Thuy-Ngan Trinh (33) is the Managing Director of A11, a digital growth consultancy that emerged from the operational unit of Project A, one of Europe’s leading early-stage venture capital firms. Thuy-Ngan has more than ten years of experience in building and scaling well-known European unicorns such as Trade Republic, HelloFresh, and Sennder. Her focus is on translating AI and data potential into tangible business outcomes.
It used to take a quarter to validate an idea, another to staff it, and a third to get anything live. Those times are over. AI and new operating models have collapsed the distance between "we should do this" and "it's running." But some leaders are still trapped in steering committees and 90-day roadmaps while the window moves. This talk is for leading operators, not observers. We'll walk through how companies are actually building new business arms in weeks, real cases from German industry. What's working, what's failing, and what changes when you treat speed as a capability, not a risk. You'll leave with a practical framework and, more importantly, a different sense of what's possible when you stop planning and start building. For managing directors, founders, and corporate leaders who are tired of talking about transformation and ready to do it.
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