Webinars

The implementation of AI and analytics may offer a lifeline, but choosing from the vast options of cloud solutions can feel overwhelming for procurement leaders. This 51-minute video provides in-depth exploration of how AI can transform your procurement operations and drive efficiency like never before.

Speakers:

• Xiaogeng “Mike” Deng, Senior Manager, Deloitte
• Barri Horn, Director of Product Marketing for SAP Intelligent Spend AI, SAP
• Jon Longstaff, Head of Cloud Security and Compliance (EMEA), SAP UK
  

Key Takeaways:

• Speed Up Operations: Free up valuable time to focus on tasks that add business value.
• Centralize Agreements: Automate systems to manage all your buy-side agreements efficiently.
• Gain Actionable Data: Understand what's in your contracts to identify and prevent rogue purchases and contract leakage.
• Identify High-Value Vendors: Leverage intelligent AI tools to recognize and strengthen valuable vendor relationships.

Speakers:

• Moderator: Melissa Drew, Founder and Fractional Executive, Simply-Transformed
• Gaston Alvarado, Global Professional Services | LATAM Indirect Sourcing, Lincoln Electric
• Toby Laforest, Director of Product Marketing, Ironclad
  

Key Takeaways:

• How IT and procurement can better collaborate to reduce points of stress
• Discover opportunities for automation
• Confidence in making high-quality purchase and renewal decisions

Speaker:

Aashish Chandarana, Chief Information Officer, Productiv

With Generative AI, procurement professionals can now embrace a proactive and strategic approach, equipped with foresight to proactively identify and manage risks, deadlines, market shifts, and decision frameworks. Join us for an enlightening discussion as we delve into the revolutionary capabilities of Generative AI within the realm of procurement.

Speakers:

• Anupam Tandon, Associate Director, Procurement, Sun Life
• Richard Waugh, Vice President, Corporate Development, Zycus
• Bill Michels, Chief Commercial Officer, LavenirAI
  

Key topics include:

• When human assistance in digital customer touch points is most valued
• Top requirements, benefits and use cases for these mediated agreements
• How to replicate in-person interactions through digital platforms that integrate e-signature, videoconferencing, identity proofing, and rich collaboration capabilities

Speakers

• Will Lasala, Field CTO, Americas, OneSpan
• Patrick Albert, Senior Solutions Architect, OneSpan
  
  

With economic and other disruptions plaguing procurement, it's more important than ever to have a solid cost management program in place. In this webinar, GEP’s VP Todd Bremer will outline a plan for implementing a robust, sustainable program that can deliver rapid results to contain costs now while also ensuring positive outcomes in the long term. Tune in to learn strategies that your organization should focus on in the new normal and the true value of a well-implemented cost management program.

Key Takeaways:

• Developing a “single source of truth” that provides clear links between costs and business activities
• Implementing a governance framework where budget owners are empowered to manage resources
• Examining the role of capital expenditures in cost management
  

In this webinar we’ll discuss how procurement is shifting to a service-focused and service-delivered organization. You'll see how your peers are transforming the procurement experience, driving better efficiency, and improving visibility into procurement performance.

Join this webinar to learn what procurement leaders should be thinking about as they seek to advise the business for the year ahead. Topics discussed include:

• Impact of today’s progressive solutions across all relevant procurement processes
• Strategies to align finance and procurement in the era of digitization
• Procurement and sourcing trends in creating an optimal procurement technology
• Trends in improving accountability throughout the P2P process
• Technology's impact on P2P and the emphasis on cost savings

Speakers:

• Ari Perlman, Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement at TEGNA
• Tyler Chamberlain, WW Head of Spend Management at Coupa

In this webinar our industry experts will discuss:

• Structuring sustainable procurement programs to align procurement targets with business objectives
• Maximizing internal adoption by delegating target setting to category leaders, process and software integration, training and change management
• Incentivizing suppliers to participate and improve performance with a rich scoring and recognition program

Speakers:

• Pierre-Francois Thaler, Co-CEO of EcoVadis
• John Ruebush, Director of Sustainable Procurement at Johnson & Johnson

In this webinar you will learn:

• Learn why more than 70% of U.S. companies use a Vendor Management System (VMS) to source and manage their extended workforce
• Understand the 5 core benefits of a VMS – for both Procurement and HR
• Learn what to look for in a VMS for the most capability, usability, and configurability

Speakers:

• Christopher Minnick, Executive Vice President at Brightfield Strategies
• Benjie Hanson, Director, Consulting at Beeline

In this webinar you will learn:

• Implementing a multidisciplinary approach to prequalification and auditing
• Addressing the challenges of managing contractors in multiple regions with varying cultures
• Best practices for Negotiating Oracle ULA and MS EA

Speakers:

• Michael Ford, Global Director of Audit & Safety Services at BROWZ
• Brett Armstrong, Vice President of Marketing at BROWZ

In this webinar you will learn:

• The Top 5 Ways to reduce your Oracle and Microsoft spend
• Most common mistakes companies make during an audit
• Best practices for Negotiating Oracle ULA and MS EA
• What trigger an Audit and what is the difference between a SAM engagement and an Audit
• Demystifying the mega vendor relationship

Speakers:

• Mike Austin, Vice President, Method 180
• Ed Ramirez, Chief Strategy Officer / Co-Founder , SLC Corporation

Viewers will learn:

• A New Playbook for Procurement ROI
• A Radical Strategy for Pitching Procurement Internally
• A Way To Use Spend Analytics to Know The Score

Speakers:

• Kirk Poucher, Procurement Thought Leader, Insight Sourcing Group
• David Kurkjian, Effective Sales Consultant, MasterMessaging

Viewers of this webinar will learn:

• A precise framework around supplier risk management and why and where it’s needed
• How IBM manages supplier qualifications, compliance, financial continuity and supplier code of conduct
• Common mistakes made and solutions to supplier risk management

Speakers:

• Bill DeMartino,Practice Executive, Spend Analysis & Supplier Management, IBM Emptoris
• Lou Ferretti, Project Executive, Product Environmental Compliance & Supply Chain Social Responsibility, IBM Integrated Supply Chain

In this webinar you will learn how to:

• Determine the drivers behind your meetings program
• Analyze and outline your organizations’ current situation
• Identify resources that will be needed to implement a SMM program
• Draft an effective business case and obtain an executive-level sponsor

Speakers:

• Jami Stapelmann, Director, Global Travel and Meetings, Estee Lauder Companies
• Melissa Nahama, SMMC, Director, Business Development, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
• Lisa Palmeri, Sr. Director Enterprise Professional Services, Cvent

In this webinar we will discuss:

• Risk mitigation strategies that help you prevent supply chain disruptions, maintain compliance, ensure quality, and give you a leg up on the competition
• How to create real transparency in your end-to-end supply chain and provide unprecedented visibility
• Integrating risk management seamlessly into the existing organizational systems and processes
• What factors lead to the deployment of a risk management solution

Speakers:

• David Church, Senior Director of Supplier Performance at Leggett & Platt
• Bill DeMartino, General Manager of North America at riskmethods

Tune into this webinar as our industry experts discuss:

• How CMOs are allocating spend to get results with marketing procurement
• Insights into cost savings and productivity improvements seen across 175,000 companies
• Overcoming the top 3 issues in marketing procurement that can derail projects

Speakers:

• Enrique Cordero, Global Director of MArketing Services, Procurement at Merck
• Glen Livingston, Chief Revenue Officer at Noosh
• Chris Rand, WBR Insights Senior Analyst, ProcureCon

At some point, if you don't have some sort of technology to help you out, you can lose track of these things. You can lose track of the different scenarios you can have with a contract or with your relationship with your supplier.

That's exactly where I think AI can help, getting this organization, getting everything under one roof, so you as a procurement professional can take advantage of that, get more organized and get more advantages by using technology and getting your process more in control.

Melissa: That's interesting and I know, Gaston, you're coming at it from a procurement perspective in the organization. Toby, you're coming at it from a very different perspective. I would think that you might have a different way of assessing what should procurement organizations look for when they hear a contract tool is going to have some AI technology in it.