Public Procurement Change Agents

Dustin hosts a linkedin live discussion with Sarah O'Brien on the work of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council in infusing sustainability into public procurement.  Sarah shares her expertise over a lively 50 minute period.

A discussion of adding creative capacity to procurement organizations through innovative methods, incluving proof of concepts, challenge bids and more.  Dustin Lanier facilitates participants Jaime Schorr, Jenny Hedderman, Jonathan Walker, Christin Webb, James Crenshaw, Jared Ambrosier, and Raj Sharma in a great discussion!

In our recurring weekly practitioner chat on Clubhouse, we discuss what are the practical ways to infuse environmentally preferable purchasing standards into public procurement.  Julia Wolfe with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts kicks us off with a description of her program, and Justin Sullivan, Jaime Schorr, Jonathan Walker, and Katherine Moskos chime in with their experiences.

In a recording of an April 8th LinkedinLive interview, Rob Handfield, supply chain luminary from NC State and Dustin Lanier, CPPO, go deeply into the recent NASPO Covid19 impact  report, PPE, Vaccines, global supply chain, circular planning and more.

How has supply chain changed and impacted public procurement through the Covid Era? Procurement leaders Jaime Shorr, Christin Webb, Victor Lember, and Jenny Hedderman join a discussion facilitated by Dustin Lanier, CPPO.

Leah McGrath with StateRAMP joins Jaime Schorr, Jenny Hedderman, Jonathan Walker Christina Semeraro and Dustin Lanier to discuss the how to be more effective at employing tech and security standards in procurement events, with a special focus on the efforts of StateRAMP to harmonize standards across states related to cloud providers.

Leah McGrath with StateRamp gives a quick introduction to how they are facilitating interactions between cloud providers and State and Local procurement to both raise standards and accelerate the process. Facilitated discussion with Dustin Lanier, CPPO.

What is strategic sourcing in the public sector context, and how did it help us solve problems throughout this last year?  Listen in on our previously video recorded panel with Gary Lambert, CPO Massachusetts, Ash Sheety, CPO Montgomery County, Justin Sullivan, Director of Strategic Sourcing for University of California, and Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing Health Sector New Brunswick.

We talk in the Clubhouse app about leadership techniques in public procurement offices with Carol Wilson, retiring CPO from the state of Connecticut, as well as other leaders Jaime Schorr, Christin Webb, Jenny Hederman, Jonathan Walker, and Christina Semeraro, faciliated by Dustin Lanier.

A discussion with Nicholas ITincher about keeping business value in the center of procurement automation projects, originally recorded for the National Association of Education Procurement.

An extended question answer period on evaluation and negotiation topics with questions involving Raj Sharma, Jennifer Sulentic, Warren Beardall and Victor Leamer to our procurement practitioners panel including Jaime Schorr, Jenny Hedderman, Jonathan Walker, and Christin Webb facilitated by Dustin Lanier, CPPO.

An open line discussion about evaluation and negotiation topics with procurement practitioners including Jaime Schorr, Jenny Hedderman, Jonathan Walker, Christin Webb facilitated by Dustin Lanier, CPPO. Look for the extended cut with questions involving Raj Sharma, Jennifer Sulentic, Warren Beardall and Victor Leamer.

Practiioners Jaime Schorr, Lenora Sevillian Jenny Hedderman, Esq. James E. Crenshaw, Christin Webb, Christine Semeraro and Lisa Rolik Join Dustin Lanier, CPPO in a discussion of the transition to a successful vendor relationship after the end of a procurement.

Great conversation and open discussion on approaching public procurement to allow for agility from practitioners Jaime Schorr, Jennie Hedderman, James Crenshaw, Christin Webb, Christina Semeraro, and Victor Leamer.

A discussion between Dustin Lanier and Aaron Carter about Procurement Agility during an online session of the National Association of Education Procurement. Public Procurement Change Agents Aaron Carter, University of Illinois 1:1

Jim Colangelo covers a variety of topics including transformation in Michigan, KPIs, organizational design, procurement agility, and innovations. Public Procurement Change Agents Jim Colangelo, CPO State of Michigan 1:1

A discussion with Jenn Myers, the NIGP Young Professional of 2020 and City of Tucson Procurement Manager.  A great view into our next-generation leaders! Public Procurement Change Agents Jenn Myers, Procurement Manager City of Tucson, 1:1 Interview