2025 event schedule

8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Event check-in and on-site registration

Fourth-floor prefunction area

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Come-and-go networking at state-hosted booths

Painted Sky Ballroom, fourth floor

9:00 a.m.

Welcome remarks (State Purchasing Director Amanda Otis).

Speaker stage, Painted Sky Ballroom, fourth floor

12:00 p.m.

Midday remarks (Director of Research and Economic Analysis Services Aldwyn Sappleton, Oklahoma Dept. of Commerce).

Speaker stage, Painted Sky Ballroom, fourth floor

12:30-1:30 p.m.

State of Technology Luncheon

($65 fee; pre-registration required)

Junior ballroom (302A-D)

12:30-1:30 p.m.

State-hosted booths closed for staff lunch break

Painted Sky Ballroom, fourth floor

1:45-5:00 p.m.

Come-and-go networking at state hosted booths

Painted Sky Ballroom, fourth floor

4:30 p.m.

Closing remarks (State Purchasing Director Amanda Otis).

Speaker stage, Painted Sky Ballroom, fourth floor

5:00 p.m.

End of Day 1

8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Event check-in and on-site registration

Fourth-floor prefunction area

9:00-9:45 a.m.

Navigating the State Bidding Process

301A-B

10:00-10:45 a.m.

Statewide Contract Opportunities

301A-B

11:00-11:45 a.m.

Feedback and Q&A with Procurement Professionals

301A-B

1:00-1:45 p.m.

National Cooperative Opportunities

301C-D

1:00-1:45 p.m.

Doing Business with Oklahoma County

301A-B

2:00-2:45 p.m.

Cybersecurity in State Government

Junior ballroom (302A-D)

3:00-3:30 p.m.

Construction and Properties

301A-B

3:00-3:30 p.m.

Veteran-owned Businesses and Why to Hire a Vet

301C-D