Uniting Intake-to-pay to drive 2026 performance

In 2026, the most successful CPOs aren't just managing spend, they’re mastering the entire supplier lifecycle. Yet, too many P2P teams are sidelined by the disconnect between the time a request is made and how and when a transaction is processed.

When your intake process is fragmented and doesn't connect through the full lifecycle, procurement teams lose visibility, velocity, and influence. This misalignment forces P2P teams into a reactive role, cleaning up maverick spend and managing exceptions instead of driving collaborative relationships and strategic outcomes.

Andrew Bartolini (Ardent Partners) and Nick Heinzmann (Zip) designed this session specifically for the CPO-CFO partnership. They will discuss the need for modern procurement teams to move past the 'silo' conversation and present the blueprint for a unified Intake-to-Pay flow, where governance is embedded, transactions are frictionless, and the data is robust and accurate.