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…
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 we discussed…
Inside Ivalua NOW 2026: Procurement Enters the Agentic AI Era
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…
LevelUp 2026: How Levelpath (and Its Customers) Are Rewriting the Procurement AI Playbook (Part 2)
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)
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
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
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
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
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’…