Procurement Rising

Author: Andrew Bartolini

Ardent Partners' Founder, Andrew Bartolini, interviews Chief Procurement Officers and Best-in-Class procurement leaders as well as technology and business experts working in procurement and supply management. Part of the Ardent Partners Podcast Network.
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Episode 401 - AI Rising 2026: The State of Procurement AI
Episode 1
Tuesday, 8 September, 2026

Artificial intelligence has moved rapidly onto the procurement agenda, but the market remains in the early stages of turning AI investment and experimentation into sustained business impact. In Episode 401 of the Procurement Rising Podcast, Andrew Bartolini, Founder and Chief Research Officer at Ardent Partners, discusses key findings from Ardent's annual State of Procurement research and examines where procurement AI stands in 2026. Drawing on new research from 300+ procurement leaders, Andrew explores how organizations are adopting AI, where teams are seeing the greatest impact, and the priorities and challenges shaping the next phase of the market. Joining Andrew is Jim Johnson of Zycus for a discussion of what these findings mean for CPOs and their teams, the expanding role of AI across Source-to-Pay, and what procurement organizations should be doing now to prepare for what comes next.