| Monday, September 28 |
| 08:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
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Opening Keynote - Perspectives from UC Berkeley’s Chief Financial Officer
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| 10:10 AM - 11:10 AM |
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Keynote - The Next Transformation: Leading People Through the Age of AI, Agents, and Accelerating Change
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| 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM |
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Concurrent Session - Operational Excellence Through Procure-to-Pay Transformation
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Concurrent Session - How to Save Millions Before Submitting a PO
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| 01:30 PM - 02:20 PM |
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Concurrent Session - Beyond the Transaction: Transforming Supplier Business Reviews into Strategic Partnerships
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Concurrent Session - How Responsible Purchasing Drives Institutional Efficiency and Cost Savings
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| Tuesday, September 29 |
| 09:10 AM - 10:00 AM |
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Concurrent Session - From Transactions to Partnerships: Expanding Small Business Impact
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Concurrent Session - Future-Proofing Procurement: Operating Models, Talent, and the Next Evolution of Higher Ed Procurement
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| 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM |
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Concurrent Session - Unlocking Efficient Buying: Advanced Search at UC San Diego
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Concurrent Session - Strategic Sourcing in Practice: Creating Systems to Manage Programs, Suppliers, Commodities, and Partnerships
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| 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM |
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Concurrent Session - Finding Opportunity in Data: Turning Analysis into Institutional Impact
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| 01:15 PM - 01:45 PM |
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Choose to Connect - Crisis-Ready Procurement: Resilient Supply Chains and Pricing in Higher Education - Amazon
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| 01:50 PM - 02:20 PM |
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Choose to Connect - AI in Higher Education Procurement: From Curiosity to Confident Use - Sourcewell
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Choose to Connect - Turning Intake Into Intelligence: Transforming Demand into Direction - Unimarket
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| 02:30 PM - 03:20 PM |
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Concurrent Session - Building Supplier Relationships through Supplier Showcase Events
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Concurrent Session - The Contract as Compliance Anchor: Building a More Scalable Procurement Model
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| Wednesday, September 30 |
| 08:45 AM - 09:30 AM |
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General Session - Finding New Revenue: What’s Working—and What’s Next—in Higher Education
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| 09:40 AM - 10:30 AM |
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Concurrent Session - Managing the Unmanageable: Wrangling Consulting Spend
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Concurrent Session - Collaborative Strategies for Small Business Growth
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| 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM |
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Workshop - Would You Let AI Negotiate Your Next Procurement Contract?
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Workshop - Small Business Procurement in a Changing Landscape: How Higher Ed Is Adapting
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| 11:35 AM - 12:30 PM |
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Ask a CPO: Leadership, People & the Future of Higher Ed Procurement & Closing Remarks
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