CPO Outlook 2022 Agenda

For those interested in past discussions, the Nordic procurement conference agenda archive provides a comprehensive look at previous topics covered in past conferences. The archive features keynotes and reflections that highlight significant industry trends.

Explore the full CPO Outlook 2022 procurement conference agenda and see how Nordic leaders tackled key sourcing, sustainability, and supplier risk challenges.


Held in Stockholm, CPO Outlook 2022 brought together procurement professionals from across the Nordics to exchange experiences and solutions through keynotes, workshops, and roundtable discussions.

This past Nordic procurement event focused on:

  • Strengthening supplier relationships through digitalization
  • Category management transformation
  • ESG integration and circular supply models
  • Procurement operating model evolution
  • Risk anticipation in volatile supply chains

Whether you’re benchmarking procurement strategies or researching past sourcing event topics, the 2022 agenda offers a comprehensive view of what mattered most — and how leading companies responded.

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CPO Outlook 2022 – Agenda Index

🔹 Keynotes

  • How to strengthen your supplier relations through digitalization – and what it takes
    Karolina Hagberg Chinell, CPO, Ahlsell | Enabled by Ivalua. This session is also a part of the archive of the Nordic procurement conference agenda.
  • Technology-enabled 360 Business Impact
    Kai Nowosel, CPO, Accenture | Enabled by Icertis
  • Preparing for increased ESG legislation and regulations in a global supply chain
    Sian Ellis, Sustainable Procurement Assistant Director, EY

🔹 Reflections

  • How can companies develop procurement and supply chain through business acumen?
    Benny Hall (MTR Nordic) & Grant Morrison (Maersk Drilling)
  • Indirect procurement, becoming a business partner and change management
    Manisha Mathur (Norden)
  • The Norwegian story about change, challenges and team spirit
    Knut Olav Høeg (Norwegian Air Shuttle). Detailed accounts from these reflections can be found in the Nordic agenda archive for the procurement conference.

🔹 Theme Discussions (Roundtable Sessions)

  • Session 1 & 2 – Held twice with rotating participants
  • Session 3 & 4 – Additional topics with new groups

Topics included:

  • Supplier collaboration
  • CLM and supply chain resilience
  • ESG strategy operationalization
  • Circular supply models
  • P2P spend management
  • Procurement agility in volatile supply chains
  • Procurement’s value amid inflation
  • Sustainable procurement maturity
  • Digital procurement dos and don’ts
  • Indirect procurement structure
  • Business partner positioning

🔹 Focused Theme Discussions (Workshops)

➤ Morning Sessions – Oct 13

  1. How will the role of Category Management need to develop?
    Grant Morrison, Maersk Drilling
  2. How do you change supplier communication to partner management?
    Norwegian Air Shuttle
  3. What is true end-to-end source to pay and how do you implement it?
    Jukka-Pekka Hämäläinen, UPM
  4. Procurement’s role in shaping next-gen products and de-risking supply chains
    Dnyanesh Sarang, Cepheid. Insights on these topics are available in the archive of the Nordic procurement conference agenda.

➤ Afternoon Sessions – Oct 13

  1. Creating process adherence for contingent workforce flows
    Maria Lindeborg & Joakim Sidnäs, Ericsson
  2. Creating source-to-pay aligned category strategies
    Rasmus Kristensen, Lantmännen
  3. Improving sustainability facts sharing during supplier due diligence
    Sian Ellis, EY