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Seven Faces of                        The Senior Executive         The Intrapreneur             The Entrepreneur

                                                     Jean-Pierre Cuoni,           Dagfi nn Myhre,               Mariëlle Sijgers,
               Business Model                        Chairman / EFG International  Head of R&I Business Models / Telenor  Entrepreneur / CDEF Holding BV

                                                                                  Focus: Help exploit the latest techno-
                                                                                                               Focus: Address unsatisfi ed customer
                                                     Focus: Establish a new business model
               Innovation                            in an old industry           logical developments with the right   needs and build new business models
                                                                                  business models
                                                     Jean-Pierre Cuoni is chairman of
                                                                                                               around them
                                                     EFG International, a private bank   Dagfi nn leads a business model unit   Marielle Sijgers is a full-fl edged
                                                     with what may be the industry’s most   at Telenor, one of the world’s ten larg-  entrepreneur. Together with her
                                                     innovative business model. With   est mobile telephone operators. The   business partner, Ronald van den
                                                     EFG he is profoundly transforming   telecom sector demands continuous   Hoff, she’s shaking up the meeting,
                                                     the traditional relationships between   innovation, and Dagfi nn’s initiatives   congress, and hospitality industry
                                                     bank, clients, and client relationship   help Telenor identify and understand   with innovative business models.
                                                     managers. Envisioning, crafting, and   sustainable models that exploit the   Led by unsatisfi ed customer needs,
                                                     executing an innovative business   potential of the latest technological   the pair has invented new concepts
                                                     model in a conservative industry with   developments. Through deep analysis   such as Seats2meet.com, which allows
                                                     established players is an art, and   of key industry trends, and by develop-  on-the-fl y booking of meetings in
                                                     one that has placed EFG International   ing and using leading-edge analytical   untraditional locations. Together,
                                                     among the fastest growing banks   tools, Dagfi nn’s team explores new   Sijgers and van den Hoff constantly
                                                     in its sector.               business concepts and opportunities.   play with new business model ideas
                                                                                                               and launch the most promising
                                                                                                               concepts as new ventures.








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