Innovate to Elevate: Key Reasons to Attend Ivalua NOW 2025

A key event for procurement and supply chain leaders, Ivalua NOW 2025 takes place on 21-22 May at the iconic Caesars Superdrome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and virtually. 

The event, hosted by leading cloud-based and AI-powered spend management company Ivalua, brings together over 1,000 global leaders from world-renowned organisations including Prada, Veolia, Koerber Group, Bulgari, GN Jabra, Manulife, Cleveland Clinic, CACI and more. 

It provides a unique opportunity to network, learn and drive innovation while hearing how industry pioneers are pushing boundaries to increase profitability, ensure supply chain resilience and drive more sustainable procurement practices.

Why attend Ivalua NOW?

Procurement teams are under increasing pressure, facing ongoing market challenges and disruption as well as competing priorities within their organisations. 

While new technologies and innovations, including Gen AI, promise to enhance employees’ productivity and decision-making, most organisations have only realised marginal benefits, mainly from automating select tasks. To mitigate further challenges, and also unlock and permanently elevate procurement’s role, innovation must extend beyond simply adopting new technologies.

Ivalua NOW’s two-day schedule of keynotes, discussions and speakers will address many of these issues, offering crucial thought leadership on topics such as:

• AI and the future of procurement
  
• Digital transformation and success
  
• Strategic sourcing
  
• Driving profitability and agility in a dynamic market
  
• Innovation with Ivalua
  
• Supplier data
  
• Spend compliance
  
• Gen AI

Game-changing insights from industry leaders

Attendees to Ivalua NOW will gain first-hand insights from Cleveland Clinic, ranked the number one healthcare supply chain by Gartner and achieving Masters status in 2024. This session will explore how the company’s successful digital transformation positioned it for continued success in a technology and business landscape that continues to evolve at pace.

Visitors will also hear from financial services group Manulife, on how its S2P transformation not only unlocked significant savings but also paved the way for greater efficiency, better risk management and the agility necessary to adapt to a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. 

In addition, speakers from MITRE and BAE Systems will discuss how they champion digital procurement success within their organisations, focusing on what it means to advocate for an impactful, digital procurement programme.

AI-driven transformation

AI is playing an increasingly important role in driving procurement success, particularly agentic AI and Gen AI, which help to optimise workflows and improve efficiency. 

With this in mind, Ivalua NOW hosts several key sessions on the role of AI in modern procurement and supply chain teams. A dedicated AI agents panel will see speakers from Bulgari, Honeywell and Deloitte discuss how procurement leaders are preparing for the next wave of Gen AI-driven transformation.

They will focus on how to harness AI agents to enhance efficiency, elevate decision-making and create strategic value within procurement operations. 

Meanwhile, a focused AI keynote will spotlight how AI is transforming the future of procurement, in particular considering how it is driving innovation, boosting efficiency and enabling better decision-making. Ivalua will also be hosting its own Innovation Showcase.

This session will pull back the curtain on cutting-edge innovations transforming how Ivalua’s customers manage spend, drive efficiency and unlock new value. From newly launched capabilities to bold visions of what’s next, the showcase provides an exclusive preview of the future of source-to-pay and highlights where inspiration meets real-world impact.

Hear from leading procurement experts

Procurement experts from leading organisations will explore a variety of key topics, including how industry leaders can leverage Ivalua’s AI-powered intake management to bring clarity to the chaos that procurement faces today, maximise value from external workforce spend or simplify the buying experience to bring more spend under control.

Ivalua hosts with visionary leadership 

Ivalua’s leaders will play a key role at the event. Speakers include CEO, Franck Lheureux, and CPO, Pascal Bensoussan, who will both be on stage to reveal the latest developments at the business, including the company’s vision for the future of procurement and how it is at the forefront of AI innovation.

Delivering a CEO keynote on 21 May, Franck will discuss how, in today's rapidly evolving landscape, procurement is not just a function, but a strategic driver of business success. 

He will highlight how Ivalua is at the forefront of a revolution, empowering businesses to navigate challenges and seize opportunities in a dynamic market. 

Discussing the potential for learning and insight at Ivalua NOW, he says: “We’ve entered a new era: procurement professionals are now truly strategic partners who can drive immense value across organisations by harnessing technology and expertise. 

"To remain agile in the face of disruptions and rapidly evolving demands, procurement must continuously innovate to elevate its impact.”

At the close of the two-day event, guests can enjoy a closing ceremony sponsored by Accenture and held in the style of a one-of-a-kind Mardi Gras World, where the vibrant spirit of New Orleans comes alive. Be part of the conversations, connections and innovations shaping the next generation of procurement. 

Ivalua NOW is free to attend for procurement and finance practitioners.

To get your tickets to the event, register here.

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