Procurement’s Next Competitive Advantage: The Multiplier Effect

Kevin Frechette is the CEO and Co-Founder of Fairmarkit, the autonomous sourcing platform. Since starting Fairmarkit as a tail spend automation solution, he has met with and learned from thousands of supply chain and procurement executives to understand where technology can transform procurement. Kevin’s current focus is on exploring the possibilities for AI and automation across procurement and supply chain processes, most recently Generative AI. He notably has led Fairmarkit to being ranked 159th fastest growing company in America by Inc5000. Most importantly, he’s a girl dad to three “spirited” daughters and one son.

Gilberto Solís is Senior Director, Procurement Services & Center of Excellence at Thomson Reuters, where he leads transformation of $2B+ in global spend across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Over 15+ years, he's built procurement centers of excellence and driven AI-native automation across sourcing, contracts, and supplier intelligence — including production of AI based solutions and automations that drive efficiency gains in Sourcing, Procurement Ops and T&E. He focuses on helping procurement teams move faster and free up capacity for higher-value work.

Lars Bettermann is a procurement expert, having 25+ years of professional experience in procurement relevant subjects and project scope. He holds a university degree in business administration. His know-how is based on the operational fundament he built up in the automotive sector enhanced with the methodical and strategic application in strategic sourcing project, being a strategy consultant for more than a decade. Today he is heading procurement at Bridgestone Americas & EMEA region holding responsibility for all source to pay activities across the company. Lars Bettermann is a key advisor in his network of decision makers in the fortune 500 companies. He acts as trusted visionary, innovator and analytic manager driving procurement organizations to success. Excellent communication skills and an inspirational leadership style complete his profile as a responsible leader in top management functions.