Thank you for making SievoFriends Chicago 2025 a blast. See you next year!

 

Agenda

  • Time
  • Event
  • Speakers

Sep 15, 2025

08:00 PM CDT

Pre-event Cocktail at Eatery & Market, 314 S Canal Street

Sep 16, 2025

07:45 AM CDT

Executive Breakfast (invited only)

Sep 16, 2025

08:00 AM CDT

Doors Open, Registration and Breakfast

Sep 16, 2025

08:45 AM CDT

Welcome to SievoFriends Day 1

SievoFriends Hosts

John Gonzalez & Natalie Olson

Sep 16, 2025

09:00 AM CDT

Orchestrating procurement decisions with data and AI

Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO and Co-Founder of Sievo
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Sep 16, 2025

09:30 AM CDT

Sievo as the Source: Bringing 'If it's not in Sievo, it doesn't exist' to life

Joshua Tuller, Director Procurement Reporting & Analytics at dsm-firmenich

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Sep 16, 2025

10:00 AM CDT

Product Update: Preparing for autonomous procurement

Heta Pirttijarvi, VP of Product at Sievo
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Sep 16, 2025

10:45 AM CDT

Quick break

Sep 16, 2025

11:00 AM CDT

Workshop: What's hot in Sievo product & What's trending in Procurement

There will be 3 workshops happening simultaneously for our audience to choose what speaks to their interest.

  • Sievo AI assistant: Autonomous intelligence at 2+% global GDP scale
  • Transforming data into results via Sievo Insights & Actions

  • Community Benchmarks & beyond: Level up your performance with ​Sievo curated data

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Sep 16, 2025

12:00 PM CDT

Lunch & Networking

Sep 16, 2025

01:30 PM CDT

Beyond the Numbers: Turning Procurement Data into Client Success

Johan-Peter Teppala, Chief Customer Officer at Sievo
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Sep 16, 2025

02:00 PM CDT

Everybody Matters: How Sievo builds vibrant teams where people and performance live in harmony

Nicholas Detrych, Vice President, Global Commodity Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller

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Sep 16, 2025

02:30 PM CDT

Workshop: What's hot in Sievo product & What's trending in Procurement

There will be 3 workshops happening simultaneously for our audience to choose what speaks to their interest.

  • Next level of savings performance management
  • Simulating the what-ifs: preparing for uncertainty in procurement

  • Building a future-ready procurement data strategy ​with Sievo

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Sep 16, 2025

03:30 PM CDT

Break & Networking

Sep 16, 2025

04:00 PM CDT

Reset or Relaunch? The Future of Procurement in 2025 and beyond

Karen Stansfield, Partner at Bain & Company

Daniel Brown, Senior Vice President at Proxima

 

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Sep 16, 2025

04:30 PM CDT

Panel discussion: From Buzz to Business: Making AI work in Procurement today

Natasha Gurevich, Founder and CEO Candor Procurement/ Former CPO at Nike
Jeremy Kay, Managing Director & Partner at BCG
Travis Johnson, CEO Region Americas at Chain IQ
Moderator: Aabhas Bhardwaj, Vice President of Partnerships at Sievo
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Sep 16, 2025

05:00 PM CDT

Wrap up Day 1

Sep 16, 2025

07:00 PM CDT

Evening program: Dinner at Prime and Provisions, 222 N LaSalle St

Dinner is followed by After-party at LondonHouse Chicago rooftop

Sep 17, 2025

09:00 AM CDT

Day 2: Doors Open and Breakfast

Sep 17, 2025

09:30 AM CDT

Welcome to SievoFriends Day 2

SievoFriends Hosts

John Gonzalez & Natalie Olson

Sep 17, 2025

09:45 AM CDT

Balancing act of transformation

Natasha Gurevich

Founder and CEO Candor Procurement | Former CPO at Nike

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Sep 17, 2025

10:15 AM CDT

Roundtable discussions with peers from your industry

Sit with peers from your industry and similar fields to exchange insights and ideas in a dynamic, moderated setting.
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Sep 17, 2025

11:15 AM CDT

1-on-1 exclusive discussions with Sievo leadership team

Sep 17, 2025

12:00 PM CDT

Lunch & Networking. Wrap up & See you in SievoFriends 2026!

Speakers

 

Vice President, Global Commodity Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller

Nicholas Detrych

Founder and CEO Candor Procurement/ Former CPO at Nike

Natasha Gurevich

Director Procurement Reporting & Analytics at dsm-firmenich

Joshua Tuller

Partner at Bain & Company

Karen Stansfield

Managing Director & Partner at BCG

Jeremy Kay

CEO Region Americas at Chain IQ

Travis Johnson

Senior Vice President at Proxima

Daniel Brown

CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF SIEVO

Sammeli Sammalkorpi

CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER AT SIEVO

Johan-Peter Teppala

VP of Product at Sievo

Heta Pirttijarvi

VP of Partnerships at Sievo

Aabhas Bhardwaj

Why should you join SievoFriends?

Networking Opportunities

Connect with fellow procurement leaders and experts, fostering valuable relationships and knowledge exchange.

Engaging Keynotes and Panels

Stay ahead of the curve with insightful discussions on emerging topics such as GenAI in procurement and sustainability. Get inspired by real case stories from our customers and more.

Workshops & Roundtables

Share your insights and have your voice in shaping the future of procurement and Sievo's roadmap.

Have fun

Not your regular event or conference. SievoFriends promises to be a memorable experience where you spend quality time with Friends.

See what it's like to experience SievoFriends

"It was a great opportunity to meet other clients who are using Sievo and to discuss the future of Procurement analytics and insights and the possibilities GenAI is bringing to the table.

Thank you to the Sievonians and to the guest speakers and panelists who kept us busy and interested over the conference time.
Looking forward to SievoFriends2025!"

SievoFriends Participant 2024

"The event held in the beautiful city of Chicago. It was great to finally meet our project team, talk about what's next in the procurement world, network with industry peers and talk data analytics.

Thank you Sievo for organizing a great event!"

SievoFriends Participant 2024

"It was wonderful and productive to meet our partners from Sievo at SievoFriends in Chicago."

SievoFriends Participant 2024

Book your stay in Chicago

We're delighted to offer our SievoFriends guests exclusive hotel discounts. Please book your room as soon as possible, as we have a limited number of rooms available, and late booking might not guarantee you'll get the discount.

Holiday Inn and Suites Chicago Downtown

Crowne Plaza Chicago

Palmer House

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