Sentiment is changing fast around AI and procurement. The conversation has moved from "what does all this mean?" to one where procurement and supply chain professionals are experimenting with use-cases and thinking deeply about how to develop long-term scalability.
As part of Zycus' global virtual PLaN 2026 event, CIPS will host a dedicated session exploring the challenges procurement teams face in moving beyond isolated pilots to scaling agent use-cases across the source-to-pay lifecycle. We'll discuss:
- AI adoption and pilot programmes: what are the challenges on the ground?
- How to approach the start line: experimentation vs understanding the problem you're trying to solve?
- The move from isolated pilots to scalable adoption: bringing your people with you and taking control of the 'shadow agent' estate
- Future governance: how to decide the guardrails
Join the Zycus PLaN event
The CIPS hosted session will be part of the wider Zycus PLaN agenda, taking place on 18 November. Six sessions across three hours will feature insight from Zycus experts, procurement analysts from the Hackett Group, Forrester and Everest Group, and practitioners. You can find the full agenda below.
We have partnered with Zycus for this event. Webinars will run outside of CIPS Download on the Zycus platform on the day. All sessions will be available to watch back on-demand.
PLaN agenda (for UK & Europe)
- 10AM GMT | 11AM CET - Setting the stage
- 10:05AM GMT | 11:05AM CET - The Benchmark: 100+ CPOs, one scoreboard, launched live
- 10:30AM GMT | 11:30AM CET - Outcomes ship in 2027
- 10:55AM GMT | 11:55AM CET - Forrester's 2027 predictions for procurement AI
- 11:15AM GMT | 12:15PM CET - CIPS session - Scaling AI in procurement: connecting isolated pilots into one autonomous process
- 11:45AM GMT | 12:45PM CET - A real autonomous journey, interrogated
- 12:00PM GMT | 1:00PM CET - Agents at work, unscripted
- 12:20PM GMT | 1:20PM CET - Your plan starts building
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Connecting the data dots: procurement's real contract management challenge
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A leader in digital transformation and the utilisation of AI, Declan has been a member of the external Group Executive Board at Chain IQ, a procurement BPO provider, and a fundamental part of a procurement leadership team, winning “Star Performer” status by Everest.
Declan has developed the official CIPS training courses to deliver strategic business transformation for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the procurement function and at a practitioner level. With global expertise he has a proven track record of delivering large digital projects for S2P, CLM, SRM and TPRM for market leading clients.