This is a collective community. TPRM and SCRM [are] emerging in every industry that we come across. And the more we can share our knowledge, our education, and our experiences, the better we can be as a collective industry.

If [you] have not attended TPRA previously, it is a great value for the price and the return on investment. Absolutely #1 conference to come back to you this year.

I think it's great to collect feedback in a "meeting of the minds," so to say, and get an opportunity to really share, and realize that we're not alone in some of the struggles we deal with.

I really kind of felt like I met my tribe. I met all of these people who understood what we were trying to accomplish at my company. These sessions, the pure learning – even just the networking in that, it's the right people to be around – it really makes everything we’re talking about relevant and meaningful.

The best part of this conference has definitely been the fact that I have a chance to connect with other people who do the same thing as me. I work in a credit union where I am the only person who does vendor management, and half the time, nobody really understands what I do.

The fact that I can actually talk to people about some of the challenges that I have and share information has been tremendous. I don't get to do this every day.

If somebody is considering attending this conference, I would tell them that there is information here, there are networking opportunities here that aren't available anywhere else.

My favorite sessions are always the roundtables because it's an opportunity for people to get together and share information in a way that's very safe. There are no assumptions about expertise level or experience. And it's the ability for people to learn that they're not the only ones dealing with certain situations. You're in a safe environment now where you can ask questions, learn, and share.

My favorite part of the TPRA conference has definitely been the opportunity to network and talk with peers in the industry. It's really hard to find other people in the manufacturing space, and having a roundtable dedicated to the industry has been very valuable and provides a lot of insight.