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Knowing Your Supply and Suppliers: Managing Risks, Resilience and Sustainability in Gothenburg

When: May 6th 2025

Start-Finish: 09:30-15:00

Welcome reception
Introduction
Topic Insights & Reflections I
Group Discussions x 2
Lunch
Topic Insights & Reflections II
Group Discussions x 2
Summary

Where: Gothenburg City Centre (In person event only)

Who: Senior procurement professionals (practitioners), maximum 1 participant per company and registration may be subject to evaluation (given role, industry and possible registrations from same company) This workshop is not open for consultants/service provider etc to register to.

Cost: No cost but registration is binding, your presence can be substituted by a colleague

Topic overview: The three workshop overviews are suggestions, final content to be developed together with sponsors and speakers

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Managing Risks, Resilience and Sustainability speakers

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Managing Risks, Resilience and Sustainability Expert Organizations

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Knowing Your Supply and Suppliers: Managing Risks, Resilience and Sustainability in Gothenburg

Procurement leaders are facing unprecedented complexity and uncertainty. From geopolitical risks and financial instability to increasing compliance demands and sustainability pressures, navigating today’s procurement landscape requires a strategic, data-driven, and agile approach.

This workshop brings together senior procurement professionals to share insights, learn from peers, and explore practical solutions to the most pressing challenges in risk, resilience, and supplier visibility.

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Key Themes & Discussion Points

1. Multi-Tier Supplier Visibility: How Far Should Procurement Go?

📌 The Challenge: Risks often emerge beyond Tier 1 suppliers, yet gaining visibility into deeper tiers remains costly and complex.

📌 Key Insights:

• How to prioritize supplier mapping—when does deeper visibility provide real value?
• Managing data overload—what insights matter and how do procurement teams avoid getting stuck in analysis paralysis?
• Leveraging AI and digital tools to track supplier risks effectively.
  
  📌 Discussion: How far should procurement go in supplier risk monitoring before the costs outweigh the benefits?

2. Procurement’s Role in Managing Risk & Resilience

📌 The Challenge: Procurement teams are often reactive, struggling to integrate risk management into their daily processes.

📌 Key Insights:

• Structuring risk management within procurement without overwhelming teams.
• Balancing proactive vs. reactive risk mitigation—when do you act and when do you wait?
• Creating clear governance and escalation frameworks—who owns risk in procurement?
  
  📌 Discussion: How can procurement take ownership of risk management without slowing down decision-making?

3. Navigating Geopolitical & Financial Risks

📌 The Challenge: Trade regulations, tariffs and financial instability are increasing procurement uncertainty.

📌 Key Insights:

• Predicting and mitigating risks tied to trade wars, tariffs and global regulatory shifts.
• Financial risk detection—how can procurement spot early warning signs of supplier distress?
• Making sourcing decisions that balance cost efficiency and geopolitical risks.
  
  📌 Discussion: How do procurement teams adjust strategies in response to shifting global trade and financial instability?

4. The Cost vs. Compliance Trade-Off: How Much Risk Mitigation is Enough?

📌 The Challenge: Procurement leaders must balance resilience, sustainability and cost efficiency—but who pays for risk mitigation?

📌 Key Insights:

• The conflict between sustainability goals and cost pressures—when does resilience become too expensive?
• Who should bear the cost of compliance? Suppliers, procurement, or the customer?
• Making risk-based procurement decisions that align with financial constraints.
  
  📌 Discussion: At what point does risk mitigation become financially unsustainable?

5. Leveraging Digital Tools to Improve Procurement Insights

📌 The Challenge: Many procurement teams struggle to extract value from digital risk monitoring tools.

📌 Key Insights:

• Choosing the right mix of digital tools for supplier risk and resilience.
• How to ensure data quality and consistency when using multiple risk platforms.
• Preventing “data overload”—how much risk data is enough to take action?
  
  📌 Discussion: How can procurement teams use digital tools effectively without getting overwhelmed?

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Why Attend?

✔ Connect with industry peers facing similar challenges.
✔ Get practical insights on risk management, supplier visibility and resilience strategies.
✔ Share and learn from real-world experiences in a trusted, open discussion format.
✔ Walk away with actionable strategies to strengthen procurement’s role in risk mitigation and decision-making.

Join us for this deep-dive workshop designed for senior procurement professionals who want to turn supplier risk insights into action.

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Workshop Structure

The workshop combines expert and practitioner panels to set the stage with interactive group discussions for deeper exploration. Participants will leave with practical insights and frameworks to address challenges in their own organizations.

Key Features:

• Expert Insights: Panels led by seasoned procurement leaders.
• Collaborative Discussions: Small group sessions to encourage sharing and learning.
• Actionable Takeaways: Real-world examples and strategies participants can implement immediately.

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About Prewave

At Prewave, we’re committed to enhancing supply chain transparency, resilience, and sustainability. As pioneers of an end-to-end and future-ready sustainability, risk, and compliance platform, we strengthen supply chains, safeguarding clients’ reputation and profitability. Our advanced AI and comprehensive platform future-proof supply chains, delivering remarkable results and ensuring compliance globally. 

Learn more via prewave.com

About Ivalua

Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management software. Our complete, unified platform empowers businesses to effectively manage all categories of spend and all suppliers, increasing profitability, improving ESG performance, lowering risk and improving employee productivity. We are trusted by hundreds of the world’s most admired brands and recognized as a leader by Gartner and other analysts.

Learn more at ivalua.com. Follow us at @Ivalua.