ProcureCon Asia 2026
July 7 - 9, 2026
Equarius Hotel Sentosa, Singapore
Kaye Sumanga
Head of Procurement GrabKaye Sumanga is the Head of Procurement at Grab, where she is leading the transformation of procurement into a strategic business function that drives enterprise value, commercial outcomes, and organizational scale across its operating countries globally. With a background spanning marketing, agency, and commercial strategy, Kaye brings a distinctive market-facing lens to procurement. She has led enterprise transformation initiatives, with a focus on balancing speed, control, and long-term value creation in complex operating environments. She believes routine commerce should run like infrastructure: invisible, reliable, and easy, and in building supplier relationships, guiding commercial decisions, and investment choices that preserve optionality, strengthen resilience, and create competitive advantage. Her current focus includes AI-native operating models, strategic supplier spend management, and building procurement capabilities for the next generation
FOCUS DAY – 7 July 2026, Tuesday
10:45 AM 3 x Technology Roundtables
Meet 1 - 3 of the newest technology and service offerings with your peers to establish who best meets your business needs (25 minutes per session)
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Roundtable 1: From intake to impact: Preparing procurement teams for the Agentic AI era Speakers: Rich Kirby, Sr. Value Advisory Director, Coupa Fernando Juliyanto, Sr Principal Solution Advisor, Coupa |
Roundtable 2: Total procurement orchestration with Agentic AI Speakers: Nitish Chawla, Head of Solution Design, APAC, GEP Calvin Tan, Director, Software Sales, SEA, GEP |
Roundtable 3: Invisible Governance: How technology can make the right buying choice the easy choice Speakers: Kaye Sumanga, Head of Procurement, Grab Jennie Johnson, Regional Head of B2B Marketing, Grab For Business Namrata Goyal, Regional Manager, Enterprise Sales, Grab For Business |
Roundtable 4: Ensuring resilience and agility in the new geopolitical climate Speakers: Louis Wong, Sales Director, Ivalua Erik Tang, Senior Solution Consultant, Ivalua |
Roundtable 5: Sealed, signed, delivered: How AI-native CLM stops value leakage and strengthens supplier governance Speakers: Shubham Mishra, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Sirion Mohit Taneja, Director, Solution Consultant, Sirion Geraldine Nathan, Director of Sales, Sirion |
Roundtable 6: Rethinking working capital in procurement: Unlocking value through payments and supplier enablement Speakers: Carol Ho, Senior Director, Visa Shawn Damon, Senior Director, Visa Kelvin Lee, Director, Visa |
12:30 PM 3 x Technology Roundtables
Meet 4 - 6 of the newest technology and service offerings with your peers to establish who best meets your business needs (25 minutes per session)
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Roundtable 1: From intake to impact: Preparing procurement teams for the Agentic AI era Speakers: Rich Kirby, Sr. Value Advisory Director, Coupa Fernando Juliyanto, Sr Principal Solution Advisor, Coupa |
Roundtable 2: Total procurement orchestration with Agentic AI Speakers: Nitish Chawla, Head of Solution Design, APAC, GEP Calvin Tan, Director, Software Sales, SEA, GEP |
Roundtable 3: Invisible Governance: How technology can make the right buying choice the easy choice Speakers: Kaye Sumanga, Head of Procurement, Grab Jennie Johnson, Regional Head of B2B Marketing, Grab For Business Namrata Goyal, Regional Manager, Enterprise Sales, Grab For Business |
Roundtable 4: Ensuring resilience and agility in the new geopolitical climate Speakers: Louis Wong, Sales Director, Ivalua Erik Tang, Senior Solution Consultant, Ivalua |
Roundtable 5: Sealed, signed, delivered: How AI-native CLM stops value leakage and strengthens supplier governance Speakers: Shubham Mishra, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Sirion Mohit Taneja, Director, Solution Consultant, Sirion Geraldine Nathan, Director of Sales, Sirion |
Roundtable 6: Rethinking working capital in procurement: Unlocking value through payments and supplier enablement Speakers: Carol Ho, Senior Director, Visa Shawn Damon, Senior Director, Visa Kelvin Lee, Director, Visa |
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1 – 8 July 2026, Wednesday
9:20 AM Industry Roundtables: Identifying your top 3 procurement pain points
Kick off the summit by connecting with peers from your industry in a focused roundtable discussion. Together, you'll identify the top three procurement challenges currently impacting your sector. Guided by structured prompts and peer sharing, each group will capture practical insights that will help shape conversations throughout the conference.
By the end of the session, we will have identified the top three procurement pain points across industries.
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Roundtable 1: Manufacturing & Industrial Speaker: Maria Cristina De Leon Sta. Maria, Country Procurement Head, Linde Philippines |
Roundtable 2: Retail, eCommerce & Consumer Goods Speaker: Tomas Veit, CEO/CPO, Asahi Global Procurement, Asahi Group |
Roundtable 3: Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Life Sciences Speaker: Maxime Piguet, Regional Head of Procurement, Haleon |
Roundtable 4: Energy, Utilities & Natural Resources Speakers: Jhoana Tamayor, Procurement Group Director, Enterprise, Manila Water Aseem Joshi, Head of Contracts and Stores, Tata Power |
Roundtable 5: Banking, Financial Services & FinTech Speaker: Mahbub Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Vice President & Head of Procurement, City Bank PLC |
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Roundtable 6: Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Speaker: Violaine Balland, Head of Procurement, Wilhelmsen Ships Service |
Roundtable 7: Technology, Software & Digital Platforms Speaker: Kaye Sumanga, Head of Procurement, Grab |
Roundtable 8: Telecommunications & Connectivity Speaker: Chris Lee, CPO, M1 Limited |
Roundtable 9: Hospitality, Travel & Aviation Speaker: Zyad Khan, Associate Director, Procurement, Contracts & ESG, Dubai World Trade Center |
Roundtable 10: Cross-Industry Speaker: Michiel Onno Kalverkamp, Chief Customer Officer & Co-Owner, Besso |
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Roundtable 11: Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Speaker: Gerard Magadia, Vice President & General Manager- Procurement Shared Services (PSS), Yuchengo Group of Companies |
Roundtable 12: Aerospace, Defense & Advanced Engineering Speaker: Chaw Khuan Goh, Head of Strategic Sourcing, VAT Manufacturing Malaysia
| Roundtable 13: Education, Research & Professional Services Speaker: Dr. Christina SS Ooi, Board Member, Council Member, Adjunct Lecturer, Former CPO, Speaker, Published Author
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Roundtable 14: Government, Public Sector & State-Owned Enterprises Speaker: Sharon Morris, Group Regional Head APAC, World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC) |
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 2 – 9 July 2026, Thursday
4:15 PM Industry Roundtables: From Challenges to Solutions
Building on the insights gathered during the Day 1 morning roundtables, industry groups reconvene to compare what has changed, what has been validated, and what solutions are emerging. Guided by a structured framework, participants will:
- Reassess the top 3 challenges identified on Day 1
- Benchmark their peers' progress and approaches
- Co-design practical next steps, tools, or strategies to bring back to their organisations
Roundtable 1: Manufacturing & Industrial Speaker: Maria Cristina De Leon-Sta. Maria, Country Procurement Head, Linde Philippines
| Roundtable 2: Retail, eCommerce & Consumer Goods Speaker: Kathy Zhao, Global Category Director, Procurement, Asahi Global Procurement, Asahi Group
| Roundtable 3: Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Life Sciences Speaker: Maxime Piguet, Regional Category Lead, Haleon
| Roundtable 4: Energy, Utilities & Natural Resources Speakers: Jhoana Tamayor, Procurement Group Director, Enterprise, Manila Water Aseem Joshi, Head of Contracts and Stores, Tata Power
| Roundtable 5: Banking, Financial Services & FinTech Speaker: Mahbub Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Vice President & Head of Procurement, City Bank PLC
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Roundtable 6: Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Speaker: Geraldine Gan, Head of Procurement, Baker Hughes
| Roundtable 7: Technology, Software & Digital Platforms Speaker: Kaye Sumanga, Head of Procurement, Grab
| Roundtable 8: Telecommunications & Connectivity Speaker: Chris Lee, CPO, M1 Limited
| Roundtable 9: Hospitality, Travel & Aviation Speaker: Zyad Khan, Associate Director, Procurement, Contracts & ESG, Dubai World Trade Center
| Roundtable 10: Cross-Industry Speaker: Michiel Onno Kalverkamp, Chief Customer Officer & Co-Owner, Besso
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Roundtable 11: Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Speaker: Gerard Magadia, Vice President & General Manager- Procurement Shared Services (PSS), Yuchengo Group of Companies | Roundtable 12: Automotive & Mobility Speaker: Chaw Khuan Goh, Head of Strategic Sourcing, VAT Manufacturing Malaysia | Roundtable 13: Education, Research & Professional Services Speaker: Dr. Christina SS Ooi, Board Member, Council Member, Adjunct Lecturer, Former CPO, Speaker, Published Author | Roundtable 14: Government, Public Sector & State-Owned Enterprises Speaker: Sharon Morris, Group Regional Head APAC, World Commerce & Contracting (WorldCC) |
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Kaye.
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