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Vishal Patel and and Pascal Bensoussan discuss the 2026-2027 Ivalua Strategic Roadmap at Ivalua NOW Paris.

Inside Ivalua NOW 2026: Procurement Enters the Agentic AI Era

By Andrew Bartolini April 22, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The Carrousel du Louvre, a place synonymous with timeless masterpieces, served as the backdrop last month for a different kind of evolution: the rapid transformation of the procurement function. At…

Ace Hardware Acrisure Keynotes at LevelUp

LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 2)

By Andrew Bartolini March 18, 2026Articles, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 2) Today's article highlights the keynote addresses by Ace Hardware and Acrisure from Levelpath's 2026 conference.…

LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 1)

By Andrew Bartolini March 17, 2026Articles, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Technology

LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 1) This article is the first of two that discusses Levelpath's inaugural LevelUp 2026 conference held…

Procurement Trends 2026 (Part Two): Entering the Age of Autonomous Procurement

By John Yuva March 16, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy, Technology

We are launching a new article series based on Ardent Partners’ recent webinar, Procurement 2026: BIG Trends and Predictions. The original session delivered forward-looking insights designed to help procurement leaders…

NEW WEBINAR: From Systems of Engagement to Systems of Action: The Agentic CPO

By John Yuva February 18, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, Solution Providers, Technology

Join Ardent Partners and Zycus on February 26th (2 PM ET) as they discuss From Systems of Engagement to Systems of Action: The Agentic CPO. Procurement leaders have spent the…

Announcing The 2026 AP Automation and Payments Technology Advisor Report

By Andrew Bartolini February 2, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Solution Providers, Technology

The 2026 AP Automation and Payments Technology Advisor Report - Built for How AP Actually Works The AP automation and payments technology market has never been more crowded or more…

Best of 2025: Zycus Goes All-in on Agentic AI at Horizon 2025

By Andrew Bartolini January 14, 2026Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising, we’re publishing some “best of” 2025 articles as we reflect on last year and begin tackling 2026. I attended Zycus’…

Agentic AI and the Next Evolution of Procurement — From Automation to Autonomous Value Creation

By John Yuva December 22, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Did you miss the recent webinar "From Pilot to Payoff: 5 Strategies to Turn AI into ROI," featuring Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, and Rinus…

AI in Procurement: Moving from Rules to Reasoning

By John Yuva December 17, 2025Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Did you miss the recent webinar "Agents of Change: How Agentic AI Is Rewriting the Source-to-Pay Playbook," featuring Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, and Paul…

Building Long-Term Procurement Transformation Through Scalable, Human-Centered AI

By John Yuva December 11, 2025Articles, Events, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

Procurement leaders gathered at DPW/Amsterdam recently to discuss the latest in digital procurement innovation and transformation. Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer for Ardent Partners, moderated the session "Fast-Track…