AI PROCUREMENT LAB - Agentic Procurement Operating Model

Welcome to AI Procurement Lab, an EY and Microsoft half-day event for procurement leaders.

Explore how AI agents can support procurement, sourcing, contract intelligence and procure-to-pay operations in practice.

1.9.2026, 8:30–12:30 (optional lunch from 12:00–13:00), Microsoft Finland, Keilalahdentie 2-4, 02150 Espoo

EY and Microsoft warmly welcome you to a practical AI Lab for procurement leaders and procurement development professionals. The event focuses on the Agentic Procurement Operating Model: how AI agents can support category management, sourcing, contract lifecycle management, guided buying and procure-to-pay control.

The session combines EY and Microsoft perspectives, practical AI use cases, demo-based discussion and an interactive workshop on where agents could fit into your procurement model.

Places are limited, and registrations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Agenda:

The agenda focuses on practical ways AI agents can support procurement, sourcing, contract management and procure-to-pay.

• Agentic Procurement Operating Model — from AI use cases to scalable ways of working
• Microsoft demo scenario — why purchasing costs have increased, explored through a Dynamics 365 F&O analyst agent
• AI use case deep dives — contract intelligence, guided buying, procure-to-pay control and sourcing support
• Workshop discussion — where AI agents could support procurement tasks and the operating model

Presenters:

• Antti Meriluoto, Partner/Principal, Business Consulting, EY Finland
• Gabriella Bali, Modern Procurement/Digital Transformation advocate, Microsoft