Mark Roman
Managing Partner,
Info-Tech Research Group
Global IT Trends on Exponential Change in Higher Education
Thursday, October 01, 2026 | 2:15PM–3:00PM MT
Session Type:
Breakout Session
Delivery Format:
Industry Insights Session
In the presentation, we will discuss external and internal forces that are dramatically changing the higher education ecosystem in conjunction with the exponential rate of change impacting IT. The impact of multiple and dynamic changes in funding, agentic AI, data quality, post-quantum encryption, culture, and ERPs, on pedagogy, research, and administration are core to the discussion. We will discuss how to successful to pivot an Education IT organization in this era of non-trivial transformation.