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Optimal: The AI Conference for Procurement Teams

Access all of the videos from this year’s Optimal virtual conference. Thank you to the 1,000+ registrants who attended this year.

Arkestro Demo & Case Studies

Successful AI Case Studies: Dover Chemical Corporation

Patti DeVault, Buyer

Successful AI Case Studies: Kurita

Nate Vetter, Director of Chemical Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing

Arkestro: Optimal Product Demo
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Keynotes

Watch as thought leaders and technology giants share insights into how AI is changing the industry.

The Subscription Economy: A Once in a Century Business Model Shift

Tien Tzuo, CEO at Zuora
7:00am (PT)

AI Demystified

Joanna Martinez, Transformation Thought Leader and Author
7:20am (PT)

Workshops

Participate in expert-led practical skills workshops to build a high performance procurement organization

How to Select Best of Breed Procurement Technologies

Rajiv Gupta, Founder at Procurement League & Anders Lillevik, Founder and CEO at….
10:30am (PT)

How the Power of Machine Learning is Transforming Sourcing

Ben Leiken, CTO at Arkestro Chandra Khatri, Chief Scientist and Head of Conversational AI at Got It AI
12:30 PM (PT)

General Sessions

Learn from real-world experiences and take away best practices on how to accelerate your procurement transformation journey with AI

Successful AI Sourcing Case Studies

Nate Vetter and Patti DeVault
7:55 AM (PT)

The Dangers of Dirty Data for Strategic Sourcing…and how to spot it

Susan Walsh, Founder of The Classification Guru
9:00 AM (PT)

Funding, Data, Talent: Overcoming Three Common Obstacles To Implementing AI In Procurement

Dr. Karsten Machholz, CEO and Founder at CPO Consulting
8:30 AM (PT)

Digital Sourcing Operations Best Practices for Supplier Onboarding

Moderated by Corey Turoff
9:00 AM (PT)

The Business Case For Sourcing Productivity

Dr. Elouise Epstein, VP at Kearny Jacob Gorm Larsen, Head of Digital Procurement..
9:45 AM (PT)

Fast Forward to a Smarter Procurement Future

Lance Younger, CEO ProcureTech
10:00 AM (PT)

The Opti Awards Ceremony

Celebrate the industries most innovative and data-driven procurement teams across industries
1:00 PM (PT)

Best of Breed Startup Showcase – Track 1

Watch leading best of breed procurement innovators and startups…
12:00 PM (PT)

Best of Breed Startup Showcase – Track 2

Watch leading best of breed procurement innovators and startups…
12:00 PM (PT)
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