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CPO Rising 2025: Navigating Global Uncertainty & Unlocking an AI-Driven Future

Over the past two decades, procurement has evolved from a tactical, cost-saving operation into a strategic driver of business resilience, innovation, and competitive advantage. Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have guided organizations through financial crises, a global pandemic, geopolitical instability, and rapid digitalization—all while navigating complexity, mitigating risk, and delivering measurable value. As Ardent Partners authors its 20th annual State of Procurement report, CPOs remain central to shaping the future of procurement and the global supply chain, standing firm through new waves of uncertainty.

April 29, 2025 60 Minutes

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What you'll learn?

In 2025, businesses face an imperfect storm of persistent inflation, fragile supply chains, escalating geopolitical conflicts, and rapid technological disruption. Against this backdrop, intelligent, AI-driven procurement is emerging as a transformative force, promising greater efficiency, intelligence, and agility. This webinar reflects on two decades of procurement evolution while focusing on the present, offering insights from 326 CPOs and procurement leaders to help teams benchmark best practices, optimize operations, and prepare for the complex challenges ahead.

Highlights two decades of procurement transformation and CPO leadership

Provides insights into navigating today’s economic, geopolitical, and technological challenges

Showcases the rise of AI-driven procurement and its future impact

About the hosts

Andrew Bartolini

Founder & Chief Research Officer, Ardent Partners

Ardent Partners actively covers the supply management solutions marketplace and produces research to help business decision-makers understand the technology landscape and identify the best-fit solution(s) for their specific needs

Adam Collins

Head of US Sales, Market Dojo

Adam has helped ample customers take the first step into digitalizing their sourcing process as well as assisting those looking to switch from the more cumbersome and costly solutions on the Market

Ardent Partners

Presenting Partners

Ardent Partners actively covers the supply management solutions marketplace and produces research to help business decision-makers understand the technology landscape and identify the best-fit solution(s) for their specific needs

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