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London - 4th December 2025

IBM Future Forum | Beyond the Roadmap

Your Data. Your Edge. Your Move.

Your IBM Estate,

Driving What’s Next

Our IBM User Forum is a chance to step away from the day-to-day and explore how you can get more from the tools you already own. We’ll share what’s coming next on the IBM roadmap, dive into real examples of how to use AI to accelerate processes, and show how Planning Analytics, Controller and Cognos can go far beyond balance sheets and dashboards.

The event is a great opportunity to connect; learning from peers facing the same challenges, sparking new ideas, and finding practical ways to make planning smarter, faster and more impactful. Whether you’re wrestling with forecasting, streamlining operations, or shaping your data strategy, you’ll leave with insights you can put to work straight away.

And because it’s December, we’ll round things off with a festive drink (or two).

Event date:

4th December, 2025

Event time:

09:00 - 16:00

Networking Drinks:

16:00 - 18:00

Event location:

IBM London, York Road
20 York Rd, London SE1 7ND

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Why attend?

1

Learn from the experts

Consultant-led sessions will guide you through the latest updates to Planning Analytics, Controller & Cognos technology – see the latest capabilities and what’s coming round the corner.

2

Expert advice

Bring your technology questions and speak directly to our specialist consultants about issues or queries affecting your business.

3

Networking

Break-out sessions and a roundtable provide the opportunity to learn from your peers; understand how other organisations are employing technology to benefit their business.

4

World class speakers

From cutting-edge technology providers to customer advocates, we’re proud to host a variety of speakers at this event.

What to expect

09:00 - 09:45

Arrival, coffee & pastries

 

09:45 - 10:00

Welcome & icebreaker

 

10:00 - 11:30
Introductions, sharing business challenges. IBM roadmap update.

 

11:30 - 11:45

Break

11:45 - 12:30
Practical demonstration of Agentic AI in action and how it can automate & elevate planning workflows. Intro to Client Engineering and the art of the possible
12:30 - 13:30

Lunch & Networking

13:30 - 14:15
Taking Business Analytics beyond the office of finance

Practical stories of how organisations are applying IBM Business Analytics software in areas such as pricing, supply chain, stock management, rebates, and more

14:15 - 14:45
Automation in Action

 

14:45 - 15:00

Coffee Break

15:00 - 15:30
 Good Data Strategy
16:00 - 18:00
Christmas canapés & drinks reception

Speakers

We’re curating a panel of thinkers, doers, and challengers. Details coming shortly.

 

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Book a 1-2-1 slot with a Sempre expert

Bring your technology or business process questions to our 1-2-1 consulting sessions. Speak directly to our specialist consultants about issues or queries affecting your business.

Attendees have used 1-2-1 sessions to help with strategic decisions such as: reviewing and assistance with data strategies, high-level model design considerations; as well as more technical topics such as where to start with poor performing systems, data collection and data integration.

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What our clients say

“The first dashboards Sempre created really transformed the way we do financial reviews and were very well received by users. That started us on a whole modernisation journey.”

Raj Dadra

CFO

“The reporting process enables the cost centre managers to plan better and review their results more proactively. As a result, we are seeing better decision making and business management.”

Marie Vidler

Reporting Systems Manager

“We feel that Sempre care about us and our projects. We feel as if we have a business partner, rather than a 3rd party consulting company.”
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Amanda Marshall

Finance Professional

“We had multiple data sources, and accessing specific information, like the revenue for a particular school, was time-consuming. Sempre streamlined our data processes, significantly reducing the time it takes to retrieve crucial information.”

Mario Reicht

Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

“Data’s really at the centre of all Universities. The ability to process it, analyse it, and then understand the context and most importantly make decisions at the end is the golden thing we’re all looking for.”

Dan King

Director of Planning and Organisational Performance

“Partnering with Sempre has completely changed the way we plan. The agility of the tool, combined with Sempre’s expertise, means we can test ideas mid-year, respond faster to change, and give stakeholders insights they’ve never had before.”

Sam Horne

Finance Director

“Sempre challenged our requirements on this project. By challenging us they made us think in slightly broader terms — this then gave us a richer solution.”

Paul Thurlow

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