SOURCING & PROCUREMENT (PROC):

In a world where everything is changing rapidly and unexpectedly, speakers and panellists will discuss the hottest topics today for Chief Procurement Officers: How to maintain the best strategic alignment with the Business; How to deal with disruptions and trade wars that are on the horizon; How to manage regulatory obligations by transforming them into opportunities; How to exploit technological innovation and in particular AI.

Paolo Fincato (Track Chair and Vice President Procurement at CSCMP Italy Roundtable) will talk in the following panel discussions with Marco La Rocca (VP of Purchasing Vehicle Electrification at Marelli), Luciano Dotti (Head of Procurement Italy at Sanofi), Davide Banfi (Global Indirect Procurement Director at MENARINI Group), Giampiero Carozza (Procurement Director at Amadori), Diego Pedroli (Procurement Director at illycaffè), Francesco Donato (CPO at IVECO Group), Guido Amendola, Giovanni Marsili (Gianni & Origoni) and other leading procurement and technology experts.

PROC-1 - The impacts of the European Directives on Sustainability and Circular Economy in Procurement (from CSRD through CBAM to CSDDD … and beyond!)

The EU is pushing Sustainability via Directives. First CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), then CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism) and latest the CSDDD (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive). What are the experiences on the CSRD? CBAM, we are in the transition period, which are the feedbacks? And finally, the CSDDD will impose binding obligations to check the global value chains for human rights and environmental risks and harms. The burden of activities related to the requested checks and due diligences is higher and higher. What are the challenges for the Procurement organizations? Is it possible to manage all these mounting regulatory obligations transforming them into business opportunities?

PROC-2 - AI Tools to improve Procurement and reduce Process Costs The deployment of AI is changing the framework of tools to support procurement activities and their contribution to its efficiency and effectiveness. We are starting to see solutions implemented effectively in different areas; from the production of document summaries to support in defining purchasing strategies. How to select and implement AI tools of value for our organizations, having correctly defined the expected results.

PROC-3 - Category Management in a VUCA World Everything is changing rapidly and more radically, so “black swans” are becoming normal. In this context, companies cannot give up the value brought by a strategic approach to purchasing that is strongly aligned with the business. How to organize? We share experiences to understand which processes and tools have proven effective to date.

PROC-4 - Human-AI teaming: how to increase value created with AI in Procurement Maria Jesus Saenz (Director of MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab and Executive Director of MIT SCM Master Programs) will present latest experiences on AI applied to Procurement