An increased demand for productivity, reduction of margins of profit, the climate change and the income inequality They are part of the challenges facing Argentine companies today. An agenda that forces them to redefine themselves, to look for new ways to grow and create value. This is the theme that will be dealt with in the talk “Companies that reinvent themselves in the face of new scenarios” organized by clarion and what will be done this Thursday.
Consulting firm KPMG’s latest survey of global executives included 50 Argentine CEOs who provided their projections on the business and economic outlook for the next 3 years. A large percentage trusts to grow despite the difficult context, by adopting contingency strategies, including the increase in productivity (70%), the reduction of profit margins (48%), the diversification of the supply chain (58%) and the reconsideration of strategic investments (52%).
Adding to the national situation are the technological and market changes that are shaking up business around the world. The panel consists of: Daniele Dimare, marketing director of Juguetes Rasti; Romina SimonelliVice President of the means of payment of Ualá; Diego Blegger, Lead Advisory Partner at KPMG Argentina; and Kavak’s CEO for Spanish-speaking South America, Jaime Macaya.
“Companies that reinvent themselves in the face of new scenarios” is the first speech of the cycle “The World to Come” 10 meetings between company executives, public officials, social leaders, experts and entrepreneurs, led by journalists from clarion on the challenges that companies face today in the country.
The cycle has the principal support of Telecom and DESAin addition to sponsorship of Afarte and Pan-American Energy and the support of Government of the City of Buenos Aires.
The panel will be broadcast this Thursday at 19:00 streaming from the page of Clarin. com. The contents will be shared simultaneously on social networks and subsequently on the website and in the printed edition of the newspaper.
Faced with international instability, Argentine companies are thinking about transformation and future prospects. According to KPMG’s analysis, there are troubling issues that are becoming relevant in companies. Among them, 88% of CEOs surveyed believe that income inequality and climate change pose a threat to long-term growth and value creation.
Another aspect of concern among business people is the detailed analysis of input options. Faced with the global crisis, over 40% believe that their company should invest time and resources deepen the study of input sources.
A PwC study of Argentine businessmen shows that the majority are unwilling to stop hiring, reduce workforces or reduce wages, despite global instabilities. Anywayfears about inflation persist in the short and medium term. 70% of respondents believe that their company will experience high inflation in the coming months of the year and 56% will do so in the next 5 years.
The Observatory on the Future of the 21st Century University shows some data that give clues on the future of companies and talents. 70% of the companies interviewed believe that the number of new collaborators will grow in the next three years, while 46.5% expect an increase in traditional profiles.
The same study identified which are the future trends work in Argentine companies: greater plasticity (less standardization), greater flexibility (new configurations in the use of time and hybrid employment), greater presence of tasks impacted by technological processes (automation, use of devices and robots), search for well being (humanisation, reduction of working hours, consideration of mental health and task ecosystems), permanent mobility of people and increased learning capacity (permanent adoption of new skills).
The speakers
These topics will be discussed by speakers convened by ClearN:
–Daniele Dimare: marketing director of Juguetes Rasti. Graduated in Administration with a specialization in Strategic Planning and Administration (UBA) and in Marketing (UP), manager of one of the historic companies in the collective memory.
–Paul Lera: Undersecretary for Economic Development of the CABA. Graduated in Systems Engineering at the University of Palermo with experience in the public sector since 2004 in the province of Buenos Aires, Nation and CABA. Since 2019 he has been working at the Ministry of Economic Development and Production of the Municipal Administration, with the mission of understanding and designing policies aimed at promoting the integral economic development of the City and favoring productive and sustainable activity in strategic areas.
–romina simonelli: Vice president of means of payment of Ualá. Graduated in Business Administration from CEMA University, with an MBA from IAE Business School. With over 17 years of experience in the financial and technology markets, he joined Ualá in February 2022 as VP of payment methods to help strengthen the management of the company and with the main challenge of driving payments and digital accounts .
–Diego Blegger: Advisory Lead Partner at KPMG Argentina. Public Accountant graduated from the UCEL of Rosario (Argentina) with a Masters in Business Administration from the IAE Business School (Universidad Austral). With over 20 years of experience in consulting, Diego Bleger is currently Head of Advisory at KPMG Argentina.
-Jaime Macaya is the CEO of Kavak in Spanish-speaking South America. He graduated in International Studies from Universidad Di Tella and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School. He co-founded Checkars in 2018, the first Argentinian e-commerce for buying and selling used cars which in 2020 merged with Kavak, a Mexican startup with a similar business model to together revolutionize the shopping experience and auto sales in Latin America and worldwide.
Source: Clarin
