AI EMPLOYEES MASTERCLASS - MAY 13
- 2.00 - 4.00 PM
Masterclass on AI Employees
An invitation-only Masterclass hosted by Hala Jalwan, Co-founder, Rivio & Dr. Elouise Epstein, Digital Futurist & Partner, Kearney
MAIN EVENT - MAY 14
- 8:15 AM
Registration and Coffee
Welcome coffee
Meet fellow attendees and kick off the day with introductions
- 9:00 AM
Welcome to the Event
MAIN STAGE
- 9:10 AM
Opening address: Procurement At The Inflection Point
- The new procurement operating model – outcome-driven
- Agentic impact – from co-pilots to agentic workflows
- ROI expectations
- Essential infrastructure and transformation
- Data, governance and trust – prerequisites for AI
Doug Shannon, Global Intelligent Automation & GenAI Leader
MAIN STAGE
- 9:30 AM
Where Software is Trending and How Tech is Evolving
Interview with Amit Patel, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Leader, Silicon Valley Tech
MAIN STAGE
- 10:00 AM
When Do We Let the Robots Takeover
- From optimization to autonomy
- Startups as the acceleration engine
- Are we ready for agents?
- Security, data & governance as the gatekeepers
- Frontier bets + built-in risk management
- The strategic shift for procurement leaders
Justin Dillon, CEO and Founder, FRDM AI
- 10:30 AM
Coffee and Networking
Live Demos
MAIN STAGE
- 11:30 AM
Fire-Side Chat with Dr Elouise Epstein
Dr Elouise Epstein, Partner, Kearney
Host: Sarah Scudder, VP Marketing, Oomnitza and Procurement Thought Leader
MAIN STAGE
- 12:00 PM
Use Cases Panel
- Questions you should be asking. What’s the goal? What do I want Agentic to do for me? Are we ready?
- What you need to take the next step – Building an actionable roadmap
- Change management execution
- Pilot vs. enterprise integration
- Getting ready to scale
- 12:30 PM
Lunch and Networking
Live Demos
MAIN STAGE
- 1:30 PM
AI Agent Build: Live Build
Watch the build of a working AI agent from scratch in real-time. Showing the tools to tackle a real procurement use case, highlighting the technical decisions and trade-offs that come. No slides, no theory — just building live and showing you what it takes to go from idea to working agent.
Meteb Alfayez, Procurement Director, Cribl
MAIN STAGE
- 2:15 PM
Mini Interviews
- Build vs. Buy
- Roadmap for Change – Building AI Literacy
- AI Employees – The Next Wave
- From Vendor Insight to Deal Leverage: Applying AI in IT Sourcing
AI is changing how procurement teams prepare for high-stakes sourcing decisions. In this interview, we discuss how AI-driven analysis combined with institutional knowledge can surface risks, opportunities, and leverage points earlier in the sourcing cycle. Jeff Muscarella, Chief Innovation Officer, NPI.
- 3:00 PM
Coffee and Networking
Live Demos
MAIN STAGE
- 3:45 PM
Fire-Side Chat: Scaling AI
- Scaling Agentic – Building an actionable roadmap
- How to scale execution without scaling headcount
MAIN STAGE
- 4:15 PM
AI Security, Governance and Trust
MAIN STAGE
- 4:35 PM
Roadmap for Change – Operating Models & AI Literacy
AI transformation in procurement isn’t just a technology shift — it’s a people and culture journey.
Share insights on how to design and lead a change management roadmap that ensures the right skills, roles, and mindsets are in place to succeed in an AI-enabled future.
- How to build AI literacy across procurement teams
- Upskilling the team to collaborate with agents
- Creating a learning culture that supports continuous adaptation and change
- 5:05 PM
Drinks & Solution Roundtables
- Supplier Intelligence
- Tail Spend
- Intelligent Intake
- Contracts
- Invoice & Payments
- Category Management
- Supplier Enablement & Management
- Negotiation
- 5:45 PM
Close & Thank You & Drinks at the Bar!
Testimonials
praise from PAST ATTENDEES
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