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Connecting community
29 June 2026
Perth
Join us for an in-person catch-up in Perth.
By attending this webinar, you can earn 1 CEU/CPD point through APMP education and training, to maintain your APMP Certification.
Sharing knowledge
18 June 2026
Online
In high stakes bidding environments, success hinges on more than a compelling a proposal. It requires a high-performing, aligned and resilient bid team.
Join Melinda Soncini, Principal of TransformX Consulting and a sector lead in collaborative working and bid enablement, for a practical and insight-rich webinar on how to build and lead effective bid teams that win.
By attending this webinar, you can earn 1 CEU/CPD point through APMP education and training, to maintain your APMP Certification.
Certification Sponsorship
1 June 2026
In 2026, APMP ANZ is proud to offer two Certification Sponsorship intakes, one in June and another in September, with each intake awarding a Foundation and Practitioner Certification, and a Micro-Certification sponsorship. These sponsorships cover the full cost of your exam, funded by APMP ANZ and include a free Preparation Course for Foundation and Practitioner, generously provided by BidWrite.
Designed to support members who are ready to advance their professional certification journey, this initiative aims to remove financial and structural barriers, helping you take the next confident step in your career.
The June intake opens on Monday, the 1st of June 2026 and applications will close on Friday, the 3rd of July, with winners to be announced in August.
2026 Conference
Shining a light on the proposal profession
2026 Conference
Overview
The 2026 APMP ANZ Bid Winning Conference brought the proposal community together in Melbourne from 5-7 May for three packed days of learning, connection, competition and celebration.
This year’s conference welcomed over 170 delegates, supported by 9 brilliant sponsors, and featured 14 speaker sessions across the main stage and breakout tracks. Delegates heard from keynote speakers, panellists, industry leaders and subject matter experts, with a program designed to shine a light on the strategy, skill and teamwork behind great bid and proposal work.
Conference Sponsors
Special thanks to our 2026 conference sponsors for helping make this year’s event possible.
Platinum Sponsor
Responsive
Gold Sponsor
BidWrite and OpenAsset
Silver Sponsors
Rohirrim and VisibleThread
Trade Exhibitors
AutoRFP.ai, Systematiq and Tendl
Conference Advocate
Primed Team
We are grateful for the ongoing support of our sponsors and exhibitors, and for the role they play in helping our APMP ANZ community continue to grow.
Main Stage Highlights
The conference opened with Charmaine Keegan, who set the tone with Be the Trusted Advisor, a practical and energising keynote on influence, trust and value in client relationships.
Day one also featured:
Steve Tighe with Making the Future Work For You
Jonathan Dutton and panellists with Where is Procurement Heading
Belinda Coates and panellists with Future of Work, AI & Leadership Panel
Day two continued with main stage sessions from:
Harry Moffitt with Building Strong Minds (and Teams)
Deborah Mazoudier with From Insight to Win: Crafting a Tender Strategy
Delegates also had the opportunity to choose their own conference experience, with two speaker tracks on day two and three speaker tracks on day three, covering topics across strategy, AI, leadership, writing, collaboration, procurement, pricing, graphics and career development.
Networking
One of the highlights of the conference was the chance to connect in person.
This year’s networking evening was designed to get delegates talking, laughing and meeting new people through a few fun activities. It was a great success, with plenty of energy in the room and a strong reminder of why face-to-face connection matters.
For many delegates, the conference was a chance to turn online connections into real ones, catch up with past colleagues, meet other proposal professionals, and feel part of a wider community that understands the work we do.
New Conference Initiatives
This year, APMP ANZ introduced several new initiatives to add more colour, personality and fun to the conference experience.
Melbourne-based live drawing and graphic recording artist Alice Edy captured wonderful artistic impressions of the day one keynote sessions, turning the main stage conversations into visual reflections delegates could enjoy throughout the event.
The Bid Confessions Board gave delegates a chance to unburden themselves by writing down a bid confession and sticking it on the board, or crumpling it into a ball and dropping it into the bid bin as a very cathartic conference exercise.
We also introduced a set of fun conference pins for delegates to add to their lanyards, featuring bid-related slogans including Professional Cat Herder, This is my deadline face, Professional Fire Put-Outerer, Keep calm and read the RFP, and many more.
To close out the final day, we launched The Great Proposal Quiz Show, a fun, competitive session that pitted Generation X, Y and Z against each other to see who had been paying attention across the conference. It was a lively way to finish the program and celebrate the competitive spirit of bid professionals.
Delegate Competition and Prizes
Delegates also competed through the conference app, earning points by connecting with each other, completing surveys, visiting exhibition stands and uploading photos.
The prizes included:
A weekend stay at The Langham
A $100 gift voucher
A Melbourne-based puzzle by a local artist
A bundle of the much-coveted conference pins
As part of the APMP ANZ refer-a-friend campaign, we were also pleased to give away 10 APMP micro-certification vouchers to support continued professional development across our community.
APMP ANZ Awards and Gala Dinner
The APMP ANZ Gala Dinner was a special evening of celebration, recognition and connection.
The 2026 APMP ANZ Awards recognised the achievements and contributions of individuals and teams across our profession, shining a light on the people helping to strengthen, grow and champion proposal management across Australia and New Zealand.
Congratulations to our 2026 award winners:
Proposal Industry Contributor Award: Jacqueline Pike
High Impact Award: Natasha Kentwell
Proposal Team or Collaboration Award: The Kuta JV, Aurecon-WSP Team for Urban Utilities
Emerging Professional Award: Zachary Rose
Congratulations to all finalists and winners, and thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a colleague, peer, team member or organisation. Recognition matters in our industry, and it was wonderful to celebrate the work, effort and impact of our community.
Conference Survey
Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the conference survey on the day.
This year, 48% of conference delegates completed the survey, a significant increase from the 25.8% response rate in 2024. We are grateful for this feedback, which helps APMP ANZ understand what delegates valued, where we can improve, and how we can keep evolving the conference experience for our members and wider community.
We look forward to reviewing the survey results and sharing the key findings with members soon.
Thank You
Thank you to every delegate, speaker, sponsor, exhibitor, volunteer, committee member and event partner who helped make the 2026 APMP ANZ Bid Winning Conference such a success.
From keynote sessions and speaker tracks to live drawing, bid confessions, lanyard pins, quiz show bragging rights and award celebrations, the conference was a vibrant reminder of the talent, humour, generosity and commitment within our profession.
2024 Conference
More wins, less effort
Overview
The 2024 APMP ANZ Conference was held in Brisbane on 28-30 May and attended by approximately 170 delegates. A fabulous three days conference covering a lot of activities such as certification training, keynote speakers, panel discussions, round table updates, masterclasses, sponsor presentations, dinner, dancing and awards. List of attendees included members from outside Australia and New Zealand. Thanks to our members for the massive effort to travel from locations including USA, India and Hong Kong. The essence of the conference summarised into one clear message “More wins, less effort – with better bid response”
Conference Sponsors
Special thanks to our conference sponsors:
Our Platinum Sponsor:
Aurora Marketing – Tenders, Bids, Proposals, Submissions.
Gold Sponsors:
BidWrite, Rohirrim and AutogenAI.
Our Gala Dinner Main Sponsor:
Tender Plus.
Our trade exhibitors:
Bidhive and Visible Thread.
Key Note Speakers
Over the jam-packed 3 days, we experienced insightful discussions and engaging presentations on various topics important to bidding such as understanding the procurement perspective, using data and understanding emerging forces to increase bid success, AI and bid management, and reflecting on great leadership to create more positive bid team dynamics.
Conference Survey and Poll
We are pleased to present the findings of the onsite survey and poll results, that were carried out at the APMP ANZ 2024 Bid Winning Conference in May 2024. Delegates were encouraged to complete a short survey to understand their overall conference experience and any expressions of interest for committee vacancies and the mentoring program.
Onsite survey – we received 43 out of 169 possible responses indicating a 25.4% response rate. The survey focused on all elements of the conference and delegate’s feedback, including the following results:
93% of delegates rated the overall conference experience as 4 or above (with 5 being excellent)
79% of delegates rated the quality of conference speakers and content as 4 or above (with 5 being excellent).
+79% of delegates rated the venue, catering and conference communication as 4 or above for all three aspects (with 5 being excellent)
89% of delegates rated the gala dinner as 4 or above (with 5 being excellent), and
100% of delegates said they would attend another APMP ANZ conference.
Poll result – we received 77 out of 169 possible responses indicating a 45.6% response rate. The poll was focused on where delegates would like the next conference to take place. Results showed Melbourne (55%) as the preferred city to host the next APMP ANZ Conference (note: Sydney - 32% and Brisbane - 13%).
Networking and Gala Dinner
ANZ Conference offered valuable networking opportunities and a splendid gala dinner and celebration of our APMP ANZ Award winners. The best part of the conference was forging virtual relationships into something real, making new friends and catching up with like-minded professionals. Reconnecting & catching up with past collaborators, mentors, and meeting new faces was truly special.
Conclusion
With the conclusion of the APMP ANZ Conference, we want to take a moment to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all participants, speakers, sponsors, and organisers for making this event a resounding success.
We hope that you found the conference informative, inspiring, and enriching, and that you’ve forged new connections and acquired valuable insights to take back to your respective endeavors. Once again, thank you to all who made this event possible. Your passion, expertise, and dedication are what make the APMP ANZ Conference such a vibrant and dynamic gathering.
2022 Conference
Reconnect to grow
Overview:
The 2022 APMP ANZ Conference was held in Sydney on 7-8 September and attended by approximately 170 delegates. “Reconnect to Grow” was born out of the need to bring together our members (and extended bid and proposal “tribe” post lockdown(s) to reconnect motivate and inspire.
Key Note Speakers:
Over two jam packed days we delivered a mix of key-note speakers covering global, industry and procurement trends, with more fast-paced format presenters (“Ted Talks” style) discussing sales-cycle information in fun and interesting ways.
Networking and Gala Dinner:
Our full Agenda meant networking occurred in the breaks and during the gala dinner. The gala dinner was a stand-up cocktail event that was held off-site at a gorgeous five-star venue with great entertainment.
Feedback:
Feedback from our delegates was positive as validated by an extraordinary number of testimonials, such as:
“Great to be amongst like-minded people.”
“Empowering and interesting. Gaining new perspectives and learning so much about the industry.”
“I enjoyed the two days and found the content beneficial to my own personal development.”
“Great conference, full of intelligent and well-articulated ideas and concepts about tendering and proposals.”
“Two days of motivating content, we are heading back to our organisation energised and armed to improve. Thanks!”
“A great conference. I learnt a lot! Really liked the practical tips and questions and cheat sheet.”
“Extremely well and professionally organised, great speakers and presenters, well balanced flow of agenda items and breaks. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my first APMP conference and am looking forward to the next one.”
Conclusion:
The 2022 APMP ANZ Conference was a great success. It provided delegates with the opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, learn new skills and network with other members of the bid and proposal community. We highly recommend attending the next APMP Conference.
2019 Conference
Make an impact
In 2019, 170 proposal professionals from Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East gathered in Melbourne to celebrate the industry and explore how each of us could make a difference. The conference delivered world-class insights from international speakers alongside fantastic local expertise, leaving delegates inspired and energised.
A standout moment was APMP Global CEO Rick Harris making the long journey from Washington DC to see firsthand why the ANZ conference is so highly regarded. Mike Parkinson’s keynote reinforced the power of a well-crafted infographic, while Tom Sant challenged attendees to rethink value propositions. Kat Barter encouraged a refocus on priorities to beat burnout, and Kelly Richmond’s use of Mr Men and Little Miss characters provided a fresh perspective on bid team behaviours.
Laughter and learning went hand in hand, with the inaugural APMP game show, hosted by Rick Harris, adding a fun new element. But what truly stood out was the vibe—as famously referenced in The Castle. The energy in the room was palpable, with conversations flowing about fresh ideas and new connections. This excitement carried into the gala event, where delegates posed with scuba divers and endured a wave of fish puns from MC Felix Becker. It was a conference to remember—full of insights, camaraderie, and a shared passion for the profession.
Here’s a look back at our 2019 conference in numbers:
