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Event Agenda

MAIN EVENT - MAY 8

  • 8:30 AM

Registration and Coffee

  • Welcome coffee 

  • Meet fellow attendees and kick off the day with introductions

  • 9:00 AM

Welcome to the Event

Claire Barnes, Co-founder, KonnectHouse

& David Schultz, VP Supply Chain Executive, Westfall-Technik

MAIN STAGE

  • 9:10 AM

Opening address: How Agentic AI is Transforming Enterprises

  • Let’s define Agentics – from a practical perspective, what it is, and how it can work for you
  • Essential infrastructure – what’s holding us back?
  • Are you ready? Building a collaborative autonomous enterprise
 
Doug Shannon, Global Intelligent Automation & Gen AI Leader

MAIN STAGE

  • 9:40 AM

Fire-side chat: The Interaction of Agents - and Collaboration with The Workforce

  • 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

Linda Chuan, CPO, Box

Patrick Marlow, Staff Engineer, Vertex Applied AI Incubator, Google

Hala Jalwan, Co-Founder and CEO, Rivio

Host: Shail Khiyara, Global Thought Leader and Author in Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Automation, CEO, SWARM Engineering

MAIN STAGE

  • 10:25 AM

Fire-side chat: What the New Model and Agents Mean for Industry/Procurement

Dr Elouise Epstein, Digital Futurist & Partner, Kearney

Host: Shachi Rai Gupta, Vice President Strategy, ORO Labs

  • 11:10 AM

Coffee and Networking

Join Dobs.AI demo at 11.15

Nikita Komarov, Founder, Dobs.AI

MAIN STAGE

  • 11:35 AM

Fire-side chat: Predictive Procurement and AI Agents: When AI Takes the Next Best Step

Sean Park, VP Procurement & Transformation, Arm

Host: Edmund Zagorin, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Arkestro

MAIN STAGE

  • 12:15 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

Puneet Jain, SM, Procurement Cost Transformation, Micron Technology

Amit Patel, Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Leader, Silicon Valley Tech

David Schultz, VP Supply Chain Executive, Westfall-Technik

Host: Erwann Couesbot, Co-founder & CEO, FlipThrough

  • 12:45 PM

Lunch and Networking

  • 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

An afternoon of real-world applications discussions, and Agentic AI demonstrations

Demo 1, Inspiration Room, Level 2
1.45-2.05
Vladimir Keil, CEO & Founder, askLio

Demo 2, Clarity Room
1.45-2.05
Gopinath Bharathi, Product Leader, ORO Labs

Demo 3, Inspiration Room, Level 2
2.15-2.35
Ahron Menghani, Head of Growth, Supervity

Demo 4, Clarity Room
2.15-2.35
Byron Revels, Co-founder & CEO, Abra

  • 2:45 PM - 3:30 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

Hosts include:

Shachi Rai Gupta, Vice President Strategy, ORO Labs
Erwann Couesbot, Co-founder & CEO, FlipThrough
Ahron Menghani, Head of Growth, Supervity

MAIN STAGE

  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 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

Shannon Yavorsky, Partner, Orrick

  • 4:00 PM

Close & Thank You & Drinks at the Bar!

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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!"