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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

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…

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…

NEW WEBINAR: Evolution of AI in Procurement: The Agentic Age

By John Yuva March 19, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and Fairmarkit on March 27th (2 PM ET) as they discuss Evolution of AI in Procurement: The Agentic Age. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved over the…

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,…

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

By John Yuva March 14, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

AI in Action — Procurement: A Conversation with GEP

By Andrew Bartolini March 12, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Magnus Mondays — Suites, Specialists, and IM&PPO

By Magnus Bergfors March 10, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

About a year ago, I wrote a series of articles on the topic of suites vs. specialists (click here to read). In today’s article, I return to that topic and…

CPO Rising Listicle: AI in Action — Procurement, Part 3

By John Yuva March 7, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Lists, Process, Strategy, Technology

It's Friday, which means we're sharing another CPO Rising Listicle. Each list will include a variety of procurement tips, trends, insights, research, lists, strategies, and/or recommendations designed to help procurement teams…