In this podcast episode, Dawn Tiura interviews Remi Legorrec, the CRO and co-founder of Flowie, an AI-powered orchestration platform for procurement and finance. Remi shares insights from his experience at the pitch showdown during the Global Executive Summit, his background in engineering and strategic consulting, and the evolution of Flowie. The conversation delves into the concepts of agentic orchestration, intelligent automation, and the role of generative AI in procurement. Remi emphasizes the importance of collaboration, data security, and the need for human involvement in decision-making processes, while also addressing concerns about AI hallucinations and biases.

In this episode, Dawn Tiura discusses the upcoming SIG Global Executive Summit in Nashville with Jim Gruwell of Smurfit Westrock and Pramod Sethumadhavan of GEP. They give a sneak peek into their general session, Fragmented to Future-Proof: How Smurfit Westrock Engineered a High-Impact Procurement Transformation, which focuses on the transformation of procurement at Smurfit Westrock. Together they explore the evolving role of procurement, the challenges faced in shifting mindsets from transactional to strategic approaches, and the integration of digital tools to enhance efficiency. The conversation highlights the importance of trust, communication, and a long-term vision in achieving successful procurement transformation.

In this podcast, Dawn Tiura hosts Matthew Buckingham of Focal Point and Marc Behring of Messer to discuss their upcoming session, Procurement's Evolving Role: Beyond Cost Savings, at the Global Executive Summit in Nashville. They explore how procurement teams can balance short-term cost savings with long-term value creation, the importance of supplier relationships, the role of automation in enhancing these relationships, and the necessity of integrating risk management into procurement processes. The discussion emphasizes the need for innovation within procurement to drive competitive advantage and the importance of understanding human relationships in the procurement field.