About the Event

Ontario Colleges Procurement Management Association (OCPMA)

The OCPMA 2025 Spring Virtual Conference, scheduled for June 3–4, will bring together procurement professionals from Ontario’s colleges for a dynamic two-day agenda focused on collaboration, innovation, and strategic alignment. The conference will open with executive and committee updates from key institutions, offering transparency on governance, financials, and ongoing projects such as the Sustainable Procurement initiative and Tariff Advisory Committee activities.
College Members will gain valuable insights from external partners, including a comprehensive update from Supply Ontario on category management strategies and a forward-looking presentation from OECM on supplier and customer relationship advancements. The agenda will also prioritize professional development with a session on resilience and mental well-being and include a timely legal update addressing the complexities of cross-border purchasing from U.S. businesses.
There will also be time for the colleges to network with each other, discuss important industry issues and develop strategies to tackle these. 

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   Moderators


Jason Stober-Baboushkin - Chair

Carol Izzio – Vice Chair

Melanie Koicha – Communications Officer

Organizations

Agenda

Agenda

time icon06/04/2025 09:00 to
12:30

Day 2

OCPMA Business (09:00 am to 09:15 am EST)


Modern Mind Therapy (09:15am to 10:15 am EST)

  Topic: Coping Through Change: Resilience, Mindset, & Collaboration


Legal Update (10:15 am to 11:00am EST)

  Topic: Purchasing from U.S. Businesses


Break (11:00 am to 11:15 am EST)


OCPMA Business (11:15 am to 12:30 pm EST)


speaker headshot Daniel Fabiano
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
speaker headshot Heather Fisher

speaker headshot Mackenzie Fournier

time icon06/03/2025 09:00 to
12:30

Day 1

OCPMA (09:00 am to 09:30 am EST)


Executive Updates (09:30 am to 10:00 am EST)

  ASCC Update

  Chair’s Report 

  Approval of Minutes from Fall 2024 Conference

  Treasury Report

  Committee Reports

  Sustainable Procurement Project

  Tariff Advisory Committee (TAC)


Supply Ontario Update (10:00 am to 10:45 am EST)


Break (10:45 am to 11:00 am EST)


An Overview of the Latest Initiatives at OECM (11:00 am to 11:45 am EST)


OCPMA Business (11:45 am to 12:30 pm EST)



speaker headshot Lydia Toledo
Vice-President, Category Management, Goods & Services
speaker headshot Dale Wernham, MBA
Director, Category Management - Clinical
speaker headshot Fatema Valji
Director, Business Support Branch
speaker headshot Shelly Ann Henry
OECM’s Director of Customer Relationship Management
speaker headshot Tibor Galambos
OECM’s Director of Supplier Relationship Management
speaker headshot Perry Arzumanian
OECM’s Director of Strategic Sourcing

Frequently Asked questions


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The live stream will be held virtually on vFairs.
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No. You do not need to download or install any software to participate in the conference. You only need to have access to the Internet.
Contact Information
Email: specialevents@sheridancollege.ca