The annual industry show SAMS USA 2019 combines distinguished expert keynotes and interactive world café round tables, private discussion rounds, networking sessions and vendor-free audit debates.

Following Europe’s most influential SAM event series, the Software Asset Management Strategies USA brings together more than 150 software asset managers and IT procurement managers from America’s top companies at the only end-user driven networking SAM event in the US – free of mega-vendors & auditors.

Join in the conversations over two days of knowledge exchange to gain a deeper understanding of the latest licensing trends, delve into the substance of software asset management and progress your SAM maturity.

Some key topics of the SAMS USA:

• (Bad) News from the main suppliers and mega-vendors? What can we expect in 2019?
• Dealing with more complex software licenses
• Transforming a reactive license reporting to a proactive strategic software asset management
• Ensuring compliance & Reducing costs – Progressing SAM Maturity
• Strategic approaches and preparations in dealing with vendor audits
• Managed Services, Software as a Service or even IT Infrastructure as a Service?
• Expectations, benefits, costs? Data protection & it security
• Into the Cloud:  Simplification or additional complexity? Re-design of processes and structures
• From Cloud- to an Exit-Strategy: How to get out of the cloud? Mastering the vendor lock-in
• Management of server licenses: conditions of licensing, metering etc.

What you can expect in 2019:

• 30+ expert speakers
• 150+ attendees
• 3 days with over 30 interactive sessions incl. Keynotes, World Cafés, Workshops and much more
• 30+ hours of dedicated networking time
• Representation of the entire SAM, SLM & IT Procurement ecosystem and value chain