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Annual Forum

SAVE THE DATE

May 4 – 7, 2025

Ottawa Marriott Hotel

Ottawa, Ontario

Here‘s a sneak peek of what’s coming !

Hotel Registration

Staying at the host hotel helps the CPPC meet its contractual obligations, therefore keep registration fees down. Take advantage of the convenience, camaraderie and savings by staying at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel where the event will be held. Attendees choosing alternate accommodations from the three offered will be assessed a $150 surcharge on their registration fee. In your registration process you will be asked to provide your hotel reservation confirmation number so please make sure you complete your hotel reservation first. See below to know how to proceed.

Local attendees: If you plan to commute daily and live within a 100 kilometer radius of any of the three proposed hotels, please include as part of your registration the commute mileage (one way) when registering and you will not be assessed of a 150$ surcharge.

Room Sharing: Attendees sharing a room at any of the three hotels must provide a confirmation number and list all names on reservation for verification and you will not be assessed of a 150$ surcharge

Click here to reserve your guestroom.

 

Program

Our program for “Think Differently, Create Possibilities” is under development. Details will follow.

 

Call for Presentations

The CPPC is inviting proposals for Education Sessions at our 2025 Forum. As a presenter, you will have the opportunity to speak in front of an estimated audience of more than 200 public procurement professionals. Under the theme of “Think Differently, Create Possibilities” this event will be a great opportunity to showcase your successes but also to share best practices related to public procurement. Your contribution to help advance our profession will be greatly appreciated by our participants.

 

Who attends?
Forum 2025 is unique in serving the broad public procurement sector, which is represented at all levels in all regions of Canada: federal, provincial/territorial, municipal, healthcare, education, NGOs and Crown corporations. The CPPC attracts delegates and speakers from across the country. This annual conference is an event where decision makers in public procurement come to network, share leading practices and find collaborative partners to support the profession in moving it forward.

 

Why present?

  • Great exposure opportunity for you and your organization as professional leaders;
  • Contribute to elevate the knowledge base of the public procurement profession;
  • Excellent networking opportunity with other experts and colleagues;
  • Build relationships with the Canadian Public Procurement Council, the leading voice for professionals involved in public procurement in Canada.

 

Session format

  • Each session is approximately 60 to 90 minutes with a 10 minute period for questions and discussion;
  • Sessions should be interactive in the format of workshop, panel discussions or lecture;
  • Sessions should also include hands-on exercises and tools that participants could easily take back to their workplace for immediate use and implementation.

 

Session objectives
We are looking for creative, out-of-the-box thinkers to come forward and share the knowledge they have gathered in the public or private sector related to the following topics:

  • Best Value Approach
  • 360 Thinking
  • Quantifying Lost Opportunity
  • Risk Management and Resiliency
  • Incorporating Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) Mindset in the Profession
  • Developing Non-Traditional Leaders
  • Circular Supply Chain
  • Evaluation Training: Bias Awareness and Assessment
  • How to Generate Opportunities Through Evaluation
  • How and Where to Leverage a Vendor
  • Constructive Tension Realising Positive Benefits of Conflict
  • Using “Should-be” Cost modeling & Predictive Analytics
  • Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in the Workplace: Value Proposition
  • Aligning People, Process and Tools to Modernize Procurement
  • Vendor Relationship Management to Strengthen Vendor Collaboration
  • Procurement as a Force for Good
  • Success stories related to innovation and the outcome of your initiatives
  • Lean management initiatives

 

How to apply
Please email your proposal to [email protected] by Friday, November 15, 2024. All proposals should include:

  • A creative, concise but descriptive session title;
  • A session overview (50-75 words maximum) which will briefly describe the content and most importantly how it links to our Forum theme and session objectives;
  • Intended format of the session and how you intend to make it interactive;
  • Learning outcomes and takeaways for the participants (please list 2-3 items in bullet form).

 

Other information
As a not-for-profit association, the CPPC does not provide honoraria for session presenters at our Forum. Presenters are responsible for their own travel, hotel and other expenses. A complimentary one-day registration for the day on which the presentation is scheduled is provided. Selections will be made by the Program Development Committee based on a number of criteria, including topics and benefits to delegates.

 

CPPC Connect

The Canadian Public Procurement Council (CPPC) invites you to save the date and join the public procurement community for its second edition of CPPC Connect. The event will take place in Ottawa, Ontario on May 6 at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel during CPPC’s national Forum which will go from May 4 – 7, 2025. CPPC Connect is an event designed to build relationships among the supplier community and government entities from all sectors. It is a place where learning, networking and partnering come tothether to support public procurements that are effective, efficient, transparent and fair.