Be among the first to see Hackett & Zycus's landmark joint research — with live findings, real benchmarks, and a personalised diagnostic that maps exactly where your org stands and how to get to Agentic-first.
Global Procurement Practice Leader
Boston · April 23, 2026
An Exclusive Briefing.
Not a Conference.
The Procurement AI World Tour arrives in Boston — a curated, invite-only evening for CPOs and senior procurement leaders. Anchored by the first-ever Hackett Group Agentic AI in Procurement Adoption Index 2026, the only primary research benchmarking how procurement organizations are navigating the shift to autonomous AI workflows.
The Research Behind This Evening
The Research That
Changes the Conversation.
Developed in partnership with Zycus, this is the first and only primary research study benchmarking Agentic AI adoption across 200+ procurement organizations. Chris Sawchuk will present the live findings at the Boston briefing.
OF ITS
KIND
Procurement
Adoption Index
What You'll Walk Away With
200+ organizations · North America & Europe · Primary research · Live presentation by Chris Sawchuk
- Your organization's position on the Hackett Agentic AI maturity model
- How peers are prioritizing use cases & managing governance risk
- Top 5 process areas with highest expected ROI from Agentic AI
- The gap between leaders and laggards — and what separates them
Know Before You Arrive
Where Does Your Organization
Actually Stand?
Most procurement leaders know AI is moving fast. Few know exactly where their organization sits on the maturity curve. Take our 5-minute Agentic AI Readiness Assessment — built on the Hackett Index framework — and walk into the room already knowing your score.
Take the Free Self-AssessmentAgentic AI Readiness Check
5 minutes · Free · Hackett Index Framework
The Evening
Where Research Comes to Life.
The data is the foundation. The evening is where it becomes a conversation with peers who run procurement at scale.
Arrivals & Networking
Welcome drinks, coffee and peer connections
Keynote — Hackett Index Live Findings
Agentic AI Adoption Index 2026 · US benchmarks · What the data means for your organization
Chris Sawchuk · The Hackett GroupLive Zycus AI Demo
Merlin Intake · Autonomous Negotiation Agents · Real use cases, no slides
Michael McCarthy & Ronit Wadhwa · ZycusInteractive Roundtable
Closed-room peer discussion on governance, use case prioritization & the path from S2P to I2O
Executive Networking
Handcrafted cocktails · Amazing bites · Great company
April 23, 2026 · Boston
Reserve Your Seat
Invite-only · CPOs and senior procurement leaders · Seats are limited
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