2025 Executive IT Sourcing Forum Netherlands – Event Highlights

In September 2025, Whitelane and Eraneos hosted their annual IT Executive Sourcing Forum on Strategic Sourcing in a Changing World. The event explored some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing IT leaders today – from AI and cybersecurity to digital sovereignty and evolving sourcing models.

Our client speakers included Elly Bruining, IT Director at NIBC Bank, and Koos Veefkind, Board Member at VZVZ. In addition, we hosted a client-side panel featuring: Marcel Mertens – Head Strategic Sourcing & Partner Management at ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Lesley Kaziow – Head of Procurement & Contract Management at a.s.r., Willem Janssens – Former Head of Projects, Procurement and Communications at EUROCONTROL, and Arno Gerrits – Manager Strategic Vendor Management at UWV.

Watch our video recap featuring sound bites from Alex van den Bergh, Head of Research for Europe, Whitelane, Arno Gerrits – Manager Strategic Vendor Management, UWV, and Marcel Mertens – Head Strategic Sourcing & Partner Management, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

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