Agenda

• We invite participants to start the conference with positive conversations over coffee. Ensuring a friendly atmosphere and welcoming guests will be professional networker and top voice of Polish LinkedIn - Grzegorz Turniak

• Official opening of the 11th edition of PROCON POLZAK. The conference will be hosted by the Speech Creator - Robert Jarek

• Summary of the eleventh edition of PROCON POLZAK

• Procurement - From manage the process to manage for value
• ESG importance and procurement role
• Challenges and benefits of integrating ESG in procurement

Presentation on the evolving role of the procurement function in promoting sustainable development and achieving ESG goals. Practical examples of innovative procurement approaches that support society and the environment. Proposal for repositioning the procurement function within the organization to enhance its perception by generating additional value.

• Paradigm Shift in the Procurement Function of Modern Organizations in the Context of Changing Environment
• Adapting Procurement Strategies in the Organization to Meet ESG Requirements
• The Strategic Role of Procurement in ESG for Shaping Competitive Advantage
• Repositioning the Procurement Function in the Organization as an Opportunity to Strengthen Its Role
• Practical Implementation of ESG Initiatives to Contribute to ESG Goals within the Company

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Workshops to support building self-awareness of the role in procurement within the company.

• Introduction to the topic of the role of procurement in the company, perception of the function from a business perspectiveand by the buyers themselves (reference to several statistics from the PSML, Antal and Sodexo report).
• Collaborative work on identifying the talents of a buyer.
• Establishing possible actions to strenghen the strategic importance of buyers.

• Agility has firmly established itself in many areas of business and continues to achieve success. Procurement has already learned to purchase agility, but can it buy agilely?
• Artur Mochocki, Project and Change Manager, Agile Trainer, and Adam Polkowski, a procurement practitioner with over two decades of experience, will lead a debate and discussion on whether agility in procurement can bring value to an organization. They will explore what should determine the adoption of agile methodologies in procurement, what questions need to be answered, and what essential conditions must be met to consider agile procurement. Will agility prove effective in supplier collaboration during procurement processes?
  > Procurement Team - Executor or Co-creator?
  > Success Criteria of the Procurement Process
  > Organizational Culture in the Procurement Process
  > Procurement Team Organized around Values
  > Agility in Supplier Collaboration

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• Generative AI Overview: A brief reminder of what Generative AI is, how it started being used in business, and its main mechanisms of action.
• Development of Generative AI Worldwide - Current State: An overview of the most important global use cases of Generative AI — both successes and failures.
• Opportunities and Limitations: What have we already achieved with Generative AI and what is on the horizon in the coming years? A discussion on the technical and ethical limitations we need to address.
• Summary and Q&A
   

• AI should help in preliminary market consultations. We, therefore, tested the previous and current versions of ChatGPT for quality of outputs (market knowledge, strategy recommendation, risk assessment) and improvement over time. We found that AI is good but not good enough. Hence, it may be a suitable companion for non-critical sourcing where the buyer "does not have a clue" but should be avoided for essential sourcings or sourcings where the buyer already has good subject-matter knowledge. 
• Preliminary market consultations rationale,
• Comparison of AI outputs to expert,
• When use AI and when avoid it in market consultations?
• AI as a management fad or classic: the signals.

• Career Development in a Changing Environment: How employees can plan their procurement career path considering the impact of AI technologies on the industry.
• Evolution of the Procurement Function in the Age of Automation: How new technologies are reshaping traditional procurement processes and the role of humans in this changing landscape.
• Key Competencies for Procurement Professionals in the AI Era: Discussion on the soft and technical skills that will be most valuable with the increasing application of artificial intelligence.
• Change Management and Adapting to New Technologies: How to prepare procurement teams for effective use of AI tools, including managing concerns related to automation.
• The Future of the Procurement Function - Will robots take our jobs?

• In the modern world of shopping, key competencies such as critical thinking, change management, working in interdisciplinary teams, and emotional intelligence are essential for better understanding problems and implementing innovations.
• Traditional buyers must utilize creativity and innovation to adapt to the changing market, giving them an edge over AI in creating standout strategies and products.
• Trust, the foundation of successful business relationships, cannot be automated; building relationships based on empathy and mutual respect ensures better negotiations and customer loyalty.
• AI should support buyers in daily tasks by taking over routine activities, allowing them to focus on strategic aspects, thereby increasing efficiency and precision.
   

• In a panel group of practitioners and companies operating within the procurement environment, we will discuss the role of procurement in organizations. We'll examine its current role and future scenarios shaped by technological acceleration and rising labor costs in Poland.
• What competencies will be crucial to generate value for organizations? How should teams be developed and where can talents be sourced from? These questions, among others, will be addressed by our panelists and conference participants.
   

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Perception of business problems involves prediction from a mental model. Emotions contribute to this model by informing the mind about the body's state, adaptability of actions, potential threats, and possible benefits. Emotions guide decision-making before conscious awareness and linguistic analysis of the situation kick in. Their significance increases in conditions of high uncertainty, where individuals lack sufficient data yet must make decisions.

> Emotions in the role of decision audit
> Emotions as an early response system
> Construction of emotions from biological and cultural components
> Building an emotional culture within organizations