Telekom Austria
Dr. Karim Taga | Managing Partner Arthur D. Little
Dr. Andreas Thöni | Executive Vice President Österreichische Post
Martin Winkler | CEO Verkehrsbüro
Mag. Harald Posch | Head HR Immigon
Director Andreas Sedlmaier | Branch Manager Teambank AT
Ing. Arno Wohlfahrter | Member Advisory Board Energy Global Foundation, Senior Consultant Iqonic
DI, MBA Alfred Zens | Board member NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur
Dr. Susanne Bixner | Managing Partner Inner Circle Consultants
BA, MBA, EMBA | Susan Brunner Head of Product Sustainability & Positioning Mondi
Mag. Magdalena Hankus Managing Partner Hankus3sixty
Mag. Karin Jellinek Deputy Director WKW
MA Cathrin Mittermüller Manager Talent & Organisation Accenture
MSc Anita Paic Director B2B Management Vienna Convention Bureau
Dr. Vladimir Preveden Strategic Advisor, Lecturer WU EA
Dr. Andrea Sassen-Abfalter Head Legal & Compliance OeKB
MSc Ana Simic CEO Engage Technology, Member of the Supervisory Board ASFINAG & EuroTeleSites
Target Groups
3 Target Groups - 1 Program:
For dedicated executives aiming for the next career step and seeking to actively exchange with a top executive in their development towards becoming a leader.
For experienced experts looking to learn from the best practices of an expert from another company and expand their know-how through a practical exchange of experiences., die aus den Best Practices eines Experts aus einem anderen Unternehmen lernen und ihr Know-how mit Hilfe eines praxisnahen Erfahrungsaustausches erweitern möchten.
For Top Executives seeking to exchange and connect with a digital native from a digitally savvy environment to become digitally and generationally fit.
Start date 2025
Base Station (Kick Off)
March 10, 2025 from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Introduction and Presentation of the Program
Networking
Artificial Intelligence / Growth Hacking / Successful Networking
March 25, 2025 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Opportunities and Challenges in the Use of Artificial Intelligence
Fundamentals of Growth Hacking
How to Become a Networking Professional
SALON INAMERA
March 25, 2025 from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Participation Processes
April 25, 2025 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Implementing Co-Creation Activities and Open Innovation
Strategies for Idea Generation and Decision-Making Process Design
Online Learning Journey: Strategic Sustainability Management
May 2025 to December 2025
Mindful Leadership / High Performing Teams
May 13, 2025 from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Mindful Leadership as a Key Success Factor for Companies
Understanding Dynamics of High-Performing Teams
Factors Influencing Team Performance Positively and Negatively
Tools for Application in Daily Work
Creative Team Building
June 16, 2025 from 5:30 pm to 7:15 pm
Creative Team Building
Get-Together
June 16, 2025 from 7:15 pm to 9:00 pm
IoT & Prototyping / Expert Organization
June 26, 2025 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Aggregated and Global 'State of the Art' Know-How to Gain an Edge on IoT Technologies, Their Capabilities and Applications, and Data Analytics for Your Company
Dos and Don'ts in the Successful Implementation of an Agile Organization from Practical Perspective. What to Consider in Transformation Processes.
How to Achieve a WIN-WIN Situation for Organization and Employees through Targeted Use of Agile Methods.
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance
September 16, 2025 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Achieving Strategic Competitive Advantages and Seizing Opportunities with ESG Measures
Deriving Suitable Measures for Corporate Strategic Goals
Cyber Security
October 16, 2025 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Familiarizing with the Greatest Challenges and Threats Companies and Their Employees Face Today
Cyber Security as a Business Enabler
OKR – Objectives and Key Results
November 10, 2025 from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Achieving Sustainable Growth and Process Optimizations with Objectives and Key Results
Prerequisites for Establishing OKRs in Own Organization
How OKRs Can Lead to More Clarity, Transparency, and Focus
INNOVATION Hackathon (On-Site Part)
November 24, 2025 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Developing Digital Solutions for Selected SDG Implementation Goals
INNOVATION Hackathon (Online Part)
November 28, 2025 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Final Implementation of Selected Measures in Teams
Video Recording of an Elevator Pitch
Digital Leadership
January 19, 2026 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Teaching the Four Competence Fields of Digital Leadership
Success Factors from 25 Years of Digital Experience
Summit Cross (Conclusion)
February 23, 2026 from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Review of the Learning Journey and Certificate Awarding
Networking
Board
The advisory board ensures the quality assurance and timeliness of the content, and it advises the program management. The advisory board consists of the following members:
Prof. Dr. Barbara Stöttinger | Dean, WU Executive Academy
Mag. Monica Rintersbacher | Managing Director, Leitbetriebe Austria
Dr. Michael-Viktor Fischer | Vice President Landis & Gyr & Managing Director ETREL
Cooperation partner INAMERA
INAMERA is a dialect word from the east of Austria. It means "more than one together". Several can achieve something very special when they work together as a team. This applies not only to the concept of Cross Mentoring, but also to the collaboration between the WU Executive Academy and INAMERA. Both institutions contribute their expertise and experiences to the cooperation in order to jointly offer the best Cross Mentoring program.
Certification
Successful participation in the Cross Mentoring Program is confirmed with a certificate from INAMERA and the WU Executive Academy.
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Your Community for Lifelong Success
As a student of this program, you receive free lifetime membership in the WU Executive Club, a powerful global network of students and alumni. From day one, you are part of a vibrant community that offers exclusive networking opportunities, career support, and lifelong learning. Connect with handpicked international executives, exchange insights, and unlock new opportunities. Stay inspired, broaden your perspective, and keep ahead in a rapidly changing business world—the WU Executive Club is your gateway to success.
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International Seal of Quality
The WU Vienna University of Economics and Business is one of Europe's leading universities and can look back on 100 years of excellence in executive education. As a university we are commited to high quality standards and independence. We are proud to have received the prestigious triple accreditation from AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS, which is reflected in the outstanding quality of our executive education. This has also been recognized in international rankings: #46: Financial Times European Business School Ranking #59: QS World University Ranking: Business & Management Studies #60: Financial Times Executive MBA Ranking
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