This year is shaping up to be the one in which procurement teams must operationalise several major regimes at once, including the EU AI Act, alongside the EU Data Act and CSDDD With all this landing on procurement functions at the same time, legal frameworks must become dynamic and adaptable as innovations in technology accelerate.

“ The enactment of strict legal safeguards must be weighed against organisationally acceptable risk tolerance thresholds to execute business at speed,” says Shaz Khan, CEO and Co-Founder of Vroozi.“ The next five years of innovation will bring a new wave of technology acceleration, from manufacturing processes to autonomous vehicles. Legal departments will be a partnerwith purchasing and finance to ensure balance and compromise is met in a fast-paced and unpredictable environment.”

104 October 2026