Over a 3-course exclusive dinner at HIDE restaurant in London, leading CEOs, Chief Procurement Officers and business transformation professionals gathered at Maistro’s first Supper Club to discuss three pressing issues impacting businesses across Europe: AI, BREXIT and Business Transformation in the Digital Age.  

In the recent issue of Future of Sourcing, Maistro’s CTO, Mark O’Shea, explores the latest trends in augmented procurement within the procurement of business services. Successful buying models incorporate enterprise crowdsourcing, B2B Marketplaces and online delivery platforms to improve efficiency and also securing savings of 20-30% on project budgets. The secret is knowing where within the buying process each company needs to automate to become most efficient.

Whether we like it or not, AI (Artificial Intelligence) is here to stay. But is it as much of a threat to our jobs & future prospects as some people think, or will we see a shift in humans being realigned at doing ‘human’ things better? Recently, more schools in the UK have been putting much more focus on ‘core’ subjects, like science & mathematics, cutting back funding on more artistic pursuits; but is this more narrowed approach setting up future generations to fail in tomorrow's job market? The opportunities available in creative roles may end up being some of the most desirable and well paid work in the future, as machines are unlikely to ever fully grasp the type of creative intelligence that is uniquely human.