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November 3, 2026 | 2:00 pm EST

2026 State of Supplier Diversity Webinar: Pressure, Resilience, and the AI Shift

This year tested supplier diversity programs with new executive orders, tariff shocks, and a wave of AI tools, and leaders didn’t retreat. They repositioned, leaned harder into the business case, and now they’re planning for what’s next.

Join Supplier.io for an in-depth look at the data behind today’s supplier diversity programs: what’s working, what’s changing, and what leaders are doing to prepare for the year ahead. Based on insights from procurement, sourcing, and supplier diversity professionals, this is the definitive pulse check for anyone building or evolving a responsible sourcing strategy.

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Expert Speakers

Neeraj Shah, Founder, Supplier.io
Neeraj Shah

Founder and CEO

Neeraj Shah is a passionate entrepreneur and business leader with a long history of driving innovative solutions in supplier diversity. He is the founder of Supplier.io and is committed to helping companies achieve measurable value and results through procurement initiatives.

Neeraj Shah, Founder, Supplier.io
Neeraj Shah

Founder and CEO

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Elisa Ryan, Sr. Customer Success Manager at Supplier.io
Elisa Ryan

Senior Customer Success Manager

Elisa Ryan, Sr. Customer Success Manager at Supplier.io
Elisa Ryan

Senior Customer Success Manager

In this webinar, you’ll learn:

What changed in 2026

See the real actions programs took this year, from renaming and rebranding to shifting budget and focus, not just the headlines.

How your program stacks up

Benchmark against 194 peers on political pressure, resilience planning, and AI adoption.

Where AI is already paying off

Learn how programs are using AI for supplier discovery, data enrichment, and reporting, and what has to be true of your data first.

How to close the impact gap

See what the programs that measure economic impact are doing differently, and why it’s tied to executive support.

Priorities for 2027

Get ahead of the five actions program leaders should be taking now.

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