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2027 CPPC Forum – Call for Presentation

April 25 – 28, 2027
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity | Banff, Alberta

Do you have knowledge, experience, research, or practical solutions that could benefit Canada’s public procurement community? The Canadian Public Procurement Council invites professionals, practitioners, subject matter experts, public-sector leaders, suppliers, and industry partners to submit a presentation proposal for the CPPC Forum .

Hosted at the renowned Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in the Canadian Rockies, the Forum will bring together public procurement professionals, leaders, suppliers, and stakeholders from across Canada to exchange ideas, challenge perspectives, and help shape the future of public procurement.

The 2027 Forum invites participants to:

  • CONNECT with public procurement professionals from across Canada
  • CREATE new ideas in a space designed for inspiration
  • ASCEND to new heights in your professional journey through learning, collaboration, and innovation

 

Share Your Expertise

Presenting at the Forum is an opportunity to share your knowledge, practical experience, research, and innovative approaches with more than 170 procurement professionals, public-sector leaders, and industry partners from across Canada.

Proposals may explore topics such as:

  • Leadership development and leading through change
  • Risk management, resilience, and supply continuity
  • Vendor and supplier relationship management
  • Circular, sustainable, social, and strategic procurement
  • Diversity, inclusion, and belonging
  • Digital transformation, data, and emerging technologies
  • Innovation and procurement success stories
  • Lean management and process improvement
  • Collaborative negotiation
  • Workforce development and organizational capacity
  • Economic development and Canadian supply chains
  • Procurement’s evolving strategic role
  • Changing economic, regulatory, and global conditions

This list is not exhaustive. Proposals addressing other timely and relevant public procurement topics are also encouraged.

 

Who Attends?

The CPPC Forum serves Canada’s broader public procurement community, including professionals from:

  • Federal, provincial, and territorial governments
  • Municipal governments
  • Healthcare and educational institutions
  • Crown corporations
  • Non-governmental and social-sector organizations
  • Suppliers, service providers, and industry partners

 

Why Present?

Presenting at the 2027 CPPC Forum offers:

  • High visibility for you and your organization as thought leaders
  • An opportunity to contribute to the knowledge and growth of the public procurement community
  • Valuable networking with peers, leaders, and subject matter experts from across Canada
  • Opportunities to build relationships with the Canadian Public Procurement Council and its national network

 

Session Format and Objectives

  • Sessions are 60 to 90 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
  • Formats may include workshops, panel discussions, case studies, or presentations.
  • Sessions should encourage participant interaction.
  • Presenters should include practical tools, exercises, approaches, or takeaways that participants can apply within their organizations.

 

How to Submit a Proposal

Email your proposal to [email protected] by Friday, November 6, 2026.

Please include:

  • A clear, creative, and descriptive session title
  • A brief session overview of 50 to 75 words
  • The proposed session format and any interactive elements
  • Two or three key learning outcomes or participant takeaways
  • The name, title, organization, and brief biography of each proposed presenter

 

Presenter Information

As a not-for-profit association, CPPC does not provide presenter honoraria. Presenters are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Each selected presenter will receive a complimentary one-day Forum registration for the day of their presentation.

Proposals will be reviewed by the CPPC Forum Planning Committee based on:

  • Relevance to the public procurement community
  • Originality and innovation
  • Clarity of the proposed learning outcomes
  • Anticipated benefit to Forum participants

 

Help Shape the 2027 Forum

Join us in Banff and help create a practical, inspiring, and forward-looking program for Canada’s public procurement community.

Proposal deadline: Friday, November 6, 2026.