An event full of
challenges, knowledge and integration,
fundamental to the success of the DAABON Group.
2020 has been synonymous
with challenge in all manner of
ways, and for the organizers and attendees of SUMMIT 2020 it
was
no different. Despite
the circumstances posed by the
COVID-19 pandemic, the third meeting between DAABON headquarters and the
international offices was successfully held. The event developed in a
hybrid
way, whereby some of the guests were connected virtually and others
attended in
person, in full compliance with the rules imposed by the national and
local
government. For four days global company leaders shared knowledge, via
the
implementation of a flexible schedule given the time differences, and
guaranteeing that everyone could connect simultaneously. It was a
challenge,
but it was very positive for all the teams to be able to interact on
issues of
fundamental importance and interest to the group.
The first session was led
by Dr. María del Pilar Noriega,
who led a broad R&D agenda, including intellectual property and
innovation
(presented by Dr. Marco Alemán), precision agriculture (presented by Dr.
Markus
Eisenhauer and Lucien Hoffman), biomass as an opportunity to generate
energy,
and the future of palm (presented by María del Pilar Noriega). During
the
second session we had the pleasure of hearing guest speaker Matt
Dunsmoor talk
to us about the importance of long-term leadership with a talk called
“The
Infinite Game.” The third session entailed presentations on the advances
in the
CRM tool by Daniel Arenas and Reneta Uribe. The fourth session involved
another
international speaker, Mark Weyland, who introduced us to the topic of
the
stages of palm fractionation. Lastly, and as a central axis, our
president
Manuel Julián Dávila presented us with the global vision of the group to
align
all the eams towards the same vision for the coming years.
The fact that we managed
to successfully hold SUMMIT 2020
despite the significant logistical challenges posed serves to motivate
us to
hold more meetings in this manner. Additionally, we hope the whole team
can
meet at the end of 2021 in person.