Introducing Omnea Spotlight
Omnea Spotlight is our new interview series with the people reshaping procurement. Each episode is a short conversation with someone who has done the job, covering what they've learned, what they'd change and where they think the function is going.
Episode 1: MVK
We're opening the series with Michael van Keulen, CPO in Residence at Omnea. MVK, as he is known, has 30 years of experience as a practitioner, leading procurement functions at VF Corporation, Lululemon and Coupa.
In this episode he talks about:
What technology is unlocking in Procurement
AI Agents vs AI Native and what the difference truly is
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