The DPW Podcast

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Procurement leaders are being pushed to rethink their operating models as AI changes how work gets done. Chris Sawchuk and Robin Shahani explore why technology alone is not enough, how people, data, process and culture must evolve together, and what the future of human and machine collaboration could mean for procurement.

Guest:
- Robin Shahani, TroikaHub
Host:
- Chris Sawchuck, Principal & Global Procurement Advisory Practice Leader, The Hackett Group

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Cleveland Clinic is turning AI into practical procurement results by expanding team capacity, automating supplier negotiations, improving payment terms, and moving beyond pilots into real production use. The discussion also explores change management, supplier adoption, governance, and why waiting for the perfect AI solution can leave organizations behind.

Guests:
- Geoff Gates, , Cleveland Clinic
- Michael Long, , Pactum

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Coca-Cola shares how it transformed purchase-to-pay by moving beyond isolated process fixes and rebuilding the journey from the very first business idea through to supplier payment. The conversation explores the scale of Coca-Cola’s global complexity, the role of intake and orchestration, the importance of simplifying user experience, and how end-to-end transformation is helping reduce manual work, improve supplier onboarding, strengthen compliance, and unlock new opportunities with AI agents.

Host:
- Chris Vessey, VP of Innovation & Customer Value, ORO Labs
Guests:
- Wilbert Amador, Senior Director Business Process Procure to Pay, The Coca-Cola Company
- Adrian Quinteros, VP Purchase to Pay Global Process Owner, The Coca-Cola Company

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Patrick McGee, author of Apple in China, joins DPW in New York to unpack how Apple became deeply tied to China’s rise as a manufacturing powerhouse. The conversation explores the scale of Apple’s supply chain dependency, the role it played in shaping China’s tech ecosystem, and what this means for the future of global manufacturing, AI infrastructure, and one of the world’s most valuable companies.

Host:
- Herman Knevel, CEO, DPW 

Guest: 

- Patrick McGee, NYT Bestselling Author of Apple in China 

 

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Explore how AI, knowledge graphs, and agentic workflows are reshaping procurement operations. From simplifying complex buying processes and supplier onboarding to improving risk management, compliance, and user experience, the discussion examines what it takes to build a faster, smarter, and more business aligned procurement function at enterprise scale.

Guest:
- Sudhir Bhojwani, Co-Founder & CEO, ORO Labs

Host:

- Matt Friedman, CPO, Kyndryl

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