Shailendra Sadera

Chief Procurement Officer Unilever

With over two decades of leadership experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, and P&L management, Shail presently leads Procurement for Unilever.

He grew up in Rourkela, Odisha, and then graduated in mechanical engineering in 1996 from BITS Pilani, in India. After two years of work experience in Tata motors, he enrolled in IIM Kolkatta for an MBA degree. In 2000, he joined HUL (Hindustan Unilever Ltd) as a trainee and has been working with Unilever ever since.

Outside of India, he has worked in London, Singapore, Jakarta, Zurich, Rotterdam and presently resides in London.

Day 1 | 23rd September 2025

9:05 AM Opening Keynote Presentation: AI Unlocked: Our story – How we Crafted a Visionary AI Investment Strategy to Integrate Seamlessly and Deliver Measurable ROI

How to assess business needs and maturity to define the right AI investment strategy
How to leverage AI to enhance efficiency, automation, cost-savings and decision-making in procurement
How to implement AI governance to tackle key adoption hurdles from data quality to ethical concerns

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