What are the similarities between the Volvo Ocean Race, elite army units and recovery from chemotherapy?

Team AkzoNobel engaged SAP to better prepare the team for the 2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race. Using SAP and non-SAP technologies, biometric data was collected and algorithms were used to measure fitness levels and exhaustion of crew members and optimise team performance.

A similar concept was developed for Defence and deployed in the filming of the new season of 'Kamp van Koningsbrugge'.

Recovering from chemotherapy, the speaker applied this methodology to himself. He ran 4 mountain marathons in 4 days 12 weeks after chemo.

In this lecture, you will get an insight into:
- the extreme challenges of the (Volvo) Ocean Race;
- the factors involved in an innovation in these extreme conditions;
- the factors for successful innovation within large companies (/corporates);
- some physiological aspects of (top) sport: HRV (Heart Rate Variability), biometrics;
- the technical solution achieved 'by trial and error';
- the 'human' factor: experiences with change management in top-level sport;
- findings and results when applying the concept in Defence and recovery after chemotherapy.

To get a taste of the topic in advance, click here.

Speaker David Röell is an experienced project/programme manager at a global player in enterprise software. He recently started his own company with 2 associates.