868: Catalyst SFO: (Re)Designing Procurement for an Agentic World W/ Christine Moore and Joe Postiglione Sr.

"Catalyst is really a unicorn. You walk in the room, check your ego at the door, and everybody is there to learn." - Christine Moore, Managing Partner, RAUS Global

Procurement is racing to harness AI, but simply "doing more" won't be enough. At Catalyst San Francisco, the most recent in-person event hosted by Art of Procurement, procurement executives came together to confront what's truly needed right now: going beyond efficiency, investing in stronger change management, and breaking free of the old excuses that hold teams back.

In this event recap conversation, Christine Moore, Managing Partner at RAUS Global, and Joe Postiglione Sr., author of the upcoming book Achieve Results with AI and Avoid the CFO Hot Seat, join Philip Ideson to discuss how intimate, curated professional gatherings like Catalyst drive practical, real-world progress.

Listen in to hear what sets this unique environment apart, why open dialogue matters more than buzzwords, and how procurement leaders can champion a culture that turns AI into a strategic advantage to deliver measurable, real-world results.

Whether you're developing your own digital roadmap or guiding your business partners, these takeaways will help you reframe what's possible for procurement.

In this episode, Christine and Joe describe how procurement can:

• Build a proactive, outcome-driven approach to AI projects
• Lead change and create a sense of safety for candid discussions
• Reframe the "data problem" and move initiatives forward
• Recognize how compute and AI usage costs can impact value
• Shift from pure efficiency to growth-focused thinking

Links:

Christine Moore on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-adamsson-moore/

Joe Postiglione Sr. on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joepostiglione/

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