The Truth About AI in Procurement: What Leaders Are Doing in 2026

AI in procurement is evolving fast - and not as the market predicted. Join leading procurement innovators for a practical conversation on how AI is reshaping strategic work, negotiation outcomes, and team structures.

No hype. No guesswork. Just real-world lessons and actionable insights from teams already scaling AI.

What you’ll learn:

✅ Why the biggest wins are in insight-driven work, not automation
✅ How AI is flattening hierarchies and shifting expertise
✅ How combining human negotiation skills with AI insights drives greater savings
✅ Real use cases and frameworks you can apply immediately

This is perfect for:

Procurement and finance leaders, category managers, and anyone driving AI adoption in commercial functions.

In This Video
Michael Keller
Director of Procurement, USA
Michael is an expert in creating global procurement strategies and helping companies make smart financial decisions to enable growth. He leads the US procurement team for Vertice.
Tom Mills
Procurement Protagonist and Public Speaker, and author of the Procure Bites newsletter.
Tom is a Procurement lynchpin, who's experience in procurement is only matched by his passion for it. He's best known as the author and driving force behind the highly popular Procure Bites newsletter.
Nils Brauckmann
Head of Procurement at Personio
Nils is a procurement thought leader who's enthusiastic about creativity and education in procurement, as well as making technology and innovation work for everyone with intelligent designs.
Ignacio Cabrara
VP and CPO at Cloudflare
Ignacio has over 20 years of international experience in transforming procurement into strategic, value-creating functions across supply chains.
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