IT Finance 2.0: From Cost Visibility to Intelligent Decisions

​Join the Chicago FinOps Community for an evening of valuable insights, peer discussions, and networking focused on the future of IT financial management.

​Session 1: IT Finance 2.0—Cost Intelligence for Decisions Made at Machine Speed

​Explore how a common cost language, unified business-aligned cost models, and embedded intelligence can help organizations evaluate technology investments and support faster decisions across AI, cloud, SaaS, data platforms, and datacenters.

​Presenter: Udam Dewaraja
Founder & CEO, StitcherAI | Founder of the FOCUS specification

​Session 2: From Cloud Cost Visibility to Financial Accountability

​Learn how service-aligned metadata, tagging governance, automated cost ownership, usage baselines, and engineering engagement can transform FinOps from basic spend visibility into an organization-wide culture of optimization and financial accountability.

​Presenter: Chitra Jagannathan
Cloud & FinOps Architect, Medline Industries, LP

​Event Details

​Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time: 5:00–7:30 PM Central
Venue: Association Forum
10 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606

​Join us to connect with fellow FinOps, technology, engineering, and finance professionals from across the Chicago area.