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Join us this year at CAUCUS Live. It is a virtual single day event for all CAUCUS members. That is right! It’s for you—let’s CAUCUS at CAUCUS Live!

CAUCUS The Association of IT Acquisition Professionals gathers October 13, 2021, to discuss the ongoing challenges in IT procurement. Some of the brightest minds in the industry will bring their tips and tactics for success. You and your organization will gain insight on how to flourish in the new normal.

CAUCUS Live is a single day virtual event delivered by your peers, including the CAUCUS Executive Advisory Committee, ICN trainers & advisors, and you the people who run procurement and vendor management programs across our industry.

CAUCUS members gain complimentary access to this one-of-a-kind event. If you are not a member, now is the time to join. The benefits of attending CAUCUS Live! will more than cover the cost of the annual membership. The good news is that it doesn’t stop there. You get all the features and benefits of membership throughout the year. To learn more about CAUCUS, click here. In short, Membership provides a valuable set of assets, such as the Education Center, Donated Document Library, Career Center, and the Vendor-free Discussion Forums. Join now!

CAUCUS Live! Faculty

Robert Wright

ICN

Principal

Patricia McMullin

ICN

Senior Consultant

John Cooley

RSM US LLP

Strategic Sourcing Director

Susanne Tedrick

Microsoft

Author and Keynote Speaker

Matt Brown

CarrierBid

Premier Master Agent:  Telecom and Data Networking

Benefits of Attendance

Develop relationships with your peers

Build professional confidence

Get best practices

Improve your negotiation techniques

Gain leverage with your suppliers

Learn strategic global principles

Reduce your risk

Learn how to streamline processes

Sharpen your skills

Schedule at a Glance

The Schedule

11:30 - 12:30 pm

Speaking Up for Others in the Workplace

Susanne Tedrick
11:30 - 12:30 pm

12:45 – 1:45 pm

Moving at the Speed of Business: How to Manage Real Risk and Maximize Savings at the Pace Stakeholders Want/Need

John Cooley (with Panel)

12:45 – 1:45 pm

2:15 - 3:15 pm

Negotiating with Uncle Sam: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Government Contracting But Were Afraid to Ask

Patricia McMullin

2:15 - 3:15 pm

3:30 - 4:30 pm

How to Optimize Your Telecom Spend to Achieve Maximum Cost Savings

Matt Brown

3:30 - 4:30 pm

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CAUCUS membership Benefits

  • Work Smart
  • Do Better Deals
  • Gain valuable skills
  • Advance your career
  • Counter vendor ploys
  • Save time, money and aggravation
  • Interact with your peers about vendors
  • Share working solutions to real situations

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What People Say

ITPS provides an amazing opportunity to network and discuss current topics with procurement professionals from every industry. Both the speakers and attendees provide insight and expertise related to scenarios that we are all facing while offering best in class examples of how to navigate through them. I highly recommend this conference!
Teri Abbo
Oakland University
Year over year, this is a world class conference with an excellent faculty of speakers delivering very timely topics. With the ever-changing world of IT, there is always something new at each conference event. The breakout sessions each tailor themselves nicely for novice IT Procurement Professionals up to the experienced level. I have found the networking amongst peers to be invaluable. This is a one-of-a-kind niche event, packed full of useful information, all delivered by peers in a short couple days.
Mike Gonce
Eastman Chemical
ITPS offers a unique opportunity to not only attend presentations and workshops on topics vitally important to our role in IT Procurement, but also a chance to network with our peers. That network has proved to be invaluable for advice, sharing experiences, etc. Being a member of Caucus also gives me access to learn from and share with my peers throughout the year, extending the ITPS experience.
Cynthia Meyer
SPX

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Patricia McMullin

ICN

Senior Consultant

Patricia began her career negotiating and procuring IT at Lockheed Martin, Missiles and Fire Control, the largest missile company in the world. She began at Lockheed Martin right out of college and within five years she was negotiating for all the Indirect and Defense IT acquisitions and contracts for that division. She was the first person in the history of the company to be the single IT point of contact for all 16 locations. While at Lockheed Martin, Patricia negotiated under the strict standards of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) supporting everything from commercial to single party black negotiations where she didn’t know who she was negotiating with due to the security requirements.

Patricia even successfully got the UPS Board of Directors to arrange a delivery into an active war zone after the Airforce, Army and all third-party logistics companies, including UPS, could not accomplish it. Within the day she had the Board of Directors at UPS putting together special teams and transport to deliver into the hot zone. “No” was not an option because that delivery was for communication devices so the troops could call home from the front.

Patricia went on to manage Medical Doctors and Universities’ negotiations and agreements while she worked managing a Neurology research program. From there Patricia went back into Government Defense at DynCorp International, the largest Government Logistics company in the world, where she negotiated every contract necessary to build a town from the ground up in the desert, life supplies and services supporting existing foreign military bases, Foreign US Embassies and INSCOM, the US Intelligence and Security forces. When she’s not negotiating you can find her doing extreme sports.

John Cooley

RSM US LLP

Strategic Sourcing Director

John Cooley is a Strategic Sourcing Contracts Director for RSM US LLP. John is located in Kansas City where he reviews, drafts and negotiates technology and services agreements, and handles vendor disputes. John also advises RSM’s lines of business on contract language and contract compliance issues. Prior to joining RSM in 2018, John was the Procurement Legal Manager at DST Systems in Kansas City and previously worked as an attorney both in private practice and in a corporate legal department. John earned his law degree from Washburn University School of Law and his B.S. degree from the University of Kansas.

Susanne Tedrick

Microsoft

Author and Keynote Speaker

Susanne Tedrick is fiercely committed to increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the tech industry. Susanne is the author of the critically acclaimed “Women of Color in Tech” and performs community service work for several non-profits, including serving as Vice-Chair of the Advancing Tech Talent and Diversity Executive Council for CompTIA and coalition member for NPower’s Command Shift initiative.
Susanne currently works as a cloud infrastructure specialist for Microsoft.

Matt Brown

CarrierBid

Premier Master Agent:  Telecom and Data Networking

Mr. Brown is the founder of CarrierBid Communications, a national telecommunications, and data networking consulting organization, founded in 2006. Prior to launching CarrierBid Communications, he worked for Qwest Communications as a Global Account Manger where he actively managed a multi-million dollar base of large enterprise accounts. With 25 years of expertise, he brings a unique and creative touch to helping clients reduce costs and drive new business. Serving customers well is Mr. Brown’s primary target at CarrierBid. Over the years, this customer service focus has enabled CarrierBid to receive several sales achievement awards due to exceptional results among its peers.

Speaking up for Others in the Workplace

An important tenet of effective allyship is standing up to behavior that is harmful or offensive to others, particularly against those from historically marginalized communities. The reality is that speaking up in these moments is easier said than done – in addition to being uncomfortable, it is difficult to know when to act and how to do so in a way that does not come off as performative or insincere. This talk will focus on tangible strategies and practices we all can take when those moments arise.