Welcoming Platinum Sponsors to CPO Outlook 2025 – The Only Summit of Its Kind in the Nordics In 2025, EBG gather for the 21st edition of CPO Outlook – the most interactive and experience-driven procurement event in the Nordics. Unlike traditional conferences, CPO Outlook is built on engagement, discussion and real-world problem-solving, making it a […]
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EBG | Webinars

EBG | Webinar: AI-Powered Procurement: A Smarter Procurement Strategy
In a world where procurement and finance leaders face growing pressure to achieve more with fewer resources, inefficient processes, shrinking margins and rising compliance demands are common hurdles. The question many are asking is: How can we adapt, thrive and stay ahead? The answer lies in the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI). By leveraging […]

EBG | Webinar: Mastering Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Join an EBG | Network webinar focusing on “Supply Chain Sustainability: How to overcome Critical Challenges in Data, Compliance and Real-Time Risk Management“. There is a tide wave of regulations and an increase in insights needed in all companies. Procurement know very well how your supply and supplier networks are shaped and how hard it […]
EBG | Summit News

CPO Outlook 2025 Platinum Sponsors
Welcoming Platinum Sponsors to CPO Outlook 2025 – The Only Summit of Its Kind in the Nordics In 2025, EBG gather for the 21st edition of CPO Outlook – the most interactive and experience-driven procurement event in the Nordics. Unlike traditional conferences, CPO Outlook is built on engagement, discussion and real-world problem-solving, making it a […]

CPO Outlook 2024: Supplier Relationship Management
👉 CPO Outlook 2024 Recap 👈 As you may know, we do not stream our summits due to their strong emphasis on face-to-face discussions in smaller, more intimate groups. With that in mind, here’s a brief summary based on my observations from the two days. Day 1 | Keynote – Supplier Relationship Management Thierry Blomet, […]

CPO Outlook 2024 | Volvo Group recap
👉 CPO Outlook 2024 Recap 👈 As you may know, EBG do not stream our summits due to their strong emphasis on face-to-face discussions in smaller, more intimate groups. With that in mind, here’s a brief summary based on my observations from the two days. Day 1 | Keynote | Risk Management Richard Clement | […]

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 […]
EBG | Insights

EBG | Insight: Supplier Relationship Management: Relationship, Governance & Risk
In our second interview with Francesco Colavita, Vice President Solution Architecture & Value Engineering – Europe at JAGGAER we go through Supplier Relationship Management: Relationship, Governance & Risk. It will be impossible to think of corporate 2020 without thinking about all discussions taking risk management into account . For obvious reasons. Supplier Relationship Management: Relationship, […]

EBG | Insight: 4 companies, 3 questions about financial supply chain developments
EBG recently met up with Esa Tihilä, Basware, Jonas Edlund, Pagero, Markus Ament, Taulia and Kai Finck, Ariba an SAP Company to ask about the market developments within the financial supply chain market. What is that then, really? Well, it may of course be anything from ERP systems, to workflow systems, to e-invoicing to supply […]

EBG | Insight: CPO Talk with Dr. Marcell Vollmer, CPO at SAP about aligning from source to pay
It is fair to say that the possibilities in keeping control and gather the facts in any type supply chain has increased dramatically past ten years. At the same time, more of businesses have been externalized and finance and procurement as we once new them does not look the same. What we buy and how, […]

EBG | Insight: Kate Vitasek about old sourcing models being incomplete
Have you heard of Kate Vitasek? I bet you have because in the past couple of years, her name and Vested has grown to be almost household in the supply chain and procurement industry. All want to talk about win-win relationships with strategic partners and most agree that there are values that businesses miss out […]
EBG | Play Interviews & Recorded webinar sessions

EBG | Play: How do you manage Business Control in transformation?
How are you handling the gray zones in between functions? Are you able to free up time in order to capture opportunities in the gray zones between functions? Doing just that is the focus for Volvo Group and Volvo Group Trucks Operations and below You can learn how. Marcus Sjöholm, VP SML Business Control at […]

EBG | Play: How will you manage cash, savings and supplier risk ahead?
The past year and a half has brought with it market changes. Changes in where supplies come from, who buy it and how it is followed up upon. Corcentric have followed the market development carefully and through research they identified three areas of especial interest for businesses ahead; cash, savings and risk. Here you can […]

EBG | Play: Actionable data insights in a complex organization during digital transformation
This session have several layers. Individual courage, corporate visions and market challenges. Many industries are facing changing market environments due to raw material shortages. Challenges keeping up to customer demands asking for shorter delivery times and price reductions. Finding ways to ensure data streams are up to date, used as intended and continuously improved. Qlik […]

EBG | Play: Public e-procurement success factors
In the early spring EBG | Network held a couple of Online Benchmark Sessions focusing on Public Sector Tender and Procurement development. Most of what EBG do is done in English – however it became fairly clear that the public sector target group wanted us to do the sessions in Swedish, so sorry to the […]

EBG | Play: PwC on Supply Chain Optimization: with or without Procurement
Just as we though the VUCA world might ease up..we realize it is not just yet. The question arise – will it ever? VUCA short for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity summon up what many businesses face on a daily basis. Working with supply chain or procurement – what does this mean to you? You […]

EBG | Play: AI, Machine Learning and RPA: Value Drivers & Limitations
A few years into the hype: Where do RPA, ML and AI stand today? Not an easy question to answer in a defined way during 45 minutes. But we try. Here you find the recording of an online session EBG held together with Basware and guest speakers Forrester. Fun fact that almost to the date […]
Focus Area: Source to Pay

EBG | Insight: Spend control through rapid access to information
By ebgnetwork
In a recent post EBG wrote about studies indicating that an average contract compliance lies at about 30%. How can that be? Why is it so much of company spend is neither under management, control nor influence? Systems not being “filled” with enough data, catalogs and other purchasing options is one key element but according […]

EBG Play | Shaping a dynamic and proactive procurement organization
By ebgnetwork
Following a very interesting webinar held by Peter Böhm at Trelleborg Industrial Solutions an english summary of this Swedish webinar is in place. Peter shared how he has aimed at developing a dynamic and proactive procurement organization and shared how he measure and organize in order to achieve set targets. Procurement Directors wanting to lead […]

Beyond trends from industry experts | I
By ebgnetwork
On March 12th, EBG | Network, Procurement Insights and Zycus gather forces and bring you a panel of experienced professionals. They will be giving you their views on what current and future trends mean for procurement. Here you can learn more about the webinar on March 12th and register David Loseby, one of the panelists […]

EBG Play: Hva skjer i det Norske fakturamarkedet når andelen efaktura øker?
By ebgnetwork
I Norge de siste årene har fokuset vært på krav i offentlig sektor om efaktura og ambisjonene knyttet til å begynne å bruke også elektronisk ordre og katalog. Utviklingen går stadig fremover med en økende grad av elektroniske og automatiserte transaksjoner i forskjellige organisasjoner. Bortsett fra å takle kravene fra kunder og leverandører – hvordan […]
Focus Area: Procurement

EBG | Play: Resilience and Sustainable Procurement
By ebgnetwork
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: Source to Pay panel discussion on how to develop world class compliance
By ebgnetwork
There are numerous finance, procurement, CRM and other systems in the market. A lot has happened in the past, systems are merged as are companies. Finding the balance between knowing exactly what your organization is spending, how and why, is a challenge in itself. At Source to Pay Summit 2014 EBG brought together wise men […]

EBG | Insight: The promise in “e” is the promise of any future strategy
First published in May 2013 – this interview is still valid and we’d like to push it again. Quite often discussions about e-procurement and e-invoicing tends to focus around – the e – rather than the process itself. E as in electronic as in systems and IT. It is however clear that “e” is more […]
Focus Area: Sourcing

EBG | Play: Resilience and Sustainable Procurement
By ebgnetwork
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 […]

Sourcing Outlook recap and Post Summit Report
By ebgnetwork
The first Sourcing Outlook took place in Stockholm end October 2017. Creating and hosting a second annual conference wasn’t an easy decision – it had to be with a focus that felt fresh and to-the-point. Sourcing success due to business – buyer and supplier collaboration EBG decided from the get go that one aspect had […]

EBG | Webinar: What is augmented intelligence within the supply chain?
By ebgnetwork
Transforming the supply chain process with augmented intelligence – a far stretch from the reality many organizations face today? Data is the lifeblood of business in the information age. Hence, gathering and analyzing mission-critical data from different sources is increasingly important. Vast amounts of business-critical data reside in silos, is manually handled and reactively communicated. […]
Focus Area: Risk Management & Sustainability

CPO Outlook 2023 | How are you preparing for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?
By ebgnetwork
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 | Play: Global CSR Risk & Performance: Insights From The 2017 Index
By ebgnetwork
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 […]

Beyond trends from industry experts | IV
By ebgnetwork
An online session is a perfect way to gather know how from across the world. To enable knowledgeable professionals to share extensive experiences without leaving the office. On March 12th Jon Hansen, Procurement Insights, gather industry experts such as David Loseby, CPO, Advisor, Author and Global Board of Trustees Member of CIPS to discuss procurement […]

EBG | Insight: The Platformification of Procurement with Kodiak Rating
By ebgnetwork
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 […]