Jan Sauer

Amazon Web Services

Principal, Digital Innovation

Jan Sauer is Principal Business Development Manager for Digital Innovation, covering Global and Strategic Accounts, based out of Atlanta, GA, for Amazon Web Services (AWS) - a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc. In this role Jan applies Amazon’s innovation mechanism to help customers define new digital offerings that that delight customers and drive top-line growth. Jan is an Alumni from the Harvard Business School and holds a Masters in Science from the Copenhagen Business School.

Sessions With Jan Sauer

Tuesday, 8 March

  • 10:30am - 11:15am (CST) / 08/mar/2022 04:30 pm - 08/mar/2022 05:15 pm

    AWS | Amazon’s Culture of Innovation
    Presentation Innovation & Technology

    Amazon’s approach to innovation has remained consistent since the company first launched: start with the customer and work backwards. In this session, learn about Amazon’s peculiar culture and how we innovate through four distinct, yet interdependent, elements: culture, mechanisms, architecture, and organization. Dive deep on each topic and learn more about practical applications including Amazon Leadership Principles, Working Backwards, two-pizza teams, the PRFAQ doc, and why it’s always still Day 1 at Amazon and AWS. Explore Working Backwards in greater depth, showcasing how ExxonMobil, TC Energy, and Bayer Crop Science have applied the mechanism to launch new and innovate solutions for their customers.

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