Programme 2023

The Heliview employees will welcome you to the conference, they will check you in and provide you with a badge.

Of course the coffee or tea is ready for you!

Brandon Smeets joined Canon to replace their Software Asset Manager in 2017. After several years he decided to focus on magic entertainment. With his knowledge and experience, Brandon is the ideal person to guide the conference as chair of the day.

Should your organization reache a satisfactory maturity from a compliance standpoint, how can you step up your SAM/ITAM game to another level by contributing to internal controls and to strategic decision. 

Through technological innovations such as cloud and containerization, organizations are drastically changing the way software is deployed. An unwanted side-effect of this evolution is that licensed software usage is also changing fast and therefore the risk of violating license terms and conditions is steadily increasing.

Fortunately, effective Software Asset Management combined with a number of best practices can help organizations to better manage software licensing audits.

Within Beltug, a group of Vendor Managers bundled a number of practices that can help organizations to deal with an impending software licensing audit initiated by a software vendor.

Enjoy fresh coffee, tea and snacks on the network square. And the first 1-to-1 meetings take place.

Are you wondering what common pitfalls there are in cloud contracts and where you should apply your focus on? We would like to onboard you on the journey from the selection of a cloud vendor all the way to the contract signature and continuous contract management activities. By being involved in different cases across different suppliers & type of offerings, we can share with you practical tips & tricks on how to properly navigate through common obstacles and attention point in setting up your organization for a future proof cloud service.

Since 2022, it is possible for organizations to certify their ITAM program against the ISO/IEC 19770-1:2017 standard. This globally recognized certification scheme was created by a committee of experts consisting of 100 volunteers from 20 countries and more than 30 industries under the guidance of the ITAM Forum.

During this roundtable you will learn more about the business benefits of certification and how certification can help ITAM professionals connect with key stakeholders within their organization. Throughout the roundtable we’ll share our first-hand experiences with the certification process, lessons learned and practical tips.

The roundtable is especially useful for companies that operate in highly regulated environment, are looking to defend themselves against internal and external audits or are struggling to keep higher management interested in IT Asset management.

Atlas Copco is a global organization present in more than 180 countries with close to 50.000 employees. Due to the size of the organization, license management comes with its own set of challenges. In order to overcome these challenges, cost control on licenses is primarily done by the hundreds of budget owners across the business & IT organization. In this session, you will learn how Atlas Copco has set up a granular rebilling of software license costs across the organization on the largest software spends. This set-up triggers the budget owners for bottom-up feedback on detecting waste in license spend and ensure no unnecessary & idle licenses are being maintained.

Enjoy various richly filled sandwiches. During lunch there is enough time for 1-on-1 meetings and networking with colleagues and peers.

In this break-out session, Ruben Vander Stockt explores how FinOps intersects with IT Asset Management (ITAM). With the crucial role of cost management, aligning technology investments with business objectives.

The FinOps Foundations introduces key FinOps capabilities in ITAM, from cost visibility and strategic budgeting to cloud expense management. Collaboration among finance, procurement, and IT teams is emphasized for informed decision-making.

The session offers actionable strategies, promoting accountability and continuous improvement. Envision a future where FinOps optimizes financial governance in ITAM, enhancing spending efficiency and control while driving overall success.

Enjoy the afternoon break at the network square with 1-to-1 meetings, meet colleagues and peers and share your gained knowledge!

Growing complexity, extending interdependencies and pressure on cost reduction in IT requires holistic and practical approach to management of IT assets in an enterprise. Wojciech Jackowski will share how to approach it from strategic, tactical, and operational perspective. We’ll start with the architecture view of all IT assets and then apply perspective layers to create a decision supporting model which will help you navigate through IT landscape.

During the keynote we’ll cover:

• What is the architecture of IT assets in the company?
• Why is ITAPM needed and how does it differ from traditional ITAM?
• How and what to manage?
• Where to start? No matter where you are today.

Chair Brandon summarizes the day and looks back on the most important lessons.

While enjoying a drink and snack, we close the day in an appropriate way. Discuss what you have learned with colleagues and peers.