TOAL Region
SEPTEMBER 28
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TENTATIVE AGENDA
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| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
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Navigating Foreign Acquisitions
This discussion will explore the challenges and risks of foreign acquisitions in light of recent Executive Orders and other legislative changes.
Speaker(s): Jennifer Adling Nancy CartwrightLocation: Crystal Room |
Location: Crystal Room |
2025093008:3009:30 004 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
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Location: Crystal Room |
Location: Crystal Room |
2025093009:4510:45 004 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom A-D Sponsored By Avantor |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025092907:3009:00 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025092909:0009:30 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
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KEYNOTE: Procurement Power-Up-- Leveling Up Together!
Prepare to ignite your potential from the moment you arrive! "Procurement Power-Up: Leveling Up Together!" isn't just an opening keynote; it's your launchpad to a more impactful conference experience! We'll equip you with actionable strategies to amplify your natural strengths as a procurement professional, transforming how you connect, collaborate, and conquer challenges. Get ready to forge powerful relationships that extend far beyond these walls, empowering you to drive success both here and back in your organization. This is your chance to kickstart the event with a jolt of inspiration and practical tools you'll use immediately!
Speaker(s): Brittany Bezick-HamelLocation: Grand Ballroom A-D Sponsored By Sourcewell |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025092909:3010:30 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
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Overcoming The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
"The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" by Patrick Lencioni outlines a model that identifies common pitfalls all teams face and provides insight into building cohesive and high-performing teams. Why does it matter? Team health affects results. Even talented individuals fail to deliver if the team dynamics are broken. After this session, attendees will be able to: - Understand the five key dysfunctions that hinder team performance - Identify symptoms and causes of dysfunction in their own teams - Apply strategies to overcome dysfunction and improve team cohesion and results - Develop leadership behaviors that foster trust, accountability, and results
Speaker(s): Toya Owens-ShepardLocation: Grand Ballroom A-D |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025092910:4511:45 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom A-D Sponsored By Avantor |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025092912:0013:00 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom A-D Sponsored By Avantor |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025093007:0008:30 000 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom A-D Sponsored By Avantor |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025093012:0013:00 000 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025093013:0014:45 000 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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Understanding and Leading the Multigenerational Workforce
Today’s university workplace can be an exciting, though not always harmonious, mixture of multiple generational groups. The world of purchasing and procurement can be especially delightful cross generationally. Successfully leading, navigating and managing requires being able to understand, relate to and communicate with everyone in the workforce, from each generational group. Understanding generational worldviews, traits, preferences and styles can improve effectiveness, team building and harmony, and employee recruitment, satisfaction and retention. This session will address the most current generational issues and dynamics with immediately applicable suggestions for being an effective leader, and in developing the most productive and positive working environment.
Speaker(s): Mark TaylorLocation: Grand Ballroom A-D Sponsored By Amazon Business |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025093015:0017:00 000 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025 |
Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
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KEYNOTE: Have a Nice Day-- Applying the Research in Happiness Studies and Positivity Psychology
Personal happiness and positivity have declined precipitously in recent years with record levels of stress, anxiety, and depression reported across campus in the student body, administration, staff and the faculty. It is not an overstatement to say that everybody is on their last nerve with many teetering toward hopelessness. Distress is contagious. Luckily, little know research in the fields of positive psychology and happiness studies offer powerful insights into the our abilities to live happier, more positive and more meaningful lives. Easy to understand and apply cognitive, behavioral and interactive tools can have significant impacts on our abilities to feel physically better and emotionally happier, and to develop more positive perspective skills, positive relationships and positive working environments. This program will offer effective tools based on science and biochemistry we can apply to the betterment of ourselves, our workplaces, our families and our worlds.
Speaker(s): Mark TaylorLocation: Grand Ballroom A-D |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025100109:0010:30 000 | WED, OCT 1 | |||
| Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025 |
Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025100110:3011:00 000 | WED, OCT 1 | |||
| Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025 |
Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025100111:0011:30 000 | WED, OCT 1 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
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Techniques for Selecting Products and Services
Get past group think, tone down dominate voices, discard irrational information, and guide your team of subject matter experts to consensus with a process that facilitates a thorough and common understanding of the best solution for a given situation. In this presentation, Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald defines the essential elements and deliverables required for selecting a product or procuring services. He discusses how different roles in an institution view requirements and then explains how to create scorecards, weight requirements, and define rubrics for scoring proposals. Formulas for scoring and measuring scoring disagreement are demonstrated and techniques for recognizing a quality vendor and guiding a group of subject matter experts through a process that ends in consensus instead of compromise are explained. Participants will learn: - Strategy categories - Required deliverables for selecting products and services - How to create quality scorecards - How to weight requirements - How to define rubrics for scoring - How to guide a group of subject matter experts to consensus in a selection
Speaker(s): Kevin FitzgeraldLocation: Grand Ballroom A-D |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025093008:3009:30 003 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
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Gettting Off the Implementation Island
UT Arlington recently completed a three-year journey to the implementation of a full-service travel and expense platform, including P-Card reconciliation via an API interface within a shared ERP instance with five other institutions. Sound difficult? It was! There were many starts and stops along the way. This session will outline lessons learned and pitfalls to expect when implementing a large-scale platform of this nature.
Speaker(s): Randall PiatkowskiLocation: Grand Ballroom A-D |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025093011:0012:00 003 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
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Leveraging AI & Google Forms for Solicitations
We all have starry-eyed dreams of adopting robust, high-end e-bidding systems-but for many small and medium-sized institutions, budget constraints make that out of reach. Instead of waiting for a big-ticket solution, what if you could build an efficient, automated process using tools you already have? This session will explore how ChatGPT, Google Forms, and Google Sheets can work together to streamline bid requests, legislative approvals, and evaluatory scoring-reducing manual work, increasing accuracy, and ensuring compliance. Learn how to automate procurement workflows without expensive software, making your process faster, more transparent, and easier to manage. Through a hands-on demonstration and discussion, you'll leave with practical, budget-friendly strategies to modernize your procurement operations today.
Speaker(s): Noel JohnsonLocation: Grand Ballroom A-D |
Location: Grand Ballroom A-D |
2025093009:4510:45 003 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Sunday, Sep 28, 2025 |
Sunday, Sep 28, 2025
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT
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Location: 2nd floor lobby |
Location: 2nd floor lobby |
2025092815:0018:00 000 | SUN, SEP 28 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
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Location: 2nd floor lobby |
Location: 2nd floor lobby |
2025092908:0016:00 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
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Process Change in a Change Resistant Environment
Change in procurement is rarely greeted with applause. More often, it’s met with crossed arms and quiet skepticism. Featuring a practical roundtable of leaders from procurement, payments, and asset management, attendees will hear real stories of pushback, breakthrough, and lessons learned. This session tackles the real reasons people resist change: fear, mistrust, and perceived loss. You'll leave with insights you can use and a few hard-earned lessons you won’t have to learn the hard way.
Speaker(s): Eric Vogelsinger Jessica Chavira Daniel de la Garza Jeff RileyLocation: Centennial 1-2 |
Location: Centennial 1-2 |
2025093008:3009:30 002 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
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Elevating Procurement: Securing a Seat at the Table in Small and Private Institutions
This presentation, "Elevating Procurement: Securing a Seat at the Table in Small Private Institutions", aims to redefine the role of procurement as a strategic function rather than a transactional necessity. It will highlight the critical impact of procurement on institutional efficiency, cost savings, and long-term sustainability. The session will address key challenges, including budget constraints, resistance to change, and the difficulty in demonstrating procurement's value. Strategies will be outlined for integrating procurement into institutional decision-making, fostering cross-campus relationships, and utilizing data analytics to support strategic initiatives. Best practices, case studies, and practical tools will be presented to help procurement professionals engage campus leaders effectively. Additionally, the session will explore future trends in procurement, such as technological advancements and sustainability efforts, ensuring that procurement remains a vital asset to institutional success. Attendees will leave with actionable insights to strengthen procurement's influence and secure a lasting seat at the decision-making table with their institutions.
Speaker(s): Melinda BoykinLocation: Centennial 1-2 |
Location: Centennial 1-2 |
2025093009:4510:45 002 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Sunday, Sep 28, 2025 |
Sunday, Sep 28, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
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Welcome Reception
Come prepared to meet and visit with old friends, new attendees, and enjoy food, open bar, entertainment, and music!
Location: Venetian Room Sponsored By Staples Business |
Location: Venetian Room |
2025092818:0021:00 000 | SUN, SEP 28 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom E-F & Centennial Ballroom |
Location: Grand Ballroom E-F & Centennial Ballroom |
2025092913:0016:00 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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Location: Grand Ballroom E-F & Centennial Ballroom Sponsored By ESM Solutions |
Location: Grand Ballroom E-F & Centennial Ballroom |
2025092915:0016:00 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Sunday, Sep 28, 2025 |
Sunday, Sep 28, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT
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New Attendee Orientation
Welcome new attendees to the conference during this session. Come feel the warm familiar feeling of family as you meet with peers from near and far. Receive some pointers for maximizing your success in TOAL and NAEP – A MUST for new attendees.
Speaker(s): Craig EstesLocation: |
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2025092817:0018:00 000 | SUN, SEP 28 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
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Location: Sponsored By RfxP |
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2025092910:3010:45 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Monday, Sep 29, 2025 |
Monday, Sep 29, 2025
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
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2025092917:0021:00 000 | MON, SEP 29 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
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2025093008:3009:30 001 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
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Location: Sponsored By RfxP |
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2025093009:3009:45 000 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
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2025093009:4510:45 001 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
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Location: Sponsored By RfxP |
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2025093010:4511:00 000 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
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Location: Sponsored By RfxP |
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2025093014:4515:00 000 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025 |
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2025
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM CDT
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Host Event
Step into the glamour and excitement of the Roaring 20s! Our themed host event promises vintage vibes, lively fun, and a touch of mystery. The secret location will be revealed during the Tuesday afternoon activity, so stay tuned! Dressing up in 1920s attire is encouraged but not required—come as you are or channel your inner Gatsby!
Attendees should arrive in the lobby at 6:15 to depart to the venue. A full conference pass or guest pass is required to attend. Please wear your conference badge to enter the event. Pass upgrades and guest passes are sold out for this event. Location: Sponsored By OMNIA Partners |
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2025093018:3021:30 000 | TUE, SEP 30 | |||
| Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025 |
Wednesday, Oct 01, 2025
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
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Location: Sponsored By Avantor |
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2025100107:3009:00 000 | WED, OCT 1 | |||
| Sunday, Sep 28, 2025 |
Sunday, Sep 28, 2025
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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MINI INSTITUTE: Using Excel to Accelerate Your Career
*BRING YOUR CHARGED DEVICE TO THE SESSION*
This mini-institute is designed for those who need to learn, or improve, their Microsoft Excel skills. Microsoft Excel is an valuable tool in many areas of our profession and can be used in a multitude of ways to organize, consolidate and analyze data. Participants will explore fundamental features, such as formulas and formatting, before progressing to more advanced functions. Through practical hands-on exercises, students will gain confidence in organizing data, generating reports, and optimizing analysis of the data. Whether for business, finance or personal productivity, this course will empower learners to maximize Excel''s capabilities efficiently and effectively. Speaker(s): Shane AllenLocation: |
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2025092813:0016:00 000 | SUN, SEP 28 |