Procurement Under Pressure: Making Confident Decisions Amid Complexity What happens when expectations rise, data multiplies, and everything feels urgent — but teams still lack the structure to respond? That’s the reality many procurement leaders are facing. And it’s exactly what Linda Grubbström (Scania), Emma Papakosta (NCC), and Maria Kämbrant (Länsförsäkringar) will explore together at CPO […]
EBG | Webinars
EBG | Webinar: Hidden Risks and Opportunities in Tail Spend Management
The New Urgency Around Tail Spend For years, tail spend has been seen as a transactional nuisance—an area too complex to manage effectively. But today, AI, automation and regulatory demands are reshaping how procurement leaders tackle tail spend. It’s no longer just about cost reduction; it’s about visibility, risk management and business resilience. This webinar […]
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 […]
CPO Outlook News
NCC, Scania & Länsförsäkringar join CPO Outlook 2025 – Empowering people
Procurement Under Pressure: Making Confident Decisions Amid Complexity What happens when expectations rise, data multiplies, and everything feels urgent — but teams still lack the structure to respond? That’s the reality many procurement leaders are facing. And it’s exactly what Linda Grubbström (Scania), Emma Papakosta (NCC), and Maria Kämbrant (Länsförsäkringar) will explore together at CPO […]
Ivalua joins CPO Outlook 2025: Future-Proof Platform to Manage ALL Spend
We are delighted to welcome Ivalua as a sponsor of CPO Outlook 2025. As a long-standing partner and trusted advisor within the EBG community, Ivalua continues to lead the way in transforming procurement through their unified Source-to-Pay platform and cutting-edge AI capabilities. A Legacy of Partnership and Insight Ivalua’s journey with EBG has been marked […]
Coupa joins CPO Outlook 2025: AI for Smarter Spend
We are excited to announce Coupa as a Platinum sponsor of CPO Outlook 2025, where they will help lead the conversation on how AI-powered spend management is transforming procurement from a cost center into a strategic multiplier of value. The Margin Multiplier: Coupa’s AI-Native Platform Coupa describes itself as the margin multiplier company—and for good […]
Prewave join CPO Outlook 2025: Superintelligence for Resilient, Compliant & Transparent Supply Chains
EBG | Network are proud to welcome Prewave as a sponsor of CPO Outlook 2025, continuing a dialogue started during previous CPO Outlook summits and EBG | Xperience Gothenburg earlier this year. There, Prewave shared insights on navigating regulatory demands, geopolitical instability, and black swan events—insights that resonated with senior procurement leaders Learn more about […]
EBG | Xperience in STHLM | GBG & CPH
EBG | Xperience STHLM: Empowering Procurement in Imperfect Conditions
Reflections from EBG | Xperience STHLM 2025 On April 10th in Stockholm, procurement leaders from across industries came together for a powerful day of open, honest dialogue about what it really takes to evolve procurement — not in theory, but in practice. Hosted by EBG | Network, the event was designed not around best-case blueprints […]
EBG | Xperience in Stockholm
Transform your procurement into a strategic powerhouse! Explore data-driven insights, supplier partnerships and sustainability strategies to drive real value. Learn more and join us! … Next-Gen Procurement Strategies in Stockholm When: April 10th 2025 Start-Finish: 09:30-15:00 Welcome receptionIntroductionTopic Insights & Reflections IGroup Discussions x 2LunchTopic Insights & Reflections IIGroup Discussions x 2Summary Where: Scandic Anglais, […]
EBG | Xperience GBG: Turning Risk Complexity into Actionable Procurement Strategies
On May 6th, procurement professionals gathered in Gothenburg for a fully booked EBG | Xperience day focused on ‘Knowing Your Supply and Suppliers: Managing Risks, Resilience and Sustainability’. A day centered on navigating the evolving risk, resilience, and sustainability landscape. Ahead of the event, attendees were asked what they most wanted to explore—and the answers […]
Procurement Risk & Resilience in Focus at EBG | Xperience GBG 2025
On May 6th, 30 senior procurement practitioners will gather in Gothenburg for a full-day, hands-on workshop. The event is fully booked — and for good reason. If you want to join we can just about make room for a couple of more but need to know now. Procurement teams today are navigating a perfect storm […]
EBG | Xperience CPH: From Potential to Practical AI
On May 8th, 2025, procurement leaders gathered in central Copenhagen for a fully booked EBG | Xperience day. The theme? AI-Powered Procurement Transformation. The aim? To explore how AI and GenAI might help turn complexity into clarity—while acknowledging that most companies are still at the very beginning of their journey. From the very start of […]
Procurement in 2025: Turning AI Hype into Real Impact
🔍 EBG | Xperience CPH | AI-Powered Procurement Transformation Why This Workshop Matters — Now More Than Ever Across the Nordics and beyond, procurement leaders agree: AI and GenAI will reshape how organizations operate. But most also acknowledge they are far from ready. According to BCG’s 2024 report “GenAI Complacency: The Costly Inaction in the […]
EBG | Play Interviews & Recorded webinar sessions
EBG | Play: Unlocking Tail Spend: Risks, Compliance & Strategy
A Recap from the EBG | Webinar with Medius Tail spend has long been viewed as “too fragmented,” “too low in value,” or “just too hard” to manage. But as the webinar host Russell Jaques pointed out, that narrative is changing—and fast. “If we can’t see it, we can’t control it—and that’s where the risk […]
EBG | Play: AI in Procurement: Unlocking Efficiency, Trust and Strategic Value
What Did We Learn from the AI-Powered Procurement Webinar? Procurement and finance leaders today face a perfect storm of challenges: tightening margins, increasing compliance demands and the ongoing struggle to do more with fewer resources. While AI and Generative AI offer unprecedented opportunities, many organizations are still in the early stages of adoption, questioning where […]
EBG | Play: Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability
EBG | Network recently hosted a webinar titled “Supply Chain Sustainability: How to overcome Critical Challenges in Data, Compliance and Real-Time Risk Management“, enabled by IntegrityNext. Industry leaders shared insights into the complexities of sourcing, procurement and supply chain in a world increasingly shaped by sustainability goals and regulatory demands. Hosted by Anna Bjärkerud, the […]
EBG | Play: Leveraging GenAI to Re-invent the Role of Procurement
Generative AI (GenAI) is capturing attention across industries and procurement is no exception. During this recent EBG | Webinar, experts from Accenture and Ivalua shared their experiences and insights on how procurement teams can explore and leverage GenAI to enhance operations and strategies. Hosted by Anna Bjärkerud, the session combined practical demonstrations, real-time polling and […]
EBG | Play: Optimizing Spend Management challenging existing processes?
This webinar explored one of the most pressing challenges in modern organizations – optimizing spend management. Finance and procurement professionals gained actionable insights on leveraging advanced technologies like AI and machine learning to streamline processes, enhance compliance and achieve better spend visibility. Presented by Carin Collin, Global VP of Customer Success, Medius and hosted by […]
EBG | Play: Learn from the finance digitization and automation journey at Billerud
Finance Digitization and Automation: Insights from Billerud’s Journey Welcome to this inspirational summary of the recent EBG webinar where Jesper Persson, Business Developer at Billerud and Jari Paananen, Senior Solution Value Advisor at Basware shared their transformative journey in digitizing financial processes. Key Highlights Watch the On Demand recording Click the image below to re-watch […]