2025

WRAPPED

A year of Nordic procurement transformation.
Peer learning. Real insights. Forward momentum.

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Your Year Month by Month

JAN

AI in Procurement Webinar

Coupa & Accenture

MAR

Tail Spend Webinar

Medius

APR

EBG | Xperience Stockholm

Acting in Imperfect Conditions

MAY

EBG | Xperience Gothenburg & Copenhagen

Risk, Resilience & AI Transformation

OCT

CPO Outlook 2025

2 Days in Stockholm

NOV

Elkem Supplier Journey Webinar

Ivalua & PwC

Across EBG | Xperience & CPO Outlook surveys

144

Procurement Professionals Responded

128
Companies Represented
3
Nordic Cities

Stockholm • Gothenburg • Copenhagen

Some overlap exists between Xperience and CPO Outlook respondents — these are the professionals most engaged in shaping Nordic procurement. CPO Outlook survey available to summit attendees.

Events & Themes

Webinars

EBG | Play Series

"Unlocking Efficiency, Trust & Strategic Value"
"Tail Spend: Risks, Compliance & Strategy"
"Elkem Supplier Management Journey"
Spring Workshops

EBG | Xperience Tour

"Acting in Imperfect Conditions" — Stockholm
"Knowing Your Supply & Suppliers" — Gothenburg
"AI-Powered Procurement Transformation" — Copenhagen
Annual Summit

CPO Outlook 2025

"Smart Procurement: Powered by People, Accelerated by Tech"

40+ roundtables & workshops • 2 days • Stockholm

Topics That Defined 2025

The conversations that mattered most

AI & GenAI Risk Management Digital Maturity Data Quality Sustainability & ESG Hybrid Models Cross-Functional Collaboration Tier 1+ Visibility Supplier Relationships Autonomous Procurement Operating Model Evolution Competency Transformation CSDDD Compliance Tail Spend Scope 3 Emissions

The Insights That Emerged

What Nordic procurement leaders revealed

74–78%
At "developing" digital maturity — past basics, struggling with integration
Xperience 74% · CPO Outlook 78%
55–75%
Emphasizing cross-functional collaboration with finance & supply chain
Xperience 75% · CPO Outlook 55%
62%
Resource overload — too reactive, insufficient time for strategy
CPO Outlook
0%
Consider themselves "leading" in digital maturity — honest self-assessment
Xperience & CPO Outlook
58%
Identify risk management as a critical competency need
Xperience
72%
Envision AI handling routine work so humans focus on strategy
CPO Outlook

Expert Organizations

The partners who enabled deeper conversations

Platinum Partners — Xperience & CPO Outlook

Coupa
Ivalua
Prewave
Medius
SAP
Accenture
JAGGAER
Zycus
PwC
Kodiak Hub
GEP
Sievo
Sparetech
ServiceNow
EcoVadis

Practitioners Sharing Insights

Scania
NCC
Länsförsäkringar
Ericsson
Essity
Handelsbanken
Equinor
Solar
Autoliv
Elkem
Dentsply Sirona
Yanfeng
SSAB
SEB

From Insights to Articles

Survey responses and experiences transformed into published analysis

01

AI in Procurement: Unlocking Efficiency, Trust & Strategic Value

EBG | Play Webinar Recap

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02

Unlocking Tail Spend: Risks, Compliance & Strategy

EBG | Play Webinar Recap

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03

EBG | Xperience 2025 Post-Workshop Report

Nordic insights on AI, digital maturity, risk & future skills

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04

Procurement Transformation: What to Stop

CPO Outlook 2025 Survey Analysis

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05

Strategic Procurement Practices to Start

CPO Outlook 2025 Survey Analysis

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06

The Procurement Technology Paradox: What Leaders Want Fixed

CPO Outlook 2025 Survey Analysis

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07

Procurement Data Quality Foundation Building

CPO Outlook 2025 Survey Analysis

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08

Elkem Supplier Management Journey

EBG | Play Webinar Recap

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Looking Ahead

2026 Is Yours to Shape

The transformation continues — and you're invited to lead it.

EBG | Xperience

Stockholm — April
Malmö — April

Webinar Series

February
March
May
September
November

CPO Outlook 2026

October
Stockholm

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Thank you for an extraordinary year.

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