The Future of Procurement

Guest: Justin Morse – Vice President, Center of Excellence, SAP North America, Intelligent Spend & Business Network Guest: Andy Eagle – Director, Center of Excellence, SAP North America, Intelligent Spend & Business Network Host: Erik Derenne – Director, Center of Excellence, SAP North America, Intelligent Spend & Business Network Spend Connect Live is SAPs flagship annual conference dedicated to all things Intelligent Spend Management and Business Network and this year’s event in Las Vegas, Nevada included 3 full days of innovation announcements, demonstrations, exhibitions, roundtables, customer stories and of course…lots of networking. If you couldn’t make it this year and are wondering what all the excitement was about from this year’s event…or if you were there but just couldn’t find the time to catch all the sessions you hoped for, you’re in luck. I sat down with two of my esteemed colleagues, Justin Morse and Andy Eagle from the North America Center of Excellence, to discuss the highlights from this year’s Spend Connect Live event and dig into the most important themes and announcements. What is Intake Management and why is it generating buzz throughout the procurement community? What was announced about the all-new Spend Control Tower and how does it fit into SAP’s “Triple Crown” of strategic procurement? And did AI, Generative AI and SAP’s new Joule co-pilot steal the show? We hit on all these questions and more!! So, let’s dive in, and don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe. I am your host Erik Derenne, and you’re listening to The Future of Procurement Podcast. Follow SAP: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sap/ Follow SAP Ariba: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ariba/ Follow Justin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinmorse/ Follow Andy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyeagle/ Follow Erik: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-derenne/ Please like, share, and subscribe! Send feedback and questions to [email protected]

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