2025 SUMMIT

LONDON

2025 SUMMIT

LONDON

2025 SUMMIT

LONDON

2025 SUMMIT

LONDON

2025 SUMMIT

LONDON

2025 SUMMIT

LONDON

Zip Forward is coming to Europe.
Join Zip for a one-day summit to learn how senior leaders are harnessing procurement to unlock exceptional business value.

When

1 April 2025

Where

Convene 22 Bishopsgate London, UK

Zip Forward is coming to Europe.
Join Zip for a one-day summit to learn how senior leaders are harnessing procurement to unlock exceptional business value.

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What's on the agenda

Real-world success stories from leading companies

Real-world success stories from leading companies

Industry leaders sharing exclusive insights and research

Industry leaders sharing exclusive insights and research

Advisory workshops, roundtables and networking

Advisory workshops, roundtables and networking

Product announcements and cutting-edge demos

Product announcements and cutting-edge demos

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What you’ll learn

Actionable strategies that drive tangible growth

New strategic operating models

Tech innovations reshaping finance and procurement

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Who should attend

Procurement and finance executives focused on unlocking strategic value for their business

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London Landscape

Featured speakers

Clare
Cassano

Head of Procurement Strategy
Invesco

Dr. Elouise Epstein

Dr Elouise
Epstein

Futurist & Partner
Kearney

Susan
Walsh

Founder
The Classification Guru

James
Meads

Founder
Procurement Software

Damyan Grozdanov

Damyan
Grozdanov

Head of Procurement
Bitpanda

Tommy
Ryan

Procurement Manager
Camunda

Pieter-Jan Cuvelier

Pieter-Jan
Cuvelier

Procurement Director
Lighthouse

Irina
Poliakov

Head of Global Procurement
Appsflyer

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Agenda

Time (GMT)

Session

Location

8:00

Registration

9:00

Welcome breakfast and networking

Moorgate Gallery

9:30

Opening Keynote: Orchestrating Procurement Resilience for the Future

Moorgate Hub

In an era of increasing regulatory scrutiny and financial risk, businesses must do more than react to risks—they need to build resilience. Join Zip’s leadership as they explore how intake and orchestration is transforming every stage of the procurement process to mitigate risk, enforce compliance, and improve adaptability. We’ll unveil groundbreaking new innovations that strengthen operational resilience and showcase how business leaders from world-class organisation are leveraging Zip to drive future-proof procurement at scale.

10:40

Navigating Third-Party Risk with Supplier Orchestration

Moorgate Hub

Effective risk mitigation starts long before a contract is signed—it begins with how organisation discover, evaluate, and onboard suppliers. Without a unified approach, inefficiencies and blind spots can introduce compliance risks and operational delays. Learn how leading organisation are leveraging procurement orchestration to create a structured, scalable supplier orchestration strategy that reduces risk while accelerating time to value.

10:40

Why P2P isn’t enough: The Case for Intake and Orchestration with Bitpanda

Gracechurch Hub

Discover how Bitpanda transformed its procure-to-pay process by leveraging intake and orchestration to drive adoption and efficiency. Learn how they streamlined finance operations, enhanced visibility, and delivered a seamless user experience across their organization.

11:20

Procurement Orchestration Transformation at Invesco

Moorgate Hub

Explore Invesco’s step-by-step approach to procurement orchestration and their strategy for transformation across people, process, and technology. Gain key insights into the challenges they’re navigating, best practices for rolling out new technology, and how they’re laying the foundation for long-term success.

11:20

Navigating the Future of Procurement with Susan Walsh and James Meads

Gracechurch Hub

Join procurement experts Susan Walsh and James Meads as they discuss the latest trends, share insights on overcoming challenges, and offer best practices for leveraging data and technology to drive procurement transformation.

11:50

Networking Lunch

13:00

Advisory Workshop: Re-Engineer Your Procurement Process

Moorgate Hub

Led by Jason Moore, former Head of Procurement at Discover Financial, this session explores the “Art of the Possible” in procurement transformation. Learn how to identify inefficiencies, leverage technology, and design more streamlined, high-impact processes.

13:00

Customer-led roundtables: Getting the most from Zip

Gracechurch Hub

In this roundtable-style session, Zip customers will lead facilitated discussions on how they leverage Zip, showcasing use cases and best practices.

14:15

Advisory Workshop: Sell Your Project Internally

Moorgate Hub

Learn how to align cross-functional stakeholders and build a compelling case for your procurement transformation. Discover strategies to communicate ROI, drive buy-in, and ensure successful adoption of new technology.

14:15

Navigating EU Compliance: Strategies for Procurement & Finance

Gracechurch Hub

Join experts and peers to discuss key regulations like DORA, the EU AI Act, and ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age). Share insights, explore best practices, and learn how organizations are navigating compliance challenges across Europe.

15:15

Break

15:45

KPMG Partner-Led Session

Moorgate Hub

15:45

4C Partner-Led Session

Gracechurch Hub

15:45

excelerated Partner-Led Session

Ludgate Library

16:25

Bringing Order to the Chaos: Orchestration in the AI Era with Dr Elouise Epstein

Moorgate Hub

With all the excitement, hype, and discussion around Agentic AI it seems like the robot apocalypse is imminent. Despite this bluster, data quality remains at an all-time low, technology adoption is challenging, and ROI ever elusive. Enterprise AI initiatives seem to be lacking structure and scattershot. How do we being order to this chaos? What skills do we need? Where do we start our journey? This session will seek to answer these questions by taking a measured and sober examination of AI’s progress into the procurement universe.

16:55

Networking reception

Zip Forward Europe at 22 Bishopsgate

Standing tall in the heart of London, 22 Bishopsgate offers a rare vantage point with sweeping views of the city’s most iconic landmarks. It’s a place to gather, exchange bold ideas, and form new connections—all in an unforgettable setting above the skyline.

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Bishopsgate Building

Frequently asked questions

What’s included with a Zip Forward Europe pass?

Your pass includes full access to:

Zip Forward keynote, general sessions, and workshops
Breakfast, lunch, happy hour
Coffee, water, snacks throughout the event
Zip Forward afterparty, featuring drinks and light bites

Dietary restrictions? Please let us know when you register and we’ll be happy to provide accommodations.

Will the sessions be available virtually?

Zip Forward Europe is an in-person only event. Session recordings will be shared with attendees after the event. Key content will also be available to download for those who weren’t able to attend.

Accessibility

22 Bishopsgate offers fully accessible entrances, lifts, seating, and toilets.

Please get in touch with any accessibility-related questions or requests.

Travel and accommodations

Zip Forward Europe is being held at Convene, located at 22 Bishopsgate, London, UK.

Nearby Parking:

NCP London Vintry Thames Exchange Thames Exchange, Bell Wharf Lane, off Upper Thames Street, London EC4R 3TB

Tower Hill Car and Coach Park 50 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6DT

Nearby Bus Stations:

Bishopsgate (Stop N) Bishopsgate City of London (Stop R) Old Broad Street St Mary Axe (Stop LR, Z) Threadneedle Street (Stop LN) Wormwood (Stops Q, W, Y)

Nearby Underground Lines:

Bank (Central, DLR, Northern, Waterloo & City) Liverpool Street (London Overground, TfL Rail, Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan) Moorgate (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern) Monument (Circle, District)

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