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In this episode of Leadership Deep Dive, Hendrik Deckers talks to Erwin Verstraelen - Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at Port of Antwerp.\n\nErwin is a finalist of the European CIO Of The Year Awards, nominated for his ambitious large-scale project to turn the Port of Antwerp into a digital open innovation platform - a Partnership ecosystem where new ideas are tested, incubated and applied for business objectives of the Port.\n\nErwin has broad experience in innovation consulting and it translates into many thought-provoking, sometimes brutally honest views on change management, growth and business. He shares his advice for future CIOs who are impatient to get to the top, solid approach to building a company culture, and a lot of insight into personal growth.\n\n\nTable of contents:\n\n0:44 Erwin Verstraelen - Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at Port of Antwerp\n1:54 The Port of Antwerp is an Open Innovation Platform. \n4:15 Innovation: Why and how; the innovation strategy of the Port of Antwerp\n8:35 Creating a culture of innovation\n10:15 How do you change a company culture?\n14:44 How to change a traditional IT team structure and purpose\n19:35 How do you attract people to come and work for the Port of Antwerp? \n25:36 Collaborating with the biggest ports in the world and hosting hackatons\n28:52 How do you create leaders in your organisation?\n32:17 Erwin's most important talent\n34:15 His MBTI personality profile: the architect (INTJ)\n37:00 How do you approach self-development?\n41:40 Mentors in Erwin's life\n44:58 "I have a nautical heart"\n45:50 Advice to future digital leaders\n50:14 Is IT a fullfilling carreer path?\n53:19 What technology should we invest in today?\n55:00 How do you visualise the Port in 10 years?\n57:53 Problems, challenges and opportunities