Adi Shrivastava

Adi Shrivastava

Senior Director, Global Procurement Excellence Novelis

June 16, 2026

1:00 PM Thought Sharing Roundtables

Join these small, practitioner only engaging discussions to deep dive into today's most pressing procurement and sourcing challenges. Connect with your peers in an informal, carousel-style format where when one round of conversations end, you switch to ask questions, share experiences, and spark new ideas with another.


Table 1: Thinking Differently: Adapting A Holistic And Resilient Mindset To Procurement Strategy Planning

Ash Shetty, CPO, Montgomery County Government

Table 2: This Or That: Balancing Immediate And Long Term Cost Savings During Times Of Disruption
Dimitrios Manolopoulos, Senior Director, Procurement Strategy, Innovation, Governance & Center of Excellence, National Bank of Canada

Table 3: Hiring At A Crossroads: Navigating Today's Evolving Talent Landscape to Build High-Impact Procurement Teams
Jeff Amsel, Chief Procurement Officer, Computershare 

2:50 PM Polling Debate: Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe: Is Ai, Insourcing, Or Outsourcing The Best Fit For Procurement's Evolving Landscape?

There's been a lot of chatter surrounding how procurement can optimize workflow and improve outputs. As the space continues to evolve and be hit with external pressures, which strategy makes the most sense down the line? In this lively debate, procurement and sourcing experts will share their thoughts and cast their votes on which model they feel will deliver the greatest impact and how roles will evolve in the coming years.

This debate will cover:

  • Exploring the benefits and limitations of AI, insourcing, or outsourcing models to determine the best fit for workflow optimization
  • Discussing how external pressures and budget restraints are impacting these decisions
  • Assess how different workflow choices impact overall performance, efficiency, and the bottom line
  • Gauging how procurement roles will continue to chang in the next 2 –5 years 

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Adi.

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