ProcureTech Pulse — July 15, 2026
CPO Rising's ProcureTech Pulse series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…
NEW WEBINAR: The Path to AI-First Procurement
Join Ardent Partners and Ivalua on July 16th (11 AM ET) as they discuss The Path to AI-First Procurement. Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming procurement, but technology alone is not…
NEW WEBINAR: Procurement at the Speed of AI (The Mid-Market Shift from Agents to Autonomous Flow)
AI is reshaping procurement, but technology alone isn't enough. Join Ardent Partners and Zycus as Andrew Bartolini shares new research into how mid-market organizations are accelerating business value through AI, connected workflows, and modern Source-to-Pay operations.
Inside the Chip Supply Shift
[Editor’s Note: Today’s article is a guest post based on a conversation between Ardent's Andrew Bartolini and Graham Scott, Senior Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer at Jabil. Scott leads a…
The Control Tower Bet: Ardent Partners on Intake-to-Pay and the Zycus Approach (Part Two)
In Part One of this series, I covered my February briefing and live demo with Bikash Mohanty, VP of Solution Consulting and Product Strategy at Zycus, on Merlin Intake, Zycus’…
NEW WEBINAR: Ardent Partners & xSuite – The State of AP 2026: AI Rising
Join Ardent Partners and xSuite on June 23rd (10 AM ET) as they discuss The State of AP 2026: AI Rising. Accounts payable is entering a pivotal new era. As…
Coupa Inspire 2026: Betting the Future on Data, Agents, and Outcomes
Ten Inspires in that you develop a feel for the difference between a company “performing” confidence and a company that actually has it. Recently, Inspire felt like a conference in…
NEW WEBINAR: Procurement Metrics That Matter in 2026
Join Ardent Partners and GEP on June 24th (2 PM ET) as they discuss Procurement Metrics That Matter in 2026. Procurement has evolved into a strategic driver of business value,…
Zip AI Summit 2026: From Agents to Superagents
On June 2, procurement, finance, and technology leaders gathered at the Ace Hotel in Brooklyn for Zip's AI Summit 2026. It was one of those classic early-summer New York days.…
Inside IVA Studio: Architecting the Autonomous Procurement Workforce
(This is Part 2 of our series on the 2026 Ivalua NOW conference in Paris. You can read Part 1: Procurement Enters the Agentic AI Era here.) As I discussed…