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"I didn't know I needed to loop in third-party risk." 🙄 Jason Moore heard variations of this line over and over while running procurement at Discover. All from well-meaning people trying to do their job correctly, but since their risk program lived in an entirely different system they were never informed during the buying processes that risk review was even necessary. And NOTHING is riskier than that. In his new article, Jason explains why TPRM belongs inside the purchase workflow. In this setup, intake decides which requests need a risk review, based on what's being bought and from whom, automatically. Read: https://lnkd.in/giWZch6c

DPW Day 2, HERE WE GOOOOO!!! Here are the can't-miss sessions to close out the conference 👇 Morning Briefing 8:30 - 9:30 @ Discovery Stage Hear from Zip Head of Research Nick Heinzmann with the latest from the 'State of AI in Spend' report Zip Product Showcase ⁂ 11:00 Superagents ⁂ 14:30 AI Contract Orchestration INVITE-only Workshop ⁂ 13:15 - 14:15 Preparing for procurement's AI-enabled operating model with Deloitte Customer Showcase ⁂ 11:45 - 12:15 Fireside Chat with Zip Co-founder & CEO Rujul Zaparde and Primark Head of Procurement, Laura Cook ⁂ 12:30 - 13:00 The State of AI in Spend: Behind the builders - featuring Uber, Kraft Heinz, and Invesco

NEW DATA: Enterprises are building a portfolio of AI vendors, but it's largely turned into a stack with a very heavy center. In 2024, the average enterprise worked with 2.0 AI vendors; today it's 5.9. But the money hasn't entirely spread out with the stack. The largest AI vendor takes 68% of the average enterprise's AI budget, with the top three together taking a whopping 95%. That's just 5% left for the smaller players—enough to approve without much scrutiny, making them the first place for procurement to look for overlap. Read more data insights in our Enterprise AI Index: https://lnkd.in/giyu3_nJ

Day 1 of DPW is here! Here's the list of our must-watch sessions of the day: ⁂ ALL DAY Zip Product Sessions: Get intros Zip's new products from our Head of Product Marketing Tracy Gao and a live demo from our Director of Solutions Engineering Phil Pappone (more info in the DPW app) ⁂ 11:00 Superagents ⁂ 12:00 Intake & Orchestration ⁂ 14:30 AI Risk Orchestration ⁂ 15:30 Procure-to-Pay ⁂ 12:45 - Catch Zip customer Laura Cook, Head of Procurement at Primark 'How Primark Reimagined Their Procurement Operating Model' ⁂ 13:15 - 15:15 INVITE ONLY Workshop by PwC and Michael Rooney 'Recode Procurement: From execution to orchestration with PwC' (DM us for an invite) ⁂ 16:00 Zip Community Meetup x No-Pub Pub Quiz with Deloitte Join fellow attendees for a drink and test your procurement knowledge with Deloitte's Lead Partner, Kathryn Thompson See you at DPW!

Zip Forward NYC '26 was our best Forward yet, and we couldn't have done it without our partners and sponsors. A HUGE shout out to: - Platinum Sponsor: PwC - Gold Sponsors: Deloitte (Juice Bar), The Hackett Group Inc. (Professional Headshots), Brex (Welcome Party ), Navan - Silver Sponsors: RiseNow, Optis Consulting Thank you as well to our partners who joined us: Accenture, EY, KPMG, 4C Associates, excelerated, SpendHQ, Keelvar, and Fairmarkit. It really is true: No business works alone. Thank you to everyone who helped make these two days come together. 📸 Swipe through for a few moments from the event! And read our full recap from Zip Forward NYC: https://lnkd.in/g6bVAANw

𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝟭𝟬 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗧𝗘𝗦! 𝗭𝗶𝗽 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗢𝗢𝗡!! Don't let FOMO get the best of you. We're highlighting Zip Forward's top sessions—from our product roadmap to expert sessions with leaders from Visa, Databricks, Shopify, CIBC, Unifi Aviation, and IDC. It’s not too late to join us for this livestream! Register and tune in now: https://lnkd.in/gagURcQZ

DPW has begun! Zip is proud to be the host for the DPW Opening Night Reception. Join us tonight, 19:00 - 22:00 at StrandZuid. Don't forget to RSVP in the DPW app, and we'll see you there!

TOMORROW: If you've been pacing your house all weekend distraught that you missed Zip Forward, YOU'RE IN LUCK! Join us for a very special live-streaming event tomorrow at 10am ET, where we'll walk you through the biggest announcements from Zip Forward 2026, then share three of the most in-demand sessions from the week's events. This is your only chance to watch Rewind live,so be sure to block your calendar, because this is P0 must-see livestream. REGISTER FREE: https://lnkd.in/gagURcQZ

It's DPW Week! We have two ultra-exclusive **INVITATION ONLY** workshops this week with our partners this week in Amsterdam. If interested, you can request your invite below! Day 1 | Wednesday 30 Sept (13:15-14:15) Michael Rooney + Aarika Au (PwC) Recode Procurement: From execution to orchestration with PwC As AI takes on more procurement execution, the opportunity is not simply to automate today’s processes, but to rethink how work gets done and where people create value. Facilitated by leaders from Zip and PwC, this interactive workshop will explore what should be automated, augmented or remain human-led, how procurement roles may evolve, and where newly created capacity could be reinvested. Participants will leave with a fresh perspective on how procurement can shift from process execution towards orchestrating business outcomes. REQUEST A SEAT: https://lnkd.in/gaZsi64n Day 2 | Thursday 1 Oct (13:15-14:15) Shachi Rai Gupta + Kathryn Thompson (Deloitte) Preparing for procurement's AI-enabled operating model with Deloitte No organization feels fully ready for AI, but the ones that start anyway will keep pulling ahead. Facilitated by leaders from Zip's Enterprise Transformation Office and our partners at Deloitte, this invite-only roundtable addresses the "readiness" misconception head-on and walks through what it actually takes to build procurement's AI-first operating model. Participants will leave with a framework on how to assess their own readiness and accelerate AI transformation. REQEUST A SEAT: https://lnkd.in/gBr_JM7c