TRANSFORMATION EDGE PROGRAM

In today’s world of constant disruption, to succeed as a leader you need what we call “TRANSFORMATION EDGE”

Designed for senior leaders operating in an era of AI acceleration, data intensity, and continuous disruption, the program strengthens your ability to turn complexity into strategic advantage. Across five focused modules, you build the clarity, discipline, and adaptive capability required to lead transformation with measurable impact.

PARTICIPANT
PROFILE

Senior executives who need to stay ahead of the forces reshaping modern business. Leaders responsible for setting direction, navigating disruption, and transforming their organizations to remain competitive.

MODULES

BUILD YOUR OWN TRANSFORMATION EDGE JOURNEY

Join any of the five modules individually or complete the full program.

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

How to lead business transformation for lasting impact?

with György Zsembery

29-30
APRIL
2026

AI-DRIVEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

How to develop your business with the exponentially growing capabilities of AI?

with Krisztián Kurtisz

27-28
MAY
2026

DATA-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION

How to leverage the potential of data?

with Dr. László Sabjányi

24-25
JUNE
2026

BUILDING ADAPTIVE ORGANIZATIONS

How to create future-ready, adaptive organizations?

with Dr. László Eszes

24-25
SEPT
2026

STRATEGIC INNOVATION

How to lead innovation-focused businesses with strategic clarity and executional excellence?

with Dr. Anita Csoma

19-20
NOV
2026

Business Transformation

How to lead business transformation for lasting impact?

Lasting business transformation requires more than initiatives — it demands clarity of direction, disciplined execution, and the courage to reallocate resources where value can truly be created.

This module is grounded in decades of international executive transformation experience across industries and markets.

29-30 April 2026

György Zsembery

György Zsembery

György is an experienced international CEO in telecommunications and IT, with a strong track record of leading complex transformations across more than 60 markets. He brings a disciplined, execution-focused approach to building resilient, future-ready organizations through operational excellence and digital acceleration.

FOR WHOM?

For senior executives and business unit leaders responsible for delivering large-scale transformation and measurable value creation. Particularly relevant for leaders facing complex restructuring, integration, or performance challenges.

WHAT YOU WILL STRENGTHEN:

STRATEGIC CLARITY

Sharpen your transformation ambition and define what value creation truly means for your organization.

EXECUTIONAL DISCIPLINE

Translate strategy into initiatives, governance, and measurable outcomes — not just plans and presentations.

LEADERSHIP CREDIBILITY

Mobilize leadership teams, manage resistance, and sustain momentum in complex, high-stakes environments.

AI-DRIVEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

How to develop your business with the exponentially growing capabilities of AI?

Artificial intelligence is reshaping growth, operations, customer experience, and decision-making. Yet the real question is not what AI can do — but how leaders integrate it into their business model with clarity and discipline.

This module provides a structured executive perspective on AI across five critical dimensions of business performance.

27-28 May 2026

KRISZTIÁN KURTISZ

KRISZTIÁN KURTISZ

Krisztián is CEO of UNIQA, with more than two decades of leadership experience. He combines corporate executive leadership with entrepreneurial experience — having built and scaled digital platforms and startups — bringing a strong strategic perspective on AI, digital transformation, and technology-driven business growth.

FOR WHOM?

For executives shaping growth, digital strategy, or competitive positioning in an AI-driven landscape. Designed for leaders who want to move beyond experimentation and define a clear, business-focused AI agenda.

EXPLORE HOW EXPONENTIALLY ADVANCING AI IS RESHAPING GROWTH ACROSS FIVE CRITICAL DIMENSIONS:

  • Operational efficiency
  • Improved customer experience
  • Enabling entirely new business models / revenue streams
  • Supporting decision-making
  • Mastering organizational challanges: redefine or eliminate roles, structures, traditions and skills

You will develop a practical, strategically grounded roadmap — ambitious, yet realistic — to convert technological acceleration into sustained competitive advantage.

DATA-DRIVEN
ORGANIZATION

How to leverage the potential of data?

In high-performing organizations, data is not a reporting function — it is a leadership capability.

This module develops the strategic frameworks and analytical mindset required to build and scale a data-driven organization.

24-25 June 2026

LÁSZLÓ SABJÁNYI

Dr. LÁSZLÓ SABJÁNYI

László brings over 20 years of senior EMEA leadership experience across strategy consulting, corporate development, and executive roles in high-growth digital platforms. As a former BCG Partner, CSO at VEON, and CEO of Wolt and Bolt, he combines strategic rigor with hands-on execution in building data-driven, performance-focused organizations.

FOR WHOM?

For leaders aiming to build or scale data-driven organizations and improve decision quality across their business. Especially valuable for executives who see data as a strategic leadership capability, not just a technical function.

YOU WILL WORK ON:

DEFINING YOUR DATA ADVANTAGE

Establishing how data becomes a strategic asset that shapes competitive positioning, drives measurable value creation, and advances long-term ambition.

BUILDING A DATA-DRIVEN OPERATING MODEL

Structuring your operating model and value flows so that data systematically informs how value is created, measured, and managed.

DIAGNOSING YOUR DATA MATURITY

Evaluating your organisation’s strengths and critical gaps across data strategy, governance, data assets, analytics capability, and incentive alignment.

WORKING EFFECTIVELY WITH YOUR DATA TEAM

Framing better questions, challenging assumptions, and translating analysis into impact.

SHAPING A DATA-DRIVEN CULTURE

Embedding accountability, data courage, and disciplined decision-making into leadership behaviour.

BUILDING ADAPTIVE ORGANIZATIONS

How to create future-ready, adaptive organizations?

Organizations cannot rely on never-ending, periodic transformation programs. Adaptability must become embedded in leadership behavior, systems, and culture.

This module focuses on designing empowered organizations where human–machine collaboration strengthens agility without sacrificing strategic focus.

27-28 May 2026

KRISZTIÁN KURTISZ

Dr. LÁSZLÓ ESZES

László has more than 30 years of international executive and consulting experience. Combining strategic leadership, academic rigor, and practical transformation expertise, he is a recognized international expert in strategy and change, an advisor to CEOs and Boards,while leading Corvinus-SEED.

FOR WHOM?

For senior leaders operating in environments of continuous disruption who want to institutionalize adaptability. Ideal for executives committed to embedding change as a core organizational capability.

YOU WILL DEVELOP:

ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP ROUTINES

Embedding change into everyday decision-making and performance management.

EMPOWERED STRUCTURES

Creating organization of humans and machines that collaborate for experimentation continuos capability development.

CHANGE CULTURE

Building trust, psychological safety, and clarity in uncertain environments.

STRATEGIC INNOVATION

How to lead innovation-focused businesses with strategic clarity and executional excellence?

Innovation is often misunderstood as creativity alone. Sustainable innovation requires structured thinking, disciplined prioritization, and leadership maturity.

This module equips you with the mindset and tools to lead innovation with strategic clarity.

19-20 November 2026

DR. ANITA CSOMA

Dr. ANITA CSOMA

Anita is an experienced international business leader with more than two decades in global energy companies including MOL Group, ConocoPhillips, and Shell. She combines large-scale transformation expertise with a strong focus on innovation leadership, bridging creative thinking and disciplined execution to build high-performing, future-ready organizations.

FOR WHOM?

For executives responsible for growth, renewal, and innovation in established organizations. Designed for leaders who want to turn innovation into a disciplined, strategically aligned business capability.

THE FOCUS IS ON:

STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT

Ensuring innovation initiatives serve long-term competitive positioning.

INNOVATION GOVERNANCE

Designing workflows that balance experimentation with accountability.

CULTURE AND EXECUTION

Building environments where creativity is encouraged and results are delivered.

You strengthen your ability to lead innovation not as isolated projects, but as an integrated strategic capability that creates measurable business impact.

PRICE

1 MODULE

EUR 2.200

2 MODULES

EUR 4.200
(2.100 / MODULE)

3 MODULES

EUR 6.000
(2.000 / MODULE)

4 MODULES

EUR 7.000
(1.900 / MODULE)

5 MODULES

EUR 9.000
(1.800 / MODULE)

Build your own Transformation Edge journey — with preferential pricing when you commit to multiple modules.

Complete at least four modules to receive the Corvinus–SEED Transformation Edge Leadership Certificate.

* The price includes all training days, teaching materials, venue, meals and coffee breaks, accommodation – in case the program is held outside Budapest, all technical cost ensuring the delivery, measurements and evaluations, 6 mentoring and 6 coaching sessions and lifelong membership in Corvinus-SEED Alumni. The price does not include VAT.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS THE APPLICATION PROCESS?

For the program application, please click here or find the Apply button (in Price section). The program acceptance is not automatic and your application will be reviewed by our team of program managers to ensure the best fit between applicants and programs.

WILL I HAVE TO DO ANY PREPARATION BEFORE ATTENDING THE PROGRAM?

After your completed application, you’ll receive communication from the program managers. The information we send will direct you to our online learning platform, which will include all the prelimiary tasks and an introduction to your fellow participants.

WHAT ARE THE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS?

The program is in English, so conversational business English skills are strongly recommended.

WHAT IF I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?

If you have any more questions, please contact our colleague, András, through andras.karpaty@seed.uni-corvinus.hu.

MORE THAN 2000 EXECUTIVES HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE JOURNEY! LEARN FROM THEM!

Karol
Jakubek

Managing Director

ROSSMANN Czech Republic

Rita
Molnár-Bencze

Head of Group Marketing Communications

MOL Group

András
Becsei

Deputy CEO, Retail Division

OTP Bank

Martina
Martinić

Sales and Operations Planning Manager for EMEA

Valvoline

Predrag
Vasic

Member of the Executive Board

OTP Srbija

Jakub
Reil

Plant Manager

Viterra Czech

"One of the best workshops, which I have ever experienced."

Great venue with a comprehensive leadership principles overview, focusing strongly on a practical side of leadership. I really enjoyed the teamwork during the training and I can strongly recommend the program to those, who would like to move their leadership skills to upper level.

I think it is a very good program, when you really want develop yourself as a person and it allows you to improve more consciously.

SEED’s Business Leadership Program was a very good executive educational program for me. What I gained from SEED and what it means for me is how to set aspirational goals, and how to build a team to achieve these goals.

"I am absolutely thrilled with the program."

You start from aspiration and values, continue with building the story around people and, at the end, you tackle with your final goal – how to drive the business. Mentoring and coaching techniques during the program are refreshing and using these techniques after the program suit you with the most useful tool – how to learn continuously and efficiently.

SEED is one of the best things that happened to me during the last several years.
It gave me new vision and the energy to try to become a better leader than currently I am.

It is very nice, that the mentors also share their personal experience besides their theories and methods.

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