Agenda
Monday, April 3
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
BoardroomRegistration / Opening Lunch
Sponsored By12:30 - 1:00 pm
Toucan/MacawIntroductions: CollegeBuys and Co-Chairs
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Toucan/MacawMajd Askar
Keynote: Let It Be Known
Asking for less than you really want doesn’t serve anyone. I dare you to try asking for what you really want. For any relationship to thrive, whether personal or professional, both parties have to take responsibility for clearly communicating their needs. So, let it be known!
Majd Askar
Sponsored By2:00 - 2:45 pm
Toucan/MacawLisa Mealoy
Kevin Flanagan
The Changing Landscape of Solar in CA: Challenges and Opportunities for Community Colleges
The session will provide an overview of impending changes to solar net metering rules in CA and how those changes will impact both existing and potential community college solar projects. The session will discuss existing incentives for solar and energy storage as well as provide details regarding an aggregated solar procurement opportunity through a partnership between CCLC and School Project for Utility Rate Reduction (SPURR).
Lisa Mealoy
Kevin Flanagan
2:45 - 3:00 pm
Collaboration Break
Sponsored By3:00 - 4:00 pm
Toucan/MacawHugh Lee
Legal Updates and Implementation
This presentation will highlight new legislation and its implications on California community college districts and review other recent changes in the law.
Hugh Lee
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Toucan/MacawJennifer Keiper
Jorge Burwick
CollegeBuys Update
CollegeBuys will provide an update on statewide contract offerings and strategies to continue fostering collaboration and innovation within the California Community College purchasing community.
Jennifer Keiper
Jorge Burwick
4:30 - 4:45 pm
Toucan/MacawMark Logan
Professional Development Workgroup Update
The Professional Development Workgroup (Pro-D Workgroup) is committed to collaborating with the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC) to elevate public procurement purchasing by supporting the professionals and the districts they serve. The Pro-D workgroup focuses on programs and opportunities that provide professional support and growth through workshops, training, forums, and mentorship opportunities.
Mark Logan
5:15 - 7:15 pm
Private Opening Reception
The event is open to Corporate Roundtable partners and Presenting Sponsors.
Sponsored By
Tuesday, April 4
7:30 - 8:30 am
BoardroomBreakfast
Sponsored By8:30 - 10:30 am
Toucan/MacawPaul Butler
Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness: Managing Yourself to Influence Others
It’s an inside-out approach: effective individuals make great coworkers and contribute to outstanding teams that form highly effective organizations. The evidence is overwhelming—organizations that develop the personal and interpersonal effectiveness of their employees are the same organizations that benefit from extraordinary results, successful projects, excellent teams, and trusted leaders. This keynote consists of a series of highly engaging and purposeful examples to help you realize that what you say and do, not only affects your own workplace performance but has a positive or negative influence on those you work with. You’ll be inspired to see how the choices and decisions you make throughout every working day can help you better serve your customers, your coworkers, and your teams. Remember: effective organizations begin with effective individuals.
Paul Butler
10:30 - 11:30 am
Rousseau SuiteExhibit Hall
11:35 - 12:25 pm
Toucan/Macaw- Valerie Lundy-Wagner
Jesse Gonzales
Anthony Maciel
April (Graham) Marin
Cyber Security & Vendor Risk Management
This panel presentation is intended to increase IT security awareness and provide best practices for third-party risk management. The Chancellor’s Office will provide high-level updates and guidance on system initiatives based on the results of the systemwide cyber security assessment; district technology officers will explain why third party risk is important, provide an overview on compliance assessments such as SOC2 and HECVAT, and partner with a procurement officer on providing best practices on how to mitigate risk through contractual terms and local processes as a partnership effort between IT and Purchasing.
- Valerie Lundy-Wagner
Jesse Gonzales
Anthony Maciel
April (Graham) Marin
12:30 - 1:45 pm
Beach North LawnLunch on the Beach
Sponsored By1:50 - 2:20 pm
Toucan/MacawLiz Avila-Delgado
Introduction to the New Purchasing Community in the Vision Resource Center
In this presentation, the audience will gain a better understanding of the Vision Resource Center and its features, resources and tools to sharpen their skills, collaborate with professionals from across the state, and find more professional development opportunities throughout the year. The Vision Resource Center is an online learning and communication platform that offers all California community college employees equitable access to professional development opportunities.
Participants will learn about the communities in the Vision Resource Center, where professionals from across the state can share resources, promote best practices, and spark discussions among college professionals, along with watching a short demonstration of how to access the new private Purchasing Community in the Vision Resource Center.
Liz Avila-Delgado
2:20 - 3:20 pm
Toucan/MacawRebekah Kalleen
Legislative Update on Community College Facilities and Procurement
Rebekah will provide a general overview of the 2023-24 legislative and budget cycle as it pertains to the California Community College system, with a focus on facilities and purchasing. Topics will include capital outlay funding, state school bond efforts, student housing, and legislative proposals that would affect facilities and purchasing.
Rebekah Kalleen
3:20 - 3:30 pm
Break
Sponsored By3:30 - 4:15 pm
Rousseau SuiteExhibit Hall
4:15 - 5:00 pm
Toucan/MacawAngelic Davis
Tina Nguyen-Schwarz
Strategic Procurement: What is it and How do we really Implement It?
This session would focus on practical steps to take procurement operations from a reactionary to a proactive approach by utilizing solutions that allow our teams to automate the day-to-day repetitive processes and focus on the more complex tasks, as well as gaining visibility of data that can assist our teams to identify and empower us to optimize our procurement processes utilizing a procure to pay solution.
Angelic Davis
Tina Nguyen-Schwarz
5:00 - 7:00 pm
BoardroomNetworking Mixer
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Wednesday, April 5
7:30 - 8:30 am
BoardroomBreakfast
Sponsored By8:30 - 9:30 am
Toucan/MacawPriya Jerome
Jennifer Keiper
J.C. Sales
Sherman Wong
Best Practices in Leveraging FCCC Contracts
This presentation will provide a background on the Foundation’s delegated legal authority as the systemwide contracting and procurement office, highlighting the differences between a traditional piggyback and how to effectively take to your board for approval. The session will also use two key agreements with Ellucian and Trane to demonstrate what to look for in the agreement, and how to either work with FoundationCCC or add additional terms at the local level to enhance the needs specific to your district.
Priya Jerome
Jennifer Keiper
J.C. Sales
Sherman Wong
9:30 - 9:45 am
Group Photo
9:45 - 11:30 am
Toucan/MacawKim Simonds
Angelic Davis
Heather Cade-Bauer
Teri Turner
Marie Hampton
Open Forum
Ever have a purchasing question you did not know the answer to? The open forum is a safe space to learn and collaborate where you can ask questions, discuss procurement issues, and solicit advice from your purchasing professional peers.
Kim Simonds
Angelic Davis
Heather Cade-Bauer
Teri Turner
Marie Hampton