| Sunday, October 9 |
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| Time |
Event |
Host |
| 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Registration |
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| 5:00 - 6:00 PM |
VIP Reception |
VIP Committee |
| 6:00 - 7:00 PM |
Welcome Reception |
NPI Board of Directors |
| Monday, October 10 |
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| Time |
Event |
Presenter |
| 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 AM |
Breakfast & Opening Ceremony |
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| 8:30 - 9:45 AM |
Keynote: Purple Cow Leadership: Stand out as an effective Leader |
Saby Waraich |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM |
Breakout Session – 5 Things I Wish I Knew: What Buyers and Vendors Should Know About Each Other |
Dustin Lanier |
| Breakout Session – Trends in Procurement: Workforce development and consistent emerging technology changes and challenges, along with the impact of remote work. |
Lisa Mehalko, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPSM, GCPM, GCPCA, CIA |
| 11:00 -2:00 PM |
Partner and Exhibitor Connect Time (lunch provided) |
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| 2:00 - 3:00 PM |
Bad Buying – Why it Happens and How to Avoid It! |
Peter Smith |
| 3:15 - 4:45 PM |
Breakout Session – Filing a Federal Procurement Flight Plan. |
Dr. Kim Abrego, PT, DPT & Shelley Vineyard, MBA, NIGP-CPP, RTSBA |
| Breakout Session – Gaining and Retaining a Generational Procurement Staff. |
Maria L. Roux |
| Tuesday, October 11 |
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| Time |
Event |
Presenter |
| 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 7:30 - 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 AM |
Performance Metrics: How Do You Measure (Up)? |
Carrie Mathes, MPA, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, A.P.P. |
| 9:15 - 10:15 AM |
Procurement with Purpose – Achieving Wider Value from Government Spending
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Peter Smith |
| 10:30 - 12:00 AM |
Breakout Sessions: –
- Modern Market Research: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How?
- How One Leading County Ensures a Ready Supplier Pool.
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- Stephanie Gale
- Bob Brewer, CPPO, CPPB
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| Breakout Session – The Resiliency Roadmap: Optimizing Federal Disaster Funding to Fortify Your Community. |
Dr. Kim Abrego, PT, DPT & Shelley Vineyard, MBA, NIGP-CPP, RTSBA |
| 12:00 AM - 1:30 PM |
Lunch and Learn - Becoming a Trail Blazer for Your Organization |
Tammy Rimes, MPA
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| 1:30 - 2:30 PM |
Demystifying AI in Public Sector Procurement |
Orville A Bailey, CEO EqualLevel Inc. |
| Supplier Management; from a supplier and former buyer's perspective |
Cindy Whitaker |
| 2:45 - 3:45 PM |
DOJ Antitrust/Procurement Collusion Task Force Update 2022 |
Zac Trotter and Mary McCarthy |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
Breakout Session – Simplify to Get Strategic: How to Streamline Procurement to Foster Partnerships. |
Araceli Esparza |
| Breakout Session – Best Practices and Standardization of Cloud Cyber Security Verification - An Introduction to StateRAMP |
Rebecca Kee |
| 6:30 - 9:30 PM |
27th Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® Award Gala Event and Carlton N. Parker Award Ceremony |
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| Wednesday, October 12 |
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| Time |
Event |
Presenter |
| 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Registration |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
Can Innovation go with Procurement? |
Sebastian Chua |
| 10:15 - 11:15 |
Breakout Session – Purchasing Manual and Policies - Are They Still Relevant In Your Organization, It Is Time To Review And Update |
Dean Mealy, II |
| Breakout Session – Roundtable Discussion: Achieving Excellence in Procurement |
Brian Garrity, AEP Officer & Director of Procurement, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Christine Grommons, Purchasing Analyst, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.
Nathan Daou, Procurement Administrator, City of Tucson
Christina Pryor, Purchasing and Materials Manager, City of Tucson
Sergio Paneque, Chief Procurement Officer, New York City Housing Authority
Jeremy Schwartz, Chief Procurement Officer, Sourcewell
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| 11:30 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch: NPI Business Meeting & Installation of Officers |
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| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM |
Invest in Your Team: A Strategic Approach to Staff Development |
Rebecca Montano Smith |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Best practices for more effective contract administration |
Ginger Line |
