Every week I recommend a few upcoming webinars that I think are particularly worth your time. If you would prefer to find them on LinkedIn, follow the Buyers Meeting Point company page.
If you are planning your events schedules in advance, join me for an Art of Procurement category webinar: State of Packaging Procurement in 2024 with Matt Reddington from Procure Analytics on January 31st at 11am ET.
And now for this week’s recommendations…
Bold Pricing Predictions for 2024 (EPP, Vendavo)
January 23, 9am ET
Would you like to be able to look in a crystal ball and see what is likely to happen with pricing in 2024? This webinar is your opportunity! Join Chris Kennedy-Sloane, a Business Consultant at Vendavo, as he looks at how AI is impacting pricing and what we may see this year.
[AOP Event] Driving the Best Business Outcomes From IT Providers (Art of Procurement, Vendr)
January 23, 11am ET
In 2023, many of the most commonly used types of business software increased in price while providers decreased the value of available discounts. Since procurement can’t walk away from mission-critical software, developing a solid strategy and supporting it with trusted data will be essential. Vendr Senior SaaS Consultant Logan Furbee will share how your team can deliver desired business outcomes without exceeding tightening IT budgets.
Using GenAi to turbocharge procurement value creation (AOP, Mithra-ai)
January 25, 10am ET
According to this event’s description, a staggering 88% of digital procurement transformations fail. Attendees will hear a panel discussion moderated by my colleague Helen Mackenzie about how AI can turbocharge procurement value creation by automating spend analysis. Hear from Michiel Junge, Partner Sourcing & Procurement at Deloitte, Andries Feikema, Global Director Procurement at DSM-Firmenich, and Mithra-Ai co-founders Rasa Raoufi and Christophe Frère.