The virtual conference for Strategic Response Management  |  On Demand

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

CEO
Responsive

Danelle Morrow

VP, North America Creative Services & Proposal Development Center
Sodexo

AJ Sunder

CPO
Responsive

Kristen Carloni, CFA

Global Head of Business Proposal Strategy Team
Aladdin at BlackRock

Ariana Amplo

VP, Professional Services
Responsive

Carrie Jordan

Global Dir of Proposals
Microsoft Corporation

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

CEO
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.

Winning more with AI-powered Strategic Response Management (SRM)

Bid and proposal teams are under more pressure than ever as they face rising buyer demands, fierce competition, and tight budgets. Ganesh Shankar, CEO and Co-founder of Responsive, shares how top teams are harnessing the power of Strategic Response Management (SRM) and Responsive AI to turn these challenges into opportunities, transforming the way teams grow revenue, reduce risks, and work smarter.

Danelle Morrow

VP, 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.

Winning a seat at the table: A response strategist’s playbook

Danelle Morrow, VP of the Proposal Development Center at Sodexo, will share how her team of “response strategists” are driving growth at Sodexo while enhancing their role within the company. Learn how you can boost your team’s visibility, secure a larger budget, amplify your impact, and gain influence and investment to raise the profile of your bid and proposal team.

AJ Sunder

CPO
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.

Past, present, and future: the evolution of Responsive AI

AJ Sunder, Chief Product Officer of Responsive, unveils the latest advancements in Responsive AI and the Responsive Platform and discusses how these advancements add insight, efficiency, and impact across the entire opportunity lifecycle while enhancing the value of an organization’s knowledge.

Kristen Carloni, CFA

Global Head of Business Proposal Strategy 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.

Activating and scaling SRM across your organization

Industry leaders Carrie Jordan (Microsoft) and Kristen Carloni (BlackRock) discuss how they used Strategic Response Management (SRM) to scale their teams for success, measure and socialize impact, and increase influence with commercial executives, all while championing the use of AI for sustained growth in the years to come.

Ariana Amplo

VP, 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.

The blueprint for customer success

Join Sankar Lagudu, COO of Responsive, along with other Responsive leaders, as they share the secrets Responsive customers use to unlock value and drive results. We'll share Responsive's customer success blueprint: a focus on people, proven methodology, and an extensive on-demand resource library.

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.

Activating and scaling SRM across your organization

Industry leaders Carrie Jordan (Microsoft) and Kristen Carloni (BlackRock) discuss how they used Strategic Response Management (SRM) to scale their teams for success, measure and socialize impact, and increase influence with commercial executives, all while championing the use of AI for sustained growth in the years to come.