Location: “The Sea” By Alexander – Palo Alto

Manufacturers are under constant pressure from rising costs, volatile supply chains, and aggressive launch timelines. Yet too often, procurement joins only after product designs are finalized—baking in cost, risk, and delays. This roundtable will bring leaders together to explore how rethinking BOM strategy and embedding procurement earlier in new product development can drive faster launches, lower costs, and greater resilience.

Discussion Topics:

• Resilience by design: How can procurement influence NPI from the start?
• AI insights: Where can predictive costing and supplier intelligence make the biggest impact
• Collaboration at scale: What’s needed to align engineering, procurement, and supply chain on BOM decisions?
• Future-ready sourcing: How do leaders adapt BOM strategy for volatility, tariffs, and risk while accelerating time-to-market?