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Paul Polman

Business leader, campaigner, co-author of Net Positive, Former CEO of Unilever

Paul Polman works to accelerate action by business to tackle climate change and inequality. As CEO of Unilever (2009-2019), he demonstrated that business can profit through purpose, delivering shareholder returns of 290% while the company consistently ranked 1 st in the world for...Read more

Jennifer Moceri

CPO, Google

Jennifer Moceri is leading Google’s first central procurement organization as Chief Procurement Officer. She is leveraging AI/ML to optimize processes and deliver sustainable value while partnering with suppliers to build an inclusive economy that works for everyone.

Matthias Dohrn

President Procurement, BASF

Paula Glickenhaus

CPO, Bristol Myers Squibb

Paula Glickenhaus serves as BMS’ Chief Procurement Officer. Paula is a results-oriented CPO with a global perspective and expedited value creation across diverse industries including Pharma, Tech, Media, Spirits & CPG. Paula excels at margin enhancement creation and operating mod...Read more

Vanya Petrovic

Global Director Digital Procurement, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Vanya leads CCEP's digital innovation for Procurement and has spent over 15 years shaping technology strategies in Europe and APAC. Her focus is on the emerging AI technology market and designing use cases across the S2P lifecycle. Vanya joined CCEP in 2018 in London and now resi...Read more

Klaus Staubitzer

CPO & Head of Supply Chain, Siemens

Klaus started 1996 within Siemens. He was responsible for different Business Segments and Business Units as a CFO and CEO. Since October 1st, 2014, he took over the responsibility as CPO Siemens.

Marc Engel

CEO, Unilabs

Marc Engel was appointed Unilabs' Chairman of the Board of Directors in December 2022 and, in April 2023, stepped up as Unilabs’ CEO. Marc is qualified with international experience in general management, sustainability, procurement, and supply chain.

Linda Chuan

CPO, Box

Linda, a seasoned Sourcing and Procurement Executive, boasts a diverse portfolio with companies like Salesforce, Yahoo!, and GE Capital. With a background in public accounting (KPMG), she excels in executing vision and strategy. Her innovative experiences span various growth phas...Read more

Lisa Martin

CPO, GSK

Lisa Martin is SVP Global Procurement and Chief Procurement Officer for GSK. Since assuming this role, Lisa has led the development and implementation of sourcing strategies and procurement activities on all externally purchased goods and services categories, managing GSK spend o...Read more

Shashi Mandapaty

CPO, Johnson & Johnson

Shashi Mandapaty, CPO, Johnson & Johnson, guides company strategy for delivering value, quality and innovation through responsible sourcing. He has deep experience leading organizations and a global perspective, living and working in diverse cultures and economies around the worl...Read more

Lalitha Rajagopalan

Co-Founder, ORO Labs

Lalitha Rajagopalan heads up ORO Labs' product strategy, customer success, and marketing. With over 19 years of experience in the procurement domain, she has held leadership positions at SAP and Ariba. She is passionate about simplifying procurement for organizations.

Christophe Villain

Head of Supply Chain & Procurement Technology, Nestlé

Christophe Villain serves as the global Head of Supply chain & Procurement technologies in Nestlé. He leads the technology strategy and enablement roadmap of Nestlé’s Supply chain and Procurement digital transformation initiatives worldwide, including sustainability.

Ingrid Tappin

Founder & CEO, Diverse Leaders in Tech

Ingrid Tappin is the founder and CEO of Diverse Leaders in Tech - a social impact venture on a mission to accelerate data-driven DEI in European Tech. Ingrid equips tech companies to leverage the power of DEI as a driver for team performance, business success and positive societa...Read more

Nicole Sherwin

Chief Impact Officer, EcoVadis

Nicole Sherwin is EcVadis' SVP Executive Customer Advisory. She consults on strategy & implementation of sustainable supply chain solutions for Global 2000 companies and believes in the combination of tech & supply chains to amplify sustainability impacts.

Amit Verma

SVP Digital Transformation Procurement & Supply Chain, Reliance Industries

Kris Timmermans

Senior MD & Global Lead for Supply Chain Operations, Accenture

Kris is the Global Lead of Accenture’s Supply Chain business and a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee. In his 30 years’ experience with Accenture, Kris has worked on Supply Chain reinvention in industries like CPG, chemicals, life sciences and industrial equipment.

Mai Elmonshed

Digital Collaboration Project Manager, Henkel

Mai Elmonshed, Digital Collaboration Project Manager at Henkel. Focused on data strategy & digital transformation projects for seamless e2e procurement processes. She began her career in Cairo in 2018, expanded in Bratislava, and now excels in Amsterdam with the Purchasing Digita...Read more

Shivani Sondhi

Innovation Manager and Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Tomorrow Street

Shivani is a Business Development Manager and advocate for Diversity & Inclusion, currently leading D&I initiatives while empowering technology scaleups to grow. Beyond this, Shivani takes on roles in the Multicultural and Women's Networks, alongside volunteering in the Vodafone ...Read more

Matt Yanchyshyn

GM, AWS Marketplace & Partner Services, AWS

Matt is an experienced tech leader who has spearheaded diverse teams and initiatives at AWS. He currently serves as the GM of AWS Marketplace, a curated digital catalog that customers can use to find, buy, deploy, and manage third-party software, data, and services for their busi...Read more

Sopan Shah

CPO, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Sopan Shah is IHG Hotels & Resorts’ chief procurement officer and leads their corporate and hotel supply chains. He leads a team of 160+ professionals across 20 countries that are reletneslly focused on delivering value by being simpler, faster and better in all that they do.

Sebastiano Finocchiaro

Category Manager, Booking.com

Sebastiano Finocchiaro serves as Global Procurement Category Manager at Booking.com leading Digital Marketing. Sebastiano has held roles across different industries, and he firmly believes in the unique role procurement has in driving sustainable change at scale by leveraging emo...Read more

Marie-Pierre Goyenetche

CPO Consumer Healthcare, Sanofi

Marie-Pierre Goyenetche Leads the Sanofi CHC procurement organization, built 3 years ago when she joined CHC. Performance, accuracy, sustainability and predictability are at the core of her mission. Partnering with CHC brands through innovation as a "Must Have" to success.

Mathias Bosse

Founding Partner, Prequel Ventures

Mathias Bosse is co-founder of Prequel Ventures, a focus fund for supply chain tech start-ups in Europe. With Prequel Insights and the Supply Chain Tech Report, he has been continuously monitoring the startup ecosystem in the supply chain and logistics sector for several years.

Caitlyn Lewis

Founder & CEO, Supplier Day

Caitlyn Lewis, CEO of Supplier Day, excels in strategic event design, connecting top firms like PepsiCo and Siemens. Her innovative work fosters growth and collaboration, transforming events into catalysts for business innovation.

Qasim Hussain

VP Procurement Process & Capability, Johnson & Johnson

Qasim Hussain is responsible for shaping and driving the overall Digital Procurement Strategy and Roadmap and reimagining, digitizing, and governing end-to-end processes and capabilities across the Procurement function in J&J globally.

Herbert Escobedo Piedra

Global Head of Procurement, VTEX

As VTEX's global head of procurement, Herbert E. Piedra pioneered the division's establishment in 2021, a crucial step for the upcoming IPO. His dedication to efficiency propelled significant margin growth, setting the stage for success.

Juliet Atweh

Head of Global Procurement, Wiz

Juliet built Wiz's procurement organization from scratch with a tech-first approach. Previously, she worked as a Procurement Operations and Program Manager at Microsoft and was recognized among the 40 most promising young professionals in Israel by the economic newspaper Globes.

Alexandra Tarmo

VP Procurement, Kenvue

Alexandra serve as VP Procurement COE at Kenvue since June 2023 and is responsible for the procurement digital transformation redefining our risk management, partnerships and ESG approaches with our suppliers. She has spend her career in procurement in FMCG and is passionate abou...Read more

Matt Deem

Group Manager Procurement Technology and Governance, Microsoft

Matt Deem leads a team at Microsoft driving digital transformation across Source to Pay leveraging AI and cutting-edge technology. Matt comes from a broad global industry background spanning aerospace, consumer goods, and tech.

Kristina Andric

Supplier Manager IT, Tetra Pak

Kristina Andric works at Tetra Pak as a global Supplier Manager and leads initiatives across various domains, including strategic procurement, sustainability, and culture transformation. Kristina’s time at Tetra Pak spans back to a time when atmospheric carbon levels stood at 409...Read more

Nicolas Passaquin

Head of Sourcing & Supply Chain CoE, Telia

Nicolas is a global executive experienced in leading Sourcing, Procurement, and Shared Services functions. He led several restructuring efforts focused on maximizing the return on investment. He has a passion for Technology, innovation, and sustainability.

Mark Perera

Chairman, DPW

Mark Perera, DPW Chairman and co-founder of Procurement Leaders, drives procurement innovation with a focus on digital transformation and sustainability. A seasoned podcaster, author, and investor, he has shaped the industry for over two decades.

Mirthe Wallinga

Director Procurement Transformation, Mondelēz International

Starting her career in consulting, Mirthe Wallinga now leads procurement transformation in the global snacking company Mondelez. She is passionate about leading people in change and gets to champion that every day, while enjoying the perks of great chocolate and cookies!