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Jana Werner - Executive in Residence at AWS and Co-author of The Octopus Organization, Keynote Speaker

Jana Werner

Jana Werner Executive in Residence at AWS and Co-author of The Octopus Organization

Jana Werner - Executive in Residence at AWS and Co-author of The Octopus Organization, Keynote Speaker
Jana Werner's Biography

Jana Werner is an Executive in Residence at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she advises the executive teams of Fortune 500 companies on technology adoption, innovation and change. Her insights come from a career at the intersection of business strategy and technology: leading major digital transformations in financial services, guiding and scaling tech start-ups to growth and acquisition, and advising on complex global change at DHL.Her academic background in uncertainty dynamics grounds her practical advice for leaders navigating complex environments and building resilient organisations. She is a frequent podcast guest on leadership and organisational change, has guest lectured at institutions including Oxford, the London School of Econom

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Jana Werner Keynote Topics
Leading Organisational Transformation

Drawing on The Octopus Organization and her work with Fortune 500 executive teams at AWS, Jana shows why large one-off overhauls often stall and how leaders can build a culture of continuous transformation instead.


Building Resilient & Adaptable Organisations

Grounded in her academic work on uncertainty dynamics, this keynote looks at how organisations stay resilient and adapt as conditions change, with clear goals and real ownership across teams.


Technology Adoption & Innovation Strategy

Based on her advisory work at AWS, her experience leading digital transformations in financial services and scaling tech start-ups, Jana explains how leaders turn new technology into lasting business value.


Change Leadership in Complex Environments

Drawing on her advisory work on complex global change at DHL and her research on uncertainty, Jana shows how leaders guide people through change when the path ahead is unclear.

Jana Werner
Jana Werner's Biography

Jana Werner is an Executive in Residence at Amazon Web Services (AWS), where she advises the executive teams of Fortune 500 companies on technology adoption, innovation and change. Her insights come from a career at the intersection of business strategy and technology: leading major digital transformations in financial services, guiding and scaling tech start-ups to growth and acquisition, and advising on complex global change at DHL.

Her academic background in uncertainty dynamics grounds her practical advice for leaders navigating complex environments and building resilient organisations. She is a frequent podcast guest on leadership and organisational change, has guest lectured at institutions including Oxford, the London School of Economics and Hong Kong University, and has been featured in Harvard Business Review.

She is the co-author, with Phil Le-Brun, of The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation, published by Harvard Business Review Press.

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Jana Werner

Jana Werner speaks about organisational transformation, resilient and adaptable organisations, technology adoption and innovation strategy, and change leadership in complex environments, drawing on her work at AWS and her book The Octopus Organization.

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Corporate conferences, executive summits, leadership meetings and industry events. She has spoken at the AWS re:Invent Executive Summit in Las Vegas and The Womenomics Global Summit in Copenhagen.

Yes. Her sessions on continuous transformation, resilience and change leadership give leadership teams practical approaches they can apply in their own organisation.

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Ödül Axiom Business Book Awards 2026: Outstanding Book of the Year

Gold medal in the Outstanding Books of the Year category for The Octopus Organization, co-written with Phil Le-Brun.

Ödül Thinkers360 Book of the Year 2026

Awarded to The Octopus Organization by Thinkers360.

Ödül International Book Awards 2026: Business General

Winner in the Business: General category and finalist for Business: Management & Leadership with The Octopus Organization.