Global Peter Drucker Forum
The Global Peter Drucker Forum is an international management conference dedicated to the management philosophy of Peter Drucker. Drucker, who lived from 1909 to 2005, was a management professor, writer, and consultant, frequently referred to as a "management guru". The Forum is held annually in November, in Drucker's home town of Vienna, Austria. It is organized by Richard Straub, the founder and president of the Global Peter Drucker Forum and the Peter Drucker Society Europe, which is an affiliate of the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University.
Editions
The first Global Peter Drucker Forum was held on 19 November 2009, marking what would have been the 100th birthday of Peter Drucker. The forum included presentations by management philosopher and author Charles Handy, Kellogg School of Management professor Philip Kotler, economist Peter Lorange, economist and consultant Fredmund Malik, C.K. Prahalad of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Simon-Kucher chairman Hermann Simon.Drucker's widow, Doris, supported the forum prior to her death in 2014.
| Year | Dates | Theme | Venue |
| 2009 | 19–20 November | Haus der Industrie | |
| 2010 | 18–19 November | Liechtenstein Palace | |
| 2011 | 3–4 November | A Quest for Legitimacy: How Managers Can Shape the Future | Vienna University |
| 2012 | 15–16 November | Capitalism 2.0: New Horizons for Managers | Aula der Wissenschaften |
| 2013 | Managing Complexity | ||
| 2014 | The Great Transformation – Managing Our Way to Prosperity | ||
| 2015 | Claiming Our Humanity – Managing in the Digital Age | ||
| 2016 | The Entrepreneurial Society – Moving Beyond a Society of Employees | ||
| 2017 | 16–17 November | Growth & Inclusive Prosperity – The Secular Management Challenge | |
| 2018 | 29–30 November | Management: The Human Dimension | Hofburg |