2025 FALL WORKSHOP
November 13, 2025
8AM to 5PM
Members Early rate through 10-31 $129
Members rate after 10-31 $155
Non-Members rate $175
- 8:00 AM General session 1 hour: Beyond the Buzz….Navigating AI to power-up procurement
- 9:15 AM CONCURRENT-
- Breakout A 1 hour: DRS - Procurement Pitfalls in Turbulent Times: Assessing and Mitigating Disaster Procurement Risk
- Breakout B 1 hour: Blu Creative Digital Technologies - Driving Greater Efficiency and Impact with Automated Procurement Processes
- 10:30 AM: General session 1 hour: DMS - You’re Invited…to Negotiate: ITN Basics Hosted by State Purchasing
- 12:00 PM Lunch and Learn (Networking Games) 1 hour: Sourcewell – Mastering the Art of Negotiation
- 1:30 PM CONCURRENT
- Breakout A 1 hour: Kristy Varda, TTFN Consulting, LLC,- "ADHD in the workplace"
- Breakout B 1 hour: Pavillion - Empowering End Users: Making Cooperative Procurement Accessible and Effective for Non-Procurement Staff
- 2:45 PM General Session 1 hour: Caroline Wilhite, Town of Davie - Reflections on my journey from the private to the public sector
- 4:00 PM CONCURRENT
- Breakout A 1 hour: Steve Isaac, Procurated -"Understanding & Closing The Trust Gap Between Procurement, Departments, and Suppliers"
o Breakout B 1 hour: Althea Pemsel, Greater Miami Expressway Agency- "Strategic Procurement: Aligning People, Process, and Platforms"
o Breakout C 1 hour: Keith K. Glatz, FNIGP, CPPO, Retired Public Procurement Official & Katie Farrelly, CPPB, Purchasing Manager, Pasco County BOCC - Join FAPPO Entity Awards Committee Co-Chairs Keith Glatz and Katie Farrelly as they explain how to apply for a FAPPO Award of Excellence or a FAPPO Best Practice Award. Keith and Katie will provide you with important tips on how to greatly improve your chances of a successful submittal when you apply for one of the FAPPO Entity Awards for 2026!
No Travel or Hotel Required!
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