Fall 2025 Conference Recap: Agents, Anyone?

This IDC Market Perspective discusses the fall 2025 conference, which highlighted a market shift toward agentic AI, with providers emphasizing user experience and predictive capabilities in procurement applications. While enthusiasm for AI is high, many organizations remain unprepared for rapid adoption. Authentic client stories and unified dataflows are driving trust and operational agility while contract life-cycle management (CLM) continues to evolve as a strategic, AI-powered tool for real-time supplier performance and risk management."As agentic AI transforms procurement from static record keeping to dynamic action, the real question is: Will your organization adapt and lead, or watch from the sidelines as the future leaves you behind?" - research director, Procurement and Enterprise Applications at IDC