Partners in Reducing Risk and Cost: Collaboration Between Procurement and CIOs
Partners in Reducing Risk and Cost: Collaboration Between Procurement and CIOs
Tuesday, October 15 | 3:15PM–4:00PM CT | W183bc, Level 1
Session Type:
Breakout Session
Delivery Format:
Interactive Presentation
Join us for an interactive discussion regarding effective strategic partnerships between campus procurement and CIOs that can help your institution identify ways to better collaborate in this area to establish strategic supplier partnerships, identify and implement innovative solutions, mitigate risk, and reduce costs.
Outcomes: Discover approaches to strengthening the relationship between procurement and CIOs, and identifying opportunities for collaboration * Understand current issues requiring higher levels of interaction between CIOs and procurement * Understand how a strong partnership between procurement and IT can lead to strategic supplier partnerships, innovation, risk mitigation, and cost reduction
Presenters
Tom Andriola
Vice Chancellor, IT and Data, University of California, Irvine
Meg Harpster
Strategic Purchasing Manager, The Pennsylvania State University
Tally Thrasher
Executive Director, Purchasing, Indiana University
Thomas Trappler
Associate Director, IT Strategic Sourcing, University of California, Office of the President
Don Welch
VP for IT and Global University CIO, New York University
Brad Wheeler
James H. Rudy Professor of Information Systems, Indiana University