Francesco Colavita

Senior Vice President, Sales APAC & MEA JAGGAER

Francesco Colavita is a seasoned executive leader with over 17 years of hands-on experience in Source-to-Pay, digital procurement transformation, and enterprise software solutions. As Senior Vice President of Sales for the Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa markets, he leads regional strategy and helps organisations optimise procurement processes, drive digital transformation across complex supply chains and deliver real business values. With deep expertise in the Asia Pacific region's unique market dynamics and customer needs, Francesco specialises in translating complex procurement challenges into scalable, AI-driven solutions. His consultative approach and proven track record of closing enterprise deals make him a trusted advisor to C-suite executives navigating procurement modernisation and supply chain innovation.

MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1 – 8 July 2026, Wednesday

3:30 PM Innovation Spotlight: From dashboards to decisions: How human-centred AI turns procurement into a driver of supply chain transformation

• Move from dashboards to decisions. The next wave of value comes from AI that recommends suppliers, simulates scenarios, flags risk, and supports governed action — not just reporting.

• Fix readiness before you scale. AI investment is ahead of activation: 42% are investing, but only 7% have AI embedded in decisions because data integration, governance, and operating models lag behind.

• Use AI to industrialise supplier collaboration. 55% actively engage suppliers in sustainability, but only 12% have joint accountability, and 33% still lack a pathway to scale supplier-led innovation.

• Keep humans in control, with AI doing the heavy lifting. The winning model is human-guided autonomy: AI handles analysis, monitoring, and routine execution, while procurement leads negotiation, exceptions, and strategic trade-offs.

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