Bots &
Buyers
NYC 26

September 23, 2026
New York City

The most immersive and hands-on agentic procurement event in NYC.

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Systems Built for Humans.

Every few decades, technology rewrites the rules.

Soon there will be two kinds of enterprises: the ones that figured this out, and the ones that used to exist.

For years, approvals replaced judgment. Forms replaced strategy. We’ve turned brilliant people into robotic workers.

Lio is here to end that: rebuilding how procurement actually works.

Not to replace people, but to give them back their time, their creativity, their purpose.

Because when the noise is gone, people don’t just work better. They think clearly, lead with intention, and move entire systems forward.

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Meet your peers.

Only 1% of enterprises run multi-agent procurement today.
Bots & Buyers is where this 1% meets.
Join us and meet Fortune 500 procurement leaders, CPOs and CFOs deciding what runs next, and the engineers building the agents.

Attendees from our last event

The rough outline.

A showroom full of agents, running procurement end to end and yours to test on real tasks.

Tue
09/22

Pre-Summit Welcome Dinner

Doors open at 6 p.m.

Wed
09/23

Summit Day

Opening at 9 a.m., program all day, afterparty at night.

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01

Doors open, check-in, coffee & breakfast

02

Keynotes & Panels

03

Agentic World: an immersive experience of our agents

04

Lunch

05

Workshops & AI Lab

06

Closing

07

Dinner, drinks, DJ & networking

Highlights from Munich.

Bots & Buyers: Keynote with a full house
Bots & Buyers: Workshop session
Bots & Buyers: Millions spent without a single contract?
Bots & Buyers: Live agent demos
Bots & Buyers: Agenda cards at the entrance
Bots & Buyers: Workshop group discussion
Bots & Buyers: Speaker on the Lio stage
Bots & Buyers: Catering break
Bots & Buyers: Networking in the hallway
Bots & Buyers: The Bots & Buyers crowd
Bots & Buyers: Into the evening
Bots & Buyers: DJ closing the night

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FAQ

Who is Bots & Buyers for?

Procurement leaders running procurement at large enterprises: CPOs, heads of procurement, excellence and digital transformation leads.

Why is attendance by application?

We review every application individually to keep the group focused: senior procurement leaders facing the same problems. Spots are limited by design.

When and where does it take place?

September 23, 2026, in New York City. The address is sent with your confirmation email. Doors open at 9 a.m., and invited guests start the night before with a welcome dinner on September 22.

What happens after I apply?

Every application is reviewed individually. If you're a fit, we confirm by email with next steps.

Can I bring a colleague?

Refer them and we’ll reach out directly. Like every attendee, they go through their own review before a seat is confirmed.

My question is not covered here.

Reach out to antonia.von.achten@lio.ai and we’ll get you what you need.

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Who is Lio?

Lio is the world’s first AI workforce for procurement. Its agents handle every purchase request from start to finish: sourcing vendors, negotiating terms, securing approvals, and tracking delivery. Companies like BMW Group, Munich Re, and Cisco use Lio to turn weeks of procurement work into minutes.

Backed by Y Combinator and a16z

100%

customer retention. Not one has ever left.

150+

enterprises around the world run procurement on Lio.

1M+

users, in under three years.

Watch: BASF on working with Lio

Want to learn more about Lio? Visit lio.ai.