The Strategic Future Procurement Leaders Are Ready to Build Based on CPO Outlook 2025 Survey | 58 procurement leaders from 47 Nordic companies Analytical Note: Anna Bjärkerud, founder of EBG | Network, has a behavioral science-focused Bachelor’s degree with emphasis on how social construction can help explain resistance to organizational change. The following analysis examines […]
Reinventing Procurement, Part 1: What Leaders Would Stop Doing Tomorrow
Breaking Free from the Operational Quicksand Based on CPO Outlook 2025 Survey | 58 procurement leaders from 47 Nordic companies EBG | Network asked procurement leaders a deceptively simple question – “If you could reinvent your role today to focus entirely on future value, what would you stop doing?” Their answers revealed something profound. This […]
What Procurement Data Showed Us at CPO Outlook 2025
Procurement at an Inflection Point: Insights from The Hackett Group at CPO Outlook 2025 At CPO Outlook 2025, Vicky Kavan from The Hackett Group delivered a keynote that captured both the speed of global change and the structural realities inside procurement teams. Her message connected Hackett’s global data with what Nordic leaders experience every day. […]
Everything is the Same, Everything is Different: AI Procurement in 2025
Lars J. Andersson from Carve Consulting delivered a keynote that challenged Nordic procurement leaders to reimagine their function from the ground up—starting with customer value and working backwards through the AI possibilities available today. The Paradox: Timeless Purpose, Revolutionary Tools When Lars J. Andersson took the CPO Outlook stage on October 16, 2025, he opened […]
EBG | Play: From Fragmented to Focused: Elkem’s Supplier Management Journey
EBG | Play: From Fragmented to Focused: Elkem’s Supplier Management Journey
Bridging the Functional Divide: How Procurement Navigates Cross-Functional Expectations
In October 2025, procurement leaders from across the Nordics gathered at the CPO Outlook 2025 summit in Stockholm to discuss the evolving challenges facing their function. The summit, held on October 15-16, brought together senior leaders from major organizations including NCC, Scania, Länsförsäkringar, Handelsbanken, Equinor, Solar, and Essity. Through surveys conducted from September through November […]
CPO Outlook 2025 | Dentsply Sirona – Turning Complexity into Clarity in Supplier Risk
CPO Outlook 2025 | Dentsply Sirona – Turning Complexity into Clarity in Supplier Risk
CPO Outlook 2025 | Länsförsäkringar – Leading in Uncertainty, Learning in Motion
From experience to evolution When Maria Kämbrant, CPO at Länsförsäkringar, opened her session on Day 2 of CPO Outlook 2025, she didn’t start with talking about a framework or a five-year plan — she started with 30 years of experience. “After almost 30 years in work life — what are my reflections?” she asked. “We know change […]
CPO Outlook 2025 | NCC – Human and AI, Not Human or AI
From Automation to Augmentation When Emma Papakosta, Head of Purchasing Development & Digitalization at NCC, took the stage on Day 2 of CPO Outlook 2025, she asked the room to pause and reflect on what technology really means for procurement. “AI is when machines replace humans,” she said. “IA — Intelligence Augmentation — is when […]
CPO Outlook 2025 | Scania – Owning Today, Shaping Tomorrow
From Strategy to Practice When Linda Grubbström, Head of Strategy & Way Office at Scania, opened Day 2 of CPO Outlook 2025, the focus shifted from theory to lived experience.Day 1 had presented models, data, and visions of procurement’s future. Now the conversation turned to what those ambitions mean for people — for the teams […]