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April 21st

2:00 pm

Badge Pick Up

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm PANEL

Powering Smarter Procurement with Connected Intelligence

Tamra Pawloski

Global Senior Director, Head of Leveraged Procurement & Corporate Real Estate

American Airlines

Mark Lareau

CPO

Liberty Mutual

Tiffany Smith

VP, NA Market Operations Purchases

P&G

Ruwanika Boteju

Director Procurement

Purolator Inc

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  • Why disconnected data continues to slow procurement decision-making and performance
  • How AI-driven intelligence connects spend, supplier, and risk signals in real time
  • Examples of faster sourcing, better negotiations, and improved outcomes through unified visibility
  • Strengthening supplier insight to improve resilience and reduce disruption exposure
  • Enabling better cross-functional alignment with trusted, consistent data
  • Delivering measurable gains in speed, savings, and risk reduction
3:35 pm - 4:10 pm WELCOME DAY SPECIAL CONTENT

ERP Transformation in Procurement for Greater Efficiency, Visibility, and Cost Control

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  • Simplifying ERP scope, integrations, and customizations to reduce procurement transformation costs
  • Standardizing procurement processes to improve efficiency, compliance, and spend visibility
  • Phasing procurement technology upgrades to minimize disruption and protect operational continuity
  • Strengthening governance to ensure ERP investments deliver measurable procurement value
  • Improving supplier, sourcing, and purchasing visibility through connected ERP systems
  • Aligning procurement technology strategy with broader enterprise cost and performance goals
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm PANEL

The Future of Indirect Procurement: Balancing Efficiency, Agility, and Business Growth

Jacquelyn Cayon

VP, Sourcing | Global Supplier Services

J.P. Morgan

Naina Patel

Head of Indirect procurement

PCI Pharma Services

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  • Prioritizing indirect spend to maximize business impact
  • Creating procurement operating models that are both efficient and responsive
  • Strengthening collaboration with internal stakeholders to improve outcomes
  • Balancing cost optimization with innovation, resilience, and long-term value
  • Preparing indirect procurement organizations for the next wave of business transformation
5:05 pm - 5:35 pm KEYNOTE

Leveraging Data and Process Optimization to Drive Procurement Excellence

Kathryn Devlin

Head of Procurement Operations

OpenAI

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  • Developing data-driven procurement strategies to improve operational efficiency and support broader business objectives
  • Leveraging analytics and performance insights to identify cost-saving opportunities, eliminate redundancies, and enhance decision-making
  • Redesigning procurement processes to streamline workflows, improve productivity, and deliver measurable business value
  • Strengthening cross-functional collaboration to align procurement initiatives with organizational priorities and strategic goals
  • Building stronger supplier relationships through improved communication, process transparency, and continuous improvement initiatives
5:40 pm

Drinks Reception

6:30 pm

Executive dinner

April 22nd

Stream 1 Chair

Roberto Magana

Chief Procurement Officer

Kimberly-Clark

Stream 2 Chair
Stream 3 Chair
7:45 am - 8:15 am

registration & breakfast

8:15 am - 8:30 am

Opening Remarks, Important Announcements & Chair’s Welcome Address

Roberto Magana

Chief Procurement Officer

Kimberly-Clark

8:30 am - 9:05 am KEYNOTE

Supporting Enterprise Value Through Supplier Strategy, Resilience, and Transformation

Susanna Webber

Senior Vice President, Global Supplier Management Group, Chief Procurement Officer

Merck

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  • Transforming global supplier management into a strategic lever for enterprise growth and continuity
  • Building resilient, agile supplier ecosystems that can adapt to disruption and evolving demand
  • Elevating procurement’s role from execution to enterprise-wide value creation and influence
  • Leveraging data, digital tools, and governance to enhance visibility and decision-making
  • Strengthening collaboration across procurement, business units, and suppliers to drive innovation
9:10 am - 9:45 am Case Studies
Stream One – Enterprise and Indirect Procurement Strategy

Elevating Indirect Procurement to Drive Enterprise Value

Fabiano Colicchio Lopes

Vice President Cost Management & Indirect Procurement

Cardinal Health

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  • How to shift Indirect Procurement from a transactional function to a strategic partner managing complex global spend
  • Lessons from restructuring talent, governance, processes, and global delivery to create a more scalable procurement organization
  • How to determine what should sit onshore, offshore, or with outsourced partners to improve speed, quality, and scalability
  • Using stronger supplier governance, spend visibility, analytics, automation, and procurement technology to sustain performance and enterprise value
Stream Two – Procurement, Supply and Operations

Leading Enterprise Procurement as a Strategic Business Function

Adam Boal

SVP, Global Head of Procurement

CBRE

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  • Evolving procurement from a sourcing organization to a strategic enterprise partner
  • Aligning global teams, governance, and operating models across a complex procurement network
  • Leveraging data and analytics to improve decision-making and deliver measurable business value
  • Integrating supplier engagement, risk, and sustainability into procurement strategy
  • Driving consistency, collaboration, and continuous improvement across a global procurement organization
Stream Three – AI and Transformation

From Automation to Advantage: How AI Is Transforming Procurement Performance

Heleen Du Toit

VP, Procurement

PepsiCo

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  • Exploring how AI is reshaping sourcing, supplier management, and spend analysis
  • Automating routine procurement tasks to improve speed and efficiency
  • Enhancing decision-making through predictive analytics and real-time insights
  • Strengthening supplier risk detection and performance monitoring using AI tools
  • Improving demand forecasting and inventory alignment through intelligent systems
9:50 am - 10:25 am Workshops
STREAM 1 WORKSHOP

Powering Autonomous Procurement with Multi-Agent Intelligence

Executive to be Announced

Lio

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  • Why fragmented workflows slow procurement and increase risk
  • How multi-agent AI automates sourcing, supplier research, and approvals
  • Converting requests into end-to-end executed purchasing workflows
  • Enabling continuous supplier discovery and smarter buying decisions
  • Integrating with ERP and P2P systems to enhance existing processes
STREAM 2 WORKSHOP

From Disconnected Systems to Real-Time Enterprise Coordination

Executive to be Announced

SAP

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  • Why siloed systems slow execution and create operational blind spots
  • Connecting data and workflows across functions in real time
  • Reducing delays caused by manual handoffs and fragmented tools
  • Improving transparency across processes and stakeholders
  • Enabling faster, more coordinated decision-making
  • Driving efficiency, alignment, and operational speed
STREAM 3 WORKSHOP

Accelerating Enterprise Decisioning with AI-Powered Workflows

Executive to be Announced

Zip

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  • Why manual processes slow enterprise decision-making
  • Using AI to surface insights and next-best actions
  • Improving decisions with connected data and predictive signals
  • Reducing cycle time through automation
  • Freeing teams from administrative work
10:25 am - 12:10 pm Pre-Arranged One-To-One Meetings Arrow Icon

These mutually agreed-upon conversations are arranged and facilitated by Executive Platforms staff to ensure attendees have valuable discussions about their top-of-mind questions, challenges, and opportunities.

  • 10:30 am – 10:50 am: Meeting Slot 1/Networking
  • 10:55 am – 11:15 am: Meeting Slot 2/Networking
  • 11:20 am – 11:40 am: Meeting Slot 3/Networking
  • 11:45 am – 12:05 pm: Meeting Slot 4/Networking
12:15 pm - 12:50 pm Case Studies
Stream One – Enterprise and Indirect Procurement Strategy

How to Build a Supplier Center of Excellence That Delivers Sustainable Cost Reduction and Performance Gains

Tarbinlam Lafon

Chief Procurement Officer

CSL

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Stream Two – Procurement, Supply and Operations

Aligning Sourcing Strategy, Talent, and Execution to Deliver Enterprise Value

Gokul Krishnan

Chief Sourcing and Global Trade Compliance Officer

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

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  • Developing sourcing strategies that support business growth, resilience, and performance goals
  • Building high-performing sourcing organizations capable of navigating global complexity
Stream Three – AI and Transformation

AI Transformation in Procurement: Strategic Integration and the Human Edge

Joe Havekost

Chief Procurement Officer

Western Union

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  • Where AI is delivering the greatest procurement value today
  • Why human negotiation, influence, and relationship management remain essential
  • Building procurement teams that combine AI capability with executive judgment
12:50 pm - 1:50 pm THEMED LUNCH DISCUSSIONS

Explore this year’s themed lunch discussions led by industry leaders, where executives engage in focused conversations over a meal, discussing topics they’re passionate about alongside their peers.

Elevating Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management to Drive Procurement Value

Bruce Smith

Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Mgmt

ADC Therapeutics

Future‑Ready Procurement Organization Design: How AI Reshapes Structures, Roles, and Value Delivery Across Sourcing, Category Management, and Contract Governance

Teresa Neal

Vice President, Procurement

BioAgilytix

Strengthening Procurement and Supply Chain Alignment to Drive Operational Excellence

Tom Harkness

Senior Director - Procurement and Supply Chain

Electra

Driving Value Through Better Procurement Practices

Executive to be Announced

Fragment

S2S Transformation Without Borders: Change Management for a Global Rollout

Amanda Goldberg

Sr. Director, Procurement Governance & Systems

Greystar

Turning Procurement Data into Actionable Insights for Smarter Decision-Making

Executive to be Announced

Incorta

Optimizing Procurement Operations Through Smarter Supply Chain Strategies

Executive to be Announced

K&B Global

From Data to Decisions: What AI Is Really Changing in Procurement

Brandon Andrews

Director, Project Enablement

Moss

Procurement Reimagined: Leading in an AI-Driven Enterprise

Mike O’Leary

Vice President, Procurement Sourcing

Pearson Education

Unlocking Procurement Savings Through Spend Visibility and Recovery Analytics

Executive to be Announced

PRGX

Building a More Agile and Cost-Effective Sourcing Strategy

Kristen Olson-Turner

Sr Director Strategic Sourcing

Purple Innovations

Transforming Contract Management to Unlock Greater Procurement Value

Executive to be Announced

SirionLabs

The Future of Procurement: Market Signals, Emerging Trends, and Strategic Predictions

Phoebe Sederstrom

Director of Sourcing

Twin City Fan & Blower

Moving from Rules to Results: How Do Leaders Empower Sound Judgment Without Losing Accountability?

Stefan Martiyan

Senior Procurement Executive

U.S. EPA

1:55 pm - 2:30 pm Case Studies
Stream One – Enterprise and Indirect Procurement Strategy

Leading Indirect Procurement Through Complexity and Change

Fernando Alfaro Negrete

VP, Global Procurement, Indirects

Grupo Bimbo

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  • Navigating competing business priorities and stakeholder expectations across a complex global organization
  • Creating alignment between procurement, executive leadership, and business functions to accelerate decision-making and execution
  • Identifying and prioritizing the value opportunities that can deliver the greatest impact across indirect spend
  • Empowering procurement teams to make decisions, take accountability, and deliver results in rapidly changing environments
  • Lessons learned on maintaining performance while adapting procurement strategy to evolving business needs
Stream Two – Procurement, Supply and Operations

Supply Continuity: Building Resilient and Reliable Supply Networks

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  • Identifying and mitigating supply continuity risks before they impact the business
  • Balancing cost, inventory, and resilience in sourcing decisions
  • Creating effective contingency and business continuity plans
  • Building organizational capabilities to respond quickly during periods of uncertainty
Stream Three – AI and Transformation

A Business Resilience Model for Proactive, Data-Driven Decision-Making

Dawn Green

Chief Procurement and Logistics Officer

Sandisk

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  • Defining a simple, scalable business resilience model to shift from reactive to proactive management
  • Connecting enterprise data through a unified data lake to improve visibility and decision-making
  • Developing a risk heat map to identify, prioritize, and manage critical exposure areas
  • Integrating procurement, operations, and finance into a single resilience framework
  • Enabling faster response to disruption through connected data and real-time insights
2:35 pm - 3:10 pm Workshops
STREAM 1 WORKSHOP

From Insight to Leverage: Transforming IT Procurement Outcomes with Data-Driven Intelligence

Executive to be Announced

NPI Financial

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  • Why IT spend complexity leads to overspend and inefficiency
  • How real-time benchmarks improve negotiation outcomes
  • Using transaction data to strengthen vendor leverage
  • Increasing visibility into licenses, contracts, and usage
  • Driving faster cycles, better terms, and sustained savings
STREAM 2 WORKSHOP

From Request to Resolution: Orchestrating Intelligent Procurement at Scale

Executive to be Announced

ORO Labs

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  • Why fragmented intake slows procurement and increases risk
  • How AI connects requests, approvals, and systems in one workflow
  • Automating end-to-end procurement execution Strengthening compliance through structured intake controls
  • Reducing cycle time by removing manual routing
  • Improving speed, visibility, and governance
STREAM 3 WORKSHOP

From Automation to Autonomy: Scaling Agentic Intelligence Across the Supply Chain

Executive to be Announced

Osapiens

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  • Why traditional automation falls short in complex supply chains
  • How agentic AI enables real-time, adaptive decision-making
  • Orchestrating planning, sourcing, and logistics through intelligent agents
  • Reducing manual work while improving speed and accuracy
  • Strengthening resilience with continuous monitoring and response
3:10 pm - 4:30 pm Pre-Arranged One-To-One Meetings Arrow Icon

These mutually agreed-upon conversations are arranged and facilitated by Executive Platforms staff to ensure attendees have valuable discussions about their top-of-mind questions, challenges, and opportunities.

  • 3:15 pm – 3:35 pm: Meeting Slot 5/Networking
  • 3:40 pm – 4:00 pm: Meeting Slot 6/Networking
  • 4:05 pm – 4:25 pm: Meeting Slot 7/Networking
4:35 pm - 5:10 pm KEYNOTE

From Cost Center ​to Competitive ​Advantage: ​Transforming Procurement ​to ​Drive Value ​at Scale

Dan Bartel

Chief Procurement Officer

American Airlines

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  • Reinventing category ​strategies as dynamic, value-creating playbooks ​across ​operations, ​technology, and ​services
  • Partnering ​with suppliers ​as ​innovation allies ​to ​unlock long-term, shared value
  • Harnessing ​data, analytics, and ​AI ​to surface opportunities earlier ​and turn ​insight into ​action
5:10 pm - 5:15 pm

Chair’s Closing Remarks

Roberto Magana

Chief Procurement Officer

Kimberly-Clark

5:15 pm

Drinks Reception

5:45 pm

Executive dinner

6:00 pm

Executive dinner

April 23rd

Stream 1 Chair

Roberto Magana

Chief Procurement Officer

Kimberly-Clark

Stream 2 Chair
Stream 3 Chair
8:00 am - 8:50 am

registration & breakfast

8:10 am - 8:45 am breakfast workshops
Stream Two

From Negotiated Savings to Realized Value: Closing the Gaps in Procurement Performance

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  • Understanding why negotiated savings don’t always translate into measurable financial results
  • Identifying hidden value leakage across supplier contracts, invoices, pricing agreements, and payment processes
  • Leveraging analytics and recovery audits to uncover missed credits, overpayments, and compliance gaps
  • Strengthening collaboration between Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable to improve financial accountability
  • Moving from reactive recovery to proactive prevention through better processes, controls, and supplier governance
8:55 am - 9:00 am

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Roberto Magana

Chief Procurement Officer

Kimberly-Clark

9:00 am - 9:35 am KEYNOTE

Rethinking Supplier Partnerships: Unlocking Innovation, Collaboration, and Competitive Advantage

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  • Moving beyond traditional supplier management to build strategic partnerships that deliver long-term business value
  • Developing collaborative supplier engagement strategies to unlock innovation, improve performance, and strengthen competitive advantage
  • Establishing effective supplier governance and performance management frameworks to drive accountability and continuous improvement
  • Balancing supplier consolidation, diversification, and risk management to build a more resilient supply base
  • Strengthening collaboration between procurement, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to identify new opportunities for growth and value creation
9:40 am - 10:15 am Case Studies
Stream One – Enterprise and Indirect Procurement Strategy

Procurement Under Scrutiny: Building Trust, Transparency, and Resilience in High-Stakes Environments

Birchard Allen III

Chief Procurement Officer

U.S. House of Representatives

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  • Balancing centralized procurement with independent stakeholder needs
  • Modernizing procurement through AI, technology, and innovation
  • Elevating procurement from compliance to strategic value
  • Applying cross-sector insights to improve public procurement outcomes
Stream Two – Procurement, Supply and Operations

Embedding Sustainability into Procurement to Drive Cost, Risk, and Performance Outcomes

Marc De Schutter

Chief Procurement Officer

Kerry North America

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  • Turning sustainability commitments into measurable procurement actions
  • Activating suppliers as partners in innovation and value creation
  • Balancing cost, risk, and sustainability across global categories
  • Using data and digital tools to improve visibility and decisions
  • Building resilient, collaborative supply ecosystem
Stream Three – AI and Transformation

Connecting Procurement, Planning, and Inventory to Build More Agile Supply Networks

Adam Weisswasser

SVP, Chief Procurement and Planning Officer

HPE

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  • Aligning procurement and planning strategies to improve responsiveness and execution
  • Balancing inventory optimization with supply continuity and changing demand patterns
  • Strengthening supplier collaboration to improve visibility, forecasting, and operational performance
  • Leveraging data and analytics to support faster, more informed sourcing decisions
  • Building agile supply networks that can adapt to disruption and evolving business priorities
10:20 am - 11:20 pm Pre-Arranged One-To-One Meetings Arrow Icon

These mutually agreed-upon conversations are arranged and facilitated by Executive Platforms staff to ensure attendees have valuable discussions about their top-of-mind questions, challenges, and opportunities.

  • 10:20 am – 10:40 am: Meeting Slot 8/Networking
  • 10:45 am – 11:05 am: Meeting Slot 9/Networking
11:25 am - 12:10 pm Workshops
STREAM 1 WORKSHOP

Turning Market Intelligence into Procurement Advantage

Executive to be Announced

Zycus

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  • Why market volatility challenges traditional sourcing
  • Using real-time data to improve timing and negotiations Connecting cost, supplier, and demand signals
  • Improving should-cost accuracy and visibility
  • Enabling faster, data-driven decisions
  • Driving savings, reduced risk, and better terms
STREAM 2 WORKSHOP

Reimagining Procurement for Speed, Intelligence, and Scale

Executive to be Announced

Sphera

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  • Why legacy processes limit procurement impact
  • Unifying intake, sourcing, and supplier management
  • Using AI to speed decisions and reduce manual work
  • Creating seamless, guided stakeholder workflows
  • Increasing visibility and control across procurement
  • Driving faster cycles, stronger compliance, and efficiency
STREAM 3 WORKSHOP

Unlocking Enterprise Spend Visibility

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  • Why fragmented data limits spend visibility
  • Unifying financial and supplier data
  • Identifying leakage and savings opportunities
  • Improving forecasting accuracy
  • Enabling faster financial decisions
  • Driving stronger control and accountability
12:15 pm - 12:50 pm KEYNOTE

From Insight to Impact: What It Really Takes to Transform Procurement

Paula Glickenhaus

Chief Procurement Officer

Bristol Myers Squibb

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  •  Turning transformation themes into practical next steps, with real lessons from putting AI to work in everyday procurement
  • Balancing innovation, cost pressure, and risk without slowing progress
  • Earning procurement’s seat as a strategic partner through ease of use and adoption, not mandates
  •  Building the capabilities, tools, and operating models that will define the next era, including agentic AI and the people side of change
12:55 pm

Closing Remarks Followed by Lunch

Roberto Magana

Chief Procurement Officer

Kimberly-Clark

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Executive Lunch Seating