Brenda Crist

23 AI Vendors. Two Days. Here’s What I Learned

By Brenda Crist, May 28, 2026

I spent two days at the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Bid and Proposal Conference (BPC) 2026 doing something most attendees don’t. I visited every AI vendor booth as a researcher, not a buyer, pressing representatives on capabilities, differentiators, and where they honestly believe the market is headed.