Mercasphere Agenda

Agenda Mercasphere 2026

09:00

Arrival & Breakfast

10:00

Keynote 1:

Procurement Gets a Brain: The Agentic Revolution

Philippe Eschenbach

VP technology & AI,
Mercanis

10:30

Keynote 2:

Leadership Talk: Shaping the Procurement of Tomorrow

Igor Laukert

Chief Digital Officer Global Indirect Procurement,
BASF SE

Sarah Reinhardt

Specialist Procurement Processes,
BASF SE

11:00

Coffee Break

11:30

Keynote 3:

Expert Talk

Dr. Christian Felix Müller

Manager,
valantic Supply Chain & Procurement Consulting

12:00

Lunch Break

13:00

Keynote 4:

Customer Spotlight

Uwe Krepelin

Head of Procurement,
GASAG-Gruppe

13:30

Introduction Workshop

Track 1:

Future Leader - Best Practice

13:40

Future Leader Best Practice

Johanna Kappius

Project Manager Procurement Excellence,
Goldbeck

Timo Lammerskitten

Projektmanager Strategischer Einkauf,
Goldbeck

14:20

The Power of Change: How Future Leaders Shape Change

(Speaker & details coming soon)

15:00

Fast. Fair. Focused.: How Future Leaders Are Redefining Sourcing

(Speaker & details coming soon)

Track 2:

Hidden Champions Stage

13:40

Building a Digital Central Procurement: Success Strategies for Growth-Oriented Companies

Robert Schmidt

Leiter Strategischer Einkauf und Compliance,
HWP Handwerkspartner GmbH

14:20

Costumer Spotlight

(Speaker & details coming soon)

15:00

Costumer Spotlight

(Speaker & details coming soon)

Track 3:

The Future of Sourcing

13:40

The Demand of the Future: Rethinking AI Intake

Philippe Eschenbach

VP technology & AI,
Mercanis

14:20

Streamlined Sourcing: The Fast Track to the Right Supplier

Matthias Lothes

Senior Product Manager,
Mercanis

15:00

Auctions: The Last 5% Savings

(Speaker & details coming soon)

15:40

Coffee Break

16:00

Panel Discussion - Procurement 2030: The new era of procurement in times of AI

Dr. Ulrich Piepel

Consultant & Business Angel,
carbmee
former CPO at RWE AG & innogy SE

Magda Posluszny

Principal,
PARTECH

Dr. Marcell Vollmer

Business Angel, Startup Investor, Senior Advisor and CEO,
MV Procu GmbH
former COO SAP Ariba & CPO SAP

(More Speaker & details coming soon)

16:40

Ceremony: Future Leader Award

17:20

Mercanis 2026

Next Play: The Future of Procurement

Fabian Heinrich

CEO & Co-Founder,
Mercanis

18:00

Closing Remarks by the Moderator

18:00

Snacks, Aperitif & Networking

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