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Software Asset Management Strategies Europe 2021

Reducing Software Costs | Progressing SAM Maturity | Enabling the Future of Digital Business date_range September 20 – 21, 2021
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Join the 10th edition of Europe's leading SAM & IT Procurement Conference in a Hybrid Format.
The SAM community is celebrating the conference's 10 year anniversary by meeting on 20-21 September 2021 in Berlin to share best practices and learnings on strategic Software Asset Management and IT Procurement. This is the right place and time to discuss and exchange experiences with practitioners representing European leading companies, in the light of increasing innovation, organization complexity and new licensing models. Discover how your colleagues are mastering complexity while efficiently and quickly saving costs. Get answers to your pressing issues from the cross-industry and best-in-class SAM, IT Procurement & IT Vendor Managers, who will be presenting case studies and sharing insights at the 10th SAMS Europe 2021 conference. Our event offers a unique opportunity to network and interact with your peers in a hybrid format – both speakers and participants have the choice of attending the conference onsite or online via our digital conference platform hubs101. We are looking forward to welcoming you!
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Software Asset Management Strategies Europe 2021

What can you expect in Berlin?

  • 40+ expert speakers
  • 150 attendees + 200 digital attendees
  • 2 1/2 days with over 30 interactive sessions incl. Keynotes, World Cafés, Workshops and much more
  • 20 hours of dedicated networking time
  • Representation of the entire SAM & IT Procurement ecosystem
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SAMS Europe – The leading Software Asset Management & IT Procurement event in Europe goes into the tenth round!

SAMS Europe is a well-established international knowledge exchange platform bringing together all stakeholders playing an active role in SAM, IT Procurement, IT Vendor Management and the entire IT & Software Management ecosystem. Two and a half days to learn about best practices and innovations to help you achieve SAM maturity and reduce your software costs.

The show offers inspirational keynotes and well moderated, interactive World Café Sessions, Workshops, Panel Discussions and Networking Activities.

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Become a business partner!

Where else in Europe can you find so many SAM & SLM projects and budgets under the same roof?

Get involved at the event as a Business Partner.  This is a one-stop-shop opportunity for our event partners to promote thought-leadership and get face-to-face with over 150 key prospects. The SAMS Europe Conference offers the best in class opportunity to introduce yourself as a leader to SAM & SLM executives. Download the partnership prospectus to find out more about the event and how you can get involved.

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…not Sponsors! SAMS Europe is a unique event in the business & technology world because of our relationship with our partners. Our aim is to support our partners to reach their targets and inspire innovation. This vision is shared by a select group of partners at our highest quality events with the most elite audience. Position your business as a thought leader at SAMS Europe. Join our business partner community today! 

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“Great event managing to bring the European SAM community together in order to share, learn and develop for the future.”
Alex Jäger
Emerson Process Management
“This event was a fantastic opportunity to connect with other SAM professionals and learn best practices.”
Eric Fasse
conagra brands
“Excellent opportunity to meet like-minded colleagues and expand your knowledge “
Andrew Newey
British Airways
“The event was well organized with a fresh format for SAM Practitioners to participate freely.”
matthew schaefer
flexera
“Informative and great networking”
Dennis Gylden
Pandora A/S
“Great opportunity to connect, Great organization!””
Bianca Reeb
Bilfinger
“Engaging and informative, with a good balance of vendors and users”
Mike Butler
Toyota

Key Topics SAMS Europe 2021

Trends & Technologies in the field of SAM:

  • Software Asset Management in the Subscription Economy – Experiences, Challenges and Perspectives
  • Bring Your Own License, Really? License mobility of server applications on IaaS
  • Oracle Java SE – new licensing model/differences with regard to the different versions? / pay or use OpenJDK?
  • SAP indirect use – price increases, exceptions and the correct interpretation of the SAP price and conditions list
  • License optimization in complex hybrid system landscapes: licensing based on cores or actual use?
  • Awareness and compliance – from quick deployment to license violations emerged from the incorrect use of products such as Confluence, GitLab or Artifactory
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Key Topics SAMS Europe 2021

Rethinking SAM processes & organization: Integration of processes, automation and the future role of software asset management

Optimizing SAM in the Subscription Economy: Best approaches to controlling your spend for public cloud services

FOSS & SAM:  Open source components as a compliance trap and how to minimize the risks for license-based code snippets used in your own source code

Vendor Management from SAM to Audit: Audit defense strategies from contract negotiations to renewal in full control

License mobility in practice: Mastering the new sales, audit and pricing models

IT Procurement & SAM: IT  Procurement in the matrix of fast deployment and cost transparency

Control & Monitoring: Integrated Technologies & Systems solutions to support ITSM, SAM & security

Agile SAM: Increasing efficiency of your SAM Program from the first sprint

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It’s a Multi-Touchpoint Concept

The most effective and most informal networking hub to reach a maximum of ROI ‒ personal dialogue, direct exchange and numerous opportunities to get meetings with top executives!

Keynote

Keynotes

Top speakers, trendsetters, evangelists and experts in the field share their personal experience.

World-Cafe

World Café Session

Be part of several thematic conversation rounds with changing topics and team constellations.

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Say-hello

Say Hello

Get the show on the road. Discover who is joining the conference and why. To warm you up for the conference we invite you to get to know your conference peers. Have your business cards ready.

Case-Studies

Case Study

Selected brand new case studies from the industry offering insights into strategic approaches, project planning and operative realization. Learn from the most successful practices and use these real business results for benchmarking with the competition.

Icebreaker

Icebreaker

Roundtables on the evening before the first conference day. The Icebreaker is a first informal networking.

Challenge-your-Peers

Challenge your Peers

Parallel roundtable discussions offer the delegates the possibility to talk about their own challenges.

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Meet! SAMS Europe

Discover who else is participating at the SAMS Europe. Our unique Polaroid Picture Wall will help you identify who you want to meet at the conference.

Breakfast-Club

Breakfast Club

Start the conference with coffee and… NETWORKING! Join the we.CONECT Breakfast Club – an exclusive area in your hotel – and get into a conversation with other delegates already while having your first coffee.

Dinner

Networking Dinner

Wind down, enjoy great food and drink in a relaxed atmosphere to absorb all the new stimulations from the day.

Audit-Debate

Audit Debate

Reducing risks for IT audits, tips and tricks to survive audits. All round tables are vendor free!

Tech-Take

Live Tech Take

we.CONECT gives you the opportunity to showcase your work and ideas and provides an excellent opportunity for start-up level companies to present their best tools & solutions in a live Tech Take Session.

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