Held on August 15 and 16 at the Hotel Meliá Ibirapuera, the 1st Edition of the Procurement Innovation Forum brought together more than 150 professionals from the areas of purchasing, supply chain, finance, and operations.
This event, conceived and technically curated by Procurement Club, was organized in partnership with Yvent – B2B Content and Networking and addressed the most current and relevant topics in Procurement. Several panel discussions were held featuring insights, approaches, and experiences from procurement directors and heads working in national and multinational companies across diverse market segments. To further foster interaction and diversity among attendees, a technical table discussion format covering specific topics of interest—Active Dialog—was designed, enabling the exchange of experiences and debates led by eight industry professionals.
Innovation in Procurement was the central theme of the event chosen by the executive committee. This curatorial committee consists of 16 carefully selected C-level executives dedicated to shaping the agenda. Among the topics addressed on the first day of the Forum, professionals discussed the shifts driven by the digital revolution and how companies manage procurement information with their suppliers, clients, and internal partners, including startups. A team of more than 30 speakers and panelists also presented scenarios and thought-provoking insights on governance and compliance, disruptive models, supplier contracting and relationship management, interaction with new markets, professional skills in the cognitive era, structuring multidisciplinary teams, and Procurement's impact on P&L and the future of organizations, among other topics.
For the specialists, process changes, the adoption of new technologies, and team engagement to think innovatively are decisive factors for achieving transformative and profitable results in Procurement, whether digital or not.
On the second day of the event, Andrea Naccache (clinical psychoanalyst, attorney, and founder of Núcleo de Criação) led the Workshop "Innovation Without Myth: The Bullseye." Aiming to deliver a hands-on activity, Naccache discussed the theoretical foundations of innovation: how we perceive the new, material and technological innovation, and the power of language, drawing on examples from art, architecture, and design. In the second session, practical activities and individual and group reflections were conducted to apply the previously presented concepts to the daily challenges faced by the audience.
Level Group's portfolio includes procurement consulting and BPO solutions, backed by proprietary technologies. With the recent joint venture established with INVAATI, an Indian company specializing in procurement consulting and technology solutions, we now offer the most innovative e-procurement solution in Latin America. Its modules include requisition, quotation and purchase orders, sourcing, supplier management, purchasing catalogs, contract management, e-auctions, invoice mapping and verification, Dashboards (strategic indicators), and Business Intelligence (BI).
Check out the event photos below:
Level Group team attending the 1st Procurement Innovation Forum.
Active Dialog with Lígia Palma, Head of Procurement at CPFL RENOVÁVEIS.
Henrique Nogueira (Danone), André Gurgel (B3), Everton Salvo (ADM), and João Barreto (Nextel) discussed Innovation in Contracting.
