BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//events//Events//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
X-WR-CALNAME:Blue Baltic Community: Buy\, Build or Build? Core systems (ERP
 \, TMS) in the company in the era of AI
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:event-k3j3wf63@ontown.app
DTSTAMP:20261110T094152Z
DTSTART:20261130T090000Z
SUMMARY:Blue Baltic Community: Buy\, Build or Build? Core systems (ERP\, TM
 S) in the company in the era of AI
LOCATION:STARTER\, Gdańsk\, Poland
DESCRIPTION:Register: https://luma.com/2mrt89ru\n\nJust a few years ago\, b
 uilding your own ERP\, TMS or other key IT solution meant a large budget\,
  a long process and the need to maintain a technology team. The developmen
 t of AI strongly changes this calculation – software development is beco
 ming faster and cheaper\, and the possibilities of building solutions tail
 ored to your own processes are increasing.\n\nBut does this mean that ever
 y company should build its own system today? Definitely not.\n\nDuring the
  next Blue Baltic Community meeting\, we will look at one of the most impo
 rtant technological decisions in the company: when to buy a ready system\,
  when to build your own\, and when to combine both approaches.\n\nWe do no
 t want to convince the participants to one correct answer. We will compare
  two perspectives and talk about the real costs\, benefits and risks of bo
 th roads.\n\nWe will address such questions as:\n\n• when a ready-made s
 olution from the market is the best and most rational choice\,\n• in whi
 ch situations your own system can give the company a real advantage\,\n•
  what AI has actually changed in the cost and rate of software development
 \,\n• how to avoid dependence of a company on one supplier or solution\,
 \n• how to maintain control over your own data and key processes\,\n• 
 when adjusting the finished system starts to cost more than building your 
 own\,\n• how to assess which processes are really unique to the company 
 and which it makes no sense to build from scratch\,\n• how to approach t
 he integration of several tools instead of looking for one system “for e
 verything”.\n\nTwo perspectives\n\nThe first part of the meeting will be
  led by Sebastian Wróbel\, CEO of FreightTech.org\, who will show how AI 
 has changed the economics of building systems and present a simple matrix 
 to help organize the build/buy/compose decision.\n\nThe second perspective
  will bring TBA – practices\, which will show situations where the imple
 mentation of a ready-made solution is a better choice than creating your o
 wn system.\n\nWe want to combine these two points of view\, so the meeting
  will not be a presentation of a specific product or supplier.\n\nWorkshop
  part\n\nAfter two speeches\, we will proceed to work on the examples of p
 articipants.\n\nEveryone will be able to look at the systems used in their
  own company and put them on a common matrix:\n\nBuy? Build? Or maybe a fe
 w solutions?\n\nOn this basis\, we will talk about specific cases\, decisi
 ons and doubts of the participants.\n\nProgram\n\n1. Build/buy/compose in 
 the time of AI\nSebastian Sparrow – about 45 min\n\n2. The “Buy” Per
 spective\nTBA – about 45 min\n\n3. Workshop: where on the matrix are the
  systems in your company?\nabout 30 min\n\n4. Networking and further discu
 ssions\n\nDla kogo?\n\nThe meeting will be particularly valuable for:\n\n
 • owners and managers of companies\,\n• COO\, CFO and persons responsi
 ble for operational processes\,\n• companies using or planning to implem
 ent ERP\, TMS and other core systems\,\n• companies that are considering
  building their own tools or upgrading existing systems\,\n• persons res
 ponsible for digitization\, automation and technological development of th
 e company.\n\nNo need to have a technical background. The starting point w
 ill be business and operational decisions\, not programming.\n\n30 Novembe
 r 2026.\n⏰ 10:00–13:00\n STARTER Gdańsk\, Lęborska 3B\nNumber of pla
 ces limited\n\nParticipation in the event is free.\n\nSee you!\nSTARTER Gd
 ańsk Team\nJulia Halemba\n\nThe Blue Baltic Community project is co-finan
 ced by the City of Gdańsk.
URL:https://ontown.app/e/k3j3wf63-blue-baltic-community-buy-build-or-build-
 core-systems-erp-tms-in-the-company-in/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR