Bernd Preuschoff

Bernd Preuschoff is one of the most prominent voices for digital transformation and modern leadership in the German-speaking world and is one of the Community Top Voices for Digital Strategy on LinkedIn.

As a multi-award-winning CEO, CIO/CDO, and strategic consultant, he has initiated, led, and scaled successful transformation programs in a wide range of industries (including retail, industry, FMCG, insurance, IT) – with measurable ROI and sustainable cultural impact.

At the same time, he has over 30 years of experience as a competitive dancer and trainer – a combination that shapes his unique leadership style: “Poet meets Athlete” – strategic depth meets excellent implementation, head meets body, mind meets attitude.

On stage, Bernd combines digital thought leadership with personal approachability and genuine stage presence. His keynotes are not just motivational speeches, but moving experiences: clear, powerful, and full of humanity – with moments of insight, music, and emotion.

Bernd Preuschoff Lecture topic:

• Keynote: As if there were no gravity – business leadership through the eyes of a dancer

What do dance sport and corporate management have in common? What does it mean to build genuine connection and trust in times of change? And why do digital transformations rarely fail because of technology – but almost always because of people?

In the three parts of this interactive, inspiring keynote speech, Bernd Preuschoff takes his audience on a journey between top-class sport, leadership responsibility, and personal development. With stories from his career, the dance hall, and transformation, he conveys a new approach to leadership: appreciative, effective, and moving.

• 45 minutes full of energy, insight, and emotion
• With music, movement, and honest anecdotes
• Based on the book of the same name

His book of the same name, which is also available as an audiobook (German), is not only a tribute to dancing, but above all to the appreciative leadership of people. Because the more it is about achieving creative and innovative goals, especially in modern digital times, the more obvious the parallels between art as a competitive sport and performance in management become. Operating successfully in a permanently changing, technology-driven world places new demands on managers and challenges them more than ever before as people and personalities – so why not learn from those for whom true emotion, successful leadership and light-footed movement are elementary components of their own performance? Narrated by an accomplished connoisseur of both worlds, the book is an invitation to every decision-maker in companies to experience their own responsibility and, above all, their own possibilities for action through the eyes of a dancer. Filled with anecdotes from the author’s life and his rich professional and dance experience, the book opens the reader’s path to lightness, smiles and humanly valuable interaction: leadership as it should be!

Awards:

2nd place IDG Digital Leader Award 2018
1st place Wirtschaftswoche Digital Champions Award 2019
3rd place “CIO of the Year” 2019, “SME” category
CAPITAL Digital Transformation Champion 2021
Winner CIO of the Decade Impact Award 2021 & 2022

Feedback:

“Dear Mr. Preuschoff, I was able to experience your lecture yesterday and I am still completely thrilled! Thank you very much for a lot of inspiration and sensitivity.”
Lotte Wenzel, Managing Partner at DB4Y

“Great inspiration for more authenticity and shared experiences!”
Jörg Reinold, CIO & CDO Wienerberger AG

“Dear Bernd, you are probably one of the best speakers we have ever had at Confare GmbH – Together. Better. Do. Stage. We are very proud to count you to the Confare Family and to our friends!”
Michael Ghezzo, Owner & GF Confare

“With upbeat music and good-mood dance interludes, Bernd Preuschoff got mentees and mentors fit for the new round of cross mentoring in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region.
The most important message for managers was: listen well to recognise the “rhythm” of employees and accompany them to their best performance. Super – thank you, dear Bernd!”
Susanne Bohn, Inhaberin susanne bohn Leadership Competence

“I had the honour and pleasure to experience your keynote at SACS 2022 in Frankfurt. I was and am deeply impressed, even though I could not initially place the title in the event. However, you managed to captivate, involve and move us as an audience – physically and emotionally. With this topic, which is certainly not naturally accessible to many men, you took a pleasant path to touch us without becoming cheesy. Thank you for the entertaining and thought-provoking presentation – it clearly stands out among the many keynotes I have already had the pleasure of experiencing and will remain in my memory for a long time.”
Maik Riedel, Head of Software Asset Management, Fielmann AG

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