WEBINAR – Procurement in Practice: How to Maximize the Impact of AI for Real Transformation, presented by Zycus
Sponsored by:
Omid Ghamami, MBA, CPSCM™ is the President of the Procurement & Supply Chain Management Institute (www.PSCMinstitute.com), a corporate procurement and negotiation capability building and consulting organization. He is an 18 year veteran of Intel Corporation, where he was Director of Corporate Purchasing Operations, with a $16B annual scope.
He has 30 years’ experience with many of the Fortune 500 as clients in 29 countries. He is an accomplished procurement author of 2 books and many articles in prominent journals).
Mr. Ghamami holds an MBA from the University of CA system (Class President) and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in Finance and Economics from California State University, Sacramento.
Amanda Prochaska is Chief Wonder Officer of Wonder Services, where she leads a team of AI transformation experts helping companies navigate the AI revolution with confidence. Drawing from 21+ years of technology implementation experience at MGM Resorts International and Kraft-Heinz, Amanda founded Wonder Services to bridge the gap between AI’s potential and practical business results.
Wonder Services’ team of practitioners, with 125+ years of combined experience, specializes in AI strategy development, data architecture, and rapid AI implementation using proprietary methodologies that achieve 90%+ adoption rates. Amanda’s platform-agnostic approach ensures clients make the best AI decisions for their organizations, not vendors.
A recognized thought leader in transformation and change management, Amanda founded Global Women Procurement Professionals (GWPP), was named SIG’s 2023 Sourcing Star, and regularly speaks on making AI accessible for business leaders. Wonder Services is proudly WBENC certified.
David Schultz, Advisory Council Member, Spend Matters
David Schultz is a senior executive, entrepreneur, and two-time AI in Procurement Champion (2024, 2025) whose leadership has delivered millions in savings and accelerated growth for global giants like Boston Scientific, GE, CONMED, and most recently as Chief Supply Chain Officer for a Blackstone portfolio company. An imaginative dealmaker and trusted advisor, he blends boardroom strategy with cutting-edge AI to drive transformative results. His career spans leading multi-billion-dollar portfolios, scaling and selling a successful packaging company, and guiding early-stage firms to market success. Among his proudest achievements is mentoring transitioning military service members worldwide in the Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ Boots 2 Business program.
