All 2026 Conference Sessions

Gartner Procurement Conference 2026 dives deep into key topics for CPOs and sourcing, procurement, and vendor management leaders across direct, indirect, and IT, around AI, cost optimization, risk management and more to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

2026 Conference Theme

Lead the Future of Procurement: Strategize. Optimize. Transform.

In 2026’s volatile climate, procurement must lead transformation amid disruption, AI, shifting priorities, and pressure to do more with less. Leaders must manage risk, optimize costs, and deliver greater value while adapting to new industry baselines and evolving needs. 

Explore our conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM PDT

Gartner Opening Keynote: Empowering Procurement to Lead in the Autonomous Era
Lindsay Azim, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Join Gartner’s Opening Keynote to discover how CPOs and procurement leaders can reimagine their operating models, harness emerging technologies and position their teams to lead their organizations confidently into the autonomous era. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

9 Approaches to Optimize Short-, Mid- and Long-Term Technology Spend Costs
Yanni Karalis, Managing Vice President, Gartner
This session explains how CPOs and procurement leaders can optimize external technology spend using a time‑phased approach. It focuses on short‑term cost containment through inventory control, targeted negotiations and demand management. It also covers midterm savings via streamlined, data‑driven sourcing and vendor consolidation, and long‑term cost avoidance through AI contract optimization, team upskilling and total cost of ownership (TCO) discipline. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Agents, Orchestration and Applications: What's the Future of Procurement Technology?
Procurement applications suites have been the backbone of procurement digitalization for over 25 years. But the emergence of orchestration capabilities and agentic AI is promising a different future. In this session, we will discuss how the market for procurement technology is changing with the introduction of new technologies and new solution providers. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

Ask the Analyst: Elevate Procurement’s Value Using Metrics Beyond Cost Optimization
Ryan Polk, VP Analyst, Gartner
Procurement has long delivered on cost optimization goals. Procurement organizations need to transform to deliver and highlight value to other stakeholder objectives as well. Procurement’s ability to engage with stakeholders increases when they align with stakeholder objectives and report the value delivered toward these objectives. This interactive session will discuss different categories of metrics that procurement can report on when they align with stakeholder objectives. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

Ask the Analyst: Practical Approaches to Supplier Risk Management
Cheryl Van Dyke, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
In this "Ask the Analyst" session, engage with one of our supplier risk management analysts. Wondering how to get more value from risk management strategies? Looking for ways to be proactive and less reactive? Trying to find the best mitigation strategy? Ask these or other questions on supplier risk management. Hear recommendations from the Gartner analyst and what others across industries are asking. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT

CPO Circle Workshop: Building Your Talent Roadmap for 2026 and Beyond
Andrea Greenwald, VP Analyst, Gartner
AI and intelligent systems will reshape procurement work, and leaders need clarity on how to prepare. This workshop helps CPOs build a future-back talent strategy based on expected technology maturity from 2026 and beyond. You will identify future roles, critical skills and where capability gaps will emerge. The session shows how to backcast from the future to determine the investments you must make today in upskilling, reskilling and workforce design. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT

Contract Negotiation Clinic: How to Negotiate With Digital Giants Like AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce and ServiceNow
Yoann Bianic, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Digital giants often represent more than 80% of an organization’s software and cloud budget. They are large, assertive, well-capitalized and difficult to negotiate with. In this interactive clinic, we will review the critical steps for negotiations, as well as vendor differences and similarities to be aware of when negotiating, to achieve the most optimal contract. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT

Don’t Let Hidden Costs Derail Your Regionalization Strategy
Suzie Petrusic, VP Analyst, Gartner
Regionalization strategies are used to diversify supply chains for risk and trade impact among other factors, but they often hide costs in supplier transitions, compliance and logistics. This session will focus on what are the hidden costs with regionalization and how can they influence your procurement and sourcing strategy. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM PDT

Magic Quadrant for Digital Technology and Business Consulting Services
Karl Rosander, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Explore the digital technology and business consulting services market with a focus on the latest Magic Quadrant. This session reviews leading vendors, their strengths and cautions, offering insights into industry trends and practical guidance for selecting the right digital technology and business consulting services and drive organizational success. ... Show More Show Less

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