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Impact

For mid to senior-level procurement leaders, the Impact program dives into the most sought-after topics, enhancing the skills you need to excel in your role. 

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

Join us for the Impact program, an exceptional gathering of mid to senior-level public procurement practitioners dedicated to addressing the top leadership challenges in a collaborative and supportive environment. This experience aims to foster strong relationships, actively solve contemporary challenges, and encourage the exchange of innovative ideas that may challenge conventional thinking. 

REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 8, 2025

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

For individuals who would not otherwise attend due to financial constraints. 

Scholarships cover the 
$895 Impact early registration fee.
All other costs are at the expense of the attendee.

Apply by August 31, 2025

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Thank you to our government partner

Impact 2026

Facilitators - Government Leadership Solutions

Dr. Jeff Pierce

Senior Consultant
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Ed Hard

Senior Consultant
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Mae Sinclair

Senior Consultant
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Trish Kordas

Chief Strategy Officer, Senior Consultant, Coach, Trainer
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Dr. Maria Church

CEO
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2026 Workshops
New Content. New Energy. Program Overview

Trust and Influence

Ethical Leadership in Complex Environments

Dr. Jeff Pierce

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Focus: Ethics • Public Trust • Organizational Politics • Strategic Influence • Trust Building

Today’s public procurement leaders are asked to lead in environments filled with complexity, competing demands, and declining trust. This workshop helps leaders navigate those realities by focusing on two essential capacities: trust and influence.

Through the lens of ethics and public value, participants will explore how to align personal values with organizational goals, gain influence without formal authority, and lead with credibility—even when facing political pressure or ambiguous choices. Leaders will work through real-world case scenarios and reflect on how their influence style and communication approach impact trust across teams and stakeholders.

Grounded in 2025 research from Development Dimensions International (DDI), the session highlights the steep drop in trust in immediate managers—from 46% to 29%—and explores why restoring trust has become a strategic imperative. Participants will examine the three levels of trust (self, relational, organizational), and leave with actionable tools to build psychological safety, promote open dialogue, and make ethically grounded decisions that stand up under scrutiny.

Trust and Influence: Ethical Leadership in Complex Environments
Resilient Leadership

Navigating Uncertainty with Strategy and Strength

Ed Hard

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Focus: Change Management • Resilience & Stress Management • Burnout Prevention • Strategic Agility • Crisis Leadership

Crises and constraints are no longer the exception—they’re the environment. This workshop helps leaders stay grounded and decisive when resources are tight, timelines are squeezed, and the future is unclear. Using real-world public-sector scenarios, participants will engage in strategic simulations to plan responses to uncertainty, lead with empathy, and build organizational and personal resilience.

New insights from DDI’s 2025 study will anchor our conversation around stress and burnout. With 71% of leaders now reporting heightened stress, and time scarcity emerging as the number one predictor of burnout and disengagement, leaders must learn to adapt without losing direction. This session introduces practical tools for reflective decision-making, stress-as-growth frameworks, and prioritization under pressure.

Resilient Leadership: Navigating Uncertainty with Strategy and Strength
People First

Building & Sustaining High-Performing Teams

Mae Sinclair

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Focus: Talent Development • Emotional Intelligence • Coaching • Conflict • Recognition • Team Culture

High-performing teams don’t just happen—they’re built through trust, coaching, and culture. This workshop puts people at the center of leadership by exploring the emotional and interpersonal dynamics that shape team performance. Participants will discover how to shift from managing to coaching, and how to strengthen trust through developmental conversations, feedback, and recognition.

Using 2025 data from Development Dimensions International (DDI), we’ll explore why employees who receive coaching are 9X more likely to trust their leader. We’ll also connect trust-building to emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and inclusive recognition practices that reinforce team cohesion and growth.

Participants will engage in exercises to assess their coaching strengths, recognize coaching moments, and apply a powerful coaching dialogue model. By practicing appreciative questioning and personalized goal alignment, leaders will learn how to motivate team members, uplevel thinking, and build coaching relationships that drive lasting performance improvement.

People First: Building & Sustaining High-Performing Teams
Innovation Lab

Designing the Future of Public Procurement

Trish Kordas

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Focus: Creative Thinking • Innovation Tools • Design & Systems Thinking • Collaboration • Prototyping • Strategic Foresight

Step into the Innovation Lab—a dynamic, hands-on experience designed to unlock bold thinking and inspire experimentation. In an era of fast-evolving technologies, legacy policies, and rising expectations, public sector leaders must not only adapt—but lead the way with creativity, vision, and strategic courage.

In this session, participants will break free from conventional problem-solving patterns, explore bold new ideas, and apply rapid prototyping techniques to bring those ideas to life. Through interactive exercises like mind mapping, SCAMPER, and rapid prototyping, you’ll challenge assumptions, uncover new possibilities, and build innovation muscle in real time.

You’ll leave with practical tools and a future-focused mindset to champion innovation.

Innovation Lab: Designing the Future of Public Procurement

New This Year

Impact attendees will have access to brand-new sessions as part of the overall Summit experience. Based on feedback, these sessions will be available virtually over the five months following the event—so you are able to revisit, catch up, or dive deeper on your schedule.

* Content Subject to Change

  • Leading Without the Title: Everyday Influence in Public Procurement

    Leadership isn’t just for those with formal titles. In fact, some of the most impactful leadership happens behind the scenes—through initiative, credibility, and everyday professionalism. This session empowers frontline and mid-level professionals to step into influence, champion procurement values, and help shape organizational culture from any position. 

  • Great teams don’t just happen—they’re built intentionally

    This session explores how to develop the next generation of leaders through mentorship and structured succession planning. Learn how to foster growth at every level, mentor across generations, and formalize development pathways—especially in agencies facing workforce shortages and high retirement rates. 

  • Procurement on the Margins: Raising the Voice of Small and Mid-Sized Agencies

    Not every agency has the luxury of expansive budgets or organizational clout. This session gives voice to leaders from smaller or mid-sized entities, exploring their unique challenges—and the innovative ways they carve out influence, build credibility, and modernize practices despite constraints. 

  • Culture-Driven Leadership: Navigating Bias, Belonging, and Cultural Intelligence 

    Leadership today demands more than technical skill—it requires cultural fluency. This session introduces frameworks for recognizing bias, building inclusive teams, and leading with cultural intelligence (CQ). Participants will examine how identity, empathy, and equity shape performance, trust, and team dynamics. 

  • Policy Meets People: Hiring, Retention & Reform in a Restrictive Landscape

    What happens when you’re expected to recruit and retain top talent—but your policies won’t let you? This session explores the paradox of public-sector hiring in highly regulated environments. Learn from peers about workarounds, advocacy techniques, and reforms that build a more flexible, inclusive workforce.