
EMEA Agenda | May 17, 2022

Gain Insights for Growth
09:00 BST – 10:15 BST | 10:00 CEST – 11:15 CEST
You will get an inside look at actionable software industry trends from Mark Thomason at IDC, learn how to make entitlement-driven growth work for your organization, and hear monetization experiences directly from Juniper Networks and Sharp Electronics Corp.
Moderated by Deb Summers, Director, Thales.
9:00 BST 10:00 CEST—— | Sentinel Insights: The here and now of Software Monetization | Alexander Neumann, VP Europe, Thales Mark Thomason, Research Director, Digital Business Models and Monetization, IDC |
9:30 BST 10:30 CEST | Winning at monetization: The secret to accelerated growth | Sean Eldredge, Sr. Director Business Operations, CPO – SW Transformation & Operations Team, Juniper Mike Marshall, Director, Software Business Operations, CPO – SW Transformation & Operations Team, Juniper Jake Fox, Vice President & Co-General Manager, Thales Manoj Tharakan, Director Product Management, Thales |
10:00 BST 11:00 CEST | Sharp Electronics Corporation – Trailblazing a path to SaaS | Vince Jannelli, Associate Vice President, Software Product Management, Sharp Electronics Karen Camara, Senior Product Manager, Sharp Electronics |
Networking Lounge: Ask questions, join discussions, meet with industry peers
10:15 BST – 10:30 BST | 11:15 CEST – 11:30 CEST

Make Data-Driven Strategic Decisions
10:30 BST – 11:30 BST | 11:30 CEST – 12:30 CEST
Get a clear understanding of what you need from your people, operations, and data to make the best strategic decisions across the organization.
Moderated by Deb Summers, Director, Thales.
10:30 BST 11:30 CEST—— | The Power of People: Succeeding beyond technology | Adrian Pearce, Principal Value Consultant, Thales |
10:50 BST 11:50 CEST | Knowledge is money: Improving customer outcomes through data | Todd Steel, Director, Product Management, Thales Rick Towner, Business Value Consultant, Thales |
11:10 BST 12:10 CEST | Leap toward the future: Scale your business with automation | Dale Hopkinson, Senior Product Manager, Thales |
Networking Lounge: Ask questions, join discussions, meet with industry peers
11:30 BST – 11:45 BST | 12:30 CEST – 12:45 CEST

Innovate for a Promising SaaS Future
11:45 BST – 12:50 BST | 12:45 CEST – 13:50 CEST
SaaS has set the bar for excellent user experience, agile operations, and revolutionary marketing. SaaS providers will learn from QSC how their SaaS initiative is taking off. For those not born in the cloud, learn how you can offer SaaS benefits with your current architecture.
Moderated by Deb Summers, Director, Thales.
11:45 BST 12:45 CEST—— | QSC: Driving real-world business transformation through SaaS | Anna Csontos, EVP, Chief Market Officer and Chief of Staff, QSC Johanna Rose, Marketing Manager, Thales |
12:00 BST 13:00 CEST | Clarity inspires creativity: Innovating for your customer | Darim Rahmatallah, Senior Product Manager, Thales Dean Bass, Product Development Director, Oxford Instruments |
12:30 BST 13:30 CEST | Getting to SaaS: Reach your highest potential | John Dwyer, Professional Services Manager, Thales |
12:45 BST 13:45 CEST | Closing Remarks | Alexander Neumann, VP Europe, Thales |
Networking Lounge: Ask questions, join discussions, meet with industry peers
12:50 BST – 13:05 BST | 13:50 CEST – 14:05 CEST
Event Ends 13:05 BST | 14:05 CEST

Speakers in this track

Dean Bass
Product Development Director
Oxford Instruments

Karen Camara
Senior Product Manager
Sharp Electronics Corporation USA

Anna Csontos
EVP, Chief Market Officer and Chief of Staff
QSC

John Dwyer
Professional Services Manager
Software Monetization
Thales

Sean Eldredge
Sr. Director Business Operations,
CPO – SW Transformation
& Operations Team
Juniper

Jake Fox
Vice President & Co-General Manager
Software Monetization
Thales

Dale Hopkinson
Senior Product Manager
Software Monetization
Thales

Vince Jannelli
Associate Vice President,
Software Product Management
Sharp Electronics Corporation USA

Mike Marshall
Director, Software Business Operations, CPO – SW Transformation
& Operations Team
Juniper

Alexander Neumann
VP Europe
Software Monetization
Thales

Adrian Pearce
Principal Value Consultant
Software Monetization
Thales

Darim Rahmatallah
Senior Product Manager
Software Monetization
Thales

Johanna Rose
Marketing Manager
Software Monetization
Thales

Todd Steel
Director, Product Management
Software Monetization
Thales

Deb Summers
Director
Software Monetization
Thales

Manoj Tharakan
Director, Product Management
Software Monetization
Thales

Mark Thomason
Research Director, Digital Business Models
and Monetization
IDC

Rick Towner
Business Value Consultant
Software Monetization
Thales