Vernon Kringas is the Director of the Procurement Operations Practice at Infosys Portland where he works with different flavours of procurement technology every day. Previously he was Vice President of Global Procurement Operations at Oracle Corporation, in senior Finance Roles at Coca-Cola Amatil and a consultant at KPMG.
Vernon Kringas
Director, Infosys Portland
All Sessions by Vernon Kringas
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Day 1
Wednesday 26th February 2020
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09.45
Digital procurement – an Essential Transition
09.45 - 10.25This session presents a point of view on what ‘digital procurement’ is and why it is a critical part of a more general transition that the Procurement function needs to make • What is digital procurement – a point of view • Procurement’s role in supporting the business’ increasing need for speed • Resolving the tension between compliance and speed – new thinking, new technology • How to bring digital procurement to life
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16.30
Where next for Procure Tech?
16.30 - 17.10So what are the next big things in procurement enabling technology? We hear much about ‘sexy’ new technologies such as AI, RPA and Blockchain. Some of these are a reality already, others still in the future. We wrap up the day by looking at the current state of these technologies and where our expert panel see the next big advances and wins coming. Are we ready for these technologies, or are we getting ahead of ourselves? Panel discussion Moderator: Jonathan Dutton FCIPS, JD Consultancy & PASA Panellists: • Vernon Kringas, Infosys Portland • Jeremy Suter, Gartner • Plus TBC
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