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The Costing Event of the Year
The premier event connecting leaders in financial costing and allocation. Join us in bridging the gap between people, tech, finance and business value.
The Costing Conference will all be about discovering new, practical strategies to enhance transparency, improve resource allocation, and make better financial decisions that drive efficiency and long-term success.
What to expect?
Expand your Network
Connect with leaders, investors, and peers from various industries, including government, finance, telecom, manufacturing, IT services, and healthcare.
Inspiring Speakers
Share. Learn. Grow. Get inspired by key industry experts and gain actionable insights to redefine your cost management practices.
Uncover New Insights
Break through the ‘black box’ by discovering innovative and practical solutions to tackle your cost management challenges.
Master Your Costs
Make smarter financial decisions, strengthen your competitive edge, and drive measurable business outcomes.
Meet the Speakers
Aswin Ruijter
Senior Business Controller at PGGM
Mohamed Ahmed
Head of Regulatory and Costing at BNET
Tanel Kaju
Service Manager for Pricing and Payments at Estonian Health Insurance Fund
Theodore Vagias
Partner at Mason Harriman Group
Russell Vannoy
Manager of Business Intelligence at Central Garden & Pet
Christiaan Boiten
Director at Purple Bridge
Miguel da Cruz Guimaraes
Partner at Cost and Profitability Consulting
Michiel Vos
Founder at Pindakaas
2025 Agenda
Event Agenda
| Time | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Walk-in & lunch | - |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Costing Conference Opening Remarks |
Sander den Hartog
CostPerform
|
| 13:35 - 14:05 | Cost Management used for Strategic Planning |
Miguel Guimaraes
Cost and Profitability Consulting
|
| 14:10 - 14:40 | Speed Networking | Oliviana Bailey |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Break | - |
| 15:05 - 15:35 | Managing a nation-wide healthcare budget: The Estonian Health Insurance Fund | Tanel Kaju Tervisekassa (Estonia Health Insurance Fund) |
| 15:05 - 15:35 | Navigate regulatory costing | Mohamed Ahmed BNET |
| 15:40 - 16:10 | Central costing model & overall context & success story | Russell Vannoy Central Garden & Pet |
| 15:40 - 16:10 | The versatile usage of cost allocation models at PGGM: from profitability to rates to strategic cost management | Aswin Ruijter PGGM |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Closing Remarks | Oliviana Bailey |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Drinks & Networking | - |
12:00 - 13:00
Walk-in & lunch
13:00 - 13:30
Costing Conference Opening Remarks
Sander den Hartog
CostPerform
CostPerform
13:35 - 14:05
Cost Management used for Strategic Planning
Miguel Guimaraes
Cost and Profitability Consulting
Cost and Profitability Consulting
14:10 - 14:40
Speed Networking
Oliviana Bailey
14:45 - 15:00
Break
15:05 - 15:35
Managing a nation-wide healthcare budget: The Estonian Health Insurance Fund
Tanel Kaju
Tervisekassa (Estonia Health Insurance Fund)
Tervisekassa (Estonia Health Insurance Fund)
Navigate regulatory costing
Mohamed Ahmed
BNET
BNET
15:40 - 16:10
Central costing model & overall context & success story
Russell Vannoy
Central Garden & Pet
Central Garden & Pet
The versatile usage of cost allocation models at PGGM
Aswin Ruijter
PGGM
PGGM
16:15 - 16:30
Closing Remarks
Oliviana Bailey
16:30 - 17:00
Drinks & Networking
*The schedule may change as we get closer to the event.
Event Agenda
| Time | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Walk-in & bites | - |
| 9:35 - 10:05 | How to evolve your costing when all you know is peanut butter spreading. More info » |
Michiel Vos
De Pindakaaswinkel
|
| 10:10 - 10:40 | Every Dollar is a Decision: Strategic Cost Management Principles for an Uncertain Economy. More info » |
Scott Wise
Armada Consulting
|
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Eight months later: the impact of the DOGE initiative on government expenditure in the USA. |
Teddy Vagias & Lim Vermeer
Mason Harriman Group
|
| 11:20 - 11:50 | How Information Architecture and Design can help you to build a cost management mindset in your organization? |
Christiaan Boiten
Purple Bridge
|
| 11:55 - 12:55 | Lunch | - |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | To be announced | Saudi Post |
| 13:35 - 14:05 | To be announced | Royal Flora Holland |
| 14:10 - 14:40 | Break | - |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | To be announced | - |
| 15:20 - 15:50 | Closing Remarks by CostPerform |
Sander den Hartog
CostPerform
|
| 15:55 - 16:55 | Networking Reception | - |
9:00 - 9:30
Walk-in & bites
-
9:35 - 10:05
How to evolve your costing when all you know is peanut butter spreading
Michiel Vos
DePindaaswinkel
DePindaaswinkel
10:10 - 10:40
Every Dollar is a Decision: Strategic Cost Management Principles for an Uncertain Economy
Scott Wise
Armada Consulting
Armada Consulting
10:45 - 11:15
Eight months later: the impact of the DOGE initiative on government expenditure in the USA
Teddy Vagias & Lim Vermeer
Mason Harriman Group
Mason Harriman Group
11:20 - 11:50
How Information Architecture and Design can help you to build a cost management mindset in your organization?
Christiaan Boiten
Purple Bridge
Purple Bridge
11:55 - 12:55
Lunch
-
13:00 - 13:30
To be announced
Saudi Post
13:35 - 14:05
To be announced
Royal Flora Holland
14:10 - 14:40
Break
-
14:45 - 15:15
To be announced
-
15:20 - 15:50
Closing Remarks by CostPerform
Sander den Hartog
CostPerform
CostPerform
15:55 - 16:55
Networking Reception
-
*The schedule may change as we get closer to the event.
"The lessons we have learned from banks to other sectors, what they are doing, a lot of those are directly transferrable to clients I am working with in Telco and Digital sector."
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Capital C
Weesperplein 4B, 1018 XA Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Tram
Capital C is centrally located and is easily accessible. Tram lines 1, 7, and 19 run from Amsterdam Centraal Station and stop at Weesperplein, a 4-minute walk to Capital C.
Metro
Metro lines 51, 53, and 54 depart from Amsterdam Centraal Station and stop at Weesperplein, just a 3-minute walk from Capital C.
Bus
Multiple bus lines from Amsterdam Centraal Station stop near Capital C, including:
Rembrandtplein (3-minute walk): Lines 4, 14, N85, N87, N89, N91, N93, 246, N86, N88
Weesperplein (11-minute walk): Lines 22, 314, 37, 391, 397
