Michael Delle

Region Head of SI & IT Sourcing
Ericsson

Michael currently serves as Head of SI&IT Sourcing Western and Central Europe for Ericsson AB. In addition to this Michael is responsible for all Sourcing activities in the newly formed Industry and Society Business Unit and oversees Sourcing activities in the area of Partnering and M&A in Western and Central Europe for Ericsson AB. Prior to these appointments, Michael served as Head of Sourcing Germany and Switzerland at Ericsson AB after having joined the company in 2011. This is following his career at Nokia Siemens Networks Oy, where he had a Global Category Management IT Solutions position. Michael will be hosting the Leadership Boardroom ‘How To Be A ‘Commercial Consultant’ And Have A Seat At The Top Table’ on the 5th December as well as taking part in the Panel Discussion ‘It’s All About The ‘Cloud’ - How Do You Seize The Opportunities But Avoid The Risks?’ on the 6th December.

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Day 1 - Monday 5th December 2016

Thursday, July 5th, 2018

14:20 Leadership Boardroom: How To Be A ‘Commercial Consultant’ And Have A Seat At The Top Table

As both external and internal environments keep evolving, leaders need to provide a consistent yet flexible, innovative and responsive approach to how they steer their business and people through new times. In this inspiring session, restricted to 10 people on a first come first served basis – refresh your leadership skills through quality time with your peers.

What is IT Procurement’s role in ensuring IT is providing tools and processes to enable and support revenue generation?
How can you focus your role on the high value aspects of contracting when looking at suppliers, improve your market knowledge, understand know how suppliers are connected, and focus on the value they can provide the company?
What steps can you take to move procurement closer to the customer relationship?
How do you get innovation from an IT supply base into your organisation?

Day 2 - Tuesday 6th December 2016

Wednesday, January 6th, 2016

16:20 Panel Discussion: It’s All About The ‘Cloud’ - How Do You Seize The Opportunities But Avoid The Risks?

What is the financial case for moving to the cloud? Are the desired cost benefits really being achieved?
Solution providers are publicly marketing cloud as “flexible – scale up scale down” and “only pay for what you need”. However, old habits die hard, and when it comes down to doing the deals, are commitments still king?
What are the hidden costs? Examining connectivity, cloud brokering, and software tools needed – what is the true total cost of the cloud?
How can procurement take advantage of innovations in cloud based solutions and what should its role be throughout the sourcing, negotiating, contracting and ongoing lifecycle process?
The growth of cloud brokering – getting beyond the buzz word and understanding the marketplace and if you can do it yourself
What are the important IT and data security issues and regulations you need to be aware of when migrating to the cloud?