EVENT REVIEW
information into actionable insights . There was insight aplenty from a raft of industry experts , including Mark Gilham , an evangelist with Enable , a SaaS rebate management platform that drives relationships between B2B trading partners .
He delivered a powerful keynote entitled ‘ The Transformative Journey of Procurement ’, sharing insights and expertise on the latest trends and strategies in procurement and supply chain management .
Gilham told his audience : “ You don ' t want to be spending time on administrative tasks
– ploughing through software we , working out what ' s going on with rebates . Every hour you ' re doing that , the tech-savvy version of you isn ' t there , which means it can ’ t add value .
He then urged showgoers to “ speak to your peers – the thought leaders and the service providers – and challenge them , so you can go away more informed on what technology can and can ' t do for you ”.
Sheldon Mydat is CEO of supplier relationship-management platform , Suppeco . He took part in a panel discussion on digital procurement .
Speaking about the importance of data governance , Mydat told his in-person and virtual audience : “ All procurement solutions are based on data , so if you have poor data your KPIs exist in a dysfunctional environment .
He added : “ Most company data is unstructured , and you need to sort the wheat from the chaff , in order to be able to understand that data . It ' s also about harnessing unstructured data that lives inside the operation .” supplychaindigital . com 139