Sarah-Jayne van Greune TITLE : CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER COMPANY : PAYEN & ILIXIUM INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : UK
Adonis Celestine TITLE : AUTOMATION PRACTICE LEADER
Sarah-Jayne van Greune TITLE : CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER COMPANY : PAYEN & ILIXIUM INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : UK
As the Chief Operating Officer for Payen and ILIXIUM , van Greune is responsible for providing the vision and strategy to achieve missioncritical reforms , as well as advances in data management and technical service operations .
Adonis Celestine TITLE : AUTOMATION PRACTICE LEADER
COMPANY : APPLAUSE INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : UTRECHT , NETHERLANDS
Celestine ’ s role at Applause as a practice lead of automation , is to work with clients around the world . His priority is to provide right solutions to customers and help them with their Quality Engineering evolution . fine tuning , leading to significant speed , accuracy and price improvements .”
This is one of the many potential ways to embrace the technology , and Chief Product Officer at Coupa , Fang Chang feels there are even more opportunities the procurement industry can still explore . “ AI and machine learning are already doing great things for procurement , helping save costs and manage risks ,” he says . “ From pricing intelligence to automating accounts payable processes to identifying fraud , procurement teams already have immense opportunities to drive value .
But what ’ s especially exciting is where the technology is headed ,” he adds .
Chang expects with all the investment heading into Gen-AI , it will help procurement keep pace with the changing demands in business . “ Future advancements will help procurement teams operate more efficiently and effectively , allowing for more automated processes . These tools are not a replacement for humans , and I encourage practitioners to think strategically about how AI can instead augment human decision-making to accelerate value ,” he concludes .
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