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NEW WEBINAR: CPO Rising 2025: Navigating Global Uncertainty & Unlocking an AI-Driven Future

By John Yuva April 18, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Strategy, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and Esker on April 29th (2 PM ET) as they discuss CPO Rising 2025: Navigating Global Uncertainty & Unlocking an AI-Driven Future. Over the past two decades,…

Ardent Partners Announces The 2025 Supplier Management Technology Advisor

By Andrew Bartolini April 16, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Today I’m happy to announce the official launch of our Supplier Management Tech Advisor report for 2025! Ardent Partners evaluated the market’s top Supplier Management solution providers’ Solution Strength (the…

CPO Rising Listicle: Cost of Capital Makes Procurement Valuable to the CFO in 5 Ways

By Andrew Bartolini April 11, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists, Strategy

Fridays (in 2025) means that it’s time for another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help…

Part Two: Procurement BIG Trends & Predictions — AI-Driven Future Amidst Economic Uncertainty

By John Yuva April 4, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Did you miss Ardent Partners' recent webinar, Procurement 2025: BIG Trends and Predictions, that delivered a series of insightful predictions designed to help procurement teams in all industries and regions…

Memory Lane – The CPO Rising Tournament 2012

By Andrew Bartolini March 31, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Lists, People, Strategy

The Ardent team is hard at work on our 20th annual CPO Rising - State of Procurement report (register for the April 29 webinar here?). But while analyst travel season…

Part One: Procurement BIG Trends & Predictions — Rise of AI in Procurement

By John Yuva March 28, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with Globality

By Andrew Bartolini March 26, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

A New AI Series on CPO Rising The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is undeniable. Its impact and influence are revolutionizing the Procurement automation market. According to research from Ardent…

Magnus Mondays — Agentic AI Has Entered the Chat

By Magnus Bergfors March 24, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

For the last couple of years, generative AI (GenAI) has been a staple in procurement solution provider marketing as the savior for overwhelmed procurement departments. But during the second half…

Part Two: Scale New Heights — How Technology is Transforming Spend Management

By John Yuva March 21, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Did you miss Ardent Partners' recent webinar, Scale New Heights: Improve Performance by Optimizing Your Procurement Technology, that shed light on reaching the next level of procurement performance by building a…

Magnus Mondays — Ivalua Now EMEA 2025 — Realistic Innovations

By Magnus Bergfors March 17, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

My 2025 conference season kicked off last week with Ivalua Now EMEA. The conference took place in central Paris at the Carrousel De Louvre, a larger venue than last year,…