Reimaging Procurement for the Age of AI
October 19, 2022
Free Online Event
October 19, 2022
Free Online Event
Agenda Day One: 19 October
9:00 am - 9:30 am
EST
FIRESIDE CHAT: Implementing Digitalization, Automation and AI Systems in Procurement to Enhance Productivity & Growing Ethical Standards
Sander Voorn -
Strategic Sourcing Systems & Process Manager,
Royal Dutch Shell
With the rise of digital systems in business, and their inevitable impact on global procurement processes, the effects are considerable.
This session will address:
· Discussing how to lead a transformation to digitize and automate Source-to-Contract and E2E processes
· How the use of certain digital systems and tools have had a huge and measurable impact on output
· How centralizing procurement activities can support your contracting & procurement workforce
· What steps are being taken to develop actions and solutions to diversify suppliers
· What steps are being taken to ensure that workers’ welfare rights and ethical standards are substantially increased
9:30 am - 10:00 am
EST
Seizing the AI Opportunity
Bob Booth -
Senior Partner, Finance & Supply Chain Transformation (FSCT) Lead,
IBM Consulting, UKI
This session will discuss:
· Setting the scene in the procurement landscape, reflecting on the economic challenges and current conditions impacting procurement
· Understanding and analysing where you might be within your transformation journey
· What steps can be taken within procurement to further increase value, agility, and flexibility?
· Considering where to integrate and utilize AI to support your procurement processes
· How to re-engineer workflows to enhance automation capabilities
Bob Booth
Senior Partner, Finance & Supply Chain Transformation (FSCT) LeadIBM Consulting, UKI
10:00 am - 11:00 am
EST
DISCUSSION: How do you use AI to Improve Response?
Dr Shubho Chatterjee -
Chief Operating Officer,
Worxpertise
Mahendra Dedasaniya - Sourcing and Procurement Practice Lead, Deloitte Consulting
- Why do you need to improve procurement processes?
- What are the challenges being faces by CPOs/procurement in the organisation?
- Why do you need to use AI?
- What role is AI playing in improving procurement processes, data insights and reporting, risk and resilience and sustainability from procurement perspective
