Thank you for helping make this event a success
Thank you to all of our delegates, guest speakers and sponsors for helping make Inspire World Tour London a fantastic success. The day showcased how the “Network Effect” and Coupa’s AI-native platform can turn collective community intelligence into a competitive advantage for any organisation. How will you leverage this shared intelligence to your advantage?
2026 Featured Speakers
Leagh Turner
Leagh Turner is CEO of Coupa and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Leagh oversees
the end-to-end operations and strong execution that are fundamental to Coupa’s growth. Prior, Leagh
served as co-CEO of Ceridian.
Leagh has been a leader and innovator in the software industry for more than 20 years, previously
serving in senior leadership roles at SAP and Oracle and has twice been recognized by the Women’s
Executive Network as one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
Leagh is a member of the boards of directors at Manulife, a leading international financial services
group, and Plan International Canada, a global not-for-profit that focuses on improving the lives of
children around the world. She is a strong advocate for the advancement of women in leadership and
a champion of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the workforce.
Leagh is a graduate of Western University in London, Ontario.
Leagh Turner
CEO, Coupa
Robert Baillie
Robert Baillie
Head of Procurement , Suez
Dean Bain
Dean Bain is the General Manager and SVP of Supply Chain at Coupa. A high-performing executive with nearly two decades of experience in the supply chain industry and a proven track record of driving profitable growth, Dean’s responsibilities span the global go-to-market strategy and execution for Coupa’s direct material Supply Chain functions. Dean’s career includes key roles at industry-leading companies such as Blue Yonder, Syncron, UPS, and DHL, where he consistently delivered results and helped improve operational efficiencies. Dean’s expertise lies in leveraging supply chain innovation to enhance our customers’ business performance and profitability.
Dean Bain
General Manager and SVP of Supply Chain, Coupa
Dave Batty
Dave Batty
Global Procurement Leader, Ricoh
Daniel Cameron
Daniel Cameron
Procurement Partner, PwC
Tim Durkin
Tim Durkin
Principal Product Manager, Coupa
Simon Fennell
Simon Fennell
Supply Chain Commercial Director, WSH
Max Francks
Max Francks
Principal Strategist, Category Management COE, Coupa
John Frank
John Frank is Chief Customer Officer at Coupa, where he leads the global customer organization and sets the strategy for delivering an exceptional, end-to-end customer experience. He is focused on ensuring every customer realizes the full value of Coupa’s AI-driven Total Spend Management platform by building scalable, predictable customer lifecycle motions and empowering teams to innovate, move with speed, and deliver measurable impact.
With a relentless commitment to customer-first leadership, John champions a culture that puts customers at the center of every decision—strengthening Coupa’s mission to create customers for life and accelerate its next era of growth.
Across more than two decades in technology and customer success, John has shaped how leading enterprises engage, support, and deliver value to customers. In leadership roles at Infor, Adobe, and Hitachi, he guided global teams through pivotal moments of growth and transformation, helping define modern customer experience models that drive recurring revenue and long-term relationships. His early consulting work at Deloitte and Andersen Consulting grounded his approach to operational excellence, complex change, and enterprise-scale execution.
John Frank
Chief Customer Officer, Coupa
Mark Jeffries
Mark Jeffries
Inspire World Tour London Host
Sarah Kingdom-Evans
Sarah Kingdom-Evans
Senior Account Director, Coupa
Marie Lagasse

Marie Lagasse
Head Procurement Processes & Systems, Lindt & Sprüngli
Salvatore Lombardo
Salvatore (Salva) Lombardo is Chief Product and Technology Officer at Coupa, where he leads
the product and technology strategy, innovation roadmap, and execution of Coupa’s AI-
native total spend management platform.
With a focus on unifying product and development teams, Salva is passionate about
empowering people to deliver meaningful innovation that benefits customers worldwide.
He leads Coupa’s mission to reimagine the future of global trade through a two-sided
autonomous spend management network, connecting buyers and suppliers dynamically and
intelligently to drive greater transparency, resilience, and long-term value.
Previously, Salva was CPTO for SAP Ariba, guiding the platform’s global evolution and
overseeing product and engineering for SAP’s procurement portfolio. Before that, he held
senior leadership roles at SAP S/4HANA Source to Pay, and Order to Cash, leading SAP’s largest
shift from on-premise to cloud, and scaling innovation across global industries.
Over more than two decades at SAP, Salva built deep domain expertise in procurement,
supplier management, and customer-focused product strategy, managing teams and
programs worldwide.
Salvatore Lombardo
Chief Product & Technology Officer, Coupa
Christine McKechnie
Christine McKechnie
Director, Value Solutions Advisory, Coupa
Ian Milligan
Ian Milligan
Sr. Principal Solution Advisor, Coupa
Vikram Pathak
Vikram Pathak
SVP, CPO Design to Order & Analytics, Coupa
Michal Syga
Michal Syga
Principal Director, Accenture
Karolina Tarnawska
Karolina Tarnawska
Group Procurement Director, Pepco
Andreas Tibblin
Andreas Tibblin
Principal Product Manager, Coupa
Suzanne Bourdeaux
Suzanne Bourdeaux
SVP, Customer Success, Coupa