SVA Leadership Roundtable: A seat at the table.
The SVA Leadership Roundtable brings a select group of IT and technology leaders together with SVA's global executives, Joachim Schmitz, Chief Technology Officer, and Anne-Kathrin Boeckle, General Manager, for direct conversation, peer exchange and firsthand insight into what's keeping technology leaders up at night.
Reserve your seat at the table
Seats are intentionally limited. Confirm your place for the conversation and the track.
- Roundtable with SVA's CTO & General Manager
- Peer exchange with a select group of IT leaders
- BMW Driving Experience to close the day
- Dinner and evening networking included
One afternoon. A conversation you can't get anywhere else.
The SVA Leadership Roundtable connects industry perspective with SVA expertise in a working session focused on what matters most to the leaders in the room. It's a high-value experience centered on meaningful conversation, focused on your priorities, the challenges ahead, and the opportunities that shape what's next, designed to strengthen relationships, surface real customer needs and create the foundation for continued engagement.
Invitation-only. Curated, not crowded.
A deliberately intimate group of IT and technology leaders ensures every voice in the room is heard and every conversation is relevant.
Direct access to SVA leadership
Sit at the table with CTO Joachim Schmitz and General Manager Anne-Kathrin Boeckle for conversations tailored to your individual priorities, not a pitch deck.
What CTOs are actually saying
Joachim is SVA's external-facing CTO and spends much of his time consulting with other CTOs on long-term strategic plans for large-scale IT transformations. Hear what he is seeing across industries, what technology leaders are prioritizing and what approaches are working.
What's keeping you up at night
Take part in a focused, candid discussion about the challenges technology leaders are facing right now, with the opportunity to share your own priorities and help shape the conversation.
How the experience unfolds
An afternoon and evening built around shared perspectives and meaningful exchange, dialogue, not presentations.
- Arrival01Welcome & introductionsArrive at the BMW Performance Center, meet your peers, and settle in over coffee with the SVA executive team.
- Dialogue02Roundtable with the CTO & GMJoin a small-group discussion directly with Joachim Schmitz and Anne-Kathrin Boeckle. The conversation will explore industry challenges, what other senior leaders are doing to address them and what's keeping the leaders in the room up at night.
- Exchange03Peer perspectivesLeaders share their own challenges, priorities and experiences. SVA expertise meets industry perspective in a discussion focused on what matters most to the people at the table.
- Experience04BMW Driving Experience & dinnerThe day moves from the roundtable to the track with the BMW Performance Center Driving Experience, followed by dinner and continued conversation with SVA leadership.
Then take the wheel: the BMW Driving Experience
After the roundtable, the conversation moves to the track. As a guest of SVA, you'll take part in the BMW Performance Center Driving Experience, a hands-on professional driving program at one of the world's premier driver-training facilities. No pitch decks. No ballroom. Just the road, a BMW M car and the people you spent the afternoon with.
Reserve your seat on the gridComfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes are required for the driving program. A valid driver's license must be presented on arrival.
Hands-on at the BMW Performance Center
Drive the Spartanburg track with professional BMW instructors guiding the experience.
Professional instruction & safety briefing
Every guest completes a full safety briefing with BMW's driving team before stepping onto the circuit.
A shared experience, not a spectator sport
Your roundtable peers and SVA leadership participate alongside you; the experience is designed to be shared together.
Dinner & evening reception included
Close the day over dinner and continued conversation hosted by SVA Software.
Direct access to SVA's executive leadership
Joachim Schmitz
Joachim is SVA's external-facing CTO, spending much of his time in consulting conversations with other CTOs on long-term strategic plans for large-scale IT transformations. He brings a rare cross-industry perspective on what enterprise technology leaders are planning, the challenges they are facing and what is working.
Anne-Kathrin Boeckle
Anne-Kathrin leads SVA's business as General Manager, working directly with senior leadership at client organizations to align technology strategy with business outcomes. She will help guide the roundtable discussion and connect the day's dialogue to meaningful next steps.
Mary Sallee-Preston
Mary leads sales and marketing for SVA Software, Inc., working closely with customers and partners across North America. She hosts the day and makes sure every guest's experience, from arrival to the track, runs seamlessly.
Limited seats. A table worth sitting at.
Complete the form to confirm your invitation. You'll receive a confirmation email from SVA Software with venue details and BMW Driving Experience instructions.
- Roundtable dialogue with SVA's CTO & General Manager
- A small, curated group of IT & technology leaders
- BMW Driving Experience with professional instruction
- Dinner & evening reception included
Save the date: October 6, 2026, afternoon & evening.