Day 1
Day 1
- 8:00 AM
Arrival, Check-in & Networking
- The Penthouse
Day 1
- 9:00 AM
Welcome to the Wolf Pack Summit!
- Main stage
Why are we here? Quick insights into the event format, highlights and objectives to ensure you get the most out of the next two days
Paul Nilsen, Pack Leader & Director of Procurement, Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Day 1
- 9:10 AM
Common Pain Points for Small Team Procurement Leads
- Main stage
Peer insights on navigating the hurdles of being a CPO, without the title
Dealing with internal resistance and influencing key stakeholders
How to expand your strategic role internally
Getting traction internally & cementing procurement as fundamental to the business
Driving initiatives in resource-constrained teams
Automation / tech which is proving a clear winner!
Chiharu Romano, Director of Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management & Supplier Diversity, Endeavor
Day 1
- 9:45 AM
Is There a Better Way to Collaborate with Procurement?
- Main stage
Addressing Lone Wolves’ ability to influence internal and external customers
If this is a struggle at your organization – here are some news ways of thinking.
Join this session to hear how to foster collaboration with procurement, streamline vendor risk management, improve the internal and supplier experience, and make sure the business knows that procurement is its new best friend!
Ryan Bradford, Head of Procurement, Former The New York Times
Ryan led sourcing & procurement at The New York Times, and accomplished great things, the benefits of which will be felt at NYT for years to come – and he’s going to give us some tips and tricks as to how he did it!
Day 1
- 10:15 AM
Coffee Break + Demo Hubs & Challenge Board
- The Penthouse & Demo zone
The Demo Hubs initiative was inspired by you! Hubs enable you to gather in packs and evaluate our vendors’ products and services – with live group demos, offering a unique opportunity to benchmark, critique and compare how peers might leverage the tech within their organizations.
10.25-11.05 AM
1. Luminance
Live Demonstration of the Luminance Award-Winning AI Platform for end-to-end Contract Automation
Learn why 700+ organizations – from AMD to DHL, LG to Staples – use Luminance’s Legal-Grade™ AI to:
• Uncover hidden risk and opportunity: AI-powered repository provides a single source of truth for all contracts, providing granular insight into key enterprise data such as supplier obligations
• Empower business teams – Self-Serve contract review and instant Q&A across the repository empowers Procurement teams to accelerate negotiations and drive business growth
• Navigate negotiations with speed and confidence: AI-powered contract negotiation within MS Word, including ‘Auto Mark-Up’ of routine contracts in a single click
Speakers: Andrew Donald, Senior Account Executive & Sean O’Connor, VP of Sales, Luminance
2. Airbase by Paylocity
Lone Wolf, Smart Stack: Streamlined Procurement Without the Chaos
Running procurement solo doesn’t mean doing it all manually. In this session, we’ll explore how lean teams can streamline intake-to-pay with automation, AI, and a smart, consolidated stack—no chaos, no swivel-chairing, no chasing approvals.
Join Deborah Komkov, Solutions Consultant at Airbase by Paylocity, for a live demo of Guided Procurement in action.
You’ll learn how to:
• Automate intake and route requests to the right stakeholders.
• Simplify vendor onboarding to enforce compliance and reduce risk.
• Gain real-time visibility into spend while integrating with the tools you already use.
Designed for lean teams, this session shows how to stay in control, streamline your workflow, and achieve outsized impact—without added complexity.
Speaker: Deborah Komkov, Solutions Consultant, Paylocity
11.10-11.40 AM
3. Vertice
The Modern Procurement Stack: How Vertice Saves You Time and Money
• Real-time renewal and contract visibility
• Bespoke procurement workflows
• Vendor negotiation support for meaningful cost savings
• Benchmarking data
Speaker: Cory Brodkin, Procurement Account Executive, Vertice
4. Levelpath
Unlock Procurement Potential with Levelpath’s AI-Powered Platform
• How to eliminate manual tasks and streamline approvals with intelligent automation
• Proactively identify risks and ensure compliance across workflows
• Real-time insights to control costs, optimize spend, and boost team collaboration
Speaker: Libby Sestak, Solutions Consultant, Levelpath
PLUS:
Challenge Board. Post your challenge (or solution), and be peer matched with like-minded folks who share the same challenges, and want to brainstorm ideas!
Day 1
- 11:45 AM
Supercharging Procurement: Leveraging Data to Unlocking both Actual & Perceived Value
- Main stage
Procurement’s PR problem isn’t just about what it delivers—it’s also about how its value is perceived. As the function continues to evolve, outdated perceptions limit its potential. The key to transforming procurement isn’t just doing more, it’s being doing things differently and more efficiently. In this session, discover how leveraging spend intelligence, supplier benchmarking, and data can transform procurement into a proactive value driver, and into a function that is more broadly respected and embraced.
Michael Shields, VP Procurement, Tropic
Day 1
- 12:20 - 1:05 PM
Roundtables #1
Day 1
- 1:05 PM
Lunch
Day 1
- 2:00 PM
How to do More with Nothing! The Roadmap to a Lean Procurement Organization
- Main stage
Strategies for building and managing a lean procurement function that drives maximum impact with limited resources
Automation and 3rd parties – which route do you go down and how do you find the right support for your organization? When at capacity do you hire or outsource? When do you lean on a reseller?
How to prioritize projects
How can you streamline processes, reduce inefficiencies, and optimize your team’s productivity without sacrificing quality or strategic outcomes?
Brajan Gatys, Manager Procurement, Personio
Day 1
- 2:35 - 3:20 PM
Roundtables #2
Day 1
- 3:20 PM
Take a Break - Coffee & Juice Bar + Demo Hubs
- + Challenge Board. Take 2 on the Challenge Board and use this time to network with peers.
Day 1
- 3:25 PM
Demo Hubs
- Demo zone
Gather round the Demo Hub areas with your peers, and benchmark a leading solution.
Join Agiloft, Sudozi, FlipThrough, Varisource
3.25-3.55 PM
1. Agiloft
live demo of Agiloft’s Procurement Contract Management platform – a powerful solution designed to streamline the entire contract lifecycle, supporting procurement professionals with AI-driven efficiency
• Dashboard Overview: Get a clear picture of your contracts, where they stand, who has them and what’s left to be done.
• Intake from Portal: See how requests are initiated through a centralized portal for seamless collaboration.
• AI Extraction: Watch Agiloft’s AI in action as it auto-extracts key terms and data from contracts to accelerate processes, assure accuracy, and reduce manual effort.
• Interactive Screens: Experience intuitive navigation and how users interact with contract records to make life easier.
• Counterparty Collaboration: Learn how to send contracts directly to counterparties via email for faster turnaround.
• Approvals & E-signatures: See how Agiloft automates complex internal approvals and integrates e-signature workflows for mind-blowing efficiencies.
• Smart Search & Reporting: Ask AI your toughest questions – and get answers fast with advanced search and reporting capabilities.
Speaker: James Skully, Solution Consultant, Agiloft
2. Sudozi
From Onboarding to Insights: Modern Procurement with Sudozi
• Highly flexible no code workflow builder with integrations
• Vendor onboarding
• AP
• Spend insights
Speaker: Rose Punkunus, CEO & Founder, Sudozi
3.
• Live IT SOW Analysis: Demonstrating FlipThrough’s platform in automating redlining and comments based on best in class industry benchmarks.
• Autonomous Amendment Generation: Showcasing how FlipThrough analyzes and identifies critical contract clauses, including automated AI amendment creation.
• Centralized Intelligence for Vendor Contracts: Highlighting the Search Agent feature for procurement and IT teams to access centralized vendor data and insights.
Speaker: Erwann Couesbot, CEO & Co-founder, FlipThrough
4. Varisource
Savings For Your Business with Varisource
• Discounts, rebates, benchmark data, savings for renewals and new purchases
Day 1
- 4:30 PM
Embracing the Chaos: Rapid Adoption is Here
- Main stage
In an era of unprecedented technological change and market volatility, this workshop addresses the critical need for agile organizational transformation. Tailored for visionary, forward-thinking leaders, the training explores Rapid Adoption Enablement as a strategic approach to navigating digital transformation, enhancing market responsiveness, and driving competitive innovation.
Key Concepts:
• Comparing traditional change models (ADKAR & Kotter) with the RAE framework
• Strategic methods for adapting to technological and market shifts
• Fast-tracking innovation and driving digital transformation
• Cultivating resilient and agile organizational cultures
Amanda Prochaska, Chief Wonder Officer, Wonder Services
Day 1
- 5:15 PM
Close of Day One
Day 1
- 5:30 PM
Let’s Party!
The Wolves are heading to SPIN for a session of ping pong, shuffleboard, darts, drinks & food!
Sponsored by:
Day 2
Day 2
- 8:00 AM
Arrival, Breakfast & Networking
Day 2
- 8:30 AM
Demo Hub
- Demo zone
Unlock Intelligent Intake & Procurement Orchestration with Zip
The key to unlocking procurement efficiency starts at the front door: your intake process. As the world’s leading AI-powered intake & procurement orchestration platform, Zip has transformed intake management for 500+ leading organizations to drive employee adoption & compliance. Now with the latest AI capabilities, we’re taking that experience one step further. Join this session to see a live demo of how Zip can help your organization procure with the fastest process, least risk, and best value.
Speaker: Grace Larrea, Solutions Engineer, Zip
Day 2
- 9:00 AM
Let's Talk About the Realities of AI!
- Main stage
- Where are you using AI successfully?
- What readily available tools are out there?
- How can we best incorporate AI into our everyday life, in what processes?
- How we get buy-in and help stakeholders impactfully deploy AI across the business
Robert Nichol, Sr Manager, Procurement, Automation Anywhere
Ruth Hicks, Head of Procurement, Sword Health
Byron Revels, Co-founder & CEO, Abra
Host: James Meads, Founder, ProcurementSoftware.site
Day 2
- 9:35 AM
The Agile Wolf: Building a Flexible & Scalable Procurement Technology Ecosystem
- Main stage
- Optimizing your tech stack – a proven methodology to identify gaps, remove inefficiencies, and enhance your operational framework
- Smart tech evaluations – how to evaluate procurement technology based on features, benefits, and real-world use cases
- Maximizing impact for lean teams – the procurement technologies that deliver the biggest ROI and how to use them effectively
- The role of AI in procurement – where artificial intelligence fits into the procurement landscape today—and what’s next
How can you streamline processes, reduce inefficiencies, and optimize your team’s productivity without sacrificing quality or strategic outcomes?
Garner Blume, Sr Manager, Lattice
Day 2
- 10:15 - 11:00 AM
Roundtables #3
Day 2
- 11:00 AM
Coffee & Demo Hubs
- Demo zone
Gather round the Demo Hubs with peers, and benchmark a leading solution
Join Spendhound, Abra, Opstream, Tropic
11.10-11.40 AM
1. SpendHound
Why Spend Money to Save Money? Meet SpendHound
See SpendHound in action – the free tool that gives procurement leaders total visibility and leverage without the cost.
You’ll see how teams use SpendHound to:
• Cut waste by flagging unused licenses and overlapping tools
• Negotiate smarter using real-time pricing benchmarks and expert-backed tactics
• Eliminate renewal surprises with automated reminders
• Centralize contracts into a clean, searchable dashboard (no more digging through folders)
Whether you’re a lean team or scaling fast, this is your chance to ditch the spreadsheets and get control without spending a cent.
Speaker: Tom Ruello – Head of GTM, SpendHound
• See how Abra’s AI Meeting Assistant joins vendor calls, asks your questions, and captures key insights automatically
• Learn how procurement teams use Abra to reduce meeting time, accelerate QBR prep, and expand influence across the org
Speaker: Byron Revels, Co-founder & CEO, Abra
3. Opstream
AI is no longer just a buzzword—it’s actively transforming procurement, but adoption without trust risks falling flat. In this session, we’ll explore how Agentic AI can drive real outcomes, build confidence, and empower teams with transparency, control, and measurable value. Expect practical insights, real-world examples, and a candid look at the risks, myths, and transformative potential of AI done right.
• Discover how Opstream uses Agentic AI to synthesize data across systems—providing real-time insights that drive confident, faster decisions
• See intelligent workflows in action, where automated intake, approvals, and policy enforcement eliminate bottlenecks and align every stakeholder
Small procurement teams need to deliver big results. Tropic makes it easy. Our AI agents and procurement experts act like an extension of your team, helping you:
- Gain instant leverage with $13B+ in real supplier intelligence to unlock 20–40% in savings
- Save hundreds of hours by automating sourcing, intake, orchestration, renewal management, and negotiation workflows
- Create proactive visibility into upcoming spend 90–180 days ahead
- Deliver results that feel like you’ve grown your team by 5x — without adding headcount
- By guiding negotiations, finding savings, and streamlining the buying process, Tropic turns every hour and dollar into a strategic advantage
- Save time, save money, and amplify procurement’s impact — effortlessly
Speaker: Luke Finkelstein, Account Executive and Michael Shields, VP Procurement, Tropic
Day 2
- 12:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Roundtables #4
Day 2
- 1:00 PM
Lunch
Day 2
- 1:45 PM
Live RFP Build - Crafting a Winning Request for Proposal
- Main stage
Join this interactive session where we work together to build an RFP from scratch in real time.
Led by Libby at Levelpath, we’ll walk through each key component of the RFP process—defining project scope, identifying key selection criteria, writing clear requirements, and setting evaluation parameters. We’ll also explore best practices for structuring RFPs that attract quality responses, enhance vendor competition, and streamline the evaluation process.
This live RFP build will give you the chance to ask questions, share insights and troubleshoot challenges together.
Libby Sestak, Solutions Consultant, Levelpath
Day 2
- 2:05 PM
Team Development – Who is Your 2nd, 3rd, Next Hire?
- Main stage
- Do I recruit a Swiss-Army Knife talent?
- Do I seek talent with skills in procurement, verticals, negotiation
- Lessons from peers in team development and growth planning
Dominic Battiston, Sr Director, Procurement, InfuSystem
Day 2
- 2:40 PM
Fact or Fiction & Wrap-up Panel
- Main stage
- Brag session and the scar tissue of what we have learned along the way!
- Show and review – what’s true, what’s not?
Host: Paul Nilsen, Pack Leader & Director of Procurement, Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Stephanie Buntine, Sr Manager, Category Management – Facilities, Capital & MRO, Bausch + Lomb
Rob Nichol, Sr Manager, Procurement, Automation Anywhere
Chiharu Romano, Director of Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management & Supplier Diversity, Endeavor
Michael Leiken, VP, Procurement Strategy, InMarket
Day 2
- 3:15 PM
Close of Summit
- Main stage
Thank you for joining & Awards