Thank you to everyone who attended Symposium 2025 in Kansas City. Whether you shuffled workload, rescheduled meetings or braved a mini blizzard to make it happen, we’re so glad you came. 65 bid and proposal professionals all in one place. Hope everyone had a great happy hour and event filled with keynotes, breakout sessions and goodies. Special thank you to all presenters, the GMC board, Jaime Taets, Tina Neidlein and Crossroads Hotel. Also congratulations to everyone who won a prize + Bette Sturino, CP CL APMP (Lifetime Achievement Award) and Heidi Romero, CP APMP (2024 Mentor of the Year).
Please keep an eye out for future webinars — our presenters may reprise their sessions! We have included some of their presentation decks below.
You can also check out bonus digital content HERE.
The Climb to Success
Keynote Speaker: Jaime Taets
Unpanicked
Keynote: Tina Neidlein
Brevity in the Age of Warp Speed
Presenter: Michelle Harrison
View this session here: Brevity
Building a High Performing Proposal Team
Presenters: Silke Cole & Alyssa Voboril
View the session here: Building a High-Performing Proposal Team
Procurement Portals: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Presenters: Susan Melidosian & Brooke Bryant
View this session here: Procurement Portals
Communicating Through Chaos
Presenters: JL Heather & Amanda Heather
View this session here: Communicating through Chaos
Ignite Your Career Trajectory
Speaker: Mary Frances Pokrzywinski
Panelists: Karin Held, Lindsay Lange & Kaitlin Kousaie
View the session content here: Ignite Your Career Trajectory
Unlock the Secrets to Stellar Presentations
Presenter: Jared Haskett
Final slide deck here: Secret to Stellar Presentations_Final Slide Deck
Slide “doc” here: Secret to Stellar Presentations_Final Slide Doc
DE&I in the Workplace
Speaker: Tori Bunk
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Thank you to Burns & McDonnell for sponsoring our printing costs for this event! We’re proud to partner with a Kansas City based corporate sponsor with 80+ APMP members.