15-04-2024

Navigating cultural differences for successful international business

16:30 - 17:15 Shorebreak 1/2 Back to event schedule

Are you facing challenges in communicating effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds? Do you want to enhance your ability to navigate cultural differences and drive your international business more efficiently? Join my "Navigating Cultural Differences for Successful International Business" session and gain valuable insights into various preferences of speaking, managing, praising, presenting, and deciding across different regions, including the US, Europe, Australia, and Asian countries.

In this session, you will learn:

1. Cultural Communication Strategies: Discover effective communication strategies to overcome miscommunication and avoid awkward situations when interacting with individuals from different cultural backgrounds.

2. Cultural Preferences in Speaking: Explore the nuances of speaking styles, including tone, pace, and non-verbal cues.

3. Managing Across Cultures: Understand different managerial approaches, leadership styles, and decision-making processes prevalent across regions, enabling you to manage multicultural teams and drive collaboration effectively.

4. Praiseworthy Practices: Learn the art of giving compliments, recognition, and feedback in culturally appropriate ways.

5. Presenting Across Cultures: Acquire techniques for delivering impactful presentations that resonate with diverse audiences.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of cultural differences and enhance your international business acumen.

Speakers:

Ugne Kontare

Chief Business Development Officer at SOFT4

Ugne Kontare is a Chief Business Development Officer, representing one of the most successful cloud-ready companies in Europe, Softera Baltic, Partner of the Year in Lithuania, 2022. Having developed multiple solutions under the SOFT4 brand, several of which has successfully gained the market share and partners' recognition, while several were killed after years of development, Ugne is ready to share the lessons learnt along the way on how to build and manage products that sell.
With a background in the SMB sales and leadership, Ugne's career expands over several industries, most of time dedicated to Microsoft Dynamics. With over 15 years of experience in various roles, such as Marketing, Sales, CEO, Business Development, Ugne shares her knowledge and tips on how to:
- Build and manage an effective team;
- Market and sell Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC in the cloud;
- Develop and implement strategies launching and managing a software product - from analysis to profits.