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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 options

Next start

March 2026

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

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In 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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Next start

March 2026

Application Deadline

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