EBG | Xperience 2025 was a success! Each workshop day was fully booked with 30 procurement professionals from different companies joining. Informal yet to the point Xperience got a solid 5.5 out of 6 score. In 2026 we visit new cities with the same level of attendees and same quality experience exchange. Each workshop start with a pre-survey benchmark, continue with valid presentations and roundtable discussions including mapping exercises.
Unified 2026 Theme
Procurement at a Crossroads: Empowering People to Lead Through Complexity
As procurement becomes even more central to value creation, leaders must rethink how to structure teams, apply technology, and enable decision-making across the business. In a world defined by risk, resilience, and sustainability, it’s not just about what tools we have — it’s about how we work, who does what, and whether our people can deliver.
Core Pillars (Explored in Each City)
People & Capabilities
- Redesign procurement roles and career paths
- Balance expertise, orchestration, and agility
- Build leadership confidence amid conflicting priorities
Risk, Resilience & Sustainability
- Govern visibility and accountability across teams
- Move from Tier 1 compliance to Tier N insight-driven action
- Embed resilience into decision flows
Tech & GenAI Integration
- Define what procurement can automate or augment
- Integrate AI agents and assistants into workflows
- Align digital investment to business KPIs
Malmö | Feb 5, 2026
Theme: From Overwhelmed to Empowered: Rebuilding Procurement for Clarity and Control
Primary Focus: People & Role Clarity
Strategic Discussion Points
- New role models (e.g., AI-supported category leads)
- Operating model redesign to elevate competence
CPO Value: Build a roadmap to evolve procurement roles from firefighting to foresight
Helsinki | March 25, 2026
Theme: The Skills That Matter Now: Building a Capable Team for a World That Won’t Sit Still
Primary Focus: Capability & Performance
Strategic Discussion Points
- Capability building under pressure
- Generalist vs specialist team design
CPO Value: From capability lists to real competence pathways
Stockholm | April 23, 2026
Theme: From Strategy to Execution: What Procurement Must Do to Drive Real Business Impact
Primary Focus: Operating Models & Tech Integration
Strategic Discussion Points
- From analysis to execution: what’s stopping impact?
- Integrated digital ecosystems for real outcomes
CPO Value: Turn strategy into action, even under constraint
✳ Each Workshop Includes:
- Shared Opening: Procurement’s Great Rebuild — setting the ambition and shared tensions
- Interactive Mapping: maturity vs. capability vs. risk exposure
- Focused Roundtables: led by peers and sponsors — always bridging capability, systems, and impact
- GenAI in Practice Segment: How are AI agents and assistants reshaping roles right now?