PROS Announces Investor Conference Schedule for June 2025
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO), a leading provider of AI-powered SaaS pricing and selling solutions, today announced that company management will participate in the following investor conference, which will include a webcasted fireside chat in June 2025:
Baird 2025 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference | New York, NY
Stefan Schulz, Chief Financial Officer and Belinda Overdeput, Head of Investor Relations
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | Fireside Chat at 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
A live webcast and archive of this conference event will be available on the Investor Relations page of our website at http://pros.com.
About PROS
PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) helps the world's leading companies outperform across the top and bottom line. Leveraging leadership in revenue and pricing science, the PROS Platform combines predictive AI, real-time analytics, and powerful automation to dynamically match offer to buyer and price to product, accelerating revenue growth and maximizing profit. With solutions spanning pricing, revenue management, offer marketing, and CPQ, PROS helps businesses optimize transactions across every channel. Learn more at pros.com.
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