Smarter Buying in Tight Times: Modern Strategies for IT Procurement and Partnership (a Hybrid Classroom Experience)

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 1:00PM–1:45PM MT | Meeting Room 403-404, Street Level
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Panel Session
This interactive session explores how IT and Procurement are evolving their partnership in an era of SaaS, consumption-based licensing, and decentralized technology adoption. Panelists will discuss strategies to maintain governance, optimize costs, and enable innovation as budgets tighten and users increasingly source their own solutions. Join us to learn how institutions are adapting procurement models, strengthening collaboration, and leveraging community insights to address emerging challenges in software acquisition and management.

Presenters

  • Berkley Jones

    Assistant Director of IT Asset Management, University of Colorado Boulder

  • Marg Knox

    Executive Director, University of Texas System

  • Andre Krabbe

    Program Director, Software Services, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Brian Luper

    Director, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Loren Malm

    Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Ball State University