Spring 2025 Conference Schedule
This schedule is subject to change
*Indicates Meals Provided
*Indicates Meals Provided
| Start | End | Session |
CEU | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday - April 21, 2025 | |||||
| Pre-Conference A1 | 1:00pm | 2:30pm | CPPB Prep Course | 1.50 | Diane Palmer-Boeck |
| Pre-Conference B1 | 1:00pm | 2:30pm | Texas Deep Dive into Construction Delivery Methods | 1.50 | Matt Graves |
| Break | 2:30pm | 2:45 pm | *Build Your Own Trail Mix | - | - |
| Pre-Conference A2 | 2:45pm | 5:15pm | CPPB Prep Course | 2.50 | Diane Palmer-Boeck |
| Pre-Conference B2 | 2:45pm | 5:15pm | Texas Deep Dive into Construction Delivery Methods | 2.50 | Matt Graves |
| Opening Reception | 6:00pm | 8:00pm | Welcome Reception at the Kalahari Event Barn *Heavy Hors D'oeuvres Served |
- | Harpist, Kristen Gibbs |
| Tuesday - April 22, 2025 | |||||
| Breakfast | 7:30am | 8:00am | *Southern Breakfast Table (Eggs, Potatoes, Grits, Chorizo Sausage, Bacon, Biscuits, Gravy, Assorted Pastries, Fruit) |
- | - |
| Opening Session | 8:15am | 9:00am | Welcome To Round Rock | - | Melissa Lee Round Rock Mayor - Craig Morgan |
| General Session/Keynote | 9:00am | 10:15am | The New P3: Post Pandemic Positives (for the Procurement Professional) |
1.25 | Dietrich Von Biedenfeld |
| Break | 10:15am | 10:45am | *Beverages Provided | - | - |
| Breakout Session 1A | 10:45am | 12:00pm | From Resistance to Collaboration: Getting Departments to Work with You |
1.25 | Amanda Crowell |
| Breakout Session 1B | 10:45am | 12:00pm | Cybersecurity Considerations in IT Procurement: Protecting Government Systems Through Contracting |
1.25 | Nancy Rainosek Hershel Becker |
| Breakout Session 1C | 10:45am | 12:00pm | A Review of the Processes to Approve the Negotiation of Contract Award | 1.25 | Christopher E. Burton |
| Lunch General Session | 12:00pm | 1:15pm | The Power of Small Things *House Salad, Roasted Chicken, Apple Tart |
1.25 | Michael Boese |
| Breakout Session 2A | 1:30pm | 2:45pm | Achieving Excellence in Procurement: Insights from AEP Award Recipients |
1.25 | Shawn Willett Blake Skiles |
| Breakout Session 2B | 1:30pm | 2:45pm | AI-Z: A Hands-on Guide to AI Procurement Development and Its Real-World Limits |
1.25 | Victor Castillo |
| Breakout Session 2C | 1:30pm | 2:45pm | Leveraging DIR for IT Procurements | 1.25 | Tom Hay Lisa Massock |
| Break | 2:45pm | 3:15pm | *Pretzels & Popcorn | - | - |
| Breakout Session 3A | 3:15pm | 4:30pm | AI-Powered Procurement: Transforming the Purchasing Process |
1.25 | Alex Tanck Kenny Howe |
| Breakout Session 3B | 3:15pm | 4:30pm | Leading with Understanding | 1.25 | Gregory Rayfield |
| Wednesday - April 23, 2025 | |||||
| Breakfast | 7:45am | 8:15am | Breakfast On Your Own Beverages will be provided |
- | - |
| General Session/Keynote | 8:30am | 9:45am | How to Build a Team | 1.25 | Reid Ryan |
| Break | 9:45am | 10:15am | *Beverages Provided | - | - |
| Breakout Session 4A | 10:15am | 11:30am | Drill Baby Drill, What will Happen to Energy in 2025? | 1.25 | Michael Skelton |
| Breakout Session 4B | 10:15am | 11:30am | Forecasting: The Importance of Procurements Role in the Budget Process! |
1.25 | Diane Palmer-Boeck |
| Breakout Session 4C | 10:15am | 11:30am | Reach for the Stars | 1.25 | Jedediah Greenfield |
| Vendor Breakout | 10:15am | 11:15am | Vendor Only Educational Session & Lunch | - | Victor Castillo |
| Vendor Expo & Lunch | 12:00pm | 3:00pm | *Grab and Go Wraps (Chicken Salad, Turkey & Swiss, Beef & Cheddar, Served with Sides, Cookies, and Seasonal Short Cake) |
- | - |
| Entity Networking | 3:00pm | 5:00pm | Network Sessions by Entity Type *Afternoon Break (Protein Bars, Nuts & Fruits) | 2.00 | - |
| Off-Site Networking Event | 6:00pm | 9:30pm | Round Rock Express Baseball Game *Dinner Served at Ball Field (Burgers, Hotdogs, Chips, Cookies) |
- | - |
| Thursday - April 24, 2025 | |||||
| Breakfast | 7:45am | 8:30am | Breakfast On Your Own Beverages will be provided |
- | - |
| Closing Session | 8:30am | 9:00am | Closing Remarks | - | Melissa Lee |
| Break | 9:00am | 9:15am | - | - | - |
| Listserv Session | 9:15am | 11:15am | Listserv Live! | 2.00 | Tim Slifka Susan Serrano |
