As Chief Architect and VP Global IT Strategy at GSK, John is accountable for leading a distributed architecture function to ensure that GSK gets...
John Harris, Vice President IT Strategy & Architecture, GlaxoSmithKline / Belgium
As Chief Architect and VP Global IT Strategy at GSK, John is accountable for leading a distributed architecture function to ensure that GSK gets optimum value from IT investments. John is also responsible for ensuring that an end to end IT strategy exists and is well understood across the organisation, based on a series of simple principles. Encouraging disruptive IT innovation cells and promoting external learning is critical to the success of this role.
Prior to this, John held a variety of VP roles in GSK, heading infrastructure Connectivity, IT for Corporate Finance and setting up a global shared application capability for the Commercial business. John is engaged in a number of external bodies and plays a very active industry role as Chair of the Corporate IT Forum, a significant UK based user group linking IT departments in 150 major private and public sector clients.
John is married with 2 children and is a keen distance runner.
John Harris, Vice President IT Strategy & Architecture, GlaxoSmithKline / Belgium
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK Biologicals), the vaccine division of the GSK Group, is a global vaccine research, development and production company, at the cutting edge of innovation in the fight against the most deadly infections and diseases. Headquartered in Belgium, GSK Biologicals employs over 11,000 people worldwide, of which 7,000 in its three Belgian sites: Rixensart, Wavre and Gembloux. GSK Biologicals’ global production network is in the midst of becoming the largest in the entire vaccines industry; 15 production sites strategically positioned around the world manufacture, formulate, fill, pack, check and deliver over a billion doses of about 30 different vaccines.
Stanislav joined Vodafone Procurement Company in 2008. He works as a Principal Manager for Vodafone Group SW purchasing. Between 2008 and...
Stanislav Pavlin, Principal Category Manager Supply Chain Management, Vodafone S.à.r.l / Luxembourg
Stanislav joined Vodafone Procurement Company in 2008. He works as a Principal Manager for Vodafone Group SW purchasing. Between 2008 and 2012 his key responsibility was the global IT SCM Strategy (across all markets and IT technologies) and lately developing new sourcing opportunities in the Far East. Prior to relocating to Luxembourg, he headed IT and Networks Supply Chain Management at Vodafone Czech Republic. He made his move to Vodafone from Société Générale in 2005, where he worked in various Procurement positions. Stanislav holds a MBA in Banking and Finance from the University of New York, Prague.
Stanislav Pavlin, Principal Category Manager Supply Chain Management, Vodafone S.à.r.l / Luxembourg
Vodafone Group Plc is the world's leading mobile telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States through the Company's subsidiary undertakings, joint ventures, associated undertakings and investments.
The Group's mobile subsidiaries operate under the brand name 'Vodafone'. In the United States the Group's associated undertaking operates as Verizon Wireless. During the last two financial years, the Group has also entered into arrangements with network operators in countries where the Group does not hold an equity stake. Under the terms of these Partner Network Agreements, the Group and its partner networks co-operate in the development and marketing of global services under dual brand logos.
I have worked in Danfoss for 8 years. I report to the CIO of Danfoss in my current position as Director for Supplier Relationship Management. I am...
Lene Bader, Director, Supplier Relationship Management, Danfoss A/S / Denmark
I have worked in Danfoss for 8 years. I report to the CIO of Danfoss in my current position as Director for Supplier Relationship Management. I am responsible for 9 people who are managing global IT vendors and contracts, performing operational purchasing and global license and compliance management.
Before joining Danfoss I have worked for more than 10 years in the IT/management consulting area as a consultant, project manager, key account manager and director of a Belgian daughter company of a major Danish consultancy. Most of the projects have been for the European Commission or other public authorities.
Lene Bader, Director, Supplier Relationship Management, Danfoss A/S / Denmark
Danfoss A/S is a global leader within energy-efficient solutions that help save energy and combat climate change.
The company's key competencies are the cooling of food, air conditioning, the control of electric motors, and the heating of buildings ‒ as well as solutions for renewable energy such as solar power and heat pumps. Danfoss has a broad range of technological solutions that save energy and CO2 in buidings, industrial processes and food storage applications all over the world.
Danfoss has an annual sales turnover of approx. 31.5 billion DKK (2010). Danfoss expects a continued increase in net sales and earnings in 2011, primarily driven by the growth markets in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). Worldwide 24,000 employees work at Danfoss in 21 countries.
IT Asset Management specialist who has worked in a variety of different SAM roles since 2003: IT Asset Manager at Ernst & Young UK and Macquarie Bank; SAM and License compliance...
Niall Eddery, VP IT Asset Manager, Barclays Capital / UK
IT Asset Management specialist who has worked in a variety of different SAM roles since 2003: IT Asset Manager at Ernst & Young UK and Macquarie Bank; SAM and License compliance consultant at KPMG; Licensing specialist & Business manager at Barclays
Niall Eddery, VP IT Asset Manager, Barclays Capital / UK
Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, we operate in over 50 countries and employ over 140,000 people.
We provide large corporate, government and institutional clients with a full spectrum of solutions to their strategic advisory, financing and risk management needs. Our clients also benefit from access to the breadth of expertise across Barclays. We’re one of the largest financial services providers in the world, and are also engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate banking, and wealth and investment management.
Group IS&T Risk Manager: ALSTOM - April 2011 – Present (1 year 6 months); IS&T Risk Management: Project risks assessment, Group risk mapping, ...
Romain Violier, IS&T Risk Manager, IS&T Risk Manager, Alstom S.A. / France
Group IS&T Risk Manager
ALSTOM - April 2011 – Present (1 year 6 months)
IS&T Risk Management:
- Project risks assessment
- Group risk mapping
- BYOD initiative
IS&T Compliance:
- Internal Control reviews
- IT Security Policy
- Software vendor audit management
IS&T Internal Auditor
ALSTOM - June 2008 – March 2011 (2 years 10 months)
- Information system reviews based on COBIT framework
- Support to Internal Audit assignments
IS&T Internal Auditor
Rio Tinto Alcan - April 2007 – May 2008 (1 year 2 months)
- Application audits based on the COBIT framework
- Pre implementation reviews
- Assessment of third party data centers as part of the Sarbanes Oxley certification
Senior Auditor
Deloitte - September 2004 – April 2007 (2 years 8 months)
- ITGC
- SAS70 compliance
- Sarbanes Oxley assistance and audits
Romain Violier, IS&T Risk Manager, IS&T Risk Manager, Alstom S.A. / France
Alstom, a world leader in transport and energy infrastructure: Present in more than 70 countries; Sales : €23 billion; 93,000 employees; Chaired by Patrick Kron.
Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world, provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind, and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group employs 93,000 people in more than 70 countries, and had sales of over € 23 billion* in 2009/10.
Nithin Johnson, Head of Analytics and Business Intelligence, Citigroup Inc. / USA
Nithin Johnson, Head of Analytics and Business Intelligence, Citigroup Inc. / USA
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
Barbara Hartung studied law in Germany (Passau) and the Czech Republic (Prague) until 2001 and...
Barbara Hartung, Head of Asset and License Management, IT Delivery Sourcing Management, E.ON IT GmbH / Germany
Barbara Hartung studied law in Germany (Passau) and the Czech Republic (Prague) until 2001 and got her MBA in 2005 from the Stockholm School of Economics.
After that she worked for 5 years as a management consultant in the areas of M&A, post merger integration and outsourcing in the international environment. Ms. Hartung worked for 4 years in Business Development (2 years as unit manager) with responsibility for the spin and structural organization of several EOI national companies in Romania, Russia, Sweden, including program management responsibility for the handling of transfer activity and structure of the respective asset and license management organization. After this she started her career at E.ON.
At E.ON Group, Ms. Hartung started as the manager of the Program Management Office for IT infrastructure outsourcing and after 1 year she became head of the strategic IT asset and license management for the E.ON Group.
Barbara Hartung, Head of Asset and License Management, IT Delivery Sourcing Management, E.ON IT GmbH / Germany
E.ON is the world’s largest investor-owned power and gas company. Our roughly 88,000 employees generated just under EUR69 billion in sales in 2007. In addition to our activities in Europe and Russia, we operate an electric and gas utility business and renewable-source generating assets in North America. We pursue a value-oriented management approach aimed at enhancing our competitiveness and delivering profitable growth.
Alvaro is working as global software asset manager for Roche since 2006. He is electronic engineer and has international business experience...
Alvaro Perez, Global Software Asset Manager, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd / Spain
Alvaro is working as global software asset manager for Roche since 2006. He is electronic engineer and has international business experience in multiple areas of technology as well as a broad IT technical knowledge. His other experiences include managing Help Desk services within Accenture and System Manager in Pepe Jeans worldwide.
Alvaro Perez, Global Software Asset Manager, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd / Spain
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is a leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche is the world's largest biotech company with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, virology, inflammation, metabolism and CNS. Roche is also the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics, tissue-based cancer diagnostics and a pioneer in diabetes management.
Roche's personalised healthcare strategy aims at providing medicines and diagnostic tools that enable tangible improvements in the health, quality of life and survival of patients. In 2008, Roche had over 80,000 employees worldwide and invested almost 9 billion Swiss francs in R&D. The Group posted sales of 45.6 billion Swiss francs. Genentech, United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche has a majority stake in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan.
Michael Stockmeier is leading the group-wide implementation of the software asset management...
Michael Stockmeier, Program Manager Group-Wide License Management, Deutsche Post DHL / Germany
Michael Stockmeier is leading the group-wide implementation of the software asset management program at Deutsche Post DHL. Objective of the program is to implement an efficient and sustainable license management capability covering all business units and all majority owned legal entities at Deutsche Post DHL. Prior to his current role Michael Stockmeier has a been working in various other large scale change programs within Deutsche Post DHL such as HR Shared Services Implementation. Before joining Deutsche Post DHL Michael Stockmeier worked for a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company for eleven years.
Michael Stockmeier, Program Manager Group-Wide License Management, Deutsche Post DHL / Germany
The Deutsche Post and DHL corporate brands offer a one-of-a-kind portfolio of logistics and communications services. The Group provides its customers with both easy to use standardized products as well as innovative and tailored solutions ranging from dialog marketing to industrial supply chains. About 470,000 employees in more than 200 countries and territories form a global network focused on service, quality and sustainability. With programs in the areas of climate protection, disaster relief and education, the Group is committed to social responsibility.
Rachel has 20 years experience working within IT covering Software licensing, Software Operations, Supply chain, Service Management and Sourcing. She is an Experienced...
Rachel Dean, Global Software Asset Manager, AstraZeneca Plc. / UK
Rachel has 20 years experience working within IT covering Software licensing, Software Operations, Supply chain, Service Management and Sourcing. She is an Experienced Software Asset Manager currently working in a complex Global Enterprise organisation.
Responsible for AstraZeneca’s Software Asset Management process and software assets globally. She provides a focal point for all software asset management activity within AstraZeneca. Ensures AstraZeneca’s compliance with its software license obligations to enable the efficient use of its assets. Responsible for reducing the risk of over and under licensing.
Rachel Dean, Global Software Asset Manager, AstraZeneca Plc. / UK
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven, integrated biopharmaceutical company.
Our mission is to make a meaningful difference to patient health through great medicines that bring benefit for patients and add value for our stakeholders and society.
We discover, develop, manufacture and market prescription medicines for six important areas of healthcare, which include some of the world’s most serious illnesses: cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, and respiratory and inflammation.
We also work with others to combine complementary skills and strengthen the platform for success in meeting a common goal: improved healthcare.
We are active in over 100 countries with a growing presence in emerging markets including China, Brazil, Mexico and Russia.
We employ over 57,200 people (46% in Europe, 31% in the Americas and 23% in Asia-Pacific).
We invest over $4 billion in R&D each year. About 11,300 work in our R&D organisation, we have 14 principal R&D centres in eight countries, and 9,600 employees work at our Supply & Manufacturing sites in 16 countries.
Since 2006 Jörg Stehlin is working for Zurich Insurance in Switzerland and since 2011 he is the Global Project Leader for IT Procurement. He looks...
Jörg Stehlin, Global Project Lead IT Procurement, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. / Switzerland
Since 2006 Jörg Stehlin is working for Zurich Insurance in Switzerland and since 2011 he is the Global Project Leader for IT Procurement.
He looks back on nearly 20 years of experience in IT Procurement and Purchasing. In this time he had leading positions in companies like Compaq Computer or Swiss Life.
Jörg Stehlin studied Chemistry at the Ludwig Maximilans University in Munich and graduated in 1993 with his master’s degree.
Jörg Stehlin, Global Project Lead IT Procurement, Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. / Switzerland
Zurich Financial Services Group is an insurance-based financial services provider. Our headquarters are in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1872, we now have a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Our 60,000 employees serve customers in more than 170 countries.
Inka Vilpola has wide experience in deploying ICT strategies with enterprise architecture meaning aligning business strategy and ICT...
Inka Vilpola, Manager, IM Technology Office, Enterprise Architect, Wärtsilä Oyj Abp / Finland
Inka Vilpola has wide experience in deploying ICT strategies with enterprise architecture meaning aligning business strategy and ICT development with policies, guidelines and analyses. Currently she leads the group of architects covering all aspects of ICT including applications, infrastructure, networks, integrations, information, and security. Her mission is to plan the target enterprise architecture for Wärtsilä.
Inka Vilpola, Manager, IM Technology Office, Enterprise Architect, Wärtsilä Oyj Abp / Finland
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2011, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.2 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in nearly 170 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
Nicola Aliperti’s professional life started in the 90’ during his university time as teacher of Compute Science in secondary schools. After his master...
Nicola Aliperti, Global IT Project Manager Marketing Europe, The Coca-Cola Company / Italy
Nicola Aliperti’s professional life started in the 90’ during his university time as teacher of Compute Science in secondary schools. After his master degree he worked for a consultant company first as developer and later as analyst and system administrator. Later he moved in an IT management role for a logistic services and a media company. In 1999 Nicola started to work in Coca-Cola playing different roles: Technology Operations, Client Engagement management and now he is a Global IT project manager leading Global / European deployment programs in the marketing space.
Nicola Aliperti, Global IT Project Manager Marketing Europe, The Coca-Cola Company / Italy
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola, the world's most valuable brand, our Company’s portfolio features 15 billion dollar brands including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Coca-Cola Zero, vitaminwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, Georgia and Del Valle. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, ready-to-drink coffees, and juices and juice drinks. Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy our beverages at a rate of 1.7 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate. Together with our bottling partners, we rank among the world’s top 10 private employers with more than 700,000 system employees.
Florian Sokoll was born on January 9th, 1967 at Dusseldorf, Germany. He studied Law at the universities of...
Florian Falk Sokoll, Contract & License Manager, UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions Austria GmbH / Austria
Florian Sokoll was born on January 9th, 1967 at Dusseldorf, Germany. He studied Law at the universities of Passau and Munich. After his 2nd Staatsexamen and some additional trainings Mr. Sokoll started his professional career in the legal department of the Vereinsbank Victoria Bauspar AG in Munich in 1998.
In 2008 he took over the function of buyer of software and IT services for Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG. On the occasion of the outsourcing of IT activities into a newly found company in 2009 (today called UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions Austria GmbH), he was charged with the contract and license management for Austria, UK and the CEE countries.
Florian Falk Sokoll, Contract & License Manager, UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions Austria GmbH / Austria
UniCredit is a major international financial institution with strong roots in 22 European countries and an overall international network present in approximately 50 markets, with about 160,000 employees and 9,518 branches.
UniCredit benefits from a strong European identity, extensive international presence and broad customer base.
Its strategic position in Western and Eastern Europe gives the group one of the region's highest market shares.
John has been involved in supplying enterprise software solutions for 25 years. He is currently working with a number of large European organisations to help them to...
John Power, Major Account Manager, FLEXERA Software LLC / UK
John has been involved in supplying enterprise software solutions for 25 years. He is currently working with a number of large European organisations to help them to effectively manage their software application usage, with the aim of reducing unnecessary costs and optimising their software spend.
John Power, Major Account Manager, FLEXERA Software LLC / UK
Flexera Software is the leading provider of strategic solutions for Application Usage Management; solutions delivering continuous compliance, optimized usage and maximized value to application producers and their customers.
Flexera Software is trusted by more than 80,000 customers that depend on our comprehensive solutions- from installation and licensing, entitlement and compliance management to application readiness and enterprise license optimization - to strategically manage application usage and achieve breakthrough results realized only through the systems-level approach we provide. Our market-leading brands include InstallShield, FlexNet, and AdminStudio.
Tracey has spent the past 15 years in Pre-sales, Professional Services, Support and Training supporting customers and prospects in the...
Tracey Schaus, Senior Sales Engineer, FLEXERA Software GmbH / Germany
Tracey has spent the past 15 years in Pre-sales, Professional Services, Support and Training supporting customers and prospects in the DACH region. Starting out in OS and Application deployment she then expanded into Inventory and Software License Management so has a deep understanding of the best practices required to manage the full software lifecycle process. Tracey Schaus has recently joined Flexera Software with a focus on Software License Optimisation.
Tracey Schaus, Senior Sales Engineer, FLEXERA Software GmbH / Germany
Flexera Software is the leading provider of strategic solutions for Application Usage Management; solutions delivering continuous compliance, optimized usage and maximized value to application producers and their customers.
Flexera Software is trusted by more than 80,000 customers that depend on our comprehensive solutions- from installation and licensing, entitlement and compliance management to application readiness and enterprise license optimization - to strategically manage application usage and achieve breakthrough results realized only through the systems-level approach we provide. Our market-leading brands include InstallShield, FlexNet, and AdminStudio.
Bernhard Boehler has 16+ years’ experience in the software industry. As the Managing Director at Aspera, Bernhard is responsible for customer management in the international...
Bernhard Böhler, Managing Director, Aspera GmbH / Germany
Bernhard Boehler has 16+ years’ experience in the software industry. As the Managing Director at Aspera, Bernhard is responsible for customer management in the international environment, administration and finance, business management and development, and leadership.
Before co-founding Aspera in 2000, Bernhard was Global Account Manager at Software Spectrum Inc. (now Insight), where coordinated high volume software sales for Fortune 500 companies in Germany. During his time at Software Spectrum Bernhard recognized a serious problem his customers dealt with when purchasing licenses. Frequently, the companies did not know what licenses they had already purchased and had no idea what they were entitled to, leading to massive uncertainty when new purchases were planned. Bernhard’s idea to solve this problem was entitlement-centric license management, using the first ever catalog-based technology and Aspera was born.
12 years later Bernhard has been able to use his broad knowledge about software to convince the best and largest companies in the world to rely on Aspera and SmartTrack for software license and asset management. Today, he is Managing Director of Aspera, which is registered in Germany under Aspera GmbH and now in the United States under Aspera Technologies Inc.
Bernhard Böhler, Managing Director, Aspera GmbH / Germany
Aspera is a highly specialized provider of SAM solutions following ISO/IEC 19770-1 and ITIL. Our unique, entitlement-centric approach has been successfully implemented in international projects for a decade. SmartTrack is the tool of choice for large companies wishing to effectively manage software assets governed by significant volume license agreements. More than 120 world class businesses – including 20 Fortune Global 500 companies – rely on Aspera’s expertise for license management. Aspera has partners in Scandinavia, Germany, Netherlands, and UK. Aspera is a wholly owned daughter company of USU Software AG.
As EVP International, Pat has responsibility for coordinating iQuate’s sales efforts globally with direct responsibility for European activities. As CEO from 2006-2011, Pat helped...
Pat Durkin, EVP International, iQuate / Ireland
As EVP International, Pat has responsibility for coordinating iQuate’s sales efforts globally with direct responsibility for European activities. As CEO from 2006-2011, Pat helped position iQuate as a leader within its sector by driving the strong growth that saw iQuate quadruple revenues and the successful effort to reposition its focus to concentrate on high value, Server technologies. With 25 years’ experience of building high performance teams in blue chip companies such as SAS, Teradata, Informix and Boeing, he brings a wealth of experience and energy to helping iQuate become a global player in a fast growing market.
Pat Durkin, EVP International, iQuate / Ireland
iQSonar from iQuate is a specialist automated tool for delivering accurate software asset usage and deployment data from the largest and most complex, server based, multi-platform, (physical, virtual and cloud) IT environments - the type of data that has been traditionally been almost impossible for customers to access consistently and accurately, but which is essential to ensure their enterprise software is licensed correctly.
This data is used by enterprise IT users to ensure they maintain licence compliance and also to identify optimal deployment alternatives to help reduce costs.
iQSonar has been designed to supplement other tools and products that customers may already have invested in but which are failing to deliver the results they need.
It is also used by our partners to help ensure they provide the best specialist solutions and advice to their customers.
iQSonar was the first third party inventory tool to be verified by Oracle as providing the accurate data needed for an Oracle license review. In 2011, we were runners up in the Microsoft Global SAM Innovation Partner of the year award.
Andy Struys is the Sr. Product Specialist for Dell KACE and a frequent speaker at industry events. He has been evangelizing systems management...
Andy Struys, KACE Enterprise Technologist - Storage and Systems Management, Dell KACE Inc. / USA
Andy Struys is the Sr. Product Specialist for Dell KACE and a frequent speaker at industry events. He has been evangelizing systems management for +10 years across EMEA in multiple roles. His strong technical background combined with future vision usually result in interactive sessions. He holds multiple industry certifications like ITIL v2 v3 / Prince / MS CTS / VTSP.
Andy Struys, KACE Enterprise Technologist - Storage and Systems Management, Dell KACE Inc. / USA
Dell KACE is the leading provider of systems management appliances. Our appliance-based approach to managing desktops, laptops and servers saves time and money for systems management professionals and their organizations. The award-winning Dell KACE Family of Systems Management Appliances typically install in one day at a low total cost of ownership. KACE Appliances provide easy-to-use, comprehensive and affordable end-to-end systems management utilizing an appliance-based architecture. They deliver a complete, pre-integrated bundle of operating environment and application software via a dedicated server appliance, which can be plugged into an existing network and immediately begin functioning.
