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Nordic Procurement · Since 2010

CPO Outlook 2026

2026 Theme

From Strategy to Practice: Making Procurement Transformation Real

Every CPO is expected to lead on AI, ESG, supplier risk and transformation — with the same team and budget as last year. That gap doesn’t close from listening alone.

Two days of real exchange with Nordic peers and experts — roundtables, panels and keynotes built around what you’re working on now.

October 14–15, 2026 · Hotel Birger Jarl, Stockholm

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Independent Jury

Anna Falk

Anna Falk

CPO · Boliden

Johan Lindqvist

Johan Lindqvist

CPO · NCC

Björn Stenecker

Björn Stenecker

CPO · Vattenfall

Robert Liljeblad

Robert Liljeblad

CEO · PIR · Jury Lead

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When
Oct 14–15, 2026
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Who
CPOs & Teams
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Two Intensive Days

A Program Designed for Maximum Impact

Two days of keynotes, peer-led roundtables, panels and workshops. Full 2026 agenda releases in spring — built on input from our annual Nordic procurement survey and attendee feedback.

  • Choose your sessions. Roundtables run in parallel — pick the topics that match what you’re working on.
  • Deep-dive workshops. Focused sessions where peers and experts tackle specific challenges together.
  • Evening reception. Where the real follow-up conversations happen, over dinner.
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What to Expect

  • Day 1 Opening keynotes, multiple roundtable sessions, evening reception with dinner
  • Day 2 Panel discussions, focused workshops, closing keynotes (~15:00 finish)

Popular Topics (Based on 2025)

  • AI & GenAI in procurement
  • Supplier risk & resilience
  • Sustainability & ESG strategy
  • Transformation & change leadership
  • From strategy to execution

Full 2026 agenda coming spring 2026
Built on feedback from attendees and insights from our annual Nordic procurement surveys

CPO Outlook 2025 Digital Magazine
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The CPO Outlook 2025 Digital Magazine

Keynote insights, survey findings, and interviews with procurement leaders from SSAB, Yanfeng, SEB, Google, The Hackett Group, and more.

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Why CPO Outlook Matters
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What an incredibly well-organized event. I have been to several similar ones, both in Sweden and internationally, and this truly held a level I have not seen before.

Participant feedback
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What Makes Us Different

This Isn’t Another Conference

The agenda comes from the room — survey input from Nordic procurement leaders and sixteen years of running this format. Not from a programme committee guessing what matters.

What you take home isn’t slides. It’s how others have solved — or failed to solve — what you’re working on now.

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2025 Faculty

Learn from Procurement Leaders

CPOs, Directors, and procurement experts from the region’s most respected organizations. Nowhere else brings together this caliber of experience.

Michael Hansén

Michael Hansén

Chief Procurement Officer
SEB
Lisa Lidén

Lisa Lidén

Procurement Director
SSAB
Linda Grubbström

Linda Grubbström

Head of Strategy & Purchasing Way
Scania
Gunnar Büchter

Gunnar Büchter

Executive Director, Global Head of Sustainability
Yanfeng
Arjan de Jong

Arjan de Jong

Director, Global Procurement Solutions
Vattenfall
Vicky Kavan

Vicky Kavan

Director
The Hackett Group
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Expert Organizations 2026

Partnering with Industry Leaders

Leading organizations that support the Nordic procurement community and contribute to meaningful discussions at CPO Outlook.

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Nordic Procurement Intelligence
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Nordic Procurement Intelligence

Surveys, webinars and analysis from the Nordic procurement community — the same input that shapes the agenda.

Annual Survey

Findings from 144 Nordic procurement leaders on what’s working and what isn’t.

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Expert Webinars

On-demand sessions on AI, supplier management and what’s moving the function forward.

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Featured Articles

Practical analyses on organizational change and procurement identity — through a behavioral science lens.

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EBG | Xperience

Spring focus days for 30 procurement leaders. Peer and expert exchange. Rated 5.5/6 in 2025.

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October 14–15, 2026 · Stockholm

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Limited seats for senior procurement professionals. Connect with Nordic peers and experts, compare what’s working, and leave with conversations that keep paying off.

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