Europe needs the Power of Collaboration

Europe needs the Power of Collaboration

EU competitiveness, Sovereignty or Sustainability – the contribution by the Secondary ICT market is needed!

By Free ICT Europe Foundation

Date and time

Wednesday, October 1 · 11am - 5pm GMT+1

Location

Clayton Hotel Leopardstown

Clayton Hotel Leopardstown, Central Park, Dublin 18 D18 NR24 Dublin Ireland

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 14 days before event

Agenda

Agenda
Untitled agenda

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

Welcome - Tomas O'Leary | Conference room Downstairs

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

Introduction attendees

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Update & Insights Free ICT Europe - Jan Hoogstrate

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Digital sovereignty - Time to act! - Prof Dr. rer. nat. Harald Wehnes

Lunch - Restaurant of the Hotel

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

Live interview - European Commission (TBC)

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Participate - Round Table Discussion

3:00 PM

Procurement Insights - Joachim Schlander, Gartner

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Coffee Break

Speaker to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Wrap up & Closing Round

7:00 PM

Evening - Dinner. Departure 19:00, gather in the Hotel Lobby

About this event

  • Event lasts 6 hours

Free ICT invites your company's executives to join us on a strategic journey—one that empowers you to navigate the evolving ICT landscape and respond effectively to developments in Brussels. Our goal: to help you thrive in a free and open market.

Together, through collaboration, we can assert and secure our place in the ICT stack.

The basics?

Mark your agenda and join us in Dublin on the 1st of October, 2025. The program will run from 11.00 hrs to 17.30 GMT, including lunch and a break.

Attendees are invited to an optional dinner following the day’s events.

What to expect?

We aim to surprise you with interesting contributions, while we also look for discussion and interaction. The program and speakers will be updated in the coming month:

  • Joachim Schlander, Sourcing, Procurement & Vendor Management EMEA , Procurement and Vendor Management, Executive Partner – Gartner
  • Prof Dr. rer. nat. Harald Wehnes, Universität Würzburg, Institut für Informatik, Author; his most recent book is “AI in the Project Economy” (2024)
  • Tomas O’Leary (President|CEO Origina) and Jan Hoogstrate, Free ICT Europe Foundation
  • Other speakers will be announced, once confirmed. Probably one with a focus on AI, though we try to get a real person informing you!


The event you'll want to be a part of!

Meeting Information:

  • Conference fee for FIE Donors: € 150 p.p.
  • Not a Donor? Become one or select a conference fee will be of: € 950 p.p.
  • Optional Dinner, including transportation: €120 p.p. (Scroll down at ticket options)
  • Prices are exclusive Eventbrite admin fee
  • Location: Clayton Hotel Leopardstown, Central Park, Dublin 18, Dublin, Ireland

More information will follow.

Contact us: contact@freeict.eu

THIRD-PARTY MAINTAINERS | IT ASSET DISPOSAL | USED IT BROKERS/REFURBISHERS | USED SOFTWARE RESELLERS | SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT | END-USERS


Frequently asked questions

For who should join this event?

We aim at executives of companies active as: THIRD-PARTY MAINTAINERS | IT ASSET DISPOSAL | USED IT BROKERS/REFURBISHERS | USED SOFTWARE RESELLERS | SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT | Large End-Users

I am an End-User of a large organisations, how to register?

Please reach out to us and we will provide you the discount code: contact@freeict.eu

I have special meal requests, how to share?

After your registration we will reach out to you and make sure the venues will be informed.

Our company is a Non-Donor, what is the Membership Fee?

Freedom of choice is what we stand for; we have no fixed fee structure, also no automatic annual renewal! Your Donation is a gift. In general we receive support in the range of 1.500 to 10.000 euro annually, depending mostly on the size of the company.

How far away is the Hotel from the airport? (Taxi - Bus)

Taxi; Dublin Airport (DUB) to Leopardstown takes 24 min and costs €35 - €55. | By Bus: 1hr and 15 mins departs from the Airport Terminal 2 "Aircoach" and for return it departs from the hotel’s front door every 15 minutes.

Organized by

Free ICT Europe Foundation(FIE) is a not-for-profit foundation actively promoting the ICT Secondary Market within Europe. We are the representative of the IT Aftermarket towards the European Commission.

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