2025 FALL WORKSHOP

November 13, 2025 

8AM to 5PM

• • 8:00 AM Welcome
  • 8:10 AM General session 50 Minutes
   Teresa Webb “Beyond the Buzz…. Navigating AI to power-up procurement”

  • 9:15 AM CONCURRENT
   Breakout A: 1 hour: Procurement Pitfalls in Turbulent Times: Assessing and Mitigating Disaster Procurement Risk – Shelley Vineyard, MBA, NIGP-CPP, DRS
   Breakout B: 1 hour: Driving Greater Efficiency and Impact with Automated Procurement Processes - Luis Antonio Diaz, Blu Creative Digital Technologies

  • 10:30 AM: General session 1 hour:
   You’re Invited…to Negotiate: ITN Basics Hosted by State Purchasing - Donna Williams & Nicole Walker, DMS

  • 12:00 PM Lunch and Learn 1 hour:
   Mastering the Art of Negotiation - Dan Marran, CPPO, C.P.M., NIGP-CPP, Director of Government Accounts, Sourcewell

  • 1:30 PM CONCURRENT
   Breakout A: 1 hour: ADHD in the workplace - Kristy Varda, TTFN Consulting, LLC-
   Breakout B: 1 hour: Empowering End Users: Making Cooperative Procurement Accessible and Effective for Non-Procurement Staff - Mariel Reed, Pavilion & Travis Dutton-Leyda, Chief Procurement Officer for the City of Santa Fe, NM

  • 2:45 PM General Session 1 hour:
   Reflections on my Journey from the Private to the Public Sector - Carolina Wilhite, Town of Davie

  • 4:00 PM CONCURRENT
   Breakout A: 1 hour: Understanding & Closing the Trust Gap Between Procurement, Departments, and Suppliers- Steve Isaac, Procurated
   Breakout B: 1 hour: Strategic Procurement: Aligning People, Process, and Platforms- Althea Pemsel, Greater Miami Expressway Agency
   Breakout C: 1 hour: FAPPO Award of Excellence & Best Practice Award - Keith Glatz & Kathryn O. Farrelly

  • 5:00 PM Closing Remarks

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