BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:62a6e50f8dcb0b296fe6ae534fb86cad@insideprocurement.nevi.nl DTSTAMP:20260722T115028Z SUMMARY:Cognitive Procurement: Discover how to embark on your AI journey DESCRIPTION:Join a distinguished panel of procurement experts to discuss th e key themes and insights from the new book 'Cognitive Procurement: Discov er How to Embark on Your AI Journey'\, co-authored by Robert Handfield - p rofessor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University.  Join in the conversation and grab your complimentary copy of the book upon attending the webinar. Learning Objectives How AI is already re-shaping t he world of Procurement Proven strategies for automation with AI Positioni ng AI as an organizational ally – not an adversary Techniques for testin g AI’s impact for your team Presenters Richard Waugh - Vice President Co rporate Development at Zycus Richard leads strategic initiatives in the ar eas of new product introduction\, market development\, thought leadership\ , analyst relations\, and strategic partner development programs. Richard has an extensive background in B2B E-Commerce. He helped launch GE's Tradi ng Process Network (TPN)\, the first on-line Marketplace for Sourcing and Procurement. He was also Co-Founder of B2eMarkets\, one of the first SaaS (Software as a Service) Sourcing Suite providers and later covered the Sup ply Management market as an Industry Analyst for the Aberdeen Group. Rober t Handfield PhD - Bank of America & University Professor of Supply Chain M anagement at North Carolina State University Rob has over 120 peer reviewe d journals and is regularly quoted inglobal news media such as the Wall St reet Journal\, The New Yorker\, Financial Times\, the San Francisco Chroni cle\, and CNBC.Handfield is Editor-in-Chief of the online Logistics journa l\, Consulting Editor of the Journal of Operations Management\, one of the leading supply chain management journals in the field\, and the author of several books on supply chain management\, including - The LIVING Supply Chain: The Evolving Imperative of Operating in Real Time(2017)\, Biopharma ceutical Supply Chains(2012)\, Supply Market Intelligence(2006)\, Supply C hain Re-Design(2002) and Introduction to Supply Chain Management (1999\, 2 5\,000 copies sold\, and translated into Chinese\, Japanese\, and Korean) Purvee Kondal\, NACD.DC - Head of Technology & Engineering Sourcing\, Albe rtsons Companies Purvee is an advisory board member at RampRate & Sourcing Industry Group (SIG)\, and a National Association of Corporate Directors Accelerate program participant. She is a seasoned executive with over 15 y ears of experience leading transformational changes at notable organizatio ns such as Johnson & Johnson\, General Electric\, Capgemini\, Ross Stores and Globality. As a champion of diversity and inclusion\, she co-chairs th e Fellowship Nomination Committee at the Athena Rising Foundation as an At hena Alliance member. More information  For more information and registra tion\, go to ismworld.org/83234765-book-club-cognitive-procurement-discove r-how-to-embark-on-your-ai-journey. URL:https://insideprocurement.nevi.nl/kalender/evenement/504-cognitive-proc urement-discover-how-to-embark-on-your-ai-journey DTSTART:20220818T180000Z DTEND:20220818T190000Z LOCATION:Online ORGANIZER:mailto:community@nevi.nl SEQUENCE:1 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join a distinguished panel of procurement e xperts to discuss the key themes and insights from the new book 'Cognitive Procurement: Discover How to Embark on Your AI Journey'\, co-authored by Robert Handfield - professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University. \;

Join in the conversation and grab you r complimentary copy of the book upon attending the webinar.

Learning Objectives

Presenters

Richard Waugh - Vice President Corpor ate Development at Zycus

Richard leads strategic initiatives in the areas of new product introduction\, market development\, thought leadershi p\, analyst relations\, and strategic partner development programs. Richar d has an extensive background in B2B E-Commerce. He helped launch GE's Tra ding Process Network (TPN)\, the first on-line Marketplace for Sourcing an d Procurement. He was also Co-Founder of B2eMarkets\, one of the first Saa S (Software as a Service) Sourcing Suite providers and later covered the S upply Management market as an Industry Analyst for the Aberdeen Group.

Robert Handfield PhD - Bank of America &\; University Professo r of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University

Rob has over 120 peer reviewed journals and is regularly quoted inglobal news media such as the Wall Street Journal\, The New Yorker\, Financial Times\, the San Francisco Chronicle\, and CNBC.Handfield is Editor-in-Chief of th e online Logistics journal\, Consulting Editor of the Journal of Operation s Management\, one of the leading supply chain management journals in the field\, and the author of several books on supply chain management\, inclu ding - The LIVING Supply Chain: The Evolving Imperative of Operating in Re al Time(2017)\, Biopharmaceutical Supply Chains(2012)\, Supply Market Inte lligence(2006)\, Supply Chain Re-Design(2002) and Introduction to Supply C hain Management (1999\, 25\,000 copies sold\, and translated into Chinese\ , Japanese\, and Korean)

Purvee Kondal\, NACD.DC - Head of Technology &\ ; Engineering Sourcing\, Albertsons Companies

Purvee is an advisory board member at RampRate &\; Sourcing Industry Group (SIG)\, and a Nati onal Association of Corporate Directors Accelerate program participant. Sh e is a seasoned executive with over 15 years of experience leading transfo rmational changes at notable organizations such as Johnson &\; Johnson\ , General Electric\, Capgemini\, Ross Stores and Globality. As a champion of diversity and inclusion\, she co-chairs the Fellowship Nomination Commi ttee at the Athena Rising Foundation as an Athena Alliance member.

< strong>More information \;

For more information and reg istration\, go to ismworld.org/83234765-book-club-cognitive-procurement-discover-how-to- embark-on-your-ai-journey.

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