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Belgium 23-6-26 All Members Physical english

The Sovereignty Play : Sourcing for Autonomy, Resilience and Competitive Advantage

Sourcing for Autonomy, Resilience and Competitive Advantage. Global platforms offer incredible speed and innovation, but they also create deep dependencies that can expose your business to vendor lock-in, supply chain disruptions, and regulatory shifts. For today's CIO, the central challenge is no longer just about technology adoption; it's about building a digital foundation that is both agile and resilient. Strategic sourcing is the key. It has evolved from a procurement function into the primary tool for CIOs to navigate uncertainty, mitigate risk, and achieve digital autonomy. This session provides a practical playbook for using strategic sourcing to build a future-proof enterprise.

Belgium 30-6-26 Public Physical french

L'IT Public au point de rupture

L'IT Public au point de rupture : Vers un modèle à l'usage ? Transformer l'inertie en agilité : le défi du service public. Le constat : L’ère de la possession touche à sa fin Le citoyen n'attend pas que vous gériez des serveurs ; il attend des services. Pourtant, le modèle IT public reste prisonnier du « faire » plutôt que du « résultat ». Entre des budgets CAPEX verrouillés sur 5 ans et des cycles de procurement qui naissent périmés, l'écart se creuse. Le dilemme est stratégique : Comment passer d'une infrastructure que l'on subit à une informatique pilotée par le résultat (Outcome-based IT) ? Est-il possible d'adopter la souplesse du Cloud sans abandonner les clés de notre souveraineté ? L'objet du débat : Le "As-a-Service" au-delà du concept Nous vous invitons à remettre en question les promesses des modèles orientés vers la consommation. L'objectif est de débattre, sans tabou, du potentiel réel de ces approches pour le secteur public : Inverser la responsabilité : Passer de l'achat de matériel à l'achat de niveaux de service (SLA). Est-ce le secret pour libérer vos équipes de la maintenance ? Aligner le coût sur l'usage : En finir avec le surprovisionnement pour ne payer que ce qui est réellement consommé. Agilité "Procurement-proof" : Comment le modèle à l'usage permet-il de scaler en quelques jours ce qui prenait des mois d'appels d'offres ? La souveraineté par le contrat : Le "As-a-Service" sur site est-il le compromis idéal entre contrôle privé et flexibilité publique ? Le Format : "Zero Slides, Full Insight" Pas de présentation ni de marketing, uniquement une confrontation de visions entre pairs : Cercle restreint : Décideurs du secteur public francophone. Règle de Chatham House : Ce qui se dit à table reste à table. Débat pur : Une discussion structurée autour de vos doutes et de vos ambitions numériques.

Belgium 30-6-26 All Members Physical english

AI at Home

As AI becomes critical to business success, organisations in highly regulated sectors such as Financial Services, Critical Infrastructures and Defence, face strict data privacy, security, and compliance mandates that make public cloud AI a non-starter. This interactive session will explore the practical realities, both the benefits and limitations, of bringing enterprise-grade AI capabilities directly onto your own premises. Join CIONET, Kyndryl, and Dell Technologies for an exclusive, hands-on roundtable and live workshop on navigating the crucial intersection of artificial intelligence, data sovereignty, and autonomous operations. We will move beyond the theory by bringing the physical machine into the room for a live, air-gapped demonstration of cutting-edge workloads running entirely on-site. This interactive workshop will bring together Digital Leaders to: Demystify Sovereign AI at the C-Level: Review the strategic trade-offs, architecture, and compliance advantages of running localised AI models. See Zero-Leak Secure Code Review in Action: Watch a live demo of an on-premise LLM scanning software for vulnerabilities, ensuring your codebase never leaves your secure infrastructure. Experience On-Premise Agentic AI: Witness a local, autonomous monitoring agent, utilising advanced, Claude-level reasoning capabilities, managing critical IT Operations tasks completely offline. Collaborate on Best Practices: Engage with peers to discuss deployment timelines, security frameworks, and infrastructure requirements for true data control. Don't miss this opportunity to interact with live hardware, engage with industry peers, and gain actionable insights into unleashing the power of sovereign and agentic AI.

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How commercetools drove innovation in eCommerce with Jasper

With Jasper in its arsenal, commercetools has enabled marketers to streamline processes, augment communication, and focus on strategic initiatives.

“When you need to create a one-pager from a 50-page slide deck, turning it around can seem daunting. Jasper makes this simple. Believing that, as a marketer, you can do more than you think you can, empowers you to reach new heights in your role.”

Jen Jones

CMO

Scaling Challenges and the Demand for Change

commercetools is a prime example of the challenges that come with rapid growth.

With an ever-increasing demand for content, the marketing team at commercetools was looking for ways to expand their output without compromising quality. Jen Jones, Chief Marketing Officer at commercetools, saw an opportunity to revamp productivity by leveraging generative AI (genAI).

Spearheading the GenAI Initiative

Recognizing the profound benefits of genAI, finding the right tool was a priority for not only Jen’s marketing team, but the entire company. The use of genAI ultimately led to enhanced efficiency and productivity, but also to a happier, more fulfilled workforce. “I wanted everyone to get back to doing what they love.”

commercetools focused on addressing its teams’ pain points, aiming to make work more rewarding and productive. Rather than mandating specific use cases, Jen worked with an internal AI task force to gather the marketing department’s feedback on the tasks they desired to automate and tailored commercetools’ Jasper workflows around these use cases.

An AI-Powered Culture: Happy Employees and Optimized Workflows

The incorporation of Jasper marked a significant turning point for commercetools in driving productivity across their organization. These time efficiencies created an environment where the team could collaborate more effectively, align messaging within a single day, and concentrate on more strategic tasks like studying target prospects and tailoring outreach sequences.

The integration of Jasper didn't just elevate productivity and efficiency; it boosted overall job satisfaction by removing repetitive tasks.

93% reduction in time spent crafting specific campaigns
67% time savings to revamp existing content
75% faster production of personalized outreach sequences for BDRs
83% faster market research enabling quicker decision-making
83% faster product description writing
88% time savings on tracking performance metrics
75% faster research to keep up with competition
98% faster meta description writing

The Future with Jasper

commercetools continues to leverage Jasper in reshaping its workflows and driving business value. The ability to promptly generate personalized outreach sequences, simplify complex information, and access centralized knowledge has revolutionized its operations.

With Jasper in its arsenal, commercetools has enabled marketers to streamline processes, augment communication, and focus on strategic initiatives.

“Jasper has helped me boost my productivity significantly, from helping me edit and revise content, to information discovery. Leveraging Jasper, I’m able to work smarter.”

- Jen Jones, CMO

commercetools, a global commerce company, is the market leader in composable commerce. Headquartered in Munich, commercetools enables companies to flexibly customize, tailor, and scale shopping experiences across markets by combining cloud-native, technology-agnostic, independent components into a unique system that addresses personalized business needs. Its composable commerce platform equips some of the world’s most influential businesses with tools to remain agile, future-proof digital offerings, reduce technical risks and costs, and build outstanding experiences that drive revenue growth.

Headquarters: München, Bayern

Company Size: Enterprise (200+ employees)

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