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ITAM Summit 2026

Practitioner-only, vendor-neutral ITAM summit

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About this event

The ITAM Summit is the annual practitioner-led gathering of the IT Management Cooperative in Oak Ridge, three days of 300/400-level, vendor-neutral work on ITAM, SAM, CMDB and FinOps. No sponsored sessions. Confirmed mentors include former Gartner practice leader Patricia Cicala, IAITAM fellows Larry Shoup and Bill Thurman, SAMexpert's Alexander Golev and OpenLM's William Choppa, each leading a mentored block on topics from vendor licensing to audit preparation.

Who it's for

Senior ITAM PractitionersITAM/SAM LeadershipIT Asset ManagersCIO/CFO-Adjacent

ITAM Summit is really all about the practitioner and leadership side of IT asset management, career development, funding conversations, vendor/licensing pressure, and organisational change. It is not particularly relevant for hands-on technical implementers looking for tool deep-dives, but is extremely relevant for senior ITAM/SAM leaders and managers navigating budget, team-building, and audit risk. The mentor-block, round-table format also suits practitioners wanting peer input rather than vendor pitches.

Speakers

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Bill Talbot
Founder, ITMC & ITAM Kitchen
The ITAM Mechanic
Consultant
ITAM Consulting
Designing the role you were built for — becoming irreplaceable in ITAM
BT
Bill Thurman
Founder & CFO/Treasurer
ITMC
Consultant
Industry Association
The CFO's changing view of ITAM — what's earning funding now
PC
Patricia Cicala
Advisor, IAITAM Fellow, former Practice Leader at Gartner
ITMC
Consultant
ITAM Consulting
The future of software licensing: new and more of the same
LS
Larry Shoup
Advisor, IAITAM Fellow, former CEO of Janus Software
ITMC
Consultant
ITAM Consulting
AI doesn't solve ITAM — and how to tell management that
CJ
Catherine Jostad
Founding Member, VP Vendor & Contract Management
ITMC
Customer
Vendor & Contract Management
Where to draw the line: terms and conditions that protect value
AG
Alexander Golev
Founder
SAMexpert
Consultant
SAM Consulting
Winning the audit, finding the savings, sustaining the pace
RC
Robert Collins
30-year ITAM practitioner, government sector
Customer
Government
Standards-grounded ITAM — building programs that survive scrutiny
DH
Deanna Hennigar
20-year ITAM practitioner, ITAD & training specialist
Customer
IT Asset Disposition
ITAD under pressure — data risk and the 2026 disposition standard
RR
Rennie Rollinson
Director, IT Asset Management Services
Customer
IT Asset Management
Leading the ITAM team — the manager's playbook
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William Choppa
President & General Manager, Americas
OpenLM
Vendor
Software Licensing
AI is rewriting SAM — what practitioners actually need to learn
JT
Jessica Thomas
Organizational Change Consultant
Consultant
Change Management
Stay calm, energise the room, lead the change ITAM needs
CG
Chad Gates
Chief Information Security Officer
Customer
Information Security
A CISO's take on ADHD — and solving the problems your boss cares about
NR
Neal Reyes
COO/CIO/CTO, host of The Executive Perspective Podcast
Customer
IT Leadership
ITAM through the CIO lens — what gets funded and what gets cut

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