Welcome to Symetri Technology Kickoff 2024

We will meet 13-14 March in Vienna, Austria.

Naviate and Sovelia PLM PI planning sessions will take place prior to Kickoff in the same location.

Warm Welcome to Vienna in March 2024

Event will take place in Vienna, Austria at Flemings Hotel Vienna-Stadthalle March 13-14 2024.

The purpose of our kickoff is to bring together the Symetri Technology team, providing updates from 2023 and outlining the direction for 2024 and beyond. Most importantly let's get to know each other even better and have some fun together!

Please note for Naviate and Sovelia PLM PI Planning sessions!

These take place in the same location from Monday 11th March afternoon to Wednesday 13th March 13:00 CET.  More information and details for these PI Planning sessions will follow separately.

SEE YOU SOON!

Naviate and Sovelia PI Planning sessions

MONDAY 11th MARCH

13:00 Lunch

14:00-18:00 PI Planning

Common start for all PI participants, both Naviate and Sovelia. After that, split to own groups.

  • 15:45-16:00 Coffee break

19:00 - 21:00 Dinner

At the hotel restaurant.

TUESDAY 12th MARCH

8:00-17:00 PI Planning

  • 10:30-10:45 Coffee break
  • 12:30-13:30 Lunch
  • 15:15-15:30 Coffee break

17:00-18:40 Management Review (Naviate PI)

18:40-21:30 Dinner

We will meet at the hotel lobby/outside hotel 18:40 and walk to the restaurant SevenNorth, 15minutes walk. Dinner 19:15 onwards.

WEDNESDAY 13th MARCH

8:00-13:00 PI Planning

  • 10:00-10:30 Coffee break
  • 13:00-14:00 Lunch

Kickoff day 1 - Wed 13th March

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00 Welcome to Symetri Tech kickoff

Mattias Lanzén

14:05 Symetri status, Product vision & Strategy update

Jens Kollserud, Mikko Viertola, Jan Tore Bugge, Tim Ray

15:30 Coffee break

16:00 Symetri Technology offering

Look into our Own Technology offering per product team - what is included in our solutions and products, who are they for and how do they support our customers.

On stage: Shivani Soni, Tim Ray, Börre Hartviksen, Bettool Jabur, Shir Rustici, Edward LaRiviere, Brendan Gregory, Hans Zandhoff, Thomas Nilsson.

18:00 End Day 1

18:30 - 23:00 Activity & Dinner

  • 18:30  Activity in main roon, 9+10
  • 20:00 Dinner at hotel restaurant. 

Kickoff day 2 - Thursday 14th March 

6:00 - Breakfast

09:00 AI & User Experience

Jerry Jäppinen, Lateral Nord

9:45 Coffee break

10:00 Code quality & security – case Sovelia PLM​

Sami Lehtonen, Product Owner Sovelia PLM
Samu Hovi, Developer Sovelia PLM
Timo Montonen, Test Manager Sovelia PLM

10:45 Large Language Models ​applied in Business​ (Brainpool AI)

The landscape of AI applications in business with a focus on LLM and an overview of the existing AI project with Symetri.
Sam Harper-Wallis, Tech. PM & Dr. Peter Bebbington, CTO

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

Food restrictions and requests will be taken into account according to registration details.

12:30 LGTM – Looks Good To Me​

Unique approach to delivering meaningful code reviews that goes beyond superficial checklists and tense critical conversations. Instead, you’ll learn how to improve both your applications and your team dynamics.
Adrienne Braganza Tacke 

13:45 - 14:00 Wrap-up and end of Kickoff

Travel arrangements

Please arrange your own travel, taking into consideration cost, time and sustainability factors. Your conscientious choices will have a difference. Before booking your travel, please talk to you manager.

If you would like to arrive earlier or extend your stay to explore the beautiful city of Vienna, kindly arrange your accommodation independently, separate from the official PI Planning/Kickoff arrangements.

Check-in at hotel

Check-in takes place at the end of the day. Luggage, outerwear etc can be placed in the Mainstage conference room meanwhile. 

Check out on day of leaving by 12.00.

Please make sure you arrive on time.

Travel

You are all to book your own travel to the location, please consider sustainable options and confirm with your manager prior to booking.

Arriving for Naviate PI or Sovelia PLM PI:
Please make your travel arrangements so that you arrive Monday 11 March no later than 13:30 CET to the conference hotel.

Arriving for Kickoff:
Please make your travel arrangements so that you arrive Wednesday 13 March no later than 13:30 CET to the conference hotel. There is also lunch available for early arrivals from 13.00.

Returning home on Thursday 14 March:
We end at 14:00 CET on Thursday 14 March, so please do not book your return flight earlier than 16:30 to ensure sufficient travel time to Vienna airport.

Accommodation

Accommodation at the event will be organized for everyone at Flemings Hotel Vienna-Stadthalle.

Rooms have been booked for all as per below:

  • Monday-Thursday 11-14 March: those attending Naviate and Sovelia PI planning sessions and staying for Kickoff 
  • Wednesday - Thursday 13-14 March: those attending Symetri Tech kickoff  

  • Exceptions in accommodation bookings include for example:
    Attendees from USA. Please inform about extended stay need in the registratgion form or directly to Teija/Lotta.

 

Flemings Hotel Wien-Stadthalle was awarded the Austrian Ecolabel in October 2023 in recognition of our consistent commitment to environmental protection and sustainable resource use.

Hotel is also in central location. The renowned “Mariahilfer Straße” Shopping street is situated very close to the hotel and the Westbahnhof (Railway Station West) is only a few steps away. 

Internal questions, please reach out to Teija or Lotta.
If you have any questions to the hotel please reach out to Flemings Hotel Vienna-Stadthalle

In case of illness or cancellation, please contact your nearest manager without delays and please also inform Teija/Lotta.

Teija Väisänen

Teija Väisänen

Lotta Järvi

Lotta Järvi

Head of Marketing, Symetri Technology
Mikko Viertola

Mikko Viertola

Chief Technology Officer

Registration has closed, please contact Teija Väisänen, Teija.Vaisänen@symetri.com with any late questions or changes.