C-Suite Procurement Perspectives on AI and Strategic Trends

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For the fifth consecutive year, SAP has partnered with The Economist Group to track the strategic trends and priorities shaping procurement decisions at the highest levels of global organizations across the C-suite – including how AI fits in. Join us as we unpack this year’s findings. Whether you’re looking to position your AI procurement strategy with various C-suite leaders to gain internal buy-in or gain actionable insights to inform your plans, this session will help you understand what’s shaping the future of procurement and how to stay ahead.

Agenda

1 The top priorities for C-suite leaders – What’s commanding attention in the boardroom and where executives are focusing their resources
2 Expectations around AI’s impact – How leaders anticipate AI will transform their operations, workforce, and competitive positioning
3 Key organizational risks – The threats keeping executives up at night and their confidence levels in assessing and mitigating them
4 Accelerators for AI adoption and digital transformation – The drivers that are propelling organizations forward in their modernization journey
5 The barriers holding organizations back – The challenges and roadblocks slowing progress and how leading organizations are approaching them

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Presenters

Gordon Donovan

VP Research - Procurement & External Workforce

Gordon Donovan

VP Research - Procurement & External Workforce

Binny Mathews

Chief Procurement Officer, Accenture

Binny Mathews

Chief Procurement Officer, Accenture

Binny Mathews, Chief Procurement Officer at Accenture is a Procurement Leader with 30 years of experience spanning functional management, Consulting, and Advisory roles in Procurement. A Physics graduate with an MBA in Marketing from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India, Binny began his career in sales of Seeds and Agrochemicals before discovering his passion for Procurement.

At Accenture, Binny Mathews drives the strategic vision for a sustainable, diverse, and resilient value chain, championing responsible and profitable buying. He is leading the reinvention of Accenture’s internal Procurement function into an AI first organization.

Prior to his current role, he led the transformation of the procurement function at Infosys. He has been a member of Global Procurement Leadership Teams / Procurement Transformation Boards of Fortune 100 companies. His career in Procurement includes key Leadership roles at the Tata Group, Marico Limited, and FreeMarkets (now, SAP Ariba). Binny serves on the Advisory Board of the Global Supply Chain MBA program of Indian Institute of Management, Udaipur, India.

Binny is also a trained corporate storyteller.

Ian Lawless

Director of Content and Events, Procurement Leaders

Ian Lawless

Director of Content and Events, Procurement Leaders