Your Ultimate Guide to Cloud Financial Management sessions at re:Invent 2025: Know Before You Go

Are you ready to maximize your Cloud Financial Management (CFM) learning and networking time at re:Invent 2025? As usual, I’ve put together this comprehensive guide to help you plan your schedule and make the most of the CFM sessions available this year. This year’s catalog features an exciting mix of content across different formats: from breakout, chalk talks, workshops, builder’s sessions, to code talks.

Stay in the Know (Breakout Sessions)

• COP202: What’s New with AWS Cost Optimization
  Monday, Dec 1 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM PST Caesars Forum | Level 1 | Summit 212
  Special guest: Bonnie Firnstahl from Delta Airlines

• COP203: What’s New with AWS Cost Management
  Monday, Dec 1 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PST Mandalay Bay | Level 3 South | South Seas E
  Special guests: Corey Quinn (The Duckbill Group) and Matt Cowsert (FinOps Foundation)

Learn with Experts and Peers (Chalk Talks)

• COP301: Applying AI for FinOps and FinOps for AI
  Monday, Dec 1 | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST Wynn | Convention Promenade | La Tache 1
• COP309: Establishing effective cost governance
  Wednesday, Dec 3 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM PST Wynn | Convention Promenade | Latour 5
• COP201: Estimating workload costs using AWS Pricing Calculator
  Monday, Dec 1 | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PST Wynn | Convention Promenade | La Tache 1
• COP338: Optimizing resources with AWS Compute Optimizer
  Wednesday, Dec 3 | 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST MGM | Level 3 | Premier 309
• COP339: Developing a cost allocation strategy
  Wednesday, Dec 3 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST Wynn | Convention Promenade | Lafite 1
• HMC319: Achieve multicloud FinOps visibility
  Monday, Dec 1 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST MGM | Level 1 | Boulevard 167
  Special guest: J.R. Storment from FinOps Foundation

Gain Hands-on Experience (Workshop, Builder Sessions, Code Talks)

• Workshop: COP410: Exploring Multi-tenant Cost Allocation for Container Workloads
  Thursday, Dec 4 | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST MGM | Level 3 | Premier 318 *Laptop required
• Builder Session: COP306: Developing Unit Cost Metrics with Cloud Intelligence Dashboards
  Tuesday, Dec 2 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST Mandalay Bay | Level 2 South | Oceanside C *Laptop required
• Code Talk COP401: Advanced analytics with AWS Cost and Usage Reports
  Tuesday, Dec 2 | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST Wynn | Convention Promenade | Margaux 1
• Code Talk COP419: Advanced multi-cloud cost reporting with FOCUS
  Monday, Dec 1 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST MGM | Level 3 | Chairman’s 370

Connect with FinOps experts and AWS product leaders

• The FinOps Foundation will continue their tradition of hosting several activities at re:Invent 2025. Join them on Tuesday Dec.2 at the RockHouse restaurant in the Venetian Hotel for a full day of learning and networking. The day begins with a keynote watch party, followed by a networking lunch, and concludes with afternoon content and peer connect event. This is your opportunity to engage directly with experts and product leaders from both the foundation and AWS CFM team. Sign up here to reserve your spot.

Planning Tips:

• Register early – sessions have limited capacity
• Build buffer time between sessions for venue transitions
• Consider session levels when planning – You can tell by the session IDs, e.g., COP202 is a 200-level session, versus COP419 is a 400-level session.

My Recommendations – Key Themes to Watch:

All sessions are carefully curated and designed to deliver maximum value. I encourage you to select sessions that align with your interests and technical expertise. Below are some of my recommendations:

• Stay current with new CFM product releases through COP202 and COP203
• Deep dive into cost allocation strategies with COP339, and COP410 for container-specific insights
• Learn advanced cost analysis and multi-cloud visibility strategies and tactics through COP401 and COP419
• Don’t miss COP301 to explore the intersection of AI and cost management

Important notes:

Session dates, times, and locations listed in the post are subject to change as we continue to optimize the schedule on session popularity and venue capacity. Please check this blog post and your re:Invent session catalog regularly for the most up-to-date information about your registered sessions and newly added activities.

Remember to reserve your seats early as popular sessions fill up quickly. We look forward to seeing you at re:Invent 2025!