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 was pushing Sustainability via Directives. In this chaotic moment things could change. Will the imposed obligations be relaxed? Are there more opportunities to transform these regulatory obligations into business opportunities?

Panel Discussion with: Diego Pedroli, Procurement Director, illycaffè; Giampiero Carozza, Procurement Director, Amadori; Fabiana Bobba, Head of Governance Supply Chain Sustainability and Supply Chain Qualification, SNAM*; Giovanni Marsili, ESG Focus Team Partner, Gianni & Origoni (he gives the speech EPROC-5

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. Panel Discussion with: Guido Amendola, previous Group & Corporate Supply Chain Director, Snam; Marco La Rocca, VP of Purchasing Vehicle Electrification, Marelli; Maria Jesus Saenz, Director, MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab; Esther Salguero, President, AERCE Cataluña

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. Panel Discussion with: Francesco Donato, CPO, IVECO Group; Luciano Dotti, Head of Procurement Italy, Sanofi; Davide Banfi, Global Indirect Procurement Director, MENARINI Group; Daniel Krassenstein, Global Supply Chain Director, Procon Pacific

PROC-4 Human-AI teaming: how to increase value created with AI in Procurement Digital technologies, and particularly AI, are allowing companies to share supply chain information and assets in new ways. The greatest benefit of AI is that it is capable of perceiving, interacting, adapting and learning. But the key questions are how AI interacts with humans and vice versa and how we can design AI systems to enhance the greatest potential for mutual learning with the proper Human-Machine Teams for better long-term performance. But both agents can be easily biased, so how can we avoid that?. Join this engaging session, where we will discuss the latest research around humans and AI complementary capabilities. Latest experiences on AI applied to Procurement, applications of different configurations of human-AI collective intelligence and research field experiments to apply AI more successfully in procurement and demand planning.

Maria Jesus Saenz, Director, MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab (https://digitalsc.mit.edu/) and Executive Director, MIT SCM Master Programs

PROC-5 Compliance in Procurement: the implementation in Ferrero Nicola Somenzi, Head of Responsible Sourcing, Ferrero Group; Alberto Nava, Pricipal, Inverto

PROC-6 Updates on the EU regulatory framework and its evolution: ensuring legal risks are covered to prepare for business opportunities Giovanni Marsili, ESG Focus Team, Partner, Gianni & Origoni

PROC-7 Special session with Maria Jesus Saenz A special discussion for a restricted number of professionals with Maria Jesus Saenz on AI applications for Procurement. Reservation procedure and strict eligibility rules for admittance. Maria Jesus Saenz, Director, MIT Digital Supply Chain Transformation Lab (https://digitalsc.mit.edu/) and Executive Director, MIT SCM Master Programs