NIGP Forum
Call for Presentations

Rooted in History, Leading with Vision

NIGP Forum is the largest conference in North America dedicated solely to public procurement professionals. This year is especially momentous as we celebrate a milestone, the 80th anniversary of this conference.

We invite you to submit your presentation for NIGP Forum 2025 offered in-person (Denver, CO) and virtually from July 27 – 30, 2025. This is your opportunity to be a part of the most diverse and comprehensive event attended by professionals from across the industry.

Whether it’s sharing transformative ideas, groundbreaking research, or highlighting best practices and lessons learned on the job, this is your opportunity to make your mark within the profession and amongst your peers. Presentations are meant to spark the imagination, encourage dialogue, and drive pragmatic solutions to the biggest challenges facing the profession.

Please use the resources provided to help you prepare the best proposal possible and review the NIGP Forum 2025 Conference & Exposition Proposal Content Requirements before beginning the process.   

We welcome your submission. 

SUBMISSION PERIOD

Now Closed

KEY DATES

Application Period Opens:
December 4, 2024

Deadline to submit proposals:
January 6, 2025

Final Notifications
February 3, 2025

We welcome proposals, Foundation Level to Advanced, that align to the following themes and formats:

 

1. LEARNING SESSIONS

These 75-minute presentation-based sessions provide attendees with relevant and actionable material and takeaways in a particular content area or subject.

Cornerstones of Procurement 

Sessions that focus on the fundamental principles, practices, or values that form the foundation of effective public procurement.

Leadership

Sessions that focus on the skills needed to tackle everyday leadership challenges, striving to ensure that leaders (or emerging leaders) have the necessary agility, innovation, and drive to proactively transform their procurement cultures in strategic, practical ways.  

Essential Skills

Sessions that focus on Essential skills such as critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and adaptability are invaluable for professional development. They enhance the ability to work effectively with others, tackle challenges, and adapt to change, laying a strong foundation for career growth.

Topic Ideas: 

Fraud

Change Management

Risk Management & Bonds

Request for Proposals

Solicitations

Contract Management

Cooperative Procurement

Supplier Management and Diversity

Topic Ideas: 

Change Management

Relationship Management 

Staff & Talent Management / Developing the Team / Succession Planning  

Working with Elected Officials

Topic Ideas: 

Public Speaking

Career Development

Employee Wellness

Communications

Ethics

Conflict Management

Professional & Career Development

Technology

Sessions that explore the critical technologies, skills, products, and strategies reshaping public procurement. Delve into innovations like AI, data analytics, and sustainable sourcing to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and drive value in the public sector. Gain actionable insights to create impact and transparency in procurement operations.

Stories from the Field
(Lessons Learned)

Sessions that share real-life stories from procurement professionals as they share their challenges, successes, and lessons learned in the field. These first-hand accounts provide valuable insights and practical takeaways to inspire and inform your own procurement journey.

Topic Ideas: 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation

Cybersecurity

Data Analytics, Market Research, Cost Analysis

Cloud Computing

Technology Contracts

e-Procurement

Cornerstones of Procurement 

Sessions that focus on the fundamental principles, practices, or values that form the foundation of effective public procurement.

Topic Ideas: 

Fraud

Change Management

Risk Management & Bonds

Request for Proposals

Solicitations

Contract Management

Cooperative Procurement

Supplier Management and Diversity

Leadership

Sessions that focus on the skills needed to tackle everyday leadership challenges, striving to ensure that leaders (or emerging leaders) have the necessary agility, innovation, and drive to proactively transform their procurement cultures in strategic, practical ways.  

Topic Ideas: 

Change Management

Relationship Management 

Staff & Talent Management / Developing the Team / Succession Planning  

Working with Elected Officials

Essential Skills

Sessions that focus on Essential skills such as critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and adaptability are invaluable for professional development. They enhance the ability to work effectively with others, tackle challenges, and adapt to change, laying a strong foundation for career growth.

Topic Ideas: 

Public Speaking

Career Development

Employee Wellness

Communications

Ethics

Conflict Management

Professional & Career Development

Technology

Sessions that explore the critical technologies, skills, products, and strategies reshaping public procurement. Delve into innovations like AI, data analytics, and sustainable sourcing to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and drive value in the public sector. Gain actionable insights to create impact and transparency in procurement operations.

Topic Ideas: 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation

Cybersecurity

Data Analytics, Market Research, Cost Analysis

Cloud Computing

Technology Contracts

e-Procurement

Stories from the Field
(Lessons Learned)

Sessions that share real-life stories from procurement professionals as they share their challenges, successes, and lessons learned in the field. These first-hand accounts provide valuable insights and practical takeaways to inspire and inform your own procurement journey.

2. WORKSHOPS

2 ½ hour (2, 75-minutes sessions) active learning sessions that incorporate highly experiential activities, problem solving activities, and small group discussions and presentations back to peers.

TOPIC IDEAS:

 Leadership

 Data Analytics (performance metrics/KPI)

 Federal Grants

 Project Management

 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERPs)

 Sustainability

All content will be live streamed for virtual audience and recorded for On Demand access for all Forum attendees. NIGP will be assisting session speakers in a support role as producers during Forum to ensure a successful experience for both the in-person and virtual audience.

FAQs

QUESTIONS

Contact Chanda Taylor Carpenter
Director, Content Research & Development
at ccarpenter@nigp.org