Field Service Europe 2014 (past event)

20 - 22 October, 2014

Movenpick Hotels, Amsterdam , Netherlands

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Day 1

07:30 - 08:30 Welcome Breakfast & Registration

08:30 - 08:35 Welcome Remarks

08:35 - 08:55 Differentiating Your Service To Demonstrate Superior Value

  • Developing tools to compete against low-end competitors in a commoditized market
  • Synthesizing corporate marketing efforts to ensure your customers understand the value of your service
  • Compiling a tool kit to justify higher prices (what must be highlighted about your service)

Paul Oliver

Head of Field Service Worldwide
Airbus

08:55 - 09:15 Driving Sustainable Change In Field Service Organizations: Eliminating Waste In Service

Topics that will be covered include:
ICT Technology & Market development
Challenges for Field Service organizations
Cost center to profit center
Service Integration / Remote Capability
Trusted adviser role
Mind-Set / Service culture
Managing Field Service transformation
Francesco Castelletti, Head of Customer Field Service at Swisscom Ltd

Francesco Castelletti

Head of Customer Field Service
Swisscom Ltd

09:15 - 10:00 Morning Refreshment Break

Workshop

10:00 - 10:10 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Workshop

10:00 - 10:10 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
R Srinivas Rao, Vice President Service Transformation Solutions at Wipro Technologies

R Srinivas Rao

Vice President Service Transformation Solutions
Wipro Technologies

Workshop

10:10 - 11:10 Workshop A: Maximising The Relationship Between Technician And Customer To Add Value

Hans van den Heuvel, Operations Director at Canon Europe

Hans van den Heuvel

Operations Director
Canon Europe

Workshop

10:10 - 11:10 Workshop B: Segmented Service Portfolios: Design Around Customer Needs
Diethard Vollmer, Director Customer Care Solutions Europe at Carestream Health

Diethard Vollmer

Director Customer Care Solutions Europe
Carestream Health

Workshop

11:10 - 12:10 Workshop C: Where Art & Science Collide - From New Sales To Renewal Sales

While there is an art to selling new products, there is most certainly a science to selling renewals. Join “renewals scientists” from ServiceSource for an interactive workshop on how to combine the essential elements of data and technology to accelerate your recurring revenue by an average of 15 percentage points.

In this interactive workshop we will "step into the lab" and work together to:

  • Dissect the essential analytics and KPIs of a prize-winning renewal process
  • Explore proven sales "science" for retaining and growing existing customers
  • Outline a successful approach to recapturing expired service revenue

David Burns

Group Executive, Global Business Services
Telstra

Workshop

11:10 - 12:10 Workshop D: Managing An Effective Field Service Operation

Charles Morriston

Product Manager
Trimble

12:10 - 12:30 Networking Break

Workshop

12:30 - 13:30 Workshop E: Remote Services At GE Healthcare
    GG Sved, VP and CEO Services Europe at GE Healthcare UK

    GG Sved

    VP and CEO Services Europe
    GE Healthcare UK

    Workshop

    12:30 - 13:30 Workshop F: Husqvarna Enters The Arena Of Connected Outdoor Power Products
    The landscaping business is about to become connected. Utilizing sensors on outdoor power products and the operators, landscaping businesses and their landscaping teams will get improved control of up-time, machine handling, vibration reports, all in the name of safer and more productive landscaping operations. Starting in August, a beta period of the solution kicks off in seven countries.
    Hakan Wahlgren, Director of Service solutions at Husqvarna

    Hakan Wahlgren

    Director of Service solutions
    Husqvarna

    Pia Dose

    Landscaper
    Svenska Kyrkan

    13:30 - 14:30 Luncheon


    Stream B: Innovations In Technology

    14:30 - 14:50 Remote Management At Glory Global

    Didier de Vos

    Europe Solutions & Service Director
    Glory Global Solutions

    Stream B: Innovations In Technology

    14:30 - 14:50 Partnering With Third-Party Service Providers

    David Ratcliffe, Service Network Director at Manitowoc FoodService Group

    David Ratcliffe

    Service Network Director
    Manitowoc FoodService Group

    Stream A: Service Business Management

    14:50 - 15:10 Enabling Mobile Workers To Drive Profitability And Better Customer Experience
    In this workshop, ClickSoftware will invite the audience to share their service challenges and discuss practical ways to use mobility to empower field workers and drive better customer experience.
    Tim Faulkner, Vice President, Continental Europe at ClickSoftware

    Tim Faulkner

    Vice President, Continental Europe
    ClickSoftware

    Stream B: Innovations In Technology

    14:50 - 15:10 Innovation Spotlight - Wipro Technologies
    Wipro Technologies
    • What are the most important elements of growing service?
    • How do you ensure executive-level buy-in?
    • How do you shift the organizational mindset from a technology and product-oriented company to a services company?
    • Adding value to your portfolio beyond just maintenance contracts
    Robin Den Hartog, Cluster leader Technical Sales & Service, Europe and Central Asia Cluster at Tetra Pak Technical Service AB

    Robin Den Hartog

    Cluster leader Technical Sales & Service, Europe and Central Asia Cluster
    Tetra Pak Technical Service AB

    David Vaury

    Business Transformation Managing Consultant
    PA Consulting Group

    Paul Mooney

    VP Customer Success
    ServiceSource

    Roger Beaman, Director of European Customer Support at Coherent

    Roger Beaman

    Director of European Customer Support
    Coherent

    Pieter Heyndrickx


    Renault Trucks UK Ltd

    Stream B: Innovations In Technology

    15:10 - 15:50 Panel Discussion: Developing An End-To-End Technology Roadmap
    • Identifying gaps in your current mobility and technology offerings
    • Assessing which next-generation tools you plan to implement
    • Working with executive leadership and other departments to map out an investment and implementation strategy

    Craig Stickel

    Service Manager
    Mettler-Toledo

    Diethard Vollmer, Director Customer Care Solutions Europe at Carestream Health

    Diethard Vollmer

    Director Customer Care Solutions Europe
    Carestream Health

    Kris Oldland

    Editor
    Field Service News

    15:50 - 16:20 Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break


    Stream A: Service Business Management

    16:20 - 16:40 Moving From A Pure Box Focus To A Service Enabled Company

    Wojtek Bulatowicz, Services and Solutions Director at Welch Allyn

    Wojtek Bulatowicz

    Services and Solutions Director
    Welch Allyn

    Stream B: Innovations In Technology

    16:20 - 16:40 Implementing A Global Mobility & Service Execution Program

    Gert-Jan DenBoer, Program Manager Mobility Field Service at Alstom

    Gert-Jan DenBoer

    Program Manager Mobility Field Service
    Alstom

    Stream A: Service Business Management

    16:40 - 17:00 Does Your Local Country Manager Have The Necessary Skills To Oversee Service In Another Location?

    Identifying key attributes required for the role and assessing skills of regionally-based leaders

    Ensuring employees have necessary language, cultural and geographic knowledge

    Developing a service team that can be easily transferred from one location to another



    Stream B: Innovations In Technology

    16:40 - 17:00 Using Software To Optimize Energy Production Of Wind Turbines

    Ulrich Suedhoff

    Services Director Germany/Austria
    GE Renewable Energy

    17:00 - 23:59 Welcome Reception