5 Moments when BIS London Conquered Your FOMO
We’re still not quite at the point where we can all meet in person. Fortunately, the Big Ideas Summit London has always been digital-first at heart. Be gone procurement conference FOMO!
If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably developed some serious FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) over the past 12 months, unable to meet up with peers and suppliers face to face. Fear no longer! The Big Ideas Summit London 2021 has appeared through the dark clouds like a beautiful rainbow, connecting us all virtually from the comfort of our own sofas (or beds – we make no judgement!).
We could genuinely write for weeks about all the bright ideas, fresh thinking and nifty tools shared on the day, but there was just too much to do it all justice. So, we’ve picked out five snippets from the day to help you conquer FOMO and remind you of the joy that is procurement pros getting together!
Terence Mauri, Founder of Hack the Future
It’s hard to look into the future without feeling a bit overwhelmed, particularly if that future already seems to have arrived without you realising. Even with digital technologies in your side, our daily deluge of data makes it difficult to know where to look.
In Big Ideas’ opening session, Terence Mauri, Founder of Hack the Future, gave our delegates a double espresso-powered wake-up call. He helped to arm our delegates with the right questions to remain in control and ensure their organisations’ relevance in the digital future.
Katie McEwen, The Procurement Girl at BuyersQuest
Imagine organisational risk as a big metropolitan city, complete with its own towns, districts, counties and neighbourhoods. Now imagine how technology is going to help build the infrastructure to connect people and help procurement mitigate risks at a time where the spotlight is firmly on the profession.
As organisations move into a world where automation and advanced technology is no longer a luxury, The Procurement Girl, Katie McEwen, helped to explain just how this will help organisations face their risks, head on.
Jenk Oz, Founder and CMO of Thred Media
Do you remember what you were doing when you were 15? It’s probably fair to say that you weren’t becoming the UK’s youngest CEO and building up an incredible level of influence like the Founder and CMO of Thred Media, Jenk Oz.
Who better than one of the shining lights of Generation Z to give us a unique insight into the mindset of his generation and just why organisations need to understand the dynamics, needs and wants of this generation of key influencers? Let’s just say that if you’re not using technology to drive social change, then you really are going to miss out.
Henrik Smedberg, Head of Intelligent Spend Management UK & Ireland at SAP
When our co-Host for the day, Henrik Smedberg, set himself a pledge in January 2020 of reducing his flying by 30% that year, he had no way of knowing he would achieve it so easily!
Changes that have had a hugely positive impact, both personally and professionally, on sustainability have been forced upon us by the pandemic. Henrik challenged all the delegates to make their own pledge to help these changes stick as the world enters its new normal. What is yours going to be?
Ezgi Barcenas, Global VP of Sustainability at AB Inbev
One of the few positive outcomes from the COVID pandemic has been the shift in thinking towards sustainability and real, tangible action from some of the world’s largest organisations.
Anyone wanting to see sustainability leadership in action only had to tune in to hear Ezgi Barcenas, Global VP of Sustainability at AB Inbev, chat to Procurious’ own Helen Mackenzie about AB Inbev’s journey and how it’s making a real, global impact.
If you missed out on Big Ideas Summit this time around, don’t make the same mistake twice!
The Big Ideas Summit hits deep-dish pizza heaven next with the Chicago event taking place in October. Like London, this will be a digital-first Summit so you can join from anywhere in the world – but the only way in is with an all access pass. If you’d like to receive an early-bird invitation, let us know here.
The Big Ideas Summit London was proudly presented by AppZen, Avetta, BuyerQuest, SAP Ariba and TCO Certified.
