Spend Is Strategy: Rethinking Procurement (Apply to speak)

This first SpendCon Amsterdam meetup explores a simple but powerful idea: What if procurement was treated as strategy — not support?

During this meetup, we’ll explore topics like:

• Why procurement is moving from back office to boardroom
• How modern companies turn supplier relationships into leverage
• The biggest mistakes teams make in negotiation
• SaaS spend explosion — and how to regain control
• What strategic sourcing looks like in scaling organizations
• Where AI and automation actually create value (vs hype)

Expect real operator insights. Not theory. Not vendor slides.

Interested to speak at this meetup? Apply here!

Procurement has a branding problem. In many organizations, it’s still seen as operational. Administrative. A cost center.

But in modern companies, spend is one of the largest strategic levers available.

• The suppliers you choose.
• The contracts you negotiate.
• The risk you manage.
• The tools you standardize.

All of it shapes margin, resilience, speed, and competitive advantage.

Join us or if you are Interested to speak at this meetup? Apply here!