Kevin Frechette Interviews Bridgestone EMEA's Niket Kalamkar

Live from DPW Amsterdam, Kevin Frechette sits down with Niket Kalamkar of Bridgestone EMEA to talk about where AI in procurement actually stands. They get into why global teams still struggle to scale, why intake and orchestration is the use case to watch, and why procurement (not IT) should own AI. Niket makes the case for fixing data and process before building agents, explains where humans need to stay in the loop, and takes on the hard question: when AI makes a call, who’s accountable? Plus, what it would take to make procurement fun.cial literacy among listeners. We cover budgeting, saving, and investing, providing essential knowledge for managing personal finances.