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ITQonnect Days & ITQon! 2026

Thursday, September 24
 

15:00 CEST

Arrival at the ITQ Hotel
Thursday September 24, 2026 15:00 - 19:00 CEST
ITQ Hotel - Sitges
With 27 different flights arriving throughout the day, everyone will arrive at the hotel at different times.
Check-in is available from 3:00 PM, which means you can access your hotel room from that time onwards.

When you arrive, please make your way to the ITQ Lobby, which you’ll find right after entering the hotel. This is where the ITQ team will welcome you and hand you your room key card.
Thursday September 24, 2026 15:00 - 19:00 CEST
ITQ Hotel - Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity

19:00 CEST

Welcoming Reception with Drinks and Food
Thursday September 24, 2026 19:00 - 23:00 CEST
ITQ Hotel - Sitges
Welcome reception – drinks & foodWith everyone arriving at different times throughout the day, we’ll spend our first evening together at the hotel.
Join us for welcome drinks and food, catch up with your colleagues and kick off the weekend together. Food will be served until 10:00 PM, so even if you arrive a little later, there will still be time to grab something to eat and join the evening.
Thursday September 24, 2026 19:00 - 23:00 CEST
ITQ Hotel - Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity
 
Friday, September 25
 

07:00 CEST

Breakfast
Friday September 25, 2026 07:00 - 09:30 CEST
Noray Restaurant hotel

Friday September 25, 2026 07:00 - 09:30 CEST
Noray Restaurant hotel
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity

07:30 CEST

Morning Workout
Friday September 25, 2026 07:30 - 08:30 CEST
ITQ Beach
Start your day actively with an hour of exercise on the beautiful beach and promenade of Sitges. It’s a wonderful way to get your muscles moving and oxygen flowing while enjoying this beautiful surroundings.

Bring your sportswear and trainers and join us for an energetic workout that engages the entire body. This session is suitable for everyone and is a great addition to an amazing weekend.
Speakers
avatar for Jeroen Meinders

Jeroen Meinders

Vitality Coach, ITQ

Friday September 25, 2026 07:30 - 08:30 CEST
ITQ Beach
  ITQonnect Weekend - Optional

09:00 CEST

ITQon! Badge Pick-up
Friday September 25, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 CEST
ITQ Lobby

Friday September 25, 2026 09:00 - 09:30 CEST
ITQ Lobby
  Break

09:45 CEST

ITQon! 2026 - ITQ Keynote
Friday September 25, 2026 09:45 - 10:45 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2

Speakers
avatar for Robert Hellings
avatar for Johan van Amersfoort

Johan van Amersfoort

Chief Evangelist, ITQ

avatar for Jeffrey Kusters

Jeffrey Kusters

CTO, ITQ
I'm the CTO for ITQ. I lead the CTO Office, responsible for our propositions, technology strategy and strategic vendor landscape. Our team drives R&D and showcases, enablement and support, and turning propositions into standardized, ready-to-sell and ready-to-deliver services.I'm... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 09:45 - 10:45 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  Keynote

10:45 CEST

Quick bio-break (if needed)
Friday September 25, 2026 10:45 - 10:55 CEST
Hallway

Friday September 25, 2026 10:45 - 10:55 CEST
Hallway ITQ Hotel
  Break
  • about <br>

10:55 CEST

ITQon! 2026 - Keynote by Joe Baguley
Friday September 25, 2026 10:55 - 11:45 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2

Speakers
avatar for Joe Baguley

Joe Baguley

CTO, Broadcom
Joe Baguley is Broadcom's Chief Technology Officer for EMEA, joining VMware in July 2011. He helps develop and communicate Broadcom’s strategy and vision with customers and partners, using his wealth of experience to help organisations reduce costs and better support users and business... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 10:55 - 11:45 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  Keynote

11:45 CEST

ITQ x MP Hackathon Finals
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45 - 12:30 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2

Speakers
avatar for Johan van Amersfoort

Johan van Amersfoort

Chief Evangelist, ITQ

avatar for Sander Harrewijnen

Sander Harrewijnen

Technologist, ITQ
I'm Sander Harrewijnen, an Application Modernization Technologist at ITQ, where I help teams move to cloud-native and build software developers actually enjoy working on. I write at harre.dev and next to my consulting work I work on Project Q9, a quadruped robot blending edge AI with... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45 - 12:30 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  Keynote

12:30 CEST

Lunch Break
Friday September 25, 2026 12:30 - 13:30 CEST
Noray Restaurant hotel

Friday September 25, 2026 12:30 - 13:30 CEST
Noray Restaurant hotel
  Break
  • about <br>

13:30 CEST

Kargo the CD evolution in action
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 13:50 CEST
(6) Lobby 1
Limited Capacity seats available
In this demo, you'll explore how Kargo transforms your artifact journey from dev to production through declarative, auditable promotions. See real-time pipeline orchestration, automated verification, and intelligent stage progression in action.
Speakers
avatar for Menno Sanders

Menno Sanders

Cloud Native Engineer, ITQ
Menno Sanders, 35 years old! Married and 2 kids who are discovering the world. I'm a happy man, with lots of fun topics to talk about. Always in for new tooling and curious to see what it can do! Hope to talk to you soon!

Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 13:50 CEST
(6) Lobby 1 ITQ Hotel
  Demo Session, Demo Session - 15 minutes

13:30 CEST

Strategic Initiatives: Building Tomorrow Together
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 13:50 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2
At ITQ, we are all very ambitious and committed to helping the company grow — and that is something we achieve together. Driving growth is always a combination of RUN activities (our day-to-day business and the customer assignments we work hard for every single day) and CHANGE initiatives. These initiatives are essential to keeping ITQ relevant in an ever-evolving market, allowing us to become...
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Speakers
avatar for Tom Vallons

Tom Vallons

Deputy to the CEO, ITQ
I joined ITQ in Feb 2018 to create and develop the first international branch office for ITQ in Belgium.

After having focused for 6 years on the international expansion of ITQ (+DE, LU, FR and more recent also Nordic region), I am now leading the CEO Office, supporting our strategic change, with the ITQ Strategy 2030 as leading compass. We are also supporting the Business Unit MDs and... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 13:50 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  Learn about ITQ, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

13:30 CEST

Bring Your Own Agent - We’ll Bring the Cluster(s)
FILLING
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 14:15 CEST
(4) Levante 1
Limited Capacity filling up
This keynote explores the rapid evolution of the AI agent ecosystem. It details the shift toward agentic workflows supported by the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and the standardization of reusable agent "Skills." The session emphasizes that as AI agents transition from experimental tools to enterprise-grade assets, there is a critical requirement for robust, secure infrastructure. By...
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Speakers
avatar for Natale Vinto

Natale Vinto

Technical Director, Hybrid Platforms, Red Hat
Natale Vinto is a Technical Director, Global at Red Hat, focused on Hybrid Platforms and Enterprise AI. With over a decade of experience in IT and ICT, his background includes telecommunications, DevSecOps, Linux and AI. Previously, Natale was a Director of Developer Advocacy, Solutions... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 14:15 CEST
(4) Levante 1 ITQ Hotel
  common, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

13:30 CEST

Odin's Ravens: A VCF platform for Stormgeo
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 14:15 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4
Limited Capacity seats available
In this session, we will break down the VCF implementation for Stormgeo. We will explore how VCF acts as the foundational platform powering their data analytics platform, providing the infrastructure required to handle the compute and orchestration demands of their weather and satellite image processing workloads.
Speakers
avatar for Stijn Vermoesen

Stijn Vermoesen

Teamlead Galia, ITQ
Stijn Vermoesen is a Team Lead at ITQ, leading the consultants team in Belgiu,. He specializes in VCF and related technologies, helping organizations design and run reliable, scalable infrastructure.
avatar for Michaël Van de gaer

Michaël Van de gaer

Cloud Native Consultant @ ITQ, ITQ
Hi! My name is Michaël and I've been tinkering in the world of IT for about 12 years now. I mainly focus on designing & building Kubernetes based Platforms and the Automation around it. When I'm not working you can find me hiking or riding a motor cycle. I also love automating everything... Read More →
avatar for Dirk-Jan Alken

Dirk-Jan Alken

Technologist Private Cloud, ITQ
Dirk-Jan Alken is Technologist Private Cloud at ITQ, specializing in VCF-based SDDC solutions. He’s passionate about sharing knowledge within ITQ and the broader VMware community.
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 14:15 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4 ITQ Hotel
  Customer Case, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

13:30 CEST

Women in IT(Q) - What I didn’t see
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 14:15 CEST
(2) Garbi 1
Through a series of conversations, I realised how unaware I was of what women experience in IT and other male-dominated environments. That insight triggered me to listen more. After several one-on-one conversations with women at ITQ, I discovered perspectives I simply hadn’t seen or understood before. In this session, I share what I learned, what surprised me and what it could mean for us at...
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Speakers
avatar for Robert Hellings
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 14:15 CEST
(2) Garbi 1 ITQ hotel
  Personal Development, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

13:30 CEST

AVI and VKS: better together
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 14:15 CEST
(5) Levante 2
Limited Capacity seats available
An overview of how AVI enhances VKS and provides advanced Layer 4 and Layer 7 capabilities, including GSLB, Gateway API, ...
Speakers
avatar for Wouter De Kimpe

Wouter De Kimpe

Cloud Native Consultant
Friday September 25, 2026 13:30 - 14:15 CEST
(5) Levante 2 ITQ Hotel
  Technical Breakout, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

13:55 CEST

the platform engineer is dead, long live the platform engineer
FULL
Friday September 25, 2026 13:55 - 14:15 CEST
(6) Lobby 1
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
It started as a "let's see how far this goes." It didn't stop where I expected. This is the story of how I rebuilt my homelab — from vSphere 7 to vSphere 9.1 with VKS — on a single 4-CPU, 64GB Supermicro box, almost entirely with the help of Claude Code. From bare metal to a cloud-native platform running FluxCD, Concourse CI, HashiCorp Vault, cert-manager, platform pipelines: built, deployed,...
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Speakers
avatar for Bart Lievers

Bart Lievers

Consultant, ITQ Consultancy B.V.
A modern apps platform consultant. Passionate about platform-as-a-product concept.  Fiddling around with VCF 9.1 VKS on my homelab and using Claude AI to assist and implement solutions to mimic a platform-as-a-product environment on 64 GB.
A proud husband and a proud father of tw... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 13:55 - 14:15 CEST
(6) Lobby 1 ITQ Hotel
  Demo Session, Demo Session - 15 minutes

13:55 CEST

Update on the Private AI Strategic Initiative
Friday September 25, 2026 13:55 - 14:15 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2
Private AI: The story so far
What we set out to do, where we've landed, and what we wish we'd known on day one. A concise update on our Private AI Strategic Initiative, with plenty of room for your questions.
Speakers
avatar for Frank Nijman

Frank Nijman

Internal Project Manager, ITQ
As an internal project manager within the CEO Office, I try to bring strategy into execution. My goal is to make ITQ better with small steps day-by-day. Currently I do this by managing the Strategic Initiative projects of Private AI (the part where we sell services to the customer... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 13:55 - 14:15 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  Learn about ITQ, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

14:20 CEST

Update on the Digital Workspace Strategic Initiative
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 14:40 CEST
(5) Levante 2
Limited Capacity seats available
Boost Digital Workspace: from rollout to results
Where we started, what we've shipped, and the impact we're seeing. A short update with the headline results, the lessons learned, and space for your questions.
Speakers
avatar for Frank Nijman

Frank Nijman

Internal Project Manager, ITQ
As an internal project manager within the CEO Office, I try to bring strategy into execution. My goal is to make ITQ better with small steps day-by-day. Currently I do this by managing the Strategic Initiative projects of Private AI (the part where we sell services to the customer... Read More →
avatar for Jesper Alberts

Jesper Alberts

Technologist Digital Workspace, ITQ
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 14:40 CEST
(5) Levante 2 ITQ Hotel
  Learn about ITQ, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

14:20 CEST

The Claude Pilot at ITQ: Outcomes, Not Hype
FULL
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 14:40 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
ITQ ran a structured pilot putting Claude into the hands of real teams across sales, marketing, engineering, and the CTO office. This 15-minute session covers what we implemented, the workflows that actually stuck, and the value we created — hours recovered, work made easier, and the case for scaling it. I'll keep it honest: what worked, what didn't, how we handled security and the data...
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Speakers
avatar for Tom Heyerick
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 14:40 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4 ITQ Hotel
  Tech Level 100, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

14:20 CEST

Omnissa - Whats New, What's True and What does it me for you.
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 15:05 CEST
(2) Garbi 1
Update on the Omnissa Platform and the Solutions within, plus a look into what's coming and key take aways for  ITQ as an Omnissa Partner.
Speakers
avatar for Spencer Pitts

Spencer Pitts

Omnissa
Spencer Pitts,Partner CTO & Snr Director, Europe Middle East & AfricaOmnissa @Spoinster Spencer Pitts is the Omnissa CTO focused on Partners in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region. He joined VMware in 2007, prior to its acquisition by Broadcom. In his role, Spencer is... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 15:05 CEST
(2) Garbi 1 ITQ hotel
  common

14:20 CEST

The Art of Connection
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 15:05 CEST
(4) Levante 1
Limited Capacity seats available
Curious about the ITQ Communication Training – Inspirational Public Speaking? In this interactive 40-minute session, Andrew Taylor offers a sneak peek into this training module. You'll be introduced to the AMP Model, a framework used by Taylor Trainingen to help speakers inspire and engage their audience.You’ll also discover how non-verbal communication influences first impressions. Through an...
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Speakers
avatar for Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor

Communication Trainer, Taylor Trainingen
Andrew Taylor is a communication trainer, speaker and founder of Taylor Trainingen. He helps professionals and organisations communicate with greater impact through storytelling, persuasive presentations and audience-focused communication. With a background in training, coaching and... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 15:05 CEST
(4) Levante 1 ITQ Hotel
  common

14:20 CEST

VCF Private AI Services: A Peek Behind the Curtain
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 15:05 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2
AI infrastructure is moving beyond simply hosting models. The next generation of platforms must support complete AI systems: model serving, intelligent routing, shared inference services, agents, tools, memory, and isolated execution environments.In this session, we take a look behind the curtain at where VMware Private AI Services (PAIS) is heading. We will introduce the new VMware AI Factory...
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Speakers
avatar for Frank Denneman

Frank Denneman

Distinguished Engineer, Broadcom
Frank Denneman is a Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technologist for AI at VMware Cloud Foundation, where he helps shape the architecture and strategy for private AI infrastructure. His work focuses on making AI workloads operational at scale, with particular emphasis on GPU infrastructure... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 15:05 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  common, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

14:20 CEST

The journey of the ING Private Cloud towards multi country VCF9
FILLING
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 15:05 CEST
(6) Lobby 1
Limited Capacity filling up
The journey of ING in the Private Cloud from NSX-v to NSX-T in to the VCF 9 design for multiple countries.
The development, challenges and size
Speakers
avatar for Toine Eetgerink

Toine Eetgerink

Cloud Architect / Cloud Developer, ITQ Consultancy
ITQ, Developing Architect from the NetherlandsWorking in IT since 1996. I am with ITQ since 1 July 2016. part of the SDDC team, with a foot in the CNA team.Passionated with Tech
avatar for Robin van Altena

Robin van Altena

Private Cloud Consultant at ITQ, ITQ
Robin van Altena is an SDDC consultant at ITQ. With over 20 years of experience in virtualisation. He love to discover new technologies and share the knowledge. Robin knows his way through all parts of the VMware Cloud Foundation components, especially related to components touching... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 14:20 - 15:05 CEST
(6) Lobby 1 ITQ Hotel
  Customer Case, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

14:45 CEST

Confessions of a Lazy Salesperson (And Claude That Enables It)
FULL
Friday September 25, 2026 14:45 - 15:05 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
See how ITQ uses AI to turn customer conversations into tailored proposals. In this hands-on demo, we walk through our workflow: capturing meeting insights in Notion, using Claude to analyse transcripts, and generating offers that speak directly to what the customer actually said they need, not what we assumed.
Speakers
avatar for Ferdinand Stijn

Ferdinand Stijn

Partner Manager, ITQ Consultancy B.V.
Ferdinand Stijn is an Partner Manager at ITQ Consultancy B.V. After five years deep in VMware/Broadcom licensing, he's now building ITQ's AI-practice sales motion around Dell, NVIDIA, Red Hat, SUSE, and VCF/AI platforms. He's motivated by growth and solving real customer problems... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 14:45 - 15:05 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4 ITQ Hotel
  Business Session, Demo Session - 15 minutes

14:45 CEST

New proposition | Cyber Resilience
FILLING
Friday September 25, 2026 14:45 - 15:05 CEST
(5) Levante 2
Limited Capacity filling up
As the Cyber Resilience team we want to show ITQ the new developed Cyber Resilience proposition of MSP. We will show:
1. the Why?
Why did we build this en what does it mean for our customers and for us as MSP.
2. the How?
The ITQ Cyber Resilience Framework
3. The What
The several technologies and vendors we bring together to deliver value for our customers
Speakers
avatar for Yvo van Put

Yvo van Put

Product Manager, ITQ
Friday September 25, 2026 14:45 - 15:05 CEST
(5) Levante 2 ITQ Hotel
  Learn about ITQ, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

15:05 CEST

Coffee Break
Friday September 25, 2026 15:05 - 15:35 CEST
Hallway

Friday September 25, 2026 15:05 - 15:35 CEST
Hallway ITQ Hotel
  Break

15:35 CEST

Eight months to move the brain of an airport. No downtime.
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4
Imagine being one of Europe's busiest airports, IT being the foundation of your day to day operations. That makes high availability and business continuity a key principle of every system you implement, everything you do actually. Now imagine getting a call from the commercial datacenter that provides you with that crucial availability. "We sold the place, you are to vacate in eight months" Not...
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Speakers
avatar for Eric Honcoop

Eric Honcoop

IT Consultant, ITQ
I grew up with computers. Literally — on my dad's lap. He worked at a pension fund service provider, surrounded by some of the very first ones.An Olivetti the size of a school desk, with 8" floppies and a two-line display. Or that Compaq 386 — the first "portable."An uncle got... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4 ITQ Hotel
  Customer Case, Customer Case - 15 minutes

15:35 CEST

Strategic Initiative update on ITQ Cloud Platform
FILLING
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST
(5) Levante 2
Limited Capacity filling up
ITQ Cloud Platform: the journey begins
Why we're doing it, what we want to achieve, and how we plan to get there. A first look at the ITQ Cloud project: the goals, the scope, and the road ahead. With plenty of room for your questions.
Speakers
avatar for Frank Nijman

Frank Nijman

Internal Project Manager, ITQ
As an internal project manager within the CEO Office, I try to bring strategy into execution. My goal is to make ITQ better with small steps day-by-day. Currently I do this by managing the Strategic Initiative projects of Private AI (the part where we sell services to the customer... Read More →
avatar for Stefan Vieregge

Stefan Vieregge

Strategic Advisor | Product Manager ITQ Cloud Platform, ITQ Consultancy GmbH
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST
(5) Levante 2 ITQ Hotel
  Learn about ITQ, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

15:35 CEST

How a PoC becomes production and the scaling pitfalls of a PoC
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST
(6) Lobby 1
Limited Capacity seats available
Building an AI proof of concept today is surprisingly easy. With the right tools and platforms, you can get something working in no time. But turning that PoC into a production system is where the real work begins. Suddenly, it’s about privacy, scalability, reliability, cost, and automation. Tools that worked fine in a prototype start to show their limits. In this talk, I’ll walk through...
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Speakers
avatar for Remco Stolwijk

Remco Stolwijk

Cloud Native Consultant, ITQ
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST
(6) Lobby 1 ITQ Hotel
  Technical Breakout, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

15:35 CEST

What the heck even is... an agent?
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST
(2) Garbi 1
In this short talk I'll show a small agent implementation and demystify the word "agent" from a technical angle.

There will be code, but there will also be thorough explanations!
Speakers
avatar for Sander Harrewijnen

Sander Harrewijnen

Technologist, ITQ
I'm Sander Harrewijnen, an Application Modernization Technologist at ITQ, where I help teams move to cloud-native and build software developers actually enjoy working on. I write at harre.dev and next to my consulting work I work on Project Q9, a quadruped robot blending edge AI with... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 15:55 CEST
(2) Garbi 1 ITQ hotel
  Technical Breakout, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

15:35 CEST

VCF Storage & Data Unleashed: Roadmap, Futures, and Agentic AI Demos!
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 16:20 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2
The world of IT is changing rapidly, so the VCF Storage and Data roadmap also constantly evolves. In this session Duncan Epping will share with you what you can expect for Storage and Data services in the upcoming releases of VCF. And, of course, it wouldn’t be a VMware session without mentioning  AI, but instead of fluffy slides, I will bring some demos for you!
Speakers
avatar for Duncan Epping

Duncan Epping

Distinguished Engineering Architect, Broadcom
Duncan Epping is a Distinguished Engineering Architect at Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation division, specializing in storage and disaster/cyber recovery. Duncan is the author of Yellow-Bricks.com, the vSAN/Clustering Deep Dive book series, and the host of the Unexplored Territory... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 16:20 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  common

15:35 CEST

May the Culture be With you
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 16:20 CEST
(4) Levante 1
Limited Capacity seats available
Workshop: May the Culture be with youOur culture has taken us a long way. Now it’s time to revisit where we came from, explore where we are today, and look ahead to where we’re going next.In 2019, we made the implicit explicit. Together with a group ITQ’ers we captured what makes our culture unique and brought it to life in our Culture Wheel. Built on our cultural values, the strong...
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Speakers
avatar for Ilona Dinkgreve

Ilona Dinkgreve

HR Director, ITQ
Hi, I’m Ilona! I’ve been a proud ITQer for almost eight years now. I often say that iTQ was a little gift that unexpectedly came my way and, even after all these years, it still feels that way. I’ve been working in People & Culture for many years, and it’s still where my passion... Read More →
avatar for Jeroen Meinders

Jeroen Meinders

Vitality Coach, ITQ

Friday September 25, 2026 15:35 - 16:20 CEST
(4) Levante 1 ITQ Hotel
  Personal Development, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

16:00 CEST

Customer case HMC
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
(6) Lobby 1
Limited Capacity seats available
The road to 2603. The upgrade path from VMware horizon to Omnissa Horizon 2603
Speakers
avatar for Niels Geursen

Niels Geursen

Consultant, ITQ - EUC Team
Niels is a Senior IT Consultant at ITQ, specialized in Digital Workspace and End User Computing. He helps clients navigate everything from Omnissa to Citrix, turning complex virtualisation challenges into workable solutions. Outside of work, he likes to do some CrossFit when possible... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
(6) Lobby 1 ITQ Hotel
  Customer Case, Customer Case - 15 minutes

16:00 CEST

What makes ITQ, ITQ? Our story in your words
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
(5) Levante 2
Limited Capacity seats available
In 25 years we've grown into new teams, new countries, new specialisms. Which raised a question worth answering well. What actually makes ITQ, ITQ? Not the glossy version. The true one. So we went looking together. Working groups across every BU. A survey for everyone. In-depth sessions with colleagues and leadership. Images, associations and value cards to cut past the marketing fluff and reach...
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Speakers
avatar for Feline Sprokel
avatar for Lucas Rutten

Lucas Rutten

Marketing Manager, ITQ
Friday September 25, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
(5) Levante 2 ITQ Hotel
  Learn about ITQ, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

16:00 CEST

Beyond Tech - AI's impact on environment and society
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4
Limited Capacity seats available
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an intriguing technology. It can create funny videos, help solving day to day problems, support in medical treatments and much more. But at what cost? How will it change our society? Why does the fossil industry love AI? And - is it worth it? This talk is not to answer all questions - but it is there to help understand when and why we should rethink using AI. This...
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Speakers
avatar for Nico Müller

Nico Müller

Automation Consultant, ITQ

avatar for Frank Sengewald

Frank Sengewald

Automation Consultant, ITQ
Friday September 25, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4 ITQ Hotel
  Personal Development, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

16:00 CEST

You vibecoded a cool AI app. Now what.. ? Meet the ITQ AI Use Case Factory
Friday September 25, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
(2) Garbi 1
We have seen or been there: an afternoon of vibecoding and you've got an app with an AI feature that actually impresses people. Then the real questions start. Where does the model run, and is it allowed to see that data? How does it reach our tools? Who stops it from saying something embarrassing to a customer? The one-day demo quietly turns into a quarter of platform work — while AI itself...
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Speakers
avatar for Maxime Colomès

Maxime Colomès

AI Platform Engineer, ITQ
Friday September 25, 2026 16:00 - 16:20 CEST
(2) Garbi 1 ITQ hotel
  Technical Breakout, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

16:25 CEST

Empowering VMware HCX OS Assisted Migration (OSAM)
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 16:45 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4
Discover how VMware HCX OS Assisted Migration (OSAM) can simplify and accelerate workload migrations into a modern VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environment. In this session, we will share a real-world customer experience migrating Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines hosting Oracle Databases into a new VMware Cloud Foundation Workload Domain using VMware HCX OSAM at SFIL. Through this...
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avatar for Leonardo Coscia

Leonardo Coscia

Regional Practice Lead GALLIA, ITQ
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 16:45 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4 ITQ Hotel
  Customer Case, Customer Case - 15 minutes

16:25 CEST

Workspace ONE Linux Enrollments
LIMITED
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 16:45 CEST
(6) Lobby 1
Limited Capacity seats available
A short session where I dive into the cool and wacky world of Workspace ONE UEM Linux enrolments. Covering the basics with things such as profiles, apps and common pitfalls.
Speakers
avatar for Jeroen Kouwenhoven

Jeroen Kouwenhoven

Engineer, ITQ
Hi! I’m Jeroen. Born and raised in Beverwijk. Joined ITQ in ’22. Interested in everything IT. Mostly focused on Digital Workspace, with a bit of Hybrid Cloud and everything else in between.
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 16:45 CEST
(6) Lobby 1 ITQ Hotel
  Tech level 200, Demo Session - 15 minutes

16:25 CEST

The Efficient AI Stack: Building Faster, Smarter Agentic Systems
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 17:10 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2
A technical, demo-driven session on the new generation of enterprise AI building blocks—from open models and intelligent routing to inference optimization and agent orchestration. See how these capabilities work together to deliver higher-quality AI experiences with greater performance, control, and efficiency at scale.

Speakers
avatar for Igor Soltysik

Igor Soltysik

Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
Igor Soltysik is a Solution Architect for Benelux & Nordics at NVIDIA, helping partners and customers design and deploy AI infrastructure for the next wave of accelerated computing. His work focuses on AI Factory design, agentic AI, and harnessing AI agents to turn enterprise use... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 17:10 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  common, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

16:25 CEST

Finance Behind the Scenes
FULL
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 17:10 CEST
(5) Levante 2
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
Finance is much more than numbers. Join us as we explore how Finance has evolved from traditional bookkeeping into a strategic business partner. Discover how our daily processes, key financial KPIs and collaboration across ITQ help drive sustainable growth—and put your knowledge to the test in our interactive Finance PubQuiz.
Speakers
avatar for Daniëlle Wiegman

Daniëlle Wiegman

Financial Officer, ITQ Consultancy B.V.
avatar for Alex van Vught
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 17:10 CEST
(5) Levante 2 ITQ Hotel
  Learn about ITQ, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

16:25 CEST

Lead Yourself First
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 17:10 CEST
(4) Levante 1
We often try to improve performance by optimizing processes, introducing new tools, or defining better frameworks. Yet every decision, every customer interaction, and every successful project still depends on the people behind them. This talk begins with a personal story about learning that working harder isn't always the answer. Instead, sustainable performance starts with managing the one...
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Kristina Steinert

Sales & Business Development, ITQ Consultancy GmbH
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 17:10 CEST
(4) Levante 1 ITQ Hotel
  Personal Development, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

16:25 CEST

Cloud-native Virtualization
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 17:10 CEST
(2) Garbi 1
I want to talk about the differences between traditional (VMware) and cloud-native (Kubevirt) virtualization. In doing so, I want to show the WoW, the skills, the use case, and possibly the actual implementation. I especially want to give our VMware people a behind-the-scenes look, as this is often still a blind spot. This is not a session to convince people of KubeVirt, but primarily to show how...
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avatar for Wessel Hulleman

Wessel Hulleman

Cloud-native Consultant, ITQ
Friday September 25, 2026 16:25 - 17:10 CEST
(2) Garbi 1 ITQ hotel
  Technical Breakout, Breakout Session - 40 minutes

16:50 CEST

What do you get when vHST, RVTools and Live Optics meet vibe coding?
FILLING
Friday September 25, 2026 16:50 - 17:10 CEST
(6) Lobby 1
Limited Capacity filling up
It all started with one fading PowerBI report and a stubborn afternoon. What VHST, RVTools and Live Optics became when they met vibe coding is the rest of the story. What if vSphere Insight stopped being vSphere Insight?
Speakers
avatar for Miguel Brasseur
Friday September 25, 2026 16:50 - 17:10 CEST
(6) Lobby 1 ITQ Hotel
  Tech Level 100, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes

16:50 CEST

Compliance as Code: Automating Security Checks
Friday September 25, 2026 16:50 - 17:10 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4
Security and Compliance does not always require endless spreadsheets, PDFs, Docs and manual tasks. In this session we explore how the MITRE Security Automation Framework (SAF) can support use cases which require a standardized, automated compliance pipeline. An approach to be able to scale with the infrastructure and remove human errors. We will walk you through a use case auditing an...
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avatar for Benjamin Schmitt

Benjamin Schmitt

Consultant, ITQ
Hello there,
I am Benjamin located in Munich Germany and a VMware Consultant for almost half a decade. Always on the lookout for new technical innovations and to think outside the box.
Working with IT is fun but not everything in IT is technical. An important part of my work is to bridge the gap between IT and people. Successful projects are not achieved by technology alone, but through clear communication, shared understanding, and close collaboration among all... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 16:50 - 17:10 CEST
(3) Mestral 3 & 4 ITQ Hotel
  Tech level 200, Lightning Talk - 15 minutes, Demo Session - 15 minutes

17:10 CEST

Quick bio-break (if needed)
Friday September 25, 2026 17:10 - 17:20 CEST
Hallway

Friday September 25, 2026 17:10 - 17:20 CEST
Hallway ITQ Hotel
  Break

17:20 CEST

ITQ x MP Hackathon Results
Friday September 25, 2026 17:20 - 17:35 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2

Speakers
avatar for Johan van Amersfoort

Johan van Amersfoort

Chief Evangelist, ITQ

avatar for Sander Harrewijnen

Sander Harrewijnen

Technologist, ITQ
I'm Sander Harrewijnen, an Application Modernization Technologist at ITQ, where I help teams move to cloud-native and build software developers actually enjoy working on. I write at harre.dev and next to my consulting work I work on Project Q9, a quadruped robot blending edge AI with... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 17:20 - 17:35 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  Keynote

17:35 CEST

Closing of ITQon!
Friday September 25, 2026 17:35 - 18:00 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2

Speakers
avatar for Robert Hellings
Friday September 25, 2026 17:35 - 18:00 CEST
(1) Tramuntana 1 & 2 ITQ Hotel
  Keynote

20:00 CEST

Dinner & Party
Friday September 25, 2026 20:00 - 23:59 CEST
Outside the hotel, location to be annouced

Friday September 25, 2026 20:00 - 23:59 CEST
Outside the hotel, location to be annouced
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity
 
Saturday, September 26
 

07:00 CEST

Breakfast
Saturday September 26, 2026 07:00 - 09:30 CEST
Noray Restaurant hotel

Saturday September 26, 2026 07:00 - 09:30 CEST
Noray Restaurant hotel
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity

07:30 CEST

Morning Workout
Saturday September 26, 2026 07:30 - 08:30 CEST
ITQ Beach
Start your day actively with an hour of exercise on the beautiful beach and promenade of Sitges. It’s a wonderful way to get your muscles moving and oxygen flowing while enjoying this beautiful surroundings.

Bring your sportswear and trainers and join us for an energetic workout that engages the entire body. This session is suitable for everyone and is a great addition to an amazing weekend.
Speakers
avatar for Jeroen Meinders

Jeroen Meinders

Vitality Coach, ITQ

Saturday September 26, 2026 07:30 - 08:30 CEST
ITQ Beach
  ITQonnect Weekend - Optional

09:00 CEST

ITQ Gear Store - Group 1
Saturday September 26, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
ITQ Lobby
The ITQ Gear Shop! At the start of the event, you will receive coins that you can spend in the Gear Shop, so make sure you keep them safe. You will be divided into two groups, with the same selection and quantity of goodies reserved for each group. This means that both groups will have an equal chance to choose from the available items. Not every product will be available for everyone, but there...
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Saturday September 26, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
ITQ Lobby
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity

10:30 CEST

Sitges - Villanova Hike through the hills along the coast with lunch
FULL
Saturday September 26, 2026 10:30 - 15:00 CEST
Sitges
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
Coastal hike from Sitges to Villanova. Start your hike from the hotel at 09:30 and follow the beautiful coastal route from Sitges to Vilanova. Along the way, you’ll pass some of the highlights of Sitges, discover the Penedès surroundings, enjoy the rugged coastline and hear some facts about the region.The hike is around 8 or 9 km and will ends at 13:00 with a nice lunch...
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Saturday September 26, 2026 10:30 - 15:00 CEST
Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Activity of Choice

10:30 CEST

No activity
LIMITED
Saturday September 26, 2026 10:30 - 16:30 CEST
Sitges
Limited Capacity seats available
Would you rather skip the organised activities and spend the day your own way? Maybe relax at the hotel or enjoy some time by the pool.
No problem at all, just make sure you sign up for this option, so we know you won’t be joining one of the activities.

You will receive a lunch budget for the day, so you can arrange lunch whenever and wherever you like.
Saturday September 26, 2026 10:30 - 16:30 CEST
Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Activity of Choice

11:00 CEST

Catamaran trip
FILLING
Saturday September 26, 2026 11:00 - 16:00 CEST
Sitges
Limited Capacity filling up
Sail from Sitges to Barcelona on a big Catamaran and enjoy a relaxed day on the Mediterranean. Along the way, we’ll stop for a refreshing swim if you like, while chilled lounge music sets the mood on board.Enjoy a lunch, soft drinks, sangria,wine and beer while taking in the views from the catamaran. Once we arrive in Barcelona, a bus will take you back to our hotel in Sitges.If you’d like to...
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Saturday September 26, 2026 11:00 - 16:00 CEST
Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Activity of Choice

12:00 CEST

Paddle surf
FILLING
Saturday September 26, 2026 12:00 - 15:00 CEST
Sitges
Limited Capacity filling up
Head to Aiguadolç Beach, just a short walk from the hotel, for a fun paddle surf session on the Mediterranean. No previous experience is needed and certified instructors will guide you, making this activity also perfect for beginners.All necessary equipment is provided, and changing rooms, showers and lockers are available at the beach.You’ll receive a lunch budget, so you can enjoy...
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Saturday September 26, 2026 12:00 - 15:00 CEST
Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Activity of Choice

12:30 CEST

City Hike Sitges & Tapas Bar
FILLING
Saturday September 26, 2026 12:30 - 16:00 CEST
Sitges
Limited Capacity filling up
A guide will pick you up 12:30 at the hotel and from there you'll walk together into Sitges, where you’ll start with lunch at a typical Spanish tapas restaurant.After lunch, enjoy a relaxed guided walk of approximately 3 km through Sitges city. Along the way, you’ll discover some of the town’s most iconic places and learn more about its history and famous characters.The tour will finish...
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Saturday September 26, 2026 12:30 - 16:00 CEST
Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Activity of Choice

13:00 CEST

Jetski ride
FULL
Saturday September 26, 2026 13:00 - 17:00 CEST
Sitges
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
Get ready for an hour of jet skiing along the coast of Sitges. You’ll share a jet ski with one other person and can switch drivers along the way.For safety and regulatory purposes, we’ll need to share your passport details with the jet ski school. Please also make sure to wear suitable clothing for the activity.Important: please do not drink any alcohol before or during the jet ski...
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Saturday September 26, 2026 13:00 - 17:00 CEST
Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Activity of Choice

14:00 CEST

Cava-cheese tasting at Freixenet
LIMITED
Saturday September 26, 2026 14:00 - 16:30 CEST
Sitges
Limited Capacity seats available
Discover the world of cava during a visit to Freixenet Winery, including a tour through the impressive wine cellars and a tasting of different cavas, each paired with a selection of cheeses chosen to complement the flavours.In de morning you can pick up your lunch budget in the ITQ Lobby and enjoy lunch in Sitges or at the hotel before departure.Please make sure to be back at the...
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Saturday September 26, 2026 14:00 - 16:30 CEST
Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Activity of Choice

18:30 CEST

Bus pick-up & travel time
Saturday September 26, 2026 18:30 - 19:00 CEST
ITQ Hotel - Sitges

Saturday September 26, 2026 18:30 - 19:00 CEST
ITQ Hotel - Sitges
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity

19:00 CEST

The ITQonnect Party
Saturday September 26, 2026 19:00 - 23:59 CEST
Outside the hotel, location to be annouced

Saturday September 26, 2026 19:00 - 23:59 CEST
Outside the hotel, location to be annouced
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity
 
Sunday, September 27
 

07:00 CEST

Breakfast
Sunday September 27, 2026 07:00 - 11:00 CEST
Noray Restaurant hotel

Sunday September 27, 2026 07:00 - 11:00 CEST
Noray Restaurant hotel
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity

08:00 CEST

Morning Run
Sunday September 27, 2026 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
ITQ Beach
Start your day actively with an hour of exercise on the beautiful beach and promenade of Sitges. It’s a wonderful way to get your muscles moving and oxygen flowing while enjoying this beautiful surroundings.

Bring your sportswear and trainers and join us for an energetic workout that engages the entire body. This session is suitable for everyone and is a great addition to an amazing weekend.
Speakers
avatar for Jeroen Meinders

Jeroen Meinders

Vitality Coach, ITQ

Sunday September 27, 2026 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
ITQ Beach
  ITQonnect Weekend - Optional

09:00 CEST

ITQ Gear Store - Group 2
Sunday September 27, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
ITQ Lobby
New this year: the Gear Shop! At the start of the event, you will receive coins that you can spend in the Gear Shop, so make sure you keep them safe. You will be divided into two groups, with the same selection and quantity of goodies reserved for each group. This means that both groups will have an equal chance to choose from the available items. Not every product will be available for everyone,...
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Sunday September 27, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
ITQ Lobby
  ITQonnect Weekend - Group Activity
 

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