Europe needs the Power of Collaboration
EU competitiveness, Sovereignty or Sustainability – the contribution by the Secondary ICT market is needed!
Date and time
Location
Clayton Hotel Leopardstown
Clayton Hotel Leopardstown, Central Park, Dublin 18 D18 NR24 Dublin IrelandRefund Policy
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)
- TCO Development, the Sustainable products certificate; pushing with hight ambitions for a longer productlife. (confirmed contribution, speaker to be decided/shared)
- AI as promised: insights by Dr. Ana Valdivia, a Research Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Government, and Policy at the Oxford University Internet Institute (OII)
- Collaborate; round table(s) discussion
- Contributions by Tomas O’Leary (President|CEO Origina) and Jan Hoogstrate, Free ICT Europe Foundation
The event you'll want to be a part of!
This is more than just an event; it's an investment in your company's future success and resilience in the evolving ICT landscape.
- For FIE Sponsors: € 150 per person
- Not yet a Sponsor? Maximize Your Value: Become a Sponsor today! Join Free ICT Europe Foundation and unlock your exclusive €150 conference fee. Your contribution directly supports our advocacy efforts for a fair and open market. Contact us: contact@freeict.eu
- Standard Conference Fee: € 950 per person
- Optional Dinner (with transport): €120 p.p. Don't miss this chance to elevate your experience and expand your connections.
All prices are exclusive of Eventbrite admin fees.
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
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
Please reach out to us and we will provide you the discount code: contact@freeict.eu
After your registration we will reach out to you and make sure the venues will be informed.
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.
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.
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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.