Webinar
AI in Procurement: Practical Patterns Leaders Can Deploy Now

abstract
Procurement is being asked to deliver more than savings. Leaders are accountable for resilience, compliance, and speed, while data remains fragmented across ERPs, spreadsheets, emails, and document repositories. At the same time, modern AI has moved from experimentation to practical value when applied to the right workflows.
This webinar focuses on what works in real procurement environments today. We will walk through the AI building blocks behind the most reliable outcomes, including document intelligence for contracts and invoices, machine learning for spend classification and exception detection, and copilots that help teams navigate policies, terms, and historical spend with confidence. Rather than covering everything, the session highlights repeatable use case patterns across source-to-pay and supplier management, and a leader-friendly method to prioritize where to start based on value at stake and data readiness.
webinar Details
Date
Wednesday, March 4th, 2026
Time
8:00 AM EST (New York)
4:00 PM AST (Riyadh)
5:00 PM GST (Dubai)
duration
1 Hour
SPEAKER
Shravan Adapa
Shravan Adapa is the Director of AI at Soothsayer Analytics, where he helps organizations translate AI and Generative AI into measurable business outcomes. With over a decade of experience across manufacturing, retail, logistics, and financial services, he has led end-to-end initiatives from executive alignment and solution design to production rollout across cloud and hybrid environments.
His work spans high-impact, operational AI applications including demand and supply forecasting, quality and reliability intelligence, and document-driven automation for procurement and finance. Shravan is known for building practical, scalable solutions that fit real business constraints, delivering faster decision-making, stronger operational control, and sustained ROI.

Key Takeaways
High-Impact AI Use Cases
The most practical, high-impact AI use cases in procurement that are working today across industries
Document Intelligence at Scale
How document intelligence applies to contracts and invoices to reduce cycle time and improve compliance
Spend Visibility and Control
How AI and analytics improve spend visibility and surface leakage, anomalies, and savings opportunities
Supplier Performance Optimization
Where AI strengthens supplier performance management and accelerates sourcing decisions in day-to-day operations
Where to Start with AI
A simple, leader-friendly way to prioritize where to start based on value at stake and data readiness
Who Should Attend
CPOs, category leaders, sourcing managers, and procurement COE leaders focused on measurable outcomes
Procurement Leadership
Finance and Operations Leaders
Leaders responsible for cost control, working capital, compliance, and process efficiency
Supply Chain and Supplier Management
Teams accountable for supplier performance, delivery reliability, and supplier development
Digital, Data, and Transformation Leaders
Leaders driving automation, analytics, and enterprise AI adoption across business functions








