THE
FRONTLINE
MAY 2020
01 MEMBER DOWNLOAD
Stefan Pfandt
VP of Group Partnering & Business Development, Deutsche Telekom


"Customer interactions through this crisis have become entirely digitized. Right now, the interesting question is whether this will be a temporary or permanent effect."
Stefan Pfandt leads Deutsche Telekom’s Group Partnering and Business Development team in San Francisco. Representing Deutsche Telekom in Silicon Valley, the team is tasked with inspiring, qualifying and supporting the execution of product and service innovations that help Deutsche Telekom drive growth through partnerships. Stefan has 10+ years of experience in consulting and the telecommunications industry. His passion is to innovate by combining the agility, risk affinity and can-do attitude of startups with the scale and responsibility of the “Leading European Telco.”
02 MEMBER NEWS
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AND SK TELECOM COMBAT COVID-19

Network infrastructure and online solutions are becoming more important than ever. DT and SK Telecom are addressing the coronavirus crisis by using their joint technology and expertise in 5G, AI and mobile edge computing to prepare for the post-COVID era. (Computer Weekly)
SK HYNIX DONATES 50,000 SURGICAL MASKS

CEOs and leaders at SK hynix visited the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (VMC) to deliver 50,000 surgical masks on behalf of SK hynix Headquarters in Korea. The masks come at a critical time for VMC and will be sent to healthcare workers who are battling against COVID-19. (LinkedIn)
BP PRODUCES CHEMICALS FOR THE PANDEMIC FIGHT

BP’s world-leading plant in Hull, England is playing its part to defeat coronavirus as demand soars for chemicals used to manufacture medical masks, protective clothing, medication and disinfectant. The team is working at capacity to meet additional work loads, with some processes seeing a 50% increase in demand. (BusinessLive)

EVONIK LAUNCHES 3D-PRINTED MEDICAL IMPLANTS

Evonik has become the first company to launch a 3D-printable PEEK (polyether ether ketone) filament as an implant-grade material for medical applications. In doing so, it has set new standards for custom-made plastic implants and created new opportunities for customizing patient treatments. (News Medical)

03 ECOSYSTEM HIGHLIGHT
Philip Bahoshy
Founder & CEO, MAGNiTT
 
"Our mission is to bring much needed data accuracy, transparency and comprehensiveness to MENA and digitally connect entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging markets.
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Philip Bahoshy is the Founder & CEO of MAGNiTT, the largest investment data platform for the MENA startup ecosystem. Raised in the UK with Iraqi origins, Philip obtained an MBA from INSEAD in 2013 and a BS in Economics from the London School of Economics. During his time in Dubai, Philip worked at Oliver Wyman in the Financial Services practice for three years, followed by nearly three years at Barclays Wealth working as Chief of Staff to the CEO and advising on strategic initiatives. Philip has lived in the UAE for more than 12 years and is passionate about developing the MENA startup ecosystem.

04 OUR TEAM
MEET THE TEAM: JENNY REDLING

Jenny Redling is Chief of Staff at Silicon Foundry. She has been with the team for six years and currently
focuses on supporting leadership, building internal relationships and facilitating connection. Fun fact: Jenny’s quarantine staples include Scattergories, PBS cooking shows and her stationary bike in the garage.
READ MORE
TOWARDS A NEW ERA OF FRUGAL INNOVATION & LONG-RANGE LEADERSHIP

Silicon Foundry's Steve Gotz and Elsa Givan make the case for an innovation strategy paradigm shift, both to accelerate COVID-19 recovery and build resiliency for future unforeseen crises. READ MORE
05 NEWS & RESOURCES
The Unexpected Talent Transformation of COVID-19: How Are Talent Leaders Stepping Up to the Challenge? 
May 19th

Join Talent executives from Morgan SamuelsHolland America, Censia and EY for a virtual panel discussion on the talent and recruitment transformations taking shape in the wake of this pandemic. As a group, we’ll discuss how immediate priorities have changed, the resources available to Talent & Recruiting professionals, how we approach leading our respective HR teams post-crisis as we all look ahead to the “new normal” and much more. Register to join here.
Global Intrapreneur Week
June 8th-12th

The League of Intrapreneurs
, a global learning community of innovators on the inside, is hosting Global Intrapreneur Week, a series of curated virtual events exploring how employees and workers around the world are applying entrepreneurial approaches to address the challenges posed by COVID and to create more equitable and resilient economies. Global Intrapreneur Week will feature authentic conversations, practical workshops and opportunities to connect with inspiring intrapreneurs from across sectors and geographies. Register to join here.

Enhance and Silicon Foundry Enter Into Strategic Partnership MAGNiTT
Exclusive: Mary Meeker's Coronavirus Trends Report Axios
From Surviving To Thriving: Reimagining The Post-COVID-19 Return McKinsey
Looking to the Future of Air Travel Harvard Business Review
The Role of Trust in the COVID-19 Economic Recovery: Lessons from Asia BCG
Three Reasons COVID-19 Makes Coworking Spaces Even More Important Forbes
Understanding Contact Tracing: Limitations, Implications, Recommendations Medium
Welcome Back to the Office. Your Every Move Will Be Watched. WSJ
BCG: The COVID-19 Investor Pulse Check Series
What is the impact of the crisis on investors’ expectations for the U.S. economy, stock market and business leaders? BCG’s COVID-19 Investor Pulse Check series is intended to bring the voice of the investor to business leaders and board members, and its most recent edition shows the impact of the crisis on investor expectations.

Braintrust: Innovation From Anywhere eBook
Braintrust’s newly published eBook titled "Innovation From Anywhere" offers best practices for remote work from leaders in the space such as Facebook's James Everingham and GitLab's Darren Murph, as it is designed to help enterprises get into the right mindset when setting up remote teams, bringing new tools online, hiring and recruiting and more.

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