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Opal II

9:00 – 9:10 Welcome

Get ready to dive in as the TBM Council’s Executive Director, Matt Guarini, and Jack Bischof, General Manager, kick-off the day, introducing how technology is driving adaptivity and the role of Technology Business Management (TBM).

9:10 – 9:35 McKinsey Executive Perspective & TBM Research Insights

How do execs think about tech value and TBM, and coordinate across teams and peers for success amid disruption? How do they think about AI, emerging tech investment, and productivity? Pablo Prieto, MD McKinsey, shares recent research on what CxOs focus on, and the realities of tech value & innovation, as they architect their organizations for the future.

9:35 – 9:55 Modern TBM by Design

Do you want to know how to strategically embed TBM across your business, technology, and finance architectures and processes? Matt Guarini will walk you through how to continuously drive value in modern business and tech environments with the TBM Taxonomy 5.0 and the new TBM Framework to maximize outcomes.

9:55 – 10:10 TBM+GreenOps+FinOps: Better Together

Growing demand for green consumption practices and insight is being driven by emerging tech. This panel with Natalie Pullin, Head of Tech Sustainability, HSBC, Mark Butcher, Posetiv, and AnnMarie Chow, Apptio, discusses how these disciplines integrate to help drive business value with cost-performance insights that support green practices & decisioning.

10:10 – 10:25 Governance & TBM Agility to Future Proof Your Organization

Optimizing governance and insight of cost and consumption drives value in the face of disruption. Rajiv Subramanian, Head Finance, Strategy & Technology, and Roberto Danker Head of Business Operations, Digital Office at Nokia, share insight into their participatory governance and agile financial capabilities, built with strong business participation that many organizations still only aspire to.   

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Emerald III | A TBM Journey: From Black Box to Glass House – IT Cost Optimization with TBM

When stakeholders ask, “Where does all our tech spend go?” you need to be ready. Join this fast-paced session with Rajiv Subramanian, Franck Faesse,l and Philip Vanden Bilcke of Nokia, to gain practical insight into how Nokia harnessed TBM to build world class cost transparency and a charge back model that unlocked better decision-making, stronger business engagement and sustained Run cost optimization.

Jade | The New TBM Framework & Taxonomy 5.0

How is TBM purpose-built to support AI and cloud journeys, your agile product operating model, and deeper insight for efficiencies? Join Matt Guarini, Executive Director TBM Council, for a deep dive of the TBM Taxonomy 5.0, and the new TBM Framework.

Amber I | Practical GreenOps (+TBM) for SustainableIT

Are your green IT requirements driven by brand values, policy, or regulation? Join Natalie Pullin of HSBC, Mark Butcher, Posetiv and AnnMarie Chow, Apptio, as they explore GreenOps and TBM, and how to overcome challenges of data, culture, and change to support better tech consumption and decisioning.

Emerald III | Supercharge Your Product Operating Model

Ready to build a product value engine? General Manager Jack Bischof will moderate a discussion with AON and CPrime, to arm you with strategies for establishing a product operating model that doesn’t just work, it dominates.

Jade | Becoming Fluent in the Language of FinOps

Do your tech, finance, and business organizations speak different languages? Shared terminology and data are a must to break barriers for FinOps, GreenOps, and TBM. Join Stephen Old, Synyega, and other industry experts to discuss differences, similarities, and how to address cultural and data challenges. 

Amber I | Accelerating TBM Impact in Year One

Whether pursuing foundation ITFM or improved decisioning across the entire tech stack, AI, risk, or business products, value creation throughout a TBM program is imperative for success. Join Lazar Detchev, Strategic Program Manager, Royal Philips, and Peter van Loon, Founder of It’s Value as they share secrets for accelerated adoption and impact.

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1:00 – 1:15 Technology Investment & Value in the Age of AI & Products

The world is becoming more product and data driven. With the urgency of AI looming, legacy investment evaluation and decision making approaches are changing. Steve Hall, President and Chief AI Officer at ISG, shares insights into how companies are adapting in an AI and product-driven world.

1:15 – 1:35 TBM by Design

How do you adopt TBM with a purpose, and create a multifaceted value engine for the entire organization? Euroclear’s CIO, Sebastien Delautre, and Sunil Anand, National Grid, will give us a brief glimpse into their successful programs (join their individual breakouts later in the day for a deep dive!).

1:35 – 2:00 MUST HAVE Tech Economics Data

Warning: Data shared in this session around cloud, AI, tech investment, and performance may alarm you. Jed Rubin from the TBM Council’s global research partner, the Technology Economists, will share data you simply must know about…before it’s too late.

2:00 – 2:15 Cyber Risk & Resiliency: TBM + FAIR

Top exec concerns are centered on costs, risk, and innovation. Jack Bischof will moderate a discussion with Jesus Caetano, CISO at Barry Callebaut, and Nick Sanna, Founder of the FAIR Institute, to share how FAIR and TBM are bringing practitioners a way to gain insight into this critical domain and manage value from cyber investment.

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Emeral III | Next-Gen Tech Governance

If the main stage discussion with Nokia intrigued you, you’ll love this deep dive session with Renato Goncalves and Roberto Danker of Nokia Business Operations. Learn what changes were made to drive automation, alter policy, structure and process, how stakeholders engage, and how TBM plays a role in an advanced governance process that is still emerging at most companies.

Jade | ISG: Unlocking The Future of Agentic & GenAI

Step beyond the hype into the real story of Generative and Agentic AI. Join Steve Hall, President and Chief AI Officer at ISG, as he unpacks firsthand insights from the front lines of enterprise AI. What’s driving results? What’s falling flat? From emerging use cases to shifting investment strategies, discover what organizations are learning — and how they’re turning GenAI’s promise into tangible value.

Amber I | TBM By Design – Deep Dive with Euroclear

Join this deep dive session with Euroclear’s CIO, Sebastien Delautre, and Peter van Loon, It’s Value, for exclusive insight from a real-world implementation. Explore how they approached and progressed TBM adoption to drive valued outcomes at every stage.

Emerald III | Bringing AI to Life: Workshop A

Is your organization still struggling with early AI efforts? Wonder what else you should be thinking about to ensure success? Join this hands-on experiential workshop run by Dr. Martin Kartomo and Dr. Washant van Dam from NAICE.AI to learn more about AI adoption and scaling, key roles, where things go wrong, and how organizations succeed.

Jade | Getting TBM “Data Driven Insights” Right

Join Sunil Anand, global head of TBM at National Grid, to explore their TBM journey to an advanced state, and the evolution of their data and model over time to produce amazing insight for multiple divisions, roles, and geographies. Learn how to get it right and get your questions answered in this deep dive session!

Amber I | Manage Cybersecurity Value with TBM + FAIR

Do you struggle with articulating value from cyber investments? Do you spend too much on cyber, or not enough? Jesus Caetano, CISO at Barry Callebaut, and Nick Sanna, Founder of the FAIR Institute, will discuss with Jack Bischof critical strategies for weaving cybersecurity aspects into the fabric of investment planning, costing, and value management, and how TBM enables you to proactively answer cyber risk questions.

Emerald III | Bringing AI to Life: Workshop B                              (workshop A is not a pre-requisite)

Is your organization still struggling with early AI efforts? Wonder what else you should be thinking about to help ensure success? Join this hands-on experiential workshop run by Dr. Martin Kartomo and Dr. Washant van Dam from NAICE.AI to learn more about AI adoption and scaling, key roles, where things go wrong, and how organizations succeed.

Amber I | The New TBM Framework & Taxonomy 5.0

How is TBM purpose-built to support your AI and cloud journeys, your new agile product operating model, and deeper insight for efficiencies? Join Matt Guarini, Executive Director of the TBM Council, for a discussion of the TBM Taxonomy 5.0, the new TBM Framework, and how they support your AI, cloud, and product journeys.

Jade | GreenOps: What You Must Know…& DO

Learn from some of the top experts in the field who are working with global policy organizations and top multi-national practitioners. Walk away with a laundry list of how you can bring greater efficacy and impact to your technology sustainability efforts.

Opal II | FinOps & TBM: Made For Each Other

This interactive discussion led by Ben de Mora, Global FinOps Practice Lead at Gitlab, and AnnMarie Chow, Apptio, will explore how TBM and FinOps combine to forge bonds that drive business value across public and private cloud and entire portfolios of vendors, applications, products, and services. Learn and share as we dig into the similarities, differences, and synergies.  

Opal II | TBM Council leadership will discuss new communities and services that will help you drive enormous value in your organization.

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