by Janice Marquardt | Jun 16, 2026 | Conferences
Sometimes at a conference, a talk just lands. It’s well-articulated, from a reputable source, and delivers the message in such a way that we can hear it. This happened to me twice this conference season (it’s a good year!), and this second time was about AI. The...
by Janice Marquardt | Jun 9, 2026 | Conferences, Creative Solutions
I was lucky enough to head to DPW New York last week, often considered the leading edge procurement conference. The official theme was “Recode” for 2026 with excellent speakers talking about AI in Procurement. The whole conference was a little less polished than I...
by Janice Marquardt | Jun 2, 2026 | Conferences, Creative Solutions
Welcome to part two of my notes from the Utility Supply Management Alliance (USMA) conference in Florida. If you missed the notes on a team’s success and on creativity, check them out here! Note they are NOT utility-specific or even supply chain-specific, and neither...
by Janice Marquardt | May 26, 2026 | Conferences, Creative Solutions
For a utility conference, the keynotes were shockingly (refreshingly?) non-utility. I just got back from the Utility Supply Management Alliance (USMA) conference in Florida, and what an interesting conference! I got done typing my notes from the four (!) keynotes at...
by Janice Marquardt | May 5, 2026 | Conferences
Conference season is in full swing! Do you have any good ones on your itinerary? When I was in charge of a team, I used to task team members who went to conferences with coming back and presenting what they learned to the group. We didn’t go to many conferences at the...
