Not surprising Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) was high on the agenda and debated during EBGs recent CPO Outlook in Stockholm. Present AI use cases in procurement The response to the question how AI is affecting procurement organizations in the room now – the general answer was “Not at all” even though CoPilot, […]
EBG | Webinars
EBG | Webinar: Leveraging GenAI to Re-invent the Role of Procurement
Not surprising Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) was high on the agenda and debated during EBGs recent CPO Outlook in Stockholm. Present AI use cases in procurement The response to the question how AI is affecting procurement organizations in the room now – the general answer was “Not at all” even though CoPilot, […]
EBG | Webinar: Optimizing Spend Management challenging existing processes?
Hands up how many have or have tried a “No Po No Pay policy”? EBG have enabled discussions around it several times since 2010. One of the main challenges – how do you actually get stakeholders to comply with set up processes? In a day and age where technology is evolving rapidly – is there […]
EBG | Summit News
Keelvar join CPO Outlook 2024
EBG | Network welcome Keelvar joining CPO Outlook 2024 on October 15th & 16th in Stockholm. They bring extensive knowledge in sourcing optimization. During CPO Outlook you can choose to take part in their Theme Discussions – round table discussions to draw from their and your peers experiences. Their discussions will focus on; How do you […]
CPO Outlook 2024 | Risk & Sustainability in procurement
Risk & Sustainability from a Procurement perspective – to what extent can and should procurement be supply and supplier related sustainability topics subject matter experts? …of course procurement are asked to take the lead? What does the rapid regulatory development (due to too little progress being seen) mean to existing and future procurement organizations? To […]
GEP join CPO Outlook 2024
A warm welcome to GEP joining CPO Outlook 2024 as an Expert Organization. GEP bring broad experiences to the summit from across the globe. During CPO Outlook 2024 you who join can take part in their round table discussions focusing on; Procurement in 2030. How will Generative AI impact S2P? The disruption brought by artificial […]
CPO Outlook 2024 | Change management in procurement
Change management from a procurement perspective. Or should we say business as usual (or unusual) One may argue that many change initiatives fail. One may also argue that change happen all the time – it is more the timelines that don’t ad up. Also the Why may stumble. I find procurement really interesting since reaching […]
EBG | Insights
EBG | Insight: Part I | Roy Anderson, CPO & Digital Transformation Officer, Tradeshift
Is the world spinning faster or are we just getting older? Well, looking back surely previous generation would state the same “I can’t almost keep up”. How about having been in a trade for a multitude of years and seeing it change dramatically? Many probably have that feeling – and at the same time – […]
EBG | Insight: Augmented Analytics: Leading procurement with new data insights
How far will digitization and automation take us? What will the interaction between humans and systems look like ahead? There are discussions about predictive analytics, augmented analytics, guided buying and self service – all dependent on really good and solid data. In this interview we learn about the reflections made by Francesco Colavita, Vice President […]
EBG | Insight: The Lundbeck business service center and Ariba story
We live in a rapidly changing world and businesses need to stay agile. Finding ways to lower cost and ad value is on all businesses agenda. Actually doing so is another question. Lundbeck has undertaken several steps to ensure they enable the strategy set. “We want to invest significantly in growth opportunities, maximize the growth […]
EBG | Insight: ROI, obstacles and future proof P2P
The other day EBG | Network “met” with Eric Wilson, Vice President Purchase to pay with Basware in the US. We spoke about his experiences in creating purchase to pay business cases, ensuring ROI, how to ensure success and how to future proof purchase to pay development.
EBG | Play Interviews & Recorded webinar sessions
EBG | Play: What is augmented intelligence within the supply chain?
“Artificial intelligence is not purely “artificial.” The ideal approach amplifies human intuition with machine intelligence to create a powerful multiplier effect. That’s augmented intelligence.” A statement made by Qlik with the headline “From BI to “AI””. EBG | Network hosted a webinar together with Paul Winsor at Qlik. The topic what augmented intelligence mean within the […]
EBG Play: Online S&P and F&A Benchmark Sessions
Thank you for being interested in all or most of each days Online Sourcing & Procurement and Finance & Accounting BPO Benchmark Sessions held in October 2015. EBG are very happy with the result, happy with the experiences given and happy with the interaction so many showed! You can access the recordings from all sessions […]
EBG Play | Beyond Trends: “10 Transformational Realities” redefining procurement
It was a handful, we give you that – as it so often is doing business today in a global environment. We were scheduled to meet online from Canada, India, UK, Sweden and the US – preferably on web camera. We almost made it! What we were able to achieve is to have several insights […]
EBG | Play: Finance and procurement – a fine romance or the best of enemies?
How can it be that it is still so hard to collaborate across functions? To find ways to ensure those great strategies are realized, savings met, automation enabled and cash optimization ensured. Welcome to not only re-view the recent session enabled by Basware but also send in questions and answer the poll questions! How does […]
EBG | Play: How do you lead the digital transformation of your supply chains successfully?
What are your thoughts on how to fulfill a strategy? Especially a strategy that include digitalization? Most specifically a strategy including the change of behavior from a lot of individuals. And we know how easy it is to change behavior – right? Take part of the On Demand session hosted by Martin Starcke, Director of […]
EBG | Play: Munters Europe share Supply Chain Risk Management experiences
It was a pleasure sharing supply chain risk management know how from Stefan Måhl, VP Global Sourcing at Munters Europe and that of Rolf Zimmer, Managing Director at riskmethods. It was also a pleasure highlighting the experiences shared by you who joined in live – giving a live webinar an extra value. You may also […]
Focus Area: Source to Pay
EBG | Play: Structuring global procurement
It is no easy task creating and managing global organizations. It is no easy task managing global procurement organizations – end-to-end. This is why it is extra inspiring to listen to Tamara Braun, CPO at SAP sharing how they have chosen to structure their global procurement organization. How they have chosen to set up their […]
Follow up after Source 2 Pay Summit 2019
A huge thank you to all who came to the 9th version of Source 2 Pay Summit in Stockholm! It is a pleasure seeing all the connections taking place, all the conversations and all the experience exchange. Informal and to the point. All share more or less the same challenges! Post Summit Report Take a […]
EBG | Insight: CPO Talk with Björn Stenecker – Category management influencing compliance strategies
What role will procurement take in future business development? No easy answers and for sure it differs depending on the type of business – but one thing is clear. We are seeing an externalization of business, having organizations invest many percent of revenue with external suppliers. What role should procurement take when value need to […]
EBG Play: Online S&P and F&A Benchmark Sessions
Thank you for being interested in all or most of each days Online Sourcing & Procurement and Finance & Accounting BPO Benchmark Sessions held in October 2015. EBG are very happy with the result, happy with the experiences given and happy with the interaction so many showed! Below are the recordings from all sessions, in […]
Focus Area: Procurement
CPO Outlook 2023 | How do you realize changed procurement focus and ways of working?
How can it be that category management is still juggling corporate minds? That although it has been around since forever, most companies have not succeeded with their category strategies as intended. On October 18th & 19th you who join CPO Outlook 2023 in Stockholm will come one step closer to understanding why. Why companies still […]
EBG | Play: Resilience and Sustainable Procurement
Is there a correlation? Between being resilient and sustainable? EBG | Network had the pleasure of hosting a webinar where Pete Rau, Operations Manager at EcoVadis shared his view in the matter. What did the audience think? As always with live poll questions there are additional questions and reflections coming up after poll results are […]
EBG Play: Sourcing & Procurement BPO Benchmark
Almost six months ago, EBG held the first Online Benchmark Sessions focusing on Sourcing & Procurement BPO and Finance & Accounting BPO. Or – really – we focused on how large organizations tend to develop their operations and beyond. Within finance and accounting there has been a trend for a long time to centralize and […]
Focus Area: Sourcing
EBG | Play: How do you re-build an anti-fragile supply chain?
Since the COVID-19 pandemic is not a Black Swan – i.e we should have predicted and prepared for it. One may wonder if disruption is or will be the new normal? We may say “hopefully not” and the question still remain – what can we learn from disruptions like the ones we are currently facing? […]
EBG | Play: Procurement AI: From Promise To Realization
End September great minds met online to discuss digitalization in general and Artificial Intelligence impact on procurement specifically. Why so? On April 10th 2018, 25 European countries signed a Declaration of cooperation on Artificial Intelligence. It builds further on the achievements and investments of the European research and business community in AI. Given this announcement, […]
EBG | Insight: What is your contract management status?
EBG | Network continuously ask “the market” questions to try to learn more about what are prioritized areas and what the challenges are. Managing contract life cycles is such an area. Consider the amount of time spent and the trust built with numerous suppliers and still it has been really challenging enabling contract usage and […]
Focus Area: Risk Management & Sustainability
CPO Outlook 2023 | How are you preparing for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?
On 1 June 2023, the European Parliament has agreed on its position on the Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence (the CSDDD). The CSDDD requires in-scope companies to conduct due diligence on, and take responsibility for, human rights abuses and environmental harm throughout their global value chains. Once the CSDDD has been formally adopted – […]
EBG | Insight: How will sustainability and CSR issues in the supply chain impact procurement?
Getting an understanding into an increasingly important and increasingly global supply chain is and will be even more significant. Looking at the progress of EBG | Network over the past five years, the strategic increase of a holistic approach to sourcing, procurement and finance is the most apparent. It seems most companies today know that […]
EBG | Insight: The Platformification of Procurement with Kodiak Rating
How do you scale solutions you already have or consider growing that platform of capabilities you wish you had? EBG | Network tuned in with Sam Jenks and Ashley Stephenson at Kodiak Rating to hear their view on how to enable procurement to utilize the possibilities out there. It is not shortage of technology that […]
EBG | Play: Global CSR Risk & Performance: Insights From The 2017 Index
What happens if you decide to take a deep look into years of quality data based on thousands and thousands of companies actual performances? Great insights of course. EcoVadis did just that and gathered the data into a first Global CSR Risk & Performance index. EBG | Network are happy to share the recorded webinar […]