Regional IT Procurement Summit
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Sony Pictures Headquarters | Culver City, CA
IT procurement for large enterprises has never been more challenging than it is today. Spend is increasing, along with the number of suppliers and transactions to manage. Most importantly, the business criticality of the IT spend category is skyrocketing, putting IT procurement professionals at the center of an investment portfolio that touches every corner of the business. High-performing IT buying teams – like our host for this Summit, Sony Pictures – are advancing IT procurement as a strategic discipline.
IT Procurement Summit Agenda
This Summit brings together 50 IT procurement professionals for a day of peer discussion, inspirational learning, and meaningful connection as we forge new professional ties.
9:30 AM
Networking Breakfast
10:00 AM
Welcome/Keynote
10:20 AM
ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE AUDIT LANDSCAPE 2025
As we enter 2025, the enterprise software landscape continues to shift and intensify. It’s important to anticipate the potential audit appetite for your primary enterprise software vendors. In this session, NPI will review current audit tactics and approaches for major enterprise software vendors and offer guidance on the actions you can take now to minimize potential audit impact.
11:10 AM
PEER ROUNDTABLE
Break into roundtables for candid conversations on IT procurement issues, trends, strategies and tactics. In this interactive peer-to-peer discussion participants share their experiences and learn what works well for others.
12:00 PM
Working Lunch
PUBLIC CLOUD SOURCING WORKSHOP
As spending on the public cloud increases, so does the risk of overspending and suboptimal contract negotiations. This session explores the dynamics and challenges of public cloud sourcing and contracting, and what IT buying teams can do to overcome them.
12:45 PM
AI CONTRACTS: THE TERMS YOU NEED TO BUY GENAI TOOLS
We face several new challenges when we procure generative artificial intelligence. Gen-AI tools raise new and strange issues related to IP, control of data, confidentiality, and more – and they call for unique terms. During this session, we’ll cover the provisions you need to negotiate world-class AI contracts.
1:30 PM
STRATEGIC PLAYBOOK FOR MICROSOFT EA RENEWALS
NPI’s Microsoft licensing expert will share recent changes to Microsoft licensing and what’s currently motivating Microsoft sales and account teams. You will learn how to avoid common pitfalls that lead to overspending, and proven tactics to rein in enterprise Microsoft spend.
2:15 PM
Closing Remarks
We’ll conclude promptly at 2:30 so you can get back to your day, inspired with new ideas, opportunities, and networking connections to build upon.
Register for our IT Procurement Summit by filling out the form below.
About NPI
NPI is the premier provider of data, services and tools to help large enterprises identify and eliminate overspending on IT purchases. NPI delivers transaction-level price benchmark analysis, license and service optimization analysis, and vendor-specific negotiation intel that enables IT buying teams to drive material savings and measurable ROI. NPI analyzes billions of dollars in spend each year for clients spanning all industries that invest heavily in IT. NPI also offers software license audit and telecom carrier agreement optimization services. For more information, visit www.npifinancial.com and follow on LinkedIn.
