Optimal: The AI Conference for Procurement Teams
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
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)
Sponsors
