# London Summit Highlights Procurement Trends

Supply Chain LIVE: The London Summit 2026 brought approximately 2,500 supply-chain, procurement, manufacturing and sustainability leaders together for two days at London’s Queen Elizabeth II Centre. Discussions covered AI, strategic sourcing, procurement orchestration, contract automation, resilience and sustainability. The event was commercial in focus and announced no government procurement solicitation, contract award or public-sector funding opportunity.

- Public-sector procurement teams and contractors can use the themes discussed as market intelligence when assessing supplier capabilities and commercial approaches in sourcing, automation and supply-chain resilience; the event itself does not create a government contracting opportunity.
- Organizations evaluating procurement technology may find AI, procurement orchestration and contract automation useful areas to benchmark against their operational needs, while sustainability and resilience were also highlighted as priorities.

**Jurisdictions:** international
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 01, 2026

### Key Quotes
> Supply chain has been brought to the boardrooms because we need to look at business continuity and strategic decisions.
> — Margaret Ngari, Regional Supply Chain Director - East Africa

> Our story cannot end in operational metrics, but rather what those metrics make possible.
> — Kim Faulkner, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Tate & Lyle

### Sources
- [What Happened at Supply Chain LIVE: The London Summit 2026 | Supply Chain Digital](https://supplychaindigital.com/news/what-happened-at-supply-chain-live-the-london-summit-2026) - Supply Chain Digital