IT Procurement and Supplier Management Panel

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 2:15PM–3:00PM CT | Meeting Room 209 AB, Level 2
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Presentation/Panel Session

As the higher education technology landscape evolves, procurement leaders are experiencing a significant shift from traditional vendor management and enterprise licensing to the complexities introduced by artificial intelligence and decentralized software acquisition. This panel will bring together campus leaders to discuss how institutions are adapting to the increasing number of software options while managing rising cost pressures and compliance requirements.

Panelists will share strategies for integrating procurement, IT governance, and assessment processes to create more agile, transparent, and value-driven decision-making frameworks. Attendees will gain insights into successful structures, partnerships, and lessons learned that empower campuses to balance innovation with fiscal responsibility in an increasingly complicated procurement environment. Join panelists to discuss how IT and Procurement work well together, and how the IT Procurement and Supplier Management Community Group is helping them to work through common challenges.

 

Presenters

  • Bobby Clark

    Director, IT Solutions & Vendor Management, Clemson University

  • Brian Luper

    Director, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Loren Malm

    Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Ball State University

  • Emily Perry

    Software Supply Chain Manager, The University of Arizona

  • Steve Quimby

    Sr. IT Procurement and Asset Management, University of Pennsylvania

Resources & Downloads

  • ITPSM Presentation

    Updated on 6/12/2026