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EBG | Xperience 2026 | 2 Cities Series

EBG | Xperience 2026 – Two-City Series

For Procurement Leaders Who Need Their Organizations to Act

5.5/6

Average rating from 2025 participants across three Nordic cities

Two Cities. Two Conversations. One Strategic Challenge.


Your teams are skilled. Your challenges are clear. But somewhere between capability and execution, momentum stalls. Approvals pile up. Priorities conflict. The organization asks for more—but doesn’t provide the mandate, data, or resources to deliver.

EBG | Xperience 2026 brings together Nordic procurement leaders navigating this exact tension across two half-day workshops in Stockholm and Malmö. This isn’t a conference. It’s a peer-led conversation where leaders share what they’re actually wrestling with—and where you can be honest about what’s working and what isn’t.

Three Strategic Challenges We’ll Tackle Together

Building Teams That Can Actually Act

How do you give skilled teams the mandate to execute—without losing governance? When everything needs cross-functional collaboration but procurement rarely has formal authority, what does empowerment actually look like?

Managing Complexity You Can’t Control

You’re accountable for supply chain risk, sustainability compliance, and bridging gaps between Finance, Sales, and R&D—often beyond Tier 1 visibility. How do you prioritize when everything is “critical”?

Making Technology Work for You

47% face pressure to automate while 42% face budget freezes. How do you invest in AI and digital tools that actually ease workload—rather than adding another system to manage?

Choose Your City

Stockholm
April 23, 2026
Opening the series. Set the baseline for what Nordic procurement leaders are facing right now.
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Malmö
April 28, 2026
Building on Stockholm insights. Complete Nordic perspectives from both cities combined.
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All events run 09:30-15:00. Attend one city or follow the conversation across both.

What Past Participants Say

“Very professional! Great networking opportunity and a great way to gain new insights in what challenges and opportunities that others experience.”
— NCC Industry, Gothenburg 2025
“I felt it was a spot on event, a really good mix of presentations with discussions afterwards in smaller teams. Very good set-up with a very important topic.”
— AB SKF, Gothenburg 2025
“Excellent jampacked day with lots of good discussions.”
— Linde Gas, Copenhagen 2025
“Really professional event with good mix of participants and interesting topics.”
— Capgemini, Stockholm 2025
“First time for me – really interesting to hear that all companies are more or less facing the same issues.”
— Bravida, Stockholm 2025

What Makes EBG | Xperience Different

  • Procurement leader practitioners, not consultants. Procurement leaders share their lived experiences—what they tried, what worked, what didn’t, and what they’re still figuring out.
  • Diagnostic frameworks, not best practices. Interactive mapping exercises help you see where your organization actually is—and what barriers matter most.
  • Peer learning, not presentations. Roundtable discussions (5-6 per table) where you tackle the same strategic dilemmas together.
  • Honest conversations about shared uncertainty. This is about shared challenges, not polished success stories. As one 2025 participant said: “We all struggle with the same issues.”
  • Cross-city learning. Insights from Stockholm inform Malmö, building collective Nordic wisdom throughout the series.

Who Should Attend

  • Chief Procurement Officers
  • Heads of Procurement
  • Procurement Directors
  • Senior Leaders responsible for procurement transformation

One participant per company to ensure diverse perspectives (maximum 30 practitioners per city).

What You’ll Leave With

  • Clarity on where you stand – diagnostic frameworks that reveal your actual organizational barriers
  • Peer insights you can use – how other procurement leaders are navigating the same strategic tensions
  • Permission to be imperfect – this is about shared challenges, not polished success stories
  • Cross-city learning access – insights accumulate across the series; attend one or both

Top Takeaways from 2025 Participants

  • “That we all struggle with the same issues. We can help and learn from each other.” — AB SKF
  • “Most companies are struggling with the same as we are doing.” — Multiple participants
  • “We are not alone on this journey and others are seeing similar possibilities and challenges.” — ASSA ABLOY
  • “Prioritize, prioritize & prioritize in order not to fall under all data and knowledge. Start small, eat the elephant in pieces.” — Olvi
  • “That we need to be a bit calmer and more strategic on how we proceed in this digital era.” — Linde Gas

Ready to Join?

This is an application-based workshop series. We select participants to ensure role diversity, company diversity, and fit with the strategic themes.

Wanting to share Your experiences/other Questions?

Anna Bjärkerud
Founder, EBG | Network
anna(at)ebgnetwork.com
+46 73 581 93 02

Want to join as a consultant or system provider?

Lars Bjärkerud
Partner, EBG | Network
lars(at)ebgnetwork.com
+46 73 350 03 43

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