SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS
Keynotes and workshops on what procurement technology can actually deliver, drawn from 15+ years of hands-on source-to-pay implementations. Practical, independent, and built for the room you're filling.
FORMATS
Keynote
30 to 60 min
Workshop
30 min to half day
Panels
Moderator or panelist
Webinars
Live or pre-recorded
Delivered in English or French, in person or online.
15+
Years of experience
20+
Major implementations
15,000+
Newsletter readers
TALKS
Every session is tailored to your audience's maturity and industry. These are the starting points organizers ask for most.
Build the business case, choose the right technology, and drive adoption so the investment actually pays back.
Strategy
Change management
ROI
The most common procurement technology mistakes, drawn from real failures and near-misses, and how to steer clear of them.
Risk
Lessons learned
Move past cost savings. The metrics executives care about and how to tie procurement to business outcomes.
KPIs
Executive buy-in
What AI and automation can realistically deliver today, where the hype hits its limits, and how to start small and scale.
AI
Automation
Agentic AI
From RFP design and vendor evaluation to contract negotiation and a go-live that sticks.
Software selection
Implementation
Operating models, skills, process design, and the technology foundation a procurement team needs to compete.
Org design
Skills
Process
ABOUT
Joël is a procurement technology consultant based in Montreal, Canada and the author of The Pure Procurement Newsletter, read by more than 15,000 procurement and finance professionals. He also hosts the ProcureTech Unpacked podcast.
Over 15 years, he has worked on more than 20 large-scale procurement technology implementations across aerospace, automotive, mining, telecommunications, and the public sector. His work spans the full source-to-pay chain, from spend analysis and sourcing to contract lifecycle and supplier management, on platforms including SAP Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Jaggaer and much more.
He is known for cutting through industry noise with fact-based, vendor-independent insight that helps procurement teams prove their value and avoid costly technology mistakes.
Your Digital Procurement Mentor
How the procurement community has come to know Joël
● Practitioner, not analyst: built these systems himself
● Vendor-independent point of view
● Bilingual delivery, English and French
EXPERIENCE
Examples and case stories come from real projects, so your audience hears lessons from their own world.
Aerospace & defense
Automotive & manufacturing
Mining & natural resources
Telecommunications
Public sector
Professional services
Consumer packaged goods
Pulp & paper
Entertainment & media
Investment & financial services
FIT
Corporate events
Procurement summits, leadership offsites, transformation kickoffs
Industry conferences
Keynotes, panels, and breakout sessions
Professional associations
CPO roundtables, chapter meetings, webinars
Universities
Guest lectures and executive education
✔ Actionable frameworks. No fluff, no jargon, just tools they can use the next day.
✔ Real-world examples. Successes and failures from actual implementations.
✔ Engaging delivery. Complex topics made accessible, with room for interaction.
✔ Tailored content. Built around your audience's maturity, industry, and challenges.
✔ New perspectives. Questions that challenge conventional procurement thinking.
LET'S TALK
Share your date, audience, and format. You'll get a reply within two business days with availability and a tailored session outline.