Elevating Innovation at Ivalua NOW 2025 in New Orleans

Set for 21–22 May at the famous Caesars Superdrome in New Orleans, Ivalua NOW 2025 welcomes procurement and supply chain leaders from across the world. 

Hosted by Ivalua, the leading AI-powered cloud-based spend management company, the event connects more than 1,000 global leaders from firms such as Prada, Veolia, Koerber Group, Bulgari, GN Jabra, Manulife, Cleveland Clinic and CACI.

Attendees are offered the unique chance to exchange ideas and insights, build new networks and connections, and explore how the industry is evolving. 

Key sessions and discussions at the event are delivered by global leaders, and will focus on improving profitability, enhancing supply chain resilience and embedding sustainable procurement strategies.

Unlocking procurement's full potential

Procurement teams today face multiple challenges including market disruption, internal challenges and shifting priorities. 

Though AI technologies like Gen AI hold the promise of improving productivity and decision-making, most companies have only seen modest gains, limited largely to the automation of a few tasks.

To go beyond these early wins, organisations need to think more broadly than simple tech adoption. 

This is the lens through which Ivalua NOW's packed two-day schedule is built—featuring keynote speeches, panel discussions and practical sessions aimed at enabling deeper innovation and strategic transformation across global procurement functions.

Topics on the agenda include:

• AI and the future of procurement
• Digital transformation and success
• Strategic sourcing
• Profitability and agility in volatile markets
• Innovation with Ivalua
• Supplier data
• Spend compliance
• Gen AI

These sessions are designed to support procurement teams in finding effective and scalable solutions that integrate technology with strategic objectives.

Industry insights from high-profile speakers

Visitors will hear from Cleveland Clinic, which Gartner ranks as the number one healthcare supply chain and awarded Masters status in 2024. 

The organisation will set out how its successful digital transformation allows it to stay competitive in an increasingly digital world.

Manulife, a financial services group, will present its source-to-pay (S2P) transformation journey, highlighting not only substantial savings but also improvements in operational efficiency, risk mitigation and agility in adapting to complex regulatory landscapes.

Representatives from MITRE and BAE Systems are also on the speaker list, bringing to the stage their experiences in leading successful digital procurement initiatives. 

These and other talks on the agenda will focus on essential strategies for building and maintaining impactful digital procurement programmes within large organisations.

AI and innovation in procurement

AI continues to change the procurement landscape. At Ivalua NOW, its expanding role takes centre stage with a series of dedicated sessions on how procurement teams are using AI—including agentic AI and Gen AI—to streamline operations and make informed decisions.

The AI Agents Panel, with speakers from Bulgari, Honeywell and Deloitte, will explore the practical realities of deploying AI agents to increase efficiency, improve strategy and transform procurement departments.

A keynote focused entirely on AI will further examine the technology’s role in shaping the future of procurement. This includes the link between AI and innovation, operational performance and real-time decision-making improvements.

Ivalua also hosts its Innovation Showcase, revealing new product capabilities and its vision for what's next in source-to-pay. The showcase will also demonstrate how innovation directly translates to measurable business outcomes for Ivalua’s customers.

Beyond AI, Ivalua NOW will also explore how businesses can:

• Simplify the buying process
• Control external workforce spending
• Maximise intake management with Ivalua’s AI features

Ivalua’s leadership vision

Ivalua’s own leadership team will also be front and centre. CEO Franck Lheureux and Chief Product Officer Pascal Bensoussan will present updates on company strategy and outlook. In his 21 May keynote, Franck will discuss how procurement is now a critical business function rather than a back-office support role.

He explains that Ivalua’s aim is to support firms in using procurement to meet evolving market challenges head-on: “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.”

The event concludes with a celebratory ceremony sponsored by Accenture, hosted in the style of a Mardi Gras World, showcasing New Orleans’ signature energy and colour.

Ivalua NOW is free for procurement and finance professionals. 

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