Wisdom UK 2020: Our UK ITAM conference returns

10th June & 11th June 2020
The Kia Oval, London

The ITAM Review returns with its fifth UK annual conference on 10th & 11th June 2020 at the iconic home of County Cricket, Kia Oval Stadium, London.

Wednesday 10 June 2020

About this event

The COVID-19 pandemic means, like everyone else, we’ve had to swiftly change our plans. Our regular in-person event is now a virtual conference and, while it will be different, we’re excited about the opportunities it offers to help us spread the ITAM goodness even further than has been possible before.

We’ve widened the conference focus to EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) – now there’s no travel involved, everyone can attend Wisdom Online! As well as all the wonderful speakers we already had planned, our aim now is to have speakers and topics from various EMEA locations, covering topics relevant to different areas – and in local languages where possible too. Find out more about Wisdom Online EMEA 2020 here.

The ITAM Review returns with its fifth UK annual conference on 10th & 11th June 2020 at the iconic home of County Cricket, Kia Oval Stadium, London.

Wisdom UK 2020

ITAM is an ever-growing, and ever changing, discipline. There is always a new challenge around the corner – be that:

New technologies like SaaS, IaaS, Containers, Internet of Things and more
Vendors with a new – or renewed – focus on software audits
Evolving license models, metrics, and rules from various vendors
Shifts in internal politics, focus and culture

As an ITAM professional, there are 2 key things to be aware of: you can never know everything and keeping up to date is key. However, keeping current can be difficult for 3 main reasons:

Where do you focus?
Where do you find the information?
Where do you find the time?

And that’s where ITAM Review Wisdom aims to help.

We talk with people all over the globe – software vendors, resellers, tool vendors, C-suite execs, SAM/HAM/ITAM professionals, consultants, analysts and more – as well as conduct our own extensive research, and this enables us to identify the critical areas for ITAM professionals.

Each Wisdom conference is filled with carefully selected speakers whose topics and stories will help you grow and progress in your ITAM career – perhaps you’ll get that one piece of info you need to make a breakthrough, the knowledge to solve that tricky licensing problem, or the right way to engage your stakeholders – whatever it is, we help bring that information to you.

While we can’t give you more time (if only we could!), we CAN ensure that your time spent with us at Wisdom will be as useful as possible. As well as the dozens of sessions, we make sure there’s plenty of time for networking with your peers, plus 1-1 conversations with speakers, sponsors, and ITAM Review analysts.

Not only that, we also run 1-day licensing training sessions that are full to the brim with awesomeness AND you can get ITAM certified while you’re at the conference. With 6 to choose from, you can go back to the office with at least one industry recognised certification under your belt too!

New for 2020 – get certified on-site at the ITAM Review Wisdom conference!

Our industry certifications in:

Practical ITAM
Microsoft licensing
Oracle licensing
IBM licensing
VMware licensing
Audit Defence

will be available to take during our already awesome, action-packed 2 day event.

Price

Super early bird rate (valid until 31st March 2020): £299 + VAT per person

Early bird rate (valid until 30th April 2020): £349 + VAT per person

Full price rate: £399 + VAT per person

Consultant & Partner rate: £699 +VAT per person (Limited availability)

More than 3 delegates? Contact us to discuss group booking discounts.

Training Courses

Why not attend a training course the day before the conference?

UK Microsoft Licensing Training Course
UK IBM Licensing Training Course
Audit Defence 101 Training Course

Conference & training course bundle tickets available for all courses at £499 + VAT per person. (Limited availability)

You can view our full events terms & conditions here.

Special Offers T&Cs: The special offers are available for a limited time only and apply to new bookings only. No refunds or transfers will be given against previous bookings made on this event.

Who should attend

Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned pro, there’s something for you at Wisdom UK 2020.

Senior IT Decision Makers
IT Asset Managers
Software Asset Managers
Software Licensing Specialists
IT Procurement Professionals
FinOps/cloud cost analysts

Agenda

Full agenda to be confirmed shortly.

Day 1

TIME	ACTIVITY
08:30 – 09:00	*Registration*
09:00 – 09:15	Welcome to ‘Wisdom’: Rich Gibbons, The ITAM Review
09:15 – 10:00	Meet your peers interactive session
10:00 – 10:30	Wellbeing in the Workplace: Steve Carr, Mind Canyon
10:30 – 11:00	*Refreshment break*
SOLUTION SPOTLIGHT (optional)	ASHES SUITE	PAKISTAN ROOM		AUSTRALIA ROOM		DEBENTURE LOUNGE
11:00 – 11:15	The Pros & Cons of Third Party IBM Software Support: Brendan Walsh, Origina	Presentation TBC: SHI		Is there a future for ITAM after Digital Transformation? Mikkel Hessner, Flexera		How to cut licensing costs with your existing assets: Lennart Martens, PREO AG
11:20 – 11:35	The Pros & Cons of Third Party IBM Software Support: Brendan Walsh, Origina	Presentation TBC: SHI		Is there a future for ITAM after Digital Transformation? Mikkel Hessner, Flexera		How to cut licensing costs with your existing assets: Lennart Martens, PREO AG
11:40 – 11:55	The Pros & Cons of Third Party IBM Software Support: Brendan Walsh, Origina	Presentation TBC: SHI		Is there a future for ITAM after Digital Transformation? Mikkel Hessner, Flexera		How to cut licensing costs with your existing assets: Lennart Martens, PREO AG
WORKSHOP STREAMS	ASHES SUITE		PAKISTAN ROOM		AUSTRALIA ROOM
12:00 – 13:00	From ITAM to IT Governance: AJ Witt, The ITAM Review		A Nightmare on HAM Street: David Foxen, SAM Beast Consulting		Modernizing Microsoft Licensing in the Cloud Era: Aadil Nanji, Info-Tech Research Group
13:00 – 14:00	*Lunch*
14:00 – 15:00	Developing SAM Resources in Global teams: Rachel Ryan, Danske Bank		Datacentre Tech and How it Impacts Your Licensing: Barry Pilling, Cortex Consulting		Building your ITAM Stakeholder Map: Julia Veall & Ashley Scammell, Vodafone
15:00 – 16:00	Microsoft changes over the last 18 months: Rich Gibbons, The ITAM Review		Concurrent licenses – What is value for money anyway?: Paul Smith, Aerospace/ Manufacturing Sector		Presentation TBC: James Crossland, Yorkshire Water
16:00 – 16:20	*Refreshment Break*
16.20 – 16.50	Workshop Recap/ Hot Topics Roundtable Session
16.50 – 17.20	Industry Panel Session: TBC
17.20 – 17.30	Day One Wrap-up: Rich Gibbons, The ITAM Review
17.30 – 19:00	*Networking Reception*

Day 2

TIME	ACTIVITY
08.30 – 09.00	Registration
09.00 – 09.15	Welcome back: Rich Gibbons, The ITAM Review
SOLUTION SPOTLIGHT	ASHES SUITE	PAKISTAN ROOM		AUSTRALIA ROOM		DEBENTURE LOUNGE
09:15 – 09:30	*Topic TBC:* Snow Software	Topic TBC: Relicense		*Topic TBC:* Sponsor TBC		*Topic TBC:* Sponsor TBC
09:35 – 09:50	*Topic TBC:* Snow Software	*Topic TBC:* Relicense		*Topic TBC:* Sponsor TBC		*Topic TBC:* Sponsor TBC
09:55 – 10:10	*Topic TBC:* Snow Software	*Topic TBC:* Relicense		*Topic TBC:* Sponsor TBC		*Topic TBC:* Sponsor TBC
10.15 – 11.00	Stories that shook the (ITAM) world: Rich Gibbons, The ITAM Review
11.00 – 11.20	*Refreshment Break*
11.20 – 12.00	Topic TBC: TBC
12:00 – 12:30	Topic TBC: TBC
12:30 – 13:30	*Lunch*
WORKSHOP STREAMS	ASHES SUITE		PAKISTAN ROOM		AUSTRALIA ROOM
13:30 – 14:30	Topic TBC: TBC		SaaS Management – What does good look like?: AJ Witt, The ITAM Review		Benefits of 3rd Party Suppliers: Geoff Worsley, Independent SAM Consultant
14.35 – 15.35	Topic TBC: TBC		Presentation TBC: Steve Carr, Mind Canyon & Nyree Leslie, Swiss Post Solutions		Topic TBC: TBC
15.35 – 16:00	Workshop Recap/ Hot Topics Roundtable Session
16:00 – 16:15	Closing Remarks and Prize Giving: Rich Gibbons, The ITAM Review

Speakers

Interested in speaking at this event? Click here to complete a speaker submission form.

Why you should attend

Hear from our expert speakers on topics such as:
• Audit Defence & Licensing
• The ‘Big Four’ (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM & SAP)
• Microfocus & Quest
• Managing public cloud (IaaS) like Azure or AWS
• Choosing a cloud management tool
• Working with stakeholders across the business
• How Cyber Security and ITAM can work together
• How ITAM can better work with finance to address SaaS and IaaS risk
• Hardware Asset Management (HAM)
• IT Asset Disposal (ITAD)
• Should ITAM look after systems patching
• Managing Open Source
• FinOps
• Procurement
Hear success stories from your peers to inspire you to deliver on new areas of improvement
Get the latest updates from tool and service providers
Get practical advice on tool selection and how to manage new asset types
Enjoy a streamlined conference experience via the app, enabling efficient meetings with sponsors, speakers and your peers
Opportunities to network with and learn from peers in person or via the conference app

Directions

Kia Oval
Surrey County Cricket Club,
Harleyford St,
Kennington,
London SE11 5SS

By Rail

Take South West Trains to Vauxhall station which is a ten minute walk from the ground. The station is well served by trains throughout Surrey and Hampshire as well as from the Greater London area.

By Underground

Take the Northern Line to the Oval tube station. The main entrance to the ground is 100 metres on your left on leaving the station. The ground is also a ten minute walk from Vauxhall tube station which is on the Victoria line. For more information on the underground visit www.tfl.gov.uk.

By Car

The ground is situated on the A202, near the junction with the A3 and A24, just south of Vauxhall Bridge and 10 minutes from Victoria and Waterloo.
There is no parking available onsite, although there are local car parks nearby. Click here for details.

We advise all delegates to use public transport where possible.

Hotel Information

Please arrange your own accommodation, if required.

Below are some hotels within walking distance of the venue:

Travelodge Vauxhall
3 Bond Way, London, SW8 1SJ
3minutes by car or 10minutes walk from the venue

Staybridge Suites Vauxhall
100 Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth, London SE11 5EL
5minutes by car or 10minutes walk from the venue
Negotiated rates are available at the hotel, please use the Corporate ID: 9999999999 when booking and this will show you the best available rate.

Park Plaza Riverbank
18 Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London SE1 7TJ
5minutes by car or 15minutes walk from the venue

Crowne Plaza London Albert Embankment
10-11 Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London SE1 7SP
5minutes by car or 15minutes walk from the venue

Doubletree London Westminister
30 John Islip Street, London, SW1P 4DD,United Kingdom
10minutes by car or 30minutes walk from the venue

Please note, no accommodation has been secured at the above hotels. Rooms are available on a first come first served basis at the best available rate provided by the hotel.

Things to do in the local area:

Testimonials and reviews

Some previous conference delegate feedback:

‘This was by far the best event I’ve been to and I got so much out of going, more than I ever expected. I would recommend it to everyone in our industry. For me personally both my ITAM roles have been basically me left to my own devices to build ITAM functions from scratch so it was a great confidence boost to hear the experts talk about this and describe pretty much what I had done, sort of validating that I had done things the right way, and it was brilliant to meet a community of people who enjoy talking about ITAM and SAM as much as I do! Thanks again for putting on an amazing event’

‘Loved it, already looking forward to next year’

‘I really enjoyed this event. The speakers were knowledgeable and the content was great’

‘Good to hear that others we felt were a long way progressed are not as mature as expected’

‘Useful conference, good networking’

‘Great content, very topical. Appreciate the flexibility to accommodate questions from the floor in the Q&A session’

‘The panel was really useful’

‘Come back next year!’

‘Love the work The ITAM Review does’

‘Awesome event as per last year’

‘Fantastic event for first time’

‘Insightful and relevant topics. A worth while event’

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