2024 re:Invent Know Before You Go – Cloud Financial Management Sessions

If you’re managing your organization’s AWS spend and planning to dedicate time at 2024 re:Invent to learn about solutions that can help you better manage and optimize your AWS cost and usage, take a brief pause and read on this blog post. You will find the lineup of different sessions and workshops that are focused on popular Cloud Financial Management topics, e.g., cost allocation, planning, cost control. You can look up these sessions and reserve seats in the attendee portal of the re:Invent registration site or on your AWS Event mobile app to secure your spot.

Breakout

Sit back and enjoy these presentations to stay current with the latest solution enhancements and practical applications. AWS experts and guest speakers will share valuable insights and real-world examples.

COP203 | Control the cost of your generative AI services 
Wednesday (Dec.4) 11:30AM – 12:30PM PT | Mandalay Bay | Level 2 South | Ballroom L
Alex Head, Sr. Manager OPTICS, AWS
Adam Richter, Senior Optimization Solutions Architect, AWS
Brent Segner, Distinguished Engineer | Director, Capital One

COP218 | Best practices and new tools for cost reporting and estimation 
Thursday (Dec.5) 12:30PM – 1:30PM PT | Venetian | Level 2 | Summit Showroom
Bowen Wang, Principal Product Marketing Manager, AWS
Matt Berk, Principal TAM, AWS
Corey Quinn, Chief Cloud Economist, Duckbill Group

COP204 | What’s new with AWS cost optimization
Thursday (Dec.5) 2:00PM – 3:00PM PT | Wynn | Convention Promenade | Latour 2
Letian Feng, Principal Product Manager-Tech, AWS
Rick Ochs, Senior Manager of Cost Optimization, AWS

Chalk Talk

AWS speakers set the stage at the beginning of the talk and open up for discussions. Bring your questions and dive deep into a topic with AWS experts and other customers.

COP348 | Simplifying cost reporting with Amazon Q and Data Exports
Monday (Dec.2) 3:00-4:00PM PT | MGM | Level 1 | 105
Liam Greenamyre, Senior Product Manager, AWS
Zach Erdman, Senior Product Manager, AWS

COP217 | Cost allocation strategies to improve accountability
Tuesday (Dec.3) 12:00-1:00PM PT | Caesar’s Form | Level 1 | Academy 414
Marina Vitale, Senior Product Manager, Amazon
Rich Roscoe, Senior Technical Account Manager, Amazon

COP347| Proactive cost control strategies for AWS Workloads
Tuesday (Dec.3) 1:30-2:30PM PT | MGM | Level 3 | 302
Repeat Thursday (Dec.5) 11:00AM – 12:00PM PT: MGM | Level 1 | Boulevard 158
Fredrik Tunvall, Senior Product Manager, AWS
Shlomo Dubrowin, Sr Technical Account Manager

COP212| Creating effective FinOps KPIs
Thursday (Dec.5) 11:00-12:00PM PT | Wynn | Convention Promenade | Lafite 1
Repeat Thursday (Dec.5) 3:30-4:30PM PT | Caesars Forum | Level 1 | Academy 416
Marcelo Lucchesi, BRA Partner Migrations Program, AWS
Tony Griffiths, Senior Technical Account Manager, AWS

COP354 | Estimating your AWS costs using AWS Pricing Calculator
Thursday (Dec.5) 12:30PM-1:30PM PT |Wynn | Convention Promenade | Lafite 1
Jeremiah Myers, Senior Product Manager , AWS
Meredith Holborn, Sr Technical Account Manager, AWS

COP213 | Optimize savings through a tailored AWS purchase strategy
Thursday (Dec.5), 2:00PM – 3:00 PM PT |Wynn | Convention Promenade | Lafite 1
Mary Nachimov, Senior Product Manager, AWS
Wade Piehl, FinOps Success Manager, AWS

Code Talk

Similar to chalk talk, but instead of talking through the use case, speakers also live demo code samples. See code in action and learn how it can be applied to solve your common cost analysis questions.

COP403 | Advanced analytics with AWS Cost and Usage Reports
Thursday (Dec.5), 11:00AM-12:00PM PT| Wynn | Convention Promenade | Margaux 1
Steph Gooch, Sr. Optimization SA Advocate, AWS
Justin Marks, Sr. TAM, AWS

Hands-on Workshop & Builder’s Session

AWS speakers will introduce the use case and tools designed to tackle the challenge. You will follow instructions, complete the tasks, and walk away with better understanding of the capabilities.

COP306| Elevate your cost allocation strategy with AWS Cost Categories (Builder’s session)
Monday (Dec.2) 10:30-11:30AM PT | Mandalay Bay | Level 2 South | Surf E
Repeat Thursday (Dec.5) 2:30-3:30PM PT | Mandalay Bay | Level 2 South | Surf E
Savanna Jensen, Sr. FinOps Success Manager, AWS
Shubir Kapoor, Principal Product Manager, AWS
Scottie Enriquez, Senior Solutions Developer, Amazon Web Services
Connor Murphy, Sr. FinOps Success Manager, Amazon Web Services
Alok Verma, Principal PMT, Amazon Web Services

COP410 | Advanced cost allocation for AWS containerized workloads (Workshop)
Tuesday (Dec.3) 12:30-2:30PM PT | Mandalay Bay | Level 2 South | Oceanside D
Nataliya Godunok, Cloud Optimization Success Solutions Architect, AWS
Chris Strzelczyk, Sr. Technical Account Manager, AWS

COP309 | Visualize and optimize cloud cost efficiency (Workshop)
Tuesday (Dec.3) 4:30 – 6:30PM PT | Mandalay Bay |Lower Level North | South Pacific F
Judith Lehner, Senior Technical Account Manager, AWS
Yuriy Prykhodko, Principal Technologist | Head of Cloud Intelligence Dashboards, AWS

Join FinOps Foundation Networking Event

The FinOps Foundation is sponsoring several activities on Tuesday (Dec.3) at re:Invent this year. Throughout the day, there are product feedback sessions (11:00AM-12:30PM, and 2:30-4:00PM, registration required) and the evening reception party (4:30-8:00PM). Meet product and engineering leads from the AWS CFM team, the FinOps Foundation team, and other like-minded professionals at the RockHouse. Sign up for the evening networking reception here and reach out to your account teams if you’re interested in participating in the product discussion groups and/or panel discussion during the day (Tuesday Dec.3).

Image 1. FinOps Foundation social event at re:Invent

Meet the AWS Experts at the Cloud Financial Management kiosk

Visit Cloud Financial Management kiosk in the AWS Village Expo Hall to ask any questions, explore our solutions, or just stop by for exclusive giveaways. Larry Im (Sr Solutions Architect, AWS), Roy Wolman (Sr. Manager of Cost Reporting, AWS), Yin Lei (Sr. TAM, AWS), and Chris Geiger (Sr Solutions Architect, AWS) are there to help. Our session speakers will also rotate throughout the week to meet you at the kiosk too.

Conclusion

Hope you find this blog post helpful in curating your very own 2024 re:Invent CFM session agenda. We look forward to meeting you in Vegas.