Simplifying Government Procurement

Government procurement is complex, high-stakes, time-sensitive, and too important to be left to inefficient systems like emails, spreadsheets, and shared drives.

Most digital procurement solutions on the market only offer so much benefit to agencies, though. Many of these systems can't adapt as technology changes – meaning they are challenging to update, quickly become difficult to use, and ultimately become obsolete.

Modernizing procurement technology is the right answer, but it isn't a linear path. Most agencies can't simply remove old technology and deploy new technology – They need sourcing tools that bring together existing systems and commercial off-the-shelf solutions.

Join subject matter experts from Government Technology and Appian on August 21, 2023, at 10 AM PT/ 1 PM ET to explore the best path for organizations looking to streamline procurement processes.

Key takeaways include:

The key drivers of procurement modernization
How to get started with modernizing the procurement process
The best practices for complete, compliant and consistent procurement

Speaker and Presenter Information

Ben Allen

Public Sector Solutions Vice President, Appian

Ben Allen is the Director for Acquisition Solutions at Appian. He has been at Appian for 19 years delivering Federal Civilian and Department of Defense (DoD) solutions on the Appian platform. For over a decade now, Ben has specialized in government acquisition and creating Appian solutions to satisfy our customer’s most complex acquisition requirements. In his current role at Appian, Ben is responsible for the development of Acquisition Solutions for the government market. He works closely with our customers as well as staying active in the acquisition community to understand the current and emerging acquisition landscape and how best to apply Appian. Ben holds a BS in Economics and a BA in Computer Science from Duke University.

Sarah Fixel, SLED Solutions Director, Appian

Sarah Fixel is new to Appian but brings with her over 10 years of procurement experience in State & Local Government.
In her current role as SLED Solutions Director she is responsible for ensuring the Appian eProcurement solution meets the needs of the State & Local community.
Sarah holds a BS in Business Administration from Wake Forest University.

Ryan Czapka, Solutions Consultant, Appian

Ryan Czapka has been at Appian for 2.5 years with 5 years of prior experience implementing low-code solutions within the Federal Civilian space. He is responsible for demonstrating how the Appian platform can address the technical day-to-day challenges across both federal, state and local governments. Ryan holds a BS in Information Sciences and Technology from Penn State University.

Michael Leahy — Moderator, Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Michael G. Leahy is an experienced Senior Executive, Attorney and Regulator with extensive public and private sector contributions leading organizations, solving complex problems, and applying process management, technology and common sense successfully.