Engage. Explore. Elevate.

The must-attend virtual conference for Strategic Response Management

Where bid and proposal pros gather

If you’re a Responsive customer — or a response strategist pushing beyond limits — this no-cost event is not to be missed.

Must-see keynotes and breakout sessions

Featuring industry luminaries, proposal executives, and Responsive customers from around the world. 

Engage

Inspiring stories from Responsive customers celebrating career-defining wins

Explore

The latest AI enhancements to the Responsive Platform and a look ahead

Elevate

Best practices and 
key trends in 
Strategic Response Management

Featured speakers

Ganesh Shankar

Chief Executive Officer, 
Responsive

Danelle Morrow

Vice President, North America Creative Services & Proposal Development Center, Sodexo

AJ Sunder

Chief Information/Chief Product Officer,
Responsive

Kristen Carloni, CFA

Global Head of Business Proposal Team, Aladdin at BlackRock

Ariana Amplo

Vice President,
Professional Services, Responsive

Carrie Jordan

Global Dir of Proposals, Microsoft Corporation

Jennifer Cannizzaro

Vice President,
Product Marketing, Responsive

Sankar Lagudu

Chief Operating Officer, Responsive

Eve Alexander

Vice President of Product Marketing,
Seismic

Jain Willis

Content Developer, O.C. Tanner

Michael Londgren

Chief Marketing Officer,
Responsive

DeeAnn Powers

Sr. Manager of Operations, Services & Support, Invicti Security

Sasha Spektor

Professional Services Consultant, Responsive

Brian Astman

Director, Business Development, ACRT Services

Shelby Nadler

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Responsive

Who should attend?

Executives and practitioners in proposal management, sales, IT, finance, legal, and executive management roles involved in managing bids, proposals, and other information requests at companies of all sizes.

Get 20% off of your Responsive certification

As a special addition to the Responsive Summit, we’re offering Responsive users an exclusive Certification Workshop on October 2 designed to prepare you for the Responsive Professional Certificate Exams.

Agenda

8am - 10am PT

Keynotes

Elevate your impact

Come hear from top Responsive community leaders as well as visionaries from around the world who will be discussing how to solve organizations’ biggest Strategic Response Management challenges.

10am - 11am PT

Breakout
Track
Sessions

Engage with the community Get insights from industry leaders who have mastered the art of the deal and gone from zero to hero in the way they have built and scaled their teams, practices, and technologies.

Choose from a variety of 20-min. sessions.

Explore AI in action See Responsive AI in practice as we dive deep into our latest product innovations and share an "under the hood" view of how AI is powering our platform and helping our customers win more opportunities.

8am - 10am PT

Keynotes

Elevate your impact

Come hear from top Responsive community leaders as well as visionaries from around the world who will be discussing how to solve organizations’ biggest Strategic Response Management challenges.

10am - 11am PT

Breakout Track Sessions

Choose from a variety of 20-min. sessions.

Engage with the community

Get insights from industry leaders who have mastered the art of the deal and gone from zero to hero in the way they have built and scaled their teams, practices, and technologies.

Explore AI in action

See Responsive AI in practice as we dive deep into our latest product innovations and share an "under the hood" view of how AI is powering our platform and helping our customers win more opportunities.

Responsive Summit FAQs

Can I attend the Responsive Summit if I am not a customer?

Yes. The summit is for our community as well as the extended community of global response professionals.

No. Responsive Summit is free to everyone.

Yes. The summit is interactive with live Q&A and chat throughout the event.

Yes. Event registrants will be able to access videos on demand. An email with the link will be shared after the event concludes.

If you don’t see your confirmation email in your inbox, please check your Junk/Spam folder. If it’s not there, please email [email protected]

For technical assistance with registration, please contact [email protected]

You can register and join the community here.

Ganesh Shankar

Chief Executive Officer, Responsive

An accomplished product manager and subject matter expert, Ganesh has successfully leveraged best-in-class technologies to transform response business operations for enterprise, small and medium-sized organizations.

Danelle Morrow

Vice President, North America Creative Services & Proposal Development Center, Sodexo

Danelle Morrow, CF APMP, is an award-winning proposal executive with 15 years’ experience leveraging compelling proposals and presentations to achieve new business growth and retention while elevating proposal departments to new heights.

AJ Sunder

Chief Information/Chief Product Officer, Responsive

A highly experienced Information Security Analyst, Sunder oversees development of advanced SaaS technologies and AI to improve the response process and increase business close rates.

Kristen Carloni, CFA

Global Head of Business Proposal Team, Aladdin at BlackRock

As an experienced response leader, Kristen is focused on holistically improving business processes and increasing their scalability. She has extensive experience implementing innovative technologies such as third-party proposal management tools and AI capabilities in order to create winning proposals.

Ariana Amplo

Vice President, Professional Services, Responsive

A successful entrepreneur, Ariana has a background in financial services, consulting and investment management. She has helped countless corporations, nonprofits and municipalities complete successful RFPs and proposals.

Carrie Jordan

Global Dir of Proposals, Microsoft Corporation

Carrie has over 15 years of experience in proposal management, coordination, writing, editing, content curation, and desktop publishing and was awarded APMP 40 Under 40 award in 2021.

Jennifer Cannizzaro

Vice President, Product Marketing, Responsive

Jennifer brings more than 15 years of commercial strategy, product marketing, and marketing leadership in B2B/B2B2C and has worked across diverse industries, geographies, and operating environments. She is passionate about transforming response processes from a dreaded “painful necessity” to a “necessary to win.”

Sankar Lagudu

Chief Operating Officer, Responsive

Entrepreneur with 20+ years of cross-functional IT experience. Sankar is passionate about delivering organizational excellence and high-value solutions with superior user experience for responders.

Eve Alexander

Vice President of Product Marketing, Seismic

Eve Alexander is the Vice President of Product Marketing at Seismic, a leading revenue enablement platform. A B2B marketer for nearly 20 years, she’s led global teams for SaaS startups and public companies, and has been recognized as a Pavilion Top 50 Marchitects and Product Marketing Alliance Top 100 Product Marketing Influencer

Jain Willis

Content Developer, O.C. Tanner

Jain found her way to the proposal industry via grant writing at a non-profit. With ten years in the industry, she is focused on reducing response time, documenting and improving processes, and creating strong content.

Michael Londgren

Chief Marketing Officer, Responsive

Strategic, passionate, high-impact leader with a strong record of helping companies scale rapidly. Michael drives marketing for SaaS businesses ranging from startups to enterprise organizations.

DeeAnn Powers

Sr. Manager of Operations, Services & Support

DeeAnn brings clarity, consistency, and charisma to the RFP process at Invicti. Like the Invicti platform, DeeAnn has taken 20+ years in Financial Services and Information Security and built an RFx program that is fast, accurate, and covers every form of request from formal RFPs, RFI's, Third Party Assessments, Vendor Onboarding, DDQ's and more.

Sasha Spektor

Professional Services Consultant, Responsive

As an RFx Professional Services Consultant at Responsive, Sasha empowers proposal teams to craft standout proposals and develop data-driven process improvements. Her approach blends industry insights with expertise in AI-driven automation, driving efficiency and impact.

Brian Astman

Director, Business Development at ACRT Services,

Brian’s background spans both the consumer product goods sector and the consulting industry. His expertise lies in the areas of Utility Vegetation Management, Smart Meter solutions, and Underground Utility Asset Protection.

Shelby Nadler

Senior Product Marketing Manager, Responsive

Shelby is a seasoned B2B Product Marketing leader with a decade of success in driving results, leading strategic growth initiatives, and fostering innovation in global organizations. Her product marketing experience spans eCommerce, technology, and strategic response management platforms, with a strong focus on delivering customer value.