Ash Shetty

Chief Procurement Officer Montgomery County Government

Ash Shetty is the Chief Procurement Officer Montgomery County, Maryland. He is a strategic procurement leader known for strengthening organizational resilience through modern operating models, smarter risk management, and enterprise-aligned sourcing strategy. At Montgomery County, he reshaped a $7.7B procurement program into a forward-looking, technology-enabled function that improves continuity, safeguards critical operations, and delivers measurable financial and operational stability. His earlier work at Gartner advising Fortune 500 companies honed his expertise in designing resilient global procurement architectures and guiding executive teams through complex transformation. He is recognized for elevating procurement as a strategic advisor, tying supplier decisions, technology adoption, and category strategy directly to long-term organizational strength and agility.

Day 2

12:40 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

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

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