Building Your Procurement Team’s 2027 Operating Plan
AI Execution, Efficiency & Delivering More Value Than Ever Before
Leave with an active blueprint for your operating plan: your top three 2027 AI priorities, a clear read on where MCP servers fit, and peer-validated solutions to your team’s hardest challenges. CPOs and VPs of Procurement, one focused day, hosted at the Ericsson campus in Plano.
Request Your Seat
Seats are capped at 40 attendees. Register your interest here and we will reach out in 2 business days to confirm your seat and provide further details.
Our Workshop Facilitators
Conrad Smith
& Supply Chain
Agenda
Most procurement events aren’t designed for people at your level. The keynotes are polished. The panels are safe. You leave with a notebook full of ideas and no time to act on any of them.
The Grand Prix format is built differently. We keep the room small — 30 leaders — so every conversation is worth having. Sessions are structured for peer-to-peer problem solving, not passive listening. No vendor pitches. No recycled talking points. Just senior procurement leaders working on real challenges in real time.
If you’re building your 2027 operating plan, this is where that work gets done.
MCP SERVERS
The Next Wave in AI — On Ericsson’s Campus
Most procurement teams already have AI tools. Few have them connected to the data that matters. Supplier records sit in one system, contracts in another and spend and risk data in a third. MCP servers are how that changes.
In this session, Graphite's team breaks down what MCP servers are and how they pull data together across systems. You'll also see where they're already working in real procurement use cases, such as intake, triage, supplier follow-up, and status reporting.
You’ll leave with:
- A working understanding of MCP servers and how they connect data across your systems
- Real procurement use cases to map against your own workflows
- A clearer basis for your build vs. buy AI decisions heading into 2027
The Finish Line
You won’t leave this workshop with another binder of frameworks or a 47-slide deck you’ll never open. You’ll leave with an active blueprint for a Living Strategy: your top three 2027 AI priorities, pressure tested by peers, a clear view of how MCP servers fit your AI roadmap, one first move to make in Q1.
Who Should Attend
Seats are limited to 30-40 participants and filled by direct invitation. If you’re reading this page, you were referred or invited — we don’t run open registration.
This workshop is designed for senior procurement executives who own the 2027 operating plan or are actively building it:
- Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs)
- VPs of Procurement
- Heads of Strategic Sourcing
- Sourcing Leaders and Supply Chain Directors
Cross-industry. One room. No vendor pitches.
Event Details
This in-person workshop is part of Graphite’s 2026 Grand Prix Series — a multi-city tour for senior procurement leaders, each stop focused on a different operational challenge. Breakfast and lunch are included. Every event stands alone — attend the stops most relevant to your current priorities.
The Dallas stop is hosted at Ericsson’s campus in Plano, TX, on October 22, 2026.
Grand Prix in Action
A look at what happens when the right room gets to work.
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