Register

Event Agenda

MAIN EVENT

  • 8:30 AM

Registration and Coffee

  • Welcome coffee and light breakfast

  • Meet fellow attendees and kick off the day with introductions

  • 9:00 AM

Welcome to Agentic AI!

MAIN STAGE

  • 9:05 AM

Opening Address: AI’s Evolution and Impact on Workplaces, Workers, and Society

  • The AI journey and its velocity
  • From Robotic Process Automation to Intelligent and Adaptive Automation and the state of the possible
  • What the AI Divide means for businesses and workers
    • Digital and AI Darwinism: the disparities between AI leaders and laggards, and the risks of falling behind
  • AI readiness vs. AI stagnation—how being unprepared impacts industries, governments, and supply chains
  • Global competitiveness: Why nations and organizations that fail to invest now risk irrelevance and who is investing e.g., MENA
  • Moving beyond capabilities to imminent disruptions—to jobs, markets, and the nature of work itself
  • The future as we now see it – investment | work and worker impact: preparing for a workforce evolution
  • Legislation, ethics, and leadership in the AI Age

Kieran Gilmurray, Chief AI Innovator, Technology Transformation Group 

MAIN STAGE

  • 9:35 AM

Fire-Side Chat: What the New Model and Agents Mean for Procurement, and The Interaction and Collaboration with The Workforce

  • Definition of Agentics
  • Introduction to the new model of Agentics and transformative automation
  • How the model works and the roles of intelligent agents in modern procurement
  • How we will collaborate – the interaction of intelligent agents with each other and with humans
  • Ethical considerations and trust-building in AI-human partnerships
  • How departments can develop and be ready for this change
  • What the future of procurement will look like – the integration of AI agents as true partners in decision-making, allowing employees to focus on strategy and innovation
  • 10:15 AM

Coffee + Demos and Roundtables

10.25    Demo Hubs enable you to gather in groups and evaluate vendor products and services – with live demos, offering a unique opportunity to explore, compare and discover how peers might leverage the tech within their organizations. (20 mins)

Roundtable discussions for those not attending a demo.

10.30    Roundtable Discussions to Include:

    1. Infrastructure / architecture
    2. Data sources and data readiness
    3. Talent – skills gaps and organizational culture
    4. Scaling AI
    5. Build vs Buy
 

MAIN STAGE

  • 11:30 AM

AI: Building a Strong Foundation for Success

  • Establishing core foundations & why the groundwork matters
  • Understanding the primary subfields in AI to understand what’s relevant and beneficial for your objectives
  • How to establish strong data foundations to ensure AI can deliver meaningful outcomes
  • The tools and technologies that best support your AI initiatives
  • The knowledge to help you ask the right questions when engaging with suppliers
  • A quick look at skills and considerations for an AI-capable team
  • How to scale best practices
 
  • 12:00 PM

Lunch & Networking

MAIN STAGE

  • 1:00 PM

Fire-Side Chat: The Journey to Purposeful AI - Ideal State vs What You Can Do Right Now

  • How to set a strategy and build bridges to transition your 2025 to your 2030 plan
  • Forging an actionable roadmap
  • Finding your biggest pain point and starting there
  • Pilot vs enterprise integration
  • AI to scale
  • 1:40 PM

Roundtable Discussions on Agentic AI Execution

Roundtable discussions to include:

  1. Infrastructure/architecture
  2. Data sources and data readiness
  3. Talent – skill gaps and organizational culture
  4. Scaling AI
  5. Build vs Buy
  • 2:25 PM

Coffee Break + Demos

2.30    Demo Hubs enable you to gather in groups and evaluate vendor products and services – with live demos, offering a unique opportunity to explore, compare and discover how peers might leverage the tech within their organizations. (20 mins)

MAIN STAGE

  • 3:15 PM

The Rise of AI Agents: Contracts, Compliance, and Control

  • Defining agentic AI and why it’s legally significant
  • Autonomy, Delegation, and Legal Responsibility
  • Contractual and Commercial Implications
  • Privacy and Security Risks
  • Regulatory Outlook
  • Compliance and Governance Strategies
  • 4:00 PM

Close & Thank You

REGISTER NOW

Testimonials

WHAT DO PAST ATTENDEES THINK OF OUR EVENTS?

    "It was an awesome gathering. Never been around so many IT Procurement Professionals from the buy side that shared best practices."

      "What a great opportunity to meet, engage, and learn both from and with Procurement colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds!"

        "An exceptionally valuable event; speakers and breakout sessions were exceptional and the hallway conversations alone were worth multiples of the cost."

          "It was an amazing conference and I’ve already been able to successfully put some of the negotiation tips and tricks into use. Thank you!"

            "The concentration of specialized expertise and experience was overwhelming, so much to learn from those in the room. I can’t wait to dive in again next year!"