When planning happens across different business units, processes can quickly become fragmented. Different teams, data, and planning cycles make it harder to get a consistent view and harder to adapt when the business changes.
Jan Vandewalle and Amber Vluymans from Umicore walk through how the company simplified its planning processes by bringing budgeting, forecasting, and the strategic plan together on one connected platform.
Key facts
Session: How Umicore simplified planning across business units with one connected system
Speakers: Jan Vandewalle, Umicore; Amber Vluymans, Umicore
Time: 4:00 to 5:00 PM
Event: Keyrus & Friends 9th Edition
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Location: Gare Maritime, Brussels
Organiser: Keyrus Belgium
This session is part of Keyrus & Friends 9th Edition, a Keyrus Belgium event curated for C-level and senior leaders in data, digital, AI, and analytics, built to grow a lasting community rather than fill a room. Starting from 3:30 PM, with content sessions and a networking evening to follow, and you can join a content session, the networking evening, or both.
If you're interested in this session, you might also want to check out the session on Repair, replace, or rebuild for an AI-ready analytics stack, on a related move from fragmented systems to one connected platform. See it on the full Keyrus & Friends 9th Edition programme.
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