Pre-Conference Workshop | April 29, 2025
Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem Driven Energy Supply Chain and Procurement
The energy sector has been exploring the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science (DS), and Digital Transformation (DT) for years. Yet, despite significant investment and countless pilot projects, many organizations struggle to translate these technologies into tangible business value within their Supply Chain and Procurement functions. This disconnect often stems from a lack of clarity, misaligned expectations, and a failure to integrate AI into a holistic ecosystem.
This masterclass provides a clear pathway to success. Designed for forward-thinking professionals and leaders, this intensive program delves into the critical actions required to unlock the true potential of AI, Generative AI, and other emerging technologies in energy supply chain and procurement.
In the Masterclass, gain a deep understanding of how AI, DS, and DT intersect and how to effectively align them with your business objectives and explore practical strategies to leverage AI for increased efficiency, cost optimization, risk mitigation, and enhanced decision-making
This Masterclass is tailored for professionals and leaders who want to be at the cutting edge of transformation and focus on value generation through data, AI, Gen AI, and other emerging technologies the right way. The program includes a blend of theory, practice, case studies, and discussuion to maximize the course's value for knowledge and growth.
What Will You Learn?
● Understand the potential impact of AI, Gen AI, and emerging technologies on Energy Supply Chain and Procurement.
● Understand the challenges and how to navigate the challenges to transform
○ ‘Stone Age thinking’ IR 3.0 organizations and IR 5.0 technologies conflict
○ Value-driven versus Voice-driven focus on projects
○ Where in the spectrum your organization will fit in maturity for leading AI
○ Need for exponential leadership and talent
● Through discussion on case studies, explore the process for building value driven use case for your team, organization or company, for energy supply and procurement workflows.
Who Should Attend?
● Senior executives, Board Members, Leaders, and Professionals who are serious and want to understand the impact of AI and emerging technologies, incorporate new insights into their leadership practice, and mentor/coach their business leaders who can leverage these disruptive evolutions.
● Professionals and leaders who want to develop their roadmap to take advantage of the AI ecosystem in the right way.
Why Choose Our Master Class?
● The right mix of theory, case studies, and interactive activities provides maximum benefit to the attendees.
● Led by one of the top innovators and practitioners of AI and the author of many articles, papers, and patents
● Access to a network of like-minded leaders
Workshop Agenda
08:30 – 09:00 AM Registration & Morning Coffee
09:00 – 09:40 AM AI Ecosystem in the Energy Industry (focus on Energy supply & Procurement)
- Where does the industry stand in comparison to other industries?
- How long can one hide behind Data Quality or Data Silos?
- Why does the industry have the tag for highest capital waste?
- Why industry is failing to attract talent?
09:50 – 11:20 In-Depth Understanding of AI Ecosystem and its relevance
- Missing strategic inflection points is norm of industry
- Areas of interest –Forecasting, Optimization, Prediction
- Cloud and Edge computing, Quantum Computing
11:20 – 11:40 Networking Break
11:40 – 12:30 Case Studies
- Value – What is it? How to define? How to gain?
- Demand forecasting, Predictive Maintenance
- Category Management, Fraud Detection and others
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 The Burning Questions
- Best practices for implementing AI in Energy Supply Chain & Procurement
- The Leadership readiness and the workforce transformation
- How trained are you? How to grow in the field?
- Future trends
15:00 – 15:15 Wrap and Survey