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Agentic AI Procurement Summit 2026.
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The Agentic AI Procurement Summit 2026 brought together the world's leading analysts, consultants, practitioners, thought leaders, and platform builders. Featuring two landmark global research premieres — Forrester's Don't Delegate AI report and The Hackett Group's Agentic AI in Procurement Adoption Index 2026, built on 250+ global CPO surveys — alongside Zycus Founder & CEO. The summit focused on building a roadmap to go from nascent to evolved stage in Agentic AI adoption for every CPO in the room. Catch every session at your pace!

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8Sessions
12Speakers
3hTotal Runtime
2Research Premieres
▶ Featured · Highlight Reel
3 min
Every Big Moment in 3 Minutes - to - Every Big Moment in under 2 minutes
Summit Highlights — Every Big Moment in 3 Minutes
All speakers · Agentic AI Procurement Summit 2026
Hosted by
Zycus
Research Partner
The Hackett Group
Research Partner
The Hackett Group
Global Consultants
EY
Global Consultant
IBM
1,500+
Procurement leaders attended
Across APAC, EMEA & Americas
8
Sessions
3h total runtime, on demand
12
Speakers
Analysts, consultants, practitioners, platform builders
2
Research premieres
Forrester & The Hackett Group
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Host Introduction
5 min
Setting the Stage
Arthur Raguette
Arthur Raguette
VP Sales, Zycus
The host sets context for the Summit, walks through the agenda, and welcomes the first speaker to the stage.
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Opening Keynote
20 min
The Agentic AI Imperative: Why 2026 Is Procurement's Most Consequential Inflection Point
Aatish Dedhia
Aatish Dedhia
Founder & CEO, Zycus
Agentic AI is not coming — it is already in production. Aatish sets the scene for why 2026 marks a once-in-a-generation inflection point for procurement, and why the leaders who act now will define the new benchmark.
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Research · World Premiere
25 min
Agentic AI in Procurement Adoption Index 2026: What 250+ CPOs Are Telling Us
Chris Sawchuk
Chris Sawchuk
Principal Analyst, The Hackett Group
The world premiere of the Hackett Adoption Index. Benchmark your organization against 250+ global CPOs across the Hackett Agentic AI maturity model.
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Research · Premiere
20 min
Don't Delegate AI: What Forrester's Research Tells CPOs About Owning the AI Agenda
Jeffrey Rajamani
Jeffrey Rajamani
Senior Analyst, Forrester
Forrester's Don't Delegate AI report — commissioned by Zycus — makes the data-backed case for why CPO-led AI ownership outperforms delegation to IT or vendors.
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Thought Leader
20 min
Five Ways Procurement AI Fails — and the One Architecture That Doesn't
Omid Ghamami
Omid Ghamami
President, PSCM Institute
A frank look at where procurement AI initiatives stall — point tools, bolt-ons, weak governance — and the platform-grade architecture that's actually delivering results.
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Partner Session · IBM
20 min
Tailwind in Action: How IBM and Zycus Are Turning Tail Spend into the First Agentic AI Win
Kuntha Shilvanathan
Kuntha Shilvanathan
Global Intelligent Procurement Operations Offering Leader, IBM
Why tail spend is the highest-ROI first-deployment use case for Agentic AI, and how IBM and Zycus are operating it at scale today.
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Live Platform Demo
25 min
Merlin Agentic Platform: Intake Orchestration, Autonomous Negotiation & Agentic Sourcing
Devika Sanil
Devika Sanil
Pre-Sales, Zycus
A live walkthrough of Merlin in production — Intake orchestrating across the source-to-pay lifecycle, ANA running autonomous negotiations, and Agentic Sourcing in action.
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Partner Session · EY + Panel
25 min
From Pilot to Production: What It Actually Takes to Deploy Agentic AI at Scale
Peter Scharbert
Peter Scharbert
Partner, EY
David Loseby
David Loseby
Advisor, CPO,EIC, Author & Speaker, Leeds School of Business
Opi Gahunia
Opi Gahunia
Global Procurement & Transformation Leader, Belden Inc
Procurement leaders who have crossed from pilot to production share what Agentic AI deployment really looks like — the wins, the unexpected challenges, the stakeholder plays, and the lessons no analyst report fully captures.
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Highlight Reel
3 min
Summit Highlights — Every Big Moment in 3 Minutes
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All speakers
Agentic AI Procurement Summit 2026
The fastest way to share the Summit with a colleague. Three minutes of the biggest data points, sharpest quotes, and most memorable moments from across all sessions.
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The Research

Two landmark research premieres from the Summit

Forrester — Don't Delegate AI report cover
Forrester Research
Don't Delegate AI
Forrester · Commissioned by Zycus
The data-backed case for why CPO-led AI ownership outperforms delegation to IT or vendors.
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hackett
The Hackett Group
Agentic AI in Procurement Adoption Index 2026
The Hackett Group
Built on 250+ global CPO surveys. Benchmark your organization across the Hackett Agentic AI maturity model.
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Additional Resources

More Than Just the Replays

Slides, research, and deeper-dive assets to take the Summit insights from your inbox into your team.

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Slide Deck
Hackett Adoption Index — Full Slides
Every slide from Chris Sawchuk's keynote, ready to share internally with your leadership team.
Download PDF
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Forrester Research
Don't Delegate AI — Full Report
The full Forrester research report commissioned by Zycus. The CPO playbook for owning the AI agenda.
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Free Tool · 5 min
Agentic AI Readiness Assessment
Benchmark your organization against 250+ CPOs from the Hackett Index cohort. Personalised report.
Take the Assessment
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Share with your team
Speaker Quote Cards
30 quote cards from across the Summit, formatted for LinkedIn, Slack, and internal newsletters.
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Flagship Event
Horizon — The Global Procurement Series
Zycus's flagship in-person event series for procurement leaders. ANZ · EU+UK · US · SEA — choose the edition closest to you.
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What's Next
Procurement AI World Tour
Continue the conversation in person — Stockholm, Munich, Amsterdam, London, Paris, Bogotá and more.
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Take the Next Step

From Watching to Doing

The Summit was the convening. Here's how the leaders in the room are turning it into action.

1
Try Merlin Experience Centre at your own pace
A self-guided, hands-on environment to explore Merlin Intake, ANA, and the Agentic Sourcing modules — no scheduling needed. Just open and try.
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See Merlin in your environment
Book a 30-minute personalised walkthrough. We'll map the demo to your top three use cases — and your existing stack.
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Our Featured Speakers From
Research Partner
Co-author of the Agentic AI in Procurement Adoption Index 2026.
Research Partner
Author of the commissioned Don't Delegate AI research report.
Global Consultants
Enterprise AI deployment playbook and field implementation perspectives.
Global Consultant
Intelligent Procurement Operations and the agentic tail-spend reference architecture.
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The on-demand library is open to everyone. Some sessions are watchable instantly; others ask for a short form so we can send you the slides and follow-up resources too. Registered live attendees get an automatic unlock link by email — check your inbox if you can't find it.
Yes — completely free. The Summit was free to attend live, and the replays are free to watch on demand.
The highlight reel and the opening keynote are open to watch without any form. The deeper research sessions ask for a few details so we can send the matching slides and the two research reports.
Yes — please do. Share the page URL with colleagues. Each session page has its own direct link, and there's a quote card pack designed specifically for sharing on LinkedIn or in internal newsletters.
Both reports are in the Research section above. Forrester's Don't Delegate AI makes the case for CPO ownership of the AI agenda. The Hackett Group's Agentic AI in Procurement Adoption Index 2026, built on 250+ global CPO surveys, lets you benchmark your organization's maturity. Each is available as a separate download.
Yes. Book a 30-minute personalised walkthrough from the Next Steps section above. We will tailor the conversation to the use cases you found most relevant in the sessions.
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