The must-attend configuration events of 2018
The CLM Summit is the forum where business leaders, analysts and researchers connect with peers and explore strategies for Configuration Lifecycle Management.
This year’s attendees will hear from top analysts and innovators on trends in the PLM, CRM, ERP, CPQ and IoT sectors. Mixed with customer lectures and networking sessions, the CLM Summit will facilitate the exchange of ideas to master product complexity while increasing business agility and speed to market.
The User Summit is a full day of technical, hands-on experience and customer case stories, where users of Configit software can connect with peers and Configit experts to explore best practices.
Attendees will hear technical customer stories providing key learnings and insights, and together with internal experts, dive into product and solution features.
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Why attend?
- Strategic focus
- Analyst presentations
- Customer strategic presentations
- CLM adoption
- Configit strategic roadmap
- Networking with industry leaders
- Social event with peers
- Technology focus
- Configit product roadmap
- Product deep-dives
- Customer implementation presentations
- Product demo booths
- Explore best practices
- Networking with peers
Agenda & Speakers
23 - 24 October CLM summit agenda
Tuesday, October 23
| Morning | Registration & breakfast Introduction to the CLM Journey Keynote speaker Customer cases Networking breaks |
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| Afternoon | Lunch & Networking CLM strategies Customer Case Networking breaks |
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| Evening | Networking dinner at InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta |
Wednesday, October 24
| Morning | Breakfast & Networking CLM Cloud Customer cases Networking breaks |
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| Afternoon | Lunch & Networking CLM strategy CLM course and break out session Customer Case Networking breaks |
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| Evening | Transfer to Georgia Aquarium Networking dinner at Georgia Aquarium Transfer to InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta |
More speakers to be announced forthcoming!
Klaus Wagenführer
Head of Application Development Sales & Service at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AGAfter-sales configuration challenges using a lifecycle solution strategy
Heidelberg offers standardized, and now configurable, after-sales services, beginning with service contracts for the installed base in the market. This supports Heidelberg’s transformation from a product-centric company to a service-oriented, customer-centric company.
This talk will provide insights about the corresponding roadmap, and will include:
- The strategy behind this digital transformation
- What is needed to offer Lifecycle Solutions
- How this roadmap supports Heidelberg’s cloud strategy
- The overall project plan
Fred Wilkinson / Erin Jasso
Senior Business Architect / Product Definition and Offer Project Leader at Ford Motor CompanySusanne Lauda
Director, Global Advanced Manufacturing Technology at AGCOThe importance of aligning purchasing and manufacturing planning in configuration management
Discussions about configuration management often focus on the alignment between the sales organization and engineering. But before the customer gets the product that (s)he has ordered, somebody has to manufacture it.
With customers expecting shorter lead times with no compromise on product quality, it is imperative that the master data flow is seamlessly transported through the entire supply chain. This trend leads to more and more highly configured products, not only in AGCO’s farming equipment environment, but also (and especially) in consumer goods.
This presentation will discuss how these challenges effect purchasing and manufacturing planning processes.
Dave Loomans
Manager, Sales and Marketing Systems at Greenheck Fan CorporationThe CLM Journey is a Digital Transformation
A digital transformation is rapidly taking place in the construction industry and CLM plays a major role in that transformation.
- Economic drivers accelerating the transformation process
- Transformational goals and objectives
- Technology enablers to achieve goals and objectives
- How CLM factors into the process
- Greenheck’s journey into the CLM process
Louis Columbus
Principal and member of the senior management team at IQMSDefining Digital Transformation Success: How To Create Your Own Roadmap
Digitally transforming any business must begin with the customer and their needs, preferences, and goals. Leading company-wide improvement efforts requires a robust roadmap that communicates which of these customer needs and goals are being solved by digitally transforming systems and processes. The most effective digital transformations simplify and improve customer experiences and outcomes, specifically in the area of product configuration.
This presentation will focus on:
- Identifying what all successful digital transformation initiatives have in common
- Defining digital transformation goals, objectives, and action plans
- Creating your digital transformation roadmap
- Defining what success looks like – from the customer’s perspective
- Making your digital transformation permanent
Joseph Anderson
Vice President of Services at The Institute for Process ExcellenceMeeting the Challenges of Tangible Transformation
The foundational element is an autonomous and adaptive enterprise of people, processes, and products that operate cohesively within an integrated business model. Old mind-sets, legacy processes and systems must be shifted or the organization will fail to exploit true operational excellence. Based on the CM2 enterprise operating model and modern enabling digital solutions, there will no longer be a difference between information and material because products will be dynamically linked to their application and supporting information.
Henrik Reif Andersen
CEO, Professor, Co-founder at ConfigitCLM as enabler for digital transformation
Manufacturing companies are experiencing increased pressure to digitally transform their business. Customer journeys, product development, manufacturing and product services all need to be seamless digital experiences. Configuration Lifecycle Management is a key enabler for this transformation.
In this talk, we will elaborate on how CLM is a catalyst for digital transformation in manufacturing companies. Providing a key link between products and customers, CLM is an essential component to successful digitalization efforts.
Henrik Hulgaard
CTO, PhD, Co-founder at ConfigitCLM Cloud Overview
The new CLM Cloud offering from Configit is a cloud-based approach that allows companies to share configuration models and pricing to resellers, system integrators, and other external organizations.
This presentation will include an overview of CLM Cloud including what is in version 1.0, how to gain access, and the vision and roadmap for future functionalities. We will explain how to get configuration data onto the CLM Cloud from SAP, Model and Ace and will describe different ways to consume the data from the CLM Cloud, both online, in web-applications, and offline, in mobile applications such as on iPhones/iPads and Android applications.
Scott Perdue
President at Configit IncConfiguration Lifecycle Management (CLM) course
The newest course in the Configit Academy takes a deep dive into Configuration Lifecycle Management (CLM). Learn from the leaders in CLM how to evaluate your company’s needs and CLM maturity level, as well as identifying how CLM can be applied to each lifecycle phase.
In this presentation, select course materials and topics will be discussed, including:
- Introduction to Configuration and CLM
- Overview of Product Lifecycle Phases
- CLM Modeling
- CPQ as Part of CLM
- Impact on Business Functions
- Understanding Your Solution Space
- Change Management Using CLM
- Examples of CLM Solutions
- CLM Maturity Model
- CLM ROI Tool
24 October Networking dinner for CLM and User Summit Georgia Aquarium
25 October User summit agenda
Wednesday, October 24
| Evening | Conference registration Transfer to Georgia Aquarium Networking dinner at Georgia Aquarium Transfer to InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta |
Thursday, October 25
| Morning | Registration & Breakfast Configit CLM Cloud Configit Quote & Ace Customer cases Networking breaks |
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| Afternoon | Lunch & Networking Configit Model & Build Configit Solution packages Customer cases Break-out session Networking breaks |
More speakers to be announced forthcoming!
Mattia Pontacolone
CEO at CoolshopOnline / offline dealer support challenges
The sales process of configurable products is complex, and often intermediated by a network of distributors. Add to this limited network connectivity, and the challenges of providing real-time, accurate product data anytime, anywhere increase dramatically.
Using Configit’s patented VT technology, Coolshop has created a robust application for users to configure, price, and quote on-the-go, regardless of platform.
Working with industry leaders including Columbus McKinnon and CNH Industrial, Coolshop has combined front-end and back-end capabilities into one single application covering the entire sales process.
Henrik Hulgaard
CTO, PhD, Co-founder at ConfigitHow to integrate CLM Cloud with existing Configit products
With CLM Cloud, Configit’s new configuration-as-a-service offering, companies can share configuration models and pricing to external organizations such as resellers and system integrators.
This presentation will outline how we intend to take advantage of the cloud-based platform in our existing enterprise applications Quote, Ace and Build. We will present the vision and roadmap for each of these products and explain how they together form a platform that allows customers to create, share and use data of configurable products across the enterprise.
Jesper Blak Møller
Product Manager, PhD at ConfigitNew and upcoming features in Ace
This presentation will discuss new features in Ace, such as numerics and strings, and the new pricing module; as well as a product roadmap showing upcoming features in an Ace.
Sigrún Ívarsdóttir
Quote Manager at ConfigitNew and upcoming features in Quote
Hear about recently added features of Quote, including the new product selector using product categories, improved user experience with quote revisions, and a new configurator UI. Upcoming features will be discussed during a roadmap presentation.
Jesper Blak Møller
Product Manager, PhD at ConfigitNew and upcoming features in Model
See demos of recent features in Model, such as creating and publishing VT Packages to the CLM Cloud, and hear about upcoming features in a roadmap presentation.
Jesper Jæger Henriksen
Build Manager at ConfigitNew and upcoming features in Build
This presentation takes an in-depth look at Build’s new features, including VT integration (now with Ace), collaboration improvements, and web service API for VBIS, as well as upcoming features such as localization improvements and improved configurator launch.
Jesper Jæger Henriksen
Build Manager at ConfigitQuote/Build integration demo
A look into how Quote and Build can be combined into a powerful CPQ platform with both single component and system configuration sales. The demo will show how a user can go from creating a quotation in Quote and a configuration in Build and save the configurations back into Quote.