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It changes attitudes. His presenting style is a truly multi-media experience for the audiences.

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Miha presents in English and German.

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Topics

  • Leadership Resonance Platform
  • Organisational Change and Transformation in Disruptive Economy
  • HR to HS: From Human Resources To Human Resonance
  • Teamwork: Inspiring Productivity through Creativity
  • World 4.0: The Power of Emotional Innovation for IT Leaders

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  • The approach Miha recommends is useful in certain aspects of running a business, it helps people see there are different ways to solve problems.

    He holds the position of Adjunct Professor at IEDC Bled – School of Management, is CIO (Chief Inspiration Officer) of Idriart, Managing Director of Ecoculture and President of Gandin Foundation.

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Pogacnik has also delivered a TEDx talk titled "A Creative Detour to Unleash Human Potential," emphasizing his commitment to unlocking human potential through creative processes.

Additionally, Pogacnik holds the position of adjunct professor of Art and Leadership at IEDC – Bled School of Management, and he is both the Chief Inspiration Officer and the President of the Institute for Development of Intercultural Relations through the Arts (IDRIART).

His theory seems to get to the core of things, the driving force - Deutsche Telekom

  • Miha Pogacnik is a rare bird, a talented violinist whose music touches the soul, he is a unique explorer who is bringing music to business, not as entertainment, but to enhance understanding of context its forms and rhythms - Shell International Ltd
  • Miha was charismatic and gave an excellent presentation - he really connected with people - Global Software Providers
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    Miha Pogacnik

    Miha Pogacnik – World recognized celebrity speaker, Classical concert violinist, Entrepreneur, Cultural ambassador and Leadership guru.

    Miha Pogacnik is an exceptional virtuoso, both on the musical stage as well as on the management platform.

    Beyond academia, he manages Ecoculture and has directed numerous intercultural festivals, orchestrating over 200 events in crisis areas globally over the last two decades. He introduced a social innovation where international audiences travelled with artists and actively participated in upheavals and transformations on all continents. However, one can not overlook the fact that humanity today equals economic society, hence his strategy to work primarily in the business sphere through his method of interdisciplinary transfer from musical masterpieces to leadership development, inspiring scores of global brands companies like Shell, Novartis, ING, Porsche, Nike and Microsoft, leading business schools, UN agencies and gatherings like Alpbach and World Economic Forum.

    His integration intentions are reflected in the European regional development project Terra Parzival with his innovative Macro Violin principle leading to development of Polyphonic European Identity and through it to co.creation of the New European Leadership Style.

    Prior to this, Miha Pogacnik developed unique IDRIART movement in 80’s and 90’s, exploring the power of Art in creation of over 200 intercultural festivals in crises areas of the world.

    Pogacnik integrates the principles of renewal and change into his presentations, transforming thinking patterns and overcoming barriers that limit creativity and vision. Pogacnik conducts his work across multiple languages including English, German, and Slovene, making his insights accessible to a diverse audience.

    Miha started the accordion at age 3 mistakingly playing melody with his left hand; this lead the music teachers to introduce him to play the violin, his lifelong passion.

    Miha comes from an entrepreneurial family background; one of his ancestors was Franc Pogacnik « Naval », a famous tenor in Vienna and Berlin in early 20th century.

    Miha has owned and played violins made by the most famous violin makers in the world: Vuillaume, Guarneri and Stradivari and contemporary genius Daniel Musek.

    At 43, instead of roses he « got to perform in 43 Cathedrals all over Europe in 43 days » leading to his birthday.

    For his 56th birthday Miha launched another self challenge in Slovenia performing « 56 Masterpieces ».

    Miha’s disruptive method was born in the 70’s while teaching adults with developmental abilities how to listen; only honesty worked.

    What he offers you

    With the power of musical masterpieces Miha focuses on the analogy between the orchestra and corporate teams, providing them with ultimate inspiration and guidance to go beyond excellence.

    Miha Pogacnik

    Miha Pogacnik is the Cultural Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia and a renowned classical concert violinist.

    His work has been showcased at significant forums including the World Economic Forum in Davos and in China, the European Economic Forum in Alpbach, Austria, and the World Business Academy. It is his practical insight that creative environments need to be developed, where on a raised resonance platform Art forces attract, “compose” and bind together different social fields.

    His approach demonstrates the powerful interplay between creativity and business, earning him recognition as a catalyst for innovation and an experiential leader.

    Throughout his career, Pogacnik has collaborated with leadership teams from global companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Bosch, IBM, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Shell, Novartis, BIAH, Electrolux, Unilever, including Ericsson, and the World Bank.

    The audience SWAM to his performance in the Blue Cave on island Bisevo/Croatia.

    Miha performed inside the cave of the sacred Uluru Monolith in central Australia and 6 times in front of past Dalai Lama stupas in the Potala Palace, Lhasa/Tibet.

    Miha smuggled his Guarneri inside the King’s Initiation Chamber in the Cheops Pyramid catalyzing forever the power of the « Resonance Platform » as the key to successfully spark any transformative action in the world.

    Every time Miha opens his violin case to play he reminds himself of his mortality.

    Miha Pogacnik

    Miha's life has been marked by social innovations, including the creation of over 200 intercultural festivals in crisis areas of the world, and in the course of the last 20 years working with leaders of over 100 global brand companies.

    He is also Ambassador of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and Adjunct Professor of Arts and Leadership in IEDC Bled School of Management. He runs multiple organisations: Ecoculture for Business and NGOs Gandin Foundation and IDRIART for Social Artivism.

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    How he presents

    With his emotional and human approach in the digital age Miha leads executives through a transformational leadership journey, using the formative forces of music and art. His latest project, Terra Parzival, focuses on developing European regional models through artistic and cultural lenses. This movement originated in the first Chartres Festival d’Ete initiated by Miha Pogacnik in 1981.

    Miha Pogacnik was born in Kranj, Slovenia, studied in Ljubljana and Cologne, Germany.