The DPW Podcast

Website: https://dpw.ai/

From 100 people in New York to a community ten times the size, DPW’s journey is a story of bold growth, strong culture and constant reinvention. The conversation explores how DPW has scaled, what RECODE means for the future of procurement and why the next chapter could be even bigger.

Guest:
- Herman Knevel, CEO, DPW

Host:
- Mathew Schulz, Founder, Pennywurth

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Explore how intake, orchestration, and agentic AI are changing procurement, with practical lessons on implementation, vendor selection, proving value quickly, and building a technology strategy that moves beyond the hype.

Guests:
- Nikhil Gaur, Director Strategic Projects & Research Analyst, Spend Matters
- Scott Whelan, Senior Director, Pfizer

Host:
- Chris Vessey, VP of Innovation & Customer Value, ORO

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Cloud marketplaces are becoming a major software purchasing channel, yet many procurement teams still lack visibility, governance, and a clear strategy. The conversation explores how these marketplaces work, why cross functional alignment matters, and how procurement can enable faster innovation without losing control.

 

Guest:

- Nick Miller, CEO, Pellucid Network

Guest:

- Amy Fong, Partner Sourcing & VMO, Everest Group

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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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