Agentic AI or Snake Oil?

Agentic AI is everywhere in procurement. Vendors promise autonomy and faster execution, but many solutions struggle once they move beyond demos and face real workflows.

In practice, “agentic AI” often turns out to be chat assistants, task automation, or loosely connected tools that cannot operate end to end.

In this GEP-SIG webinar, Paul Blake, senior director of engagement at GEP, explains what real agentic AI looks like in procurement environments, and how to evaluate it before buying.

What you’ll learn:

• How “agentic AI” is being mis-sold to procurement teams
• The difference between AI assistants, task automation and true agentic orchestration
• Why domain knowledge, unified spend data and enterprise controls are critical
• Why one-size-fits-all AI models fail real-world procurement
• What to look for in demos to validate real value and time to impact