Aatish Dedhia on Agentic AI-powered Procurement

At Horizon US 2025, Aatish Dedhia, CEO & Founder of Zycus, shared how Zycus pioneered AI in procurement — from its first customer, GE, to today’s era of Agentic AI. He discussed how AI is helping enterprises evolve from tactical operations to strategic, data-driven decision-making within an autonomous, connected Intake-to-Outcomes (I2O) ecosystem.

Aatish emphasized how human-in-the-loop innovation and autonomous sourcing are driving faster results, stronger governance, and measurable impact. With Agentic AI, procurement becomes smarter, more intuitive, and future-ready — blending human expertise with intelligent automation to unlock agility and insight across the enterprise.

Key Highlights:

 

  • Zycus’ evolution from early AI adoption with GE to the Agentic AI era.
  • The Intake-to-Outcomes (I2O)ecosystem connecting the full procurement journey.
  • Human-in-the-loop innovationenhancing collaboration between people and AI.
  • Autonomous sourcingenabling faster, more strategic procurement outcomes.

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