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Ugne Kontare

Ugne Kontare

Chief Business Development Officer at SOFT4

Vilnius, Lithuania

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Ugne Kontare is a Chief Business Development Officer representing one of Europe's most successful cloud-ready companies, Softera Baltic, Partner of the Year in Lithuania, 2022. Having developed multiple solutions under the SOFT4 brand, several of which have successfully gained market share and partners' recognition, while several were killed after years of development, Ugne is ready to share the lessons learned along the way on how to build and manage products that sell.
With a background in SMB sales and leadership, Ugne’s career expands over several industries, with most of its time dedicated to Microsoft Dynamics. With over 15 years of experience in various roles, such as Marketing, Sales, CEO, and Business Development, Ugne shares her knowledge and tips on how to:
- Build and manage an effective team;
- Market and sell Microsoft Dynamics 365 BC in the cloud;
- Develop and implement strategies for launching and managing a software product – from analysis to profits.

Area of Expertise

  • Business & Management
  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • building teams
  • business development
  • International Business Development
  • Sales Cloud
  • Building Digital Products
  • Nutrition
  • Mental Health Nutrition
  • Performance Nutrition

Navigating cultural differences for successful international business

Are you facing challenges in communicating effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds? Do you want to enhance your ability to navigate cultural differences and drive your international business more efficiently? Join my "Navigating Cultural Differences for Successful International Business" session and gain valuable insights into various preferences of speaking, managing, praising, presenting, and deciding across different regions, including the US, Europe, Australia, and Asian countries.

In this session, you will learn:

1. Cultural Communication Strategies: Discover effective communication strategies to overcome miscommunication and avoid awkward situations when interacting with individuals from different cultural backgrounds.

2. Cultural Preferences in Speaking: Explore the nuances of speaking styles, including tone, pace, and non-verbal cues.

3. Managing Across Cultures: Understand different managerial approaches, leadership styles, and decision-making processes prevalent across regions, enabling you to manage multicultural teams and drive collaboration effectively.

4. Praiseworthy Practices: Learn the art of giving compliments, recognition, and feedback in culturally appropriate ways.

5. Presenting Across Cultures: Acquire techniques for delivering impactful presentations that resonate with diverse audiences.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of cultural differences and enhance your international business acumen.

AI in Marketing and Sales

While we're still waiting for Copilot to provide all promoted benefits in BC, you can use and benefit from multiple AI tools in your Marketing and Sales activities. Join me in this session to learn a dozen new AI tools and see how they work in practice.

VARS & ISV Discussion Panel

A discussion between an invited panel of leading ISV and VAR partners - on how best to work together.

Cultivate Successors: Unleash the power of an outstanding company culture!

🚀 Join Me for a Game-Changing Session 🚀

In the fast-paced business world, the need for survival today often takes precedence. However, what if I told you that neglecting to invest in future leaders could be a death sentence for your entire company?

Thinking long-term is often not the most popular choice, but it's the one that separates thriving organizations from the rest. I invite CEOs, managers, and fellow professionals to join me in this transformative session, where we'll delve into the latest management trends, focusing on self-managing organizations.

🌟 Key Takeaways:

✅ Cultivating a Great Culture: Discover how self-managing organizations can help you build a workplace culture that fosters innovation, collaboration, and employee engagement.

✅ Bringing Wholeness to the Workplace: Learn how to create an environment where employees can bring their authentic selves to work, increasing job satisfaction, creativity, and productivity.

✅ Ownership at Every Level: The best ideas and the most committed employees can come from anywhere within your organization. Empower every team member to take ownership of the company's vision and their team's results.

🌄 Sounds utopic? Come and hear some real examples of how it works. I'll share inspiring case studies and success stories proving self-managing organizations' power.

Low-cost high-impact: creative ways to market your products on a small budget

So, you've got an idea for your next winning product. Maybe you've even brought it to life. Congratulations! And now what? It is great if you have unlimited $$ to spend to promote your product and attract precious clients but what if you don't? Join me in this session and learn what are the options to spend reasonable amounts on marketing and yet have the highest win rates in sales.

How to build successful products

In this workshop you will learn how to build successful products which your customers would love; which techniques you need to apply, which product management and distribution theories work the best in practice; what teams you need to have in place. You will have a chance to leave this session with a clear action plan for your existing or future product.

Target audience: CEO, Business Development, Solution architects (business) and anyone interested in where to start and drive the product to the market.

Directions ASIA 2024 Sessionize Event

May 2024 Bangkok, Thailand

Directions ASIA 2023 Sessionize Event

April 2023 Bangkok, Thailand

Ugne Kontare

Chief Business Development Officer at SOFT4

Vilnius, Lithuania

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