iTop Community Meetup 2026
Thursday, November 26, 2026 · The Paris Aquarium
10 years, 10 Meetups. One community.
For 10 years, the iTop Community Meetup has brought together the people who make iTop what it is today: users, partners, experts and the Combodo team.
For this 10th edition, we invite you to take a step back, share concrete experiences and explore the evolution of ITSM and iTop.
Why attend?
A day to explore iTop from every angle
Understand
Discover the evolution of iTop, its roadmap and its future direction.
Get inspired
Hear concrete experiences and lessons learned from organizations using iTop.
Explore
Discover current and future applications in ITSM.
Connect
Meet the users, partners, experts and teams who make the iTop community thrive.
Take a step back
Gain perspective on IT governance, cybersecurity, digital sovereignty and the challenges facing IT organizations as they transform.
Programme
A shared vision
A morning dedicated to the evolution of iTop, its future perspectives and the experiences of those who use it every day.
09:00 – 09:30
Welcome & Breakfast
A chance to reconnect with the community over coffee before the day gets underway.
09:30 – 09:45
Keynote
Erwan Taloc – President, Combodo
Vision, ambitions and key strategic directions for iTop and its community.
09:45 – 10:15
iTop Roadmap
Delphine Coille – Product Manager, Combodo
An overview of the platform’s evolution and its key functional and technological directions.
10:15 – 10:35
10 Years of iTop Community Meetups: A Community in Motion
Alain Maffet & Léonie Uchiyama – Combodo
Ten years of meetings, conversations and evolution within the iTop community. A look back at the history of the iTop Community Meetup, its purpose and how it has evolved over the years.
10:35 – 11:05
Break
11:05 – 11:35
Customer Experience — iTop at the Heart of an Interconnected IT Environment
Cyril Duvaux – Digital Acceleration Information System Service Manager – Laboratoires Pierre Fabre
Discover how iTop fits into a complex and interconnected information system and becomes a central platform for IT teams.
11:35 – 12:15
iTop in AI and AI in iTop
Delphine Coille & Benjamin Planque – Product Manager & Product Owner Combodo
Artificial intelligence in iTop: what is already concrete, new use cases and what lies ahead.
12:15 – 14:00
Lunch & Community Networking
An opportunity to continue the conversation, share experiences and meet other members of the iTop ecosystem.
14:00 – 14:30 · Joint Plenary
How impact analysis saves you time… and money
Erwan Taloc – President, Combodo
A joint session for both tracks exploring how understanding dependencies between IT system components can help anticipate the consequences of a change, incident or failure.
Afternoon: Choose Your Track
Two complementary tracks
From 2:30 PM onwards, the iTop Community Meetup offers two tracks to explore different aspects of using iTop in greater depth.
Track 1
IT Governance & Control
For CIOs, IT managers and professionals looking to gain a broader perspective on their information system.
How can reliable, shared knowledge of your IT environment help you make better decisions, improve security and support organizational change?
14:35 – 15:05
Customer Experience — How Can iTop Help You Improve IT Governance?
Estelle Davery & Antoine Prata – Eau du Ponant
Discover how iTop can help organizations better manage service criticality, service continuity and IT system knowledge in a context where digital sovereignty and data governance are major challenges.
15:10 – 15:30
Refreshment Break
15:35 – 16:05
Customer Experience — iTop at Scale: Governing a Shared ITSM Platform Across Diverse Business Needs
Arnaud Antonelli – Université de Lorraine
Discover how iTop can support diverse business needs at scale while helping organizations harmonize practices, structure services and maintain control over their IT environment.
16:10 – 16:40
Cybersecurity
Benjamin Planque, Product Owner Combodo
A session exploring vulnerability management and the role of IT system knowledge in managing cybersecurity risks.
Track 2
Technical Expertise & Hands-On Practice
For iTop experts, administrators, integrators and technical professionals.
How can you make the most of iTop’s capabilities, integrate it into your ecosystem and evolve your platform over time?
14:35 – 15:05
Demonstration – Unlock the Full Power of the CMDB
Alexandre Zana – Pre-Sales Engineer Combodo
A hands-on demonstration showing how to leverage CMDB data, including impact analysis and audits.
15:10 – 15:30
Refreshment Break
15:35 – 16:05
Customer Experience — iTop at Scale: Customization, DevOps and Enterprise Architectures
Dennis Lassiter – CEO, bytesquare GmbH
DevOps, security and maintainability: lessons learned from operating and industrializing an iTop platform in a complex environment.
16:10 – 16:40
Customer Experience — The CMDB at the Heart of IT Support
Emre Toker & Benoit Roussel – Grand Frais IT
How can monitoring tools be connected to iTop and alerts turned into operational actions?
16:45 – 17:00
Closing remarks followed by a visit to the aquarium
10 years Edition
The iTop Community Meetup will take place at the Paris Aquarium.
5 Avenue Albert de Mun, 75016 Paris.
Metro: Line 9 – Iéna (approximately 2–3 minutes on foot); Lines 6 and 9 – Trocadéro (approximately 6 minutes on foot).
Registration
Join iTop users, partners, experts and the Combodo team for the 10th edition of the iTop Community Meetup.
Relive the 2025 edition
The highlights and the moments that make the iTop Community Meetup one of a kind.