Software Asset Management Strategies 2024 - Chicago | we.Connect Global Leaders | 17 June 2024 | Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, Chicago, 221 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60601, USA

This events combines distinguished expert keynotes and interactive world café round tables, private discussion rounds, networking sessions and vendor-free audit debates. Following the reputation built in Europe as the most influential SAM event series, the Software Asset Management Strategies USA is maturing the 4th edition and brings together more than 150 SAM and IT procurement professionals from America’s top companies at the only end-user driven networking SAM event in the US – free of mega-vendors & auditors.

Key Topics:
• Big vendors and beyond – which are best practices to keep good relationships with big and medium-sized publishers?
• Profiting from license management automation – learning how a data-based decision-making process can benefit IT in your organization
• How to benefit from internal team collaboration of key stakeholders? – Getting a deeper understanding to bringing together SAM, IT Service Management, and IT Security
• Software portfolio centralization – how to reduce costs by consolidating your tech stack in the SAMS space?
• How to master software and IT asset management from medium-sized companies to dynamic and complex organizations
• How to deal with license management tools and solutions for cloud services – Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)?
• How to optimize IT assets on-site and in the cloud management technology?
• How to increase internal cross-functional collaboration?
• Which data discovery technologies provide better software lifecycle management and costs saving?
• Which tools generate smooth system integration and license optimization?
• How to succeed in the audit-proof license transfer of used software?
• How to use enterprise SaaS Management platforms for improved tracking, controlling and benchmarking of SaaS applications
• How to advance reporting and analytics for data-driven planning and decision-making?
• How to improve your understanding of new licensing models – on-premises, hybrid licenses, cloud subscriptions?
• SAM and IT Procurement on a global scope – how to improve IT integration and setting up standardization processes?
• Implementing Lean methodology – learn how to boost your SAM and IT vendor management processes to avoid IT Supply chain bottlenecks
• How to polish up your audit strategies? – Hear strategies to improve your communication with software providers and how to benefit from audit clauses
• How to raise your contract negotiation game? – Get insider tips on best contract negotiation strategies and improved software lifecycle management

2024 Speakers

Luke Marples
Director IT Asset Management, Global Business...

Paulius Laurin
Head of Global Software Asset Management

Bo Guilbeault
IT Asset Management Evangelist

Erick Hacking
IT Software Asset Manager

Gerald Oh
Software Asset Manager

Sherry Kennedy
IT Asset Management Analyst

Dawid Wichowski
Manager, Application Portfolio Management...

Evan Vafidis
Head of License Management

Jack Schmidt
Service Asset and Configuration Manager

Julia Veall
Senior Manager Asset Management

Philipp Butters
Senior License Management

Ainis Zaharans
Software Asset Manager

Magnus Lännholm
Senior Software Asset Manager

Paulina Sroka
Global IT Asset and License Specialist

Erkut Ekinci
Head of Information Technologies Manufac...

Jonas Grundell
Head of SAM

Beatriz Sánchez Díaz
Software Asset Manager

Dominika Franke
Software Asset Manager

2024 Partners

EVENT LEAD PARTNER:
• One

PRIMARY PARTNER:
• Certero

COMPETENCE PARTNER:
• Spinnaker
• Azul

BUSINESS PARTNER:
• Capefoxx
• Timetoact Group
• CCP
• 2 Data
• Vendr
• Prolicense
• Origina
• Oncept
• Angle Point
• Preo
• CIS
• Raynet
• USU
• Xensam
• Bearing Point
• Crayon
• Lead Out
• Sofline
• Foxit
• Belarc