Business Model Transformation (ePub)

Danny Samson (BE Hons, PhD) has been Professor of Management at the University of Melbourne for over three decades, teaching and researching in decision sciences and operations/supply chain management. He has published over a dozen books and 150 research papers. He started his career as a chemical engineer in the petrochemical sector, from which he has strong interests in manufacturing, technology development and innovation management. He has worked extensively in five continents as a board member, adviser to senior executives, executive educator and consultant in a variety of industries including banking and insurance, automotive, oil and gas, building, engineering, and health/hospitals, as well as providing high level advice to governments. His most recent publications have been in the areas of strategic leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship, and implementing strategic change.

Alon Ellis (BE Elec., BSc Comp. Sci) is a Senior Partner in Deloitte's Strategy Consulting business (Monitor Deloitte) and primarily focusses on up-front enterprise strategy design, as organisations look to transform themselves. He began his career in a start-up, focussed on bringing analytical advancements in price optimisation and lifetime value modelling to the insurance industry. He has since transitioned to a variety of other areas of management consulting including innovation and operations, and has worked in transformation and line roles in industry. He has also gained experience across a range of additional industries including banking, telecommunications, logistics and transport, and worked extensively in the US, the UK and Australia.