Join us this year at the 26th annual IT Procurement Summit in sunny Orlando, FL this autumn. It is the extraordinary event of the year for IT Procurement Professionals and others that are part of the contracting process.
Our annual conference is an unrivaled event – bringing together IT procurement professionals from around the globe to collaborate on the latest industry trends and learn how to Do Better Deals®
Featuring powerful presentations from some of best and brightest minds in the IT procurement profession today, you’ll walk away from our conference with keen insights on:
• Cloud Contracting Tips & Tactics
• Industry standards around data privacy and security
• Negotiating better technology agreements
• How to more effectively manage vendor relationships
• Freeware/Open-source Issues
• Agile Brest Practices
• Software Audits
• 5G and a lot more
Our industry break-outs will give you an opportunity to network with your peers. See how others just like you are dealing with the same issues and challenges you’re confronting in your own organization.
Breakfast Roundtables will provide you with an opportunity to speak out on some of the most pressing topics facing IT procurement professionals today. Focused panel discussions will leave you with tangible tips and tactics for creating leverage with suppliers, developing a strong vendor management program, and effectively negotiating agreements across borders with international suppliers.
If you’re involved IT procurement in any way, our annual conference is a must-attend event! Sign up today to gain insights from industry experts, collaborate with peers to expand your network, and grow in your career as an IT procurement professional.
RSM US LLP
Willis Towers Watson
Global Head of Enterprise Technology Procurement
Sleep Number
Sr. Manager, Indirect Sourcing Team Leader, Technology Sourcing
ICN
Principal
RSM US LLP
BakerHostetler
Partner
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Information Technology
Associate Director, Purchasing and Contracts
Isam Group
Owner – Founder
Assurant, Inc.
JMerak
Walmart
Sr. Director IT Sourcing
Synovus
ICN
Attorney and ICN Senior Consultant
State Farm
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2022 |
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2:00 – 3:00 PM | Procurement Module Exam Review Presentation | more details | |
3:00 – 3:15 PM | Break | |
3:15 – 4:15 PM | Contract Management Module Exam Review Presentation | more details | |
4:15 – 7:00 PM | Attendee Check-In and Light Reception | |
7:00 – 8:00 PM |
Featured Presentation and Mixer What’s Old Is New Again: Opening Remarks — ICN Principal Robert Wright |
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2022 |
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7:00 – Continuous | Additional Check-in as Coffee & Tea are Served | |
7:30 – 8:30 AM | Networking Continental Breakfast | |
8:30 – 9:30 AM |
Featured Presentation State of Procurement & Ice Breaker |
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9:30 – 9:45 AM | Break | |
BALLROOM A | BALLROOM B | |
9:45 – 10:45 AM | Building Rapport with Stakeholders | The Great Gotcha: Issues with Open-Source Software Usage |
10:45 – 11:00 AM | Break | |
11:00 – Noon | Collaborating with Virtual Teams | Vendor Negotiations from Sourcing & Outside Counsel |
Noon – 1:30 PM | Lunch Break • Ice Cream Bars in the Veranda starts at 1:00 PM | |
1:30 – 2:30 PM | How to Talk to Executives | Procurement Leadership in the 21st Century |
2:30 – 2:45 PM | Break | |
2:45 – 3:45 PM | Why Supplier Diversity Matters | Audit—Offense or Defense? Would You Rather Be Proactive or Reactive? |
3:45 – 4:00 PM | Break | |
4:00 – 5:00 PM | Facilitated Networking Groups Organized by Job Function Contract Management | Strategic Sourcing | Vendor Management | Leadership |
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5:00 – 6:30 PM | 25th Annual IT Procurement Summit Welcome Reception | |
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 |
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7:00 – 8:00 AM | Coffee • Roundtable Discussions | |
7:30 – 8:30 AM | Continental Breakfast • Roundtable Discussions | |
8:30 – 9:30 AM |
Featured Presentation How Software is Killing Corporate Budgets — Top Selling Author Bradley Veech |
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9:30 – 9:45 AM | Break | |
BALLROOM A | BALLROOM B | |
9:45 – 10:45 AM | Navigating Security Risks in the Contract Process |
Protecting Intellectual Property in Vendor Contracts |
10:45 – 11:00 AM | Break | |
11:00 – Noon | Negotiating Cloud Deals in 2022: Holding Providers Accountable and Avoiding Pitfalls | Effective Vendor Management |
Noon – 1:30 PM | Lunch Break • Ice Cream Bars in the Veranda starts at 1:00 PM | |
1:30 – 2:30 PM | Agile Best Practices Across the Contracting Process |
Internet Connections & 5G |
2:30 – 2:45 PM | Break | |
2:45 – 3:45 PM | Technology Licensing in 2022: How the Customer Can Win Against a Stacked Deck | Get in the Trenches: A Unique Way for IT Procurement Organizations to Find Top Talent |
3:45 – 4:00 PM | Break | |
4:00 – 5:00 PM |
Featured Presentation The Evolution Continues • and Wrap-up of Event |
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IT Procurement Summit Ends |