Monday May 5
8:00-11:45a.m.
2-Day IT Finance Boot Camp Program (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Rob Mischianti, Chief Customer Officer
Nicus Software
Managing the Intersection of FinOps, ITIL, and TBM in IT Finance (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Nan Braun, CEO and Charlie Creasy, COO
Thavron Solutions
Surviving in a Culture That Thrives on the “Need for Speed” (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Penny Collen, Financial Solutions Architect, Thought Leader, Blogger, and Speaker
PL Collen and Associates
1:00-3:45p.m.
2-Day IT Finance Boot Camp Program (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Rob Mischianti, Chief Customer Officer
Nicus Software
Building Your FinOps Roadmap (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Nan Braun, CEO, Charlie Creasy, COO and Kez Riley TBM/FinOps Analyst
Thavron Solutions
1:00-1:45p.m.
How and Why Your IT Projects Can Turn into “Dumpster Fires” (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Art Yonemoto, President
Yonemoto & Associates
2:00-2:45p.m.
The “Secret” Exemptions That Can Reduce Your IT/Telecom Bills by Up to 33% (Summit) (AM, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Art Yonemoto, President
Yonemoto & Associates
3:00-3:45p.m.
The Ticking Time Bomb – How to Prepare for the Elimination of Landlines (Summit) (AM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Art Yonemoto, President
Yonemoto & Associates
Tuesday May 5
8:00-11:45a.m.
2-Day IT Finance Boot Camp Program (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Rob Mischianti, Chief Customer Office
Nicus Software
Maturing Your Cost Model (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Nan Braun, CEO and Kez Riley, TBM/FinOps Analyst
Thavron Solutions
Leading Practices to Mastering Your IT Financial Management Processes (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Pete Hidalgo, Global Advisory Services Leader and Jeff Stark, Head of Customer Success
MagicOrange
1:00-3:45p.m.
2-Day IT Finance Boot Camp Program (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Rob Mischianti, Chief Customer Officer
Nicus Software
Deep Dive Into Today’s Pressing IT Financial Issues (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Penny Collen, Financial Solutions Architect, Thought Leader, Blogger, and Speaker
PL Collen and Associates
Cultivating Leadership Excellence: A Blueprint for ITFM Leaders (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Avital Miller, Corporate Leadership Seminar Facilitator
Avital P.G. Miller, LLC
Wednesday, May 7
8:00-8:45a.m.
Conference Kick Off ITFM Peer Discussion for Business Oganizations (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Joe Gualandri, IT Financial Director, Caterpillar and
Pete Hidalgo, Global Advisory Services Leader, MagicOrange
Conference Kick Off ITFM Peer Discussions for Governments and Universities (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Penny Collen, Financial Solutions Architect, Thought Leader, Blogger, and Speaker
PL Collen and Associates
9:00-9:45a.m.
Tips on How to Use This Conference to Help Advance Your Career (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Art Yonemoto, President
Yonemoto & Associates
Achieving IT Financial and Operational Excellence at Stanford Healthcare (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Michelle Fanner, Executive Director, Business Operations
Stanford Health Care and School of Medicine
What is FOCUS? (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Laura Mills, CEO
BeaconPoint
10:00-10:45a.m.
Women in IT Finance Panel – Navigating Challenges and Paving the Way for the Future (Promenade Ballroom South)
(AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Elise Andersen (moderator) Vice President, Nicus Software, Ginger Allen Senior Director, GuideWell/Florida Blue, Penny Collen, Financial Solutions Architect, PL Collen and Associates, Scarlett Hu, Campus Technology Director (retired), The J. Paul Getty Trust, Jordan Schulties, Chief of Administration, State of Delaware
How FinOps and Unit Economics Are Transforming IT Cost Management (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
David Harding, CEO
MagicOrange
Inspiring Peak Performance: Leading to Attract, Retain, and Motivate Employees (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
David Suson, Founde
Proliance Group
11:00-11:45a.m.
Building the FinOps Role into your ITFM Team (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Nan Braun, CEO
Thavron Solutions
Elements of Successful Chargeback Models (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Fezisa Sinxoto, Finance Business Partner
MTN Group
Driving Value in Your TBM Program: Incremental Steps to Success (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Quinn Abraham, Director TBM Practice, Maryville Consulting Group and
Dr. Alexander Becker, Chief Operating Officer, Serviceware SE
1:00-1:45p.m.
Achieving a Happy and Fulfilling Career in ITFM (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Scarlett Hu, (Retired) Campus Technology Director, Getty Digital
The J. Paul Getty Trust
Cloud Management Challenges – From Clients to Contracts (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Penny Collen, Financial Solutions Architect, Thought Leader, Blogger, and Speaker
PL Collen and Associates
ITFM vs. FinOps – How They Work Together (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Rob Mischianti, Chief Customer Officer
Nicus Software
2:00-2:45p.m.
What is AI and How Using AI Can Support IT Finance Departments (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Amy Nelson, ITS Director of Finance and Human Resources and Angela Ryan, Senior Accountant
University of Michigan
Stress Management for Peak Performance and Employee Satisfaction (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Avital Miller, Corporate Leadership Seminar Facilitator
Avital P.G. Miller, LLC
Auditing and Benchmarking Software as a Service Application (Summit) (AM, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Robert Lee Harris, Founder
Audit The Cloud
3:00-3:45p.m. (Product & Service Presentations)
How to Unlock the Value of Your Tech Investments (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Gabrielle Scalf, Solutions Consultant
Apptio
Serviceware Financial and the Digital Value Model (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Dr. Alexander Becker, Chief Operating Officer
Serviceware SE
Thursday, May 8
8:00-8:45a.m.
Keys to Successfully Implementing FinOps for Cloud (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Ginger Allen, Senior Director, IT Business Management
GuideWell/Florida Blue
Understanding and Managing the Cost of AI (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Nan Braun, CEO
Thavron Solutions
The Caterpillar ITFM and TBM Journey (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Joe Gualandri, IT Financial Director, Caterpillar and
Pete Hidalgo, Global Advisory Services Leader, MagicOrange
9:00-9:45a.m.
Modernizing West Virginia’s Chargeback to Agencies for Faster Collections and Better Alignment to Innovation (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Rob Mischianti, Chief Customer Officer
Nicus Software
The Finance Persona – How to Fill the Role as Part of a FinOps Team (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Wanda DiPaolo, Founder/Solutions Architect/Teacher
Black Sheep Consulting
The Perception Code: Unlocking Human Potential in IT Finance (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
David Suson, Founder
Proliance Group
10:00-10:45a.m.
Forecasting and Controlling Technology Expenses – Cut Costs, Not Jobs (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Billy Howes, Vice President of Solutions Consulting
Calero
Maximizing Value with Custom In-House IT Financial Management Tools: Lessons in Flexibility, Cost Efficiency, and Integration (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Milton McCoy, Director, Technology Business Management
State of North Carolina
What is Activity Based Costing and Its Relevance (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Penny Collen, Financial Solutions Architect, Thought Leader, Blogger, and Speaker
PL Collen and Associates
11:00-11:45a.m.
Building and Managing AI Services Within Universities (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Amy Nelson, ITS Director of Finance and Human Resources and Angela Ryan, Senior Accountant
University of Michigan
IT Planning – Effectively Communicating Results (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Rob Mischianti, Chief Customer Officer
Nicus Software
Evolving to Value Orientated Conversations (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Kyle Dammann, Strategic Customer Success Advisor
Apptio
1:00-1:45p.m.
Virginia IT Agency Experience and Transition to a Multi-sourcing Service Integrator Model (James J. Hill)
(AM, CABC, CFM, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Drew Edmonds, Financial Systems and Data Manager and Thomas Nikles, Senior Financial Analyst & Budget Model SME
Virginia Information Technologies Agency
How to Select an ITFM/TBM Tool (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Pete Hidalgo, Global Advisory Services Leader and Jeff Stark, Head of Customer Success
MagicOrange
Improving Financial and Risk Governance for IT Asset Disposition (Summit) (AM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Aaron Zeper, CEO
DMD Systems Recovery
2:00-2:45p.m.
IT is From Mars, Finance is From Venus – How to Bridge the Gap and Become an IT Whisperer (James J. Hill)
(AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Art Yonemoto, President
Yonemoto & Associates
Technology Expense Management – Showback/Chargeback Best Practices (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Robert Bracco, Senior Product Manager
Upland Cimpl and ComSci
Moving from a Financial View to a Services View: Part 1 (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Wanda DiPaolo, Founder/Solutions Architect/Teacher
Black Sheep Consulting
3:00-3:45p.m. (Product & Service Presentations)
Empower Your Business Decisions with Financial Insights (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Rob Mischianti, Chief Customer Officer
Nicus Software
Managed Technology to Simplify the Complex: One Platform, Complete Visibility (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Billy Howes, Vice President of Solutions Consulting
Calero
Friday, May 9
8:00-8:45a.m.
Understanding How Services Create a Cost Model Then Showing the Organization What IT Does: Part 2 (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Wanda DiPaolo, Founder/Solutions Architect/Teacher
Black Sheep Consulting
Understanding the Value and Impact of AI Investments with ITFM (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Rob Mischianti, Chief Customer Officer
Nicus Software
The ITFM/TBM Pathway to Success (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Pete Hidalgo, Global Advisory Services Leader
MagicOrange
9:00-9:45a.m.
Building a Successful IT Finance/TBM Program from IT’s Complex Partner Frameworks (Promenade Ballroom South)
(AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Nan Braun, CEO
Thavron Solutions
Revolutionizing Government and University ITFM Best Practices (Summit) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Roland Wornor
Sollus
In the AI Revolution, Strategic Thinking Can’t Wait (James J. Hill) (AM, CABC, CFM, FPBR, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Mary Rapaport, Chief Xceleration Officer
Xcelerate
10:00-10:45a.m.
TBM & FinOps: Maximizing Technology Cost Optimization through Framework Integration (Summit)
(AM, CABC, CFM, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Laura Mills, CEO
BeaconPoint
From Questions to Clarity – An AI Genie for Every Challenge (Promenade Ballroom South) (AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, FPBR, GFM, ITIL, PMB, TFM)
Thom Bailey, Vice President, Product Marketing
MagicOrange
The Five-Step IT Financial Management Journey Map (James J. Hill) AM, CABC, CFM, FMBP, GFM, PMB, TFM)
Timothy Pietro, Vice President
Rego Consulting