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From pilot to production: scaling AI in procurement

This is a partnered event with Zycus - webinars will take place on a Zycus hosted platform

scheduleWednesday 18 November | 11:00 GMT | 12:00 CET

10:00

Setting the Stage

Omid Ghamani CEO & Chairman, PSCM Institute
10:05

The Benchmark: 100+ CPOs, one scoreboard, launched live

The Autonomous Sourcing Index goes public. See where leaders pull ahead, and where you will land.
10:30

Outcomes ship in 2027

Aatish Dedhia's annual address, built live on the numbers revealed minutes earlier. Three moves that close the gap.
10:55

Forrester's 2027 predictions for procurement AI

Forrester's first public airing of what comes next. Be on the right side of it.
11:15

From pilot to production: scaling agents for real

Everest Group and a GCC leader on what enterprise scale actually takes.
11:40

A real autonomous journey, interrogated

One leader's real numbers, cross-examined live. What worked, what stalled, what it returned.

Raoul Groening Procurement Expert, Kalaidos University
12:00

Agents at work, unscripted

A messy, half formed request runs end to end on Merlin. No script, no slides, no safety net.
12:20

Your plan starts building

The event survey opens. Your answers, your Index score and the cohort data go into your 2027 Autonomous Procurement Readiness Plan, in your inbox within 24 hours.

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