Technology Services Europe 2011 Opens in Berlin, Germany

Technology Services Europe 2011 opened today in Berlin, Germany. The annual conference draws attendance from the leading technology services companies in Europe. Over 135 delegates are participating in this year's event, representing 15 countries and organisations ranging in size from small-medium business (SMB) to many of the largest technology companies in the world.

Now in its fourth year, the TSE 2011 conference is co-presented by the Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) and the Confederation for Services Management International (CSFMI). TSE is the premier learning and networking event for European services executives. Developed by and for Europe-based services leaders, the 2011 event addresses the key business challenges facing services executives in the region.

TSE brings the European technology services industry together.

Technology Services Europe 2010 Closing Keynote Address and Luncheon

TSE10's closing luncheon gave attendees their final opportunity to network and discuss their learnings from the conference. Initial feedback received was quite positive and attendees are already looking forward to TSE11, including recommending the event to their colleagues.

We encourage you to participate in the call for speaker submissions once opened and to seeing you 6-8 April 2011 at Technology Services Europe!

Technology Services Europe Syndicate/Breakout Sessions

Attendees participated in several syndicate/breakout sessions throughout Day Two of the conference, including Member Case Studies, Service Science Case Studies and a special addition of a Value-Added Services Workshop presented by TSIA CEO and President, J.B. Wood.

Featured speakers included services executives from Dell, Hitachi Data Systems, Motorola, EMC, Niles-Simmons Industrieanlagen GmbH and representatives from the academic community - ISS and RWH Aachen University.

In each session, the theme set on Day One was carried forward - challenge your assumptions, discuss and determine how you as a services executive will position your organization as critical to the overall economic success of your company and put the framework in place to do so.

Technology Services Europe 2010 Opening Day

TSE10 kicked off on Wednesday with over 160 attendees, representing 17 countries from 80+ companies. Many of these companies sent teams to maximize their value from the conference.

Technology Services Industry Association Executive Director, Thomas Lah, set the stage for an exciting and thought-provoking event. In his opening comments, he challenged attendees to re-think some of their most basic assumptions about our industry.

Later, he led an executive panel discussion with three leading organizations - Dell, HP and Xerox - all who recently acquired independent service companies with the goal of significantly increasing their portfolio in technology services.