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Buy, Build, or Both? Navigating the agent decision in procurement

Procurement teams are no longer debating whether to use AI. They're deciding how to deploy it, and one choice is proving especially consequential: rely on agents built into the platforms you already run, or build your own. Michael Denari, Zip's GM of AI and David Rosselli, PwC Principal, Sourcing & Procurement, bring perspectives from both sides of that decision. Together they'll discuss current trends in AI and agent deployment including trends they are seeing in speed to value, depth of control, data access and quality, integration burden, governance, and the maintenance cost for decision on pre-built or build your own agent options.This session will also have an extended audience Q&A to leverage peer knowledge and develop discussion around different ideas and visions for the future. Attendees will leave better equipped to decide what to buy, what to build, and where a hybrid approach makes the most sense.

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