PROGRAM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
09:30 am - 4:30 pm
09:30 am - 4:30 pm
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Pre-Conference Workshop: Best Practices in IT Solution Procurement Procurement Speaker: Lise Patry, LLB-Partner, LMX Law LLB and Panel Members: Vikas Bhardwaj, Associate Partner, Gartner Consulting; Daniel Bourque, Associate General Counsel, Workday; Thomas Yates, Foreign Legal Consultant, Gowling WLG; Graham Ragan, Partner, Gowling WLG
Principles Workshop: Introduction to Public Procurement
Instructor: Slavi Nalbantov
Hospitality Suite
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am
10:00 am - 11:30 am
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
12:30 pm -1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
8:00 pm
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
Co-op Meeting
Buyer’s Meeting
Trade Show
Lunch
Opening Ceremony and Welcome, special guest, Claudette Commanda, Elder
Keynote: Success, Self-Confidence and Performance - sponsored by 
Networking Break, sponsored by
Practical Strategies for Dealing With Evaluation Challenges
Travel Break
Mistakes - The Ones I've Made and What They Taught Me
Welcome Reception - Sponsored by
Free Time: Enjoy the night in Ottawa
Hospitality Suite
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 - Wear your charity t-shirt today on Casual Conference Day
7:00 am - 8:15 am
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
8:15 am - 9:15 am
9:15 am - 9:30 am
9:30 am - 9:45 am
9:45 am - 10:45am
10:45 pm - 11:15 am
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
2: 45 pm - 3:15 pm
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm - 12:00 am
Breakfast
Exhibitor Trade Show
Relationships Matter: How to Get a Seat at the Table
NIGP Ambassador Update
Travel Break
Session A: Enhancing Vendor Performance & Building Relations
Education Session sponsored by
Session B: When Bidders Attack - dealing with bid protests!
Education Session sponsored by 
Networking Break sponsored by
Session A: Influencing Others to Embrace Change
Education Session sponsored by
Session B: Interpreting Market Needs: Why Diversification Matters in Public Procurement
Education Session sponsored by
Lunch and Trade Show
Session A: Reducing Supply Chain Friction in Construction Procurement
Education Session sponsored by
Session B: Supply Ontario Update
Education Session sponsored by 
Networking Break, sponsored by
Session A: Ten Essential Building Blocks for a Sustainable Procurement Program
Education Session sponsored by
Session B: Collaborating with Consulting Engineering Firms for Seamless Municipal Projects
Mix and Mingle Reception, sponsored by
Chair's Awards Dinner and Gala, and Entertainment including cash bar and photo booth
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
7:30 am - 8:45 am
8:45 am - 9:45 am
9:50 am - 10:50 am
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Breakfast
Litigating Procurement Disputes - Managing the challenges you might encounter
Simply Managing Risk in Procurement Documents
Closing Remarks and Wrap-up
Safe Travels
