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IPSC 2021 – Panel Discussion – The Profound Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Procurement

The pandemic crisis acted as a catalyst for change for businesses worldwide, expediting digitization and a shift in customer expectations. Artificial Intelligence played a vital role in keeping the supply chain running throughout these crisis times, once again reinforcing that AI is the future.

The 6th IPSC Conference offered an immersive experience through Panel Discussion on crucial topics such as The Profound Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Procurement & Supply Chain Management.

Setting the right note for the event, the session began with Moderator Percy Jal Engineer taking up the question on how AI is sharing the workload in SCM to Panellists – Douglas Kent, Dr. Hassan Gardezi, Piyush Malviya, and Eisa Ahmed Al Shamsi.

Moving ahead, Panellists spoke of how emotional intelligence, innovation, curiosity, change management, communication strategies etc. are crucial in ensuring smooth coexistence between human operations and AI.

The session picked momentum in no time with lots of interesting questions like “Will AI and Robotics replace human job roles?”, “Is there too much risk involved in relying on AI?”, “How AI and Blockchain can cooperate with each other?” and more coming in from the audience.

Watch full video to know the right answers to all such advanced and intriguing questions.