An agenda built through deep collaboration with our community to ensure every session delivers substance over soundbites. You’ll hear from true subject matter leaders via candid case studies, collaborative roundtables, and varied panel discussions —providing clarity on what’s driving success across the marketing landscape.
Registration and breakfast open from 7:30am, followed by facilitated networking from 8:15–8:45am.
This session is designed to support efficient, high‑value peer connections through a series of light‑touch formats, including:
• Optional 1:1 peer connects based on shared challenges
• Curated conversation stations
• 'Find someone who' networking game where you grab a persona pin, swap stickers and stories, meet new people
This Reuters Editors’ Briefing examines how tariffs, trade policy, and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping global supply chains, not as episodic disruptions, but as durable features of the economic landscape.
Drawing on recent Reuters reporting, the session explores how companies, markets, and governments are responding to persistent uncertainty, rising compliance costs, and shifting regulatory expectations. Throughout the briefing, Reuters journalists will explain how they cover supply chains endtoend, from trade negotiations and regulatory signals to ontheground manufacturing and logistics impacts.
Reuters Senior Americas Trade Editor David Lawder
Reuters Corporate Regulation Reporter David Shepardson
Moderator: Reuters Chicago Bureau Chief Emily Schmall
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
• Translate AI investments into enterprise impact by orchestrating concurrent decisions across cost, service, risk, and inventory - enabling faster, aligned responses to volatility while closing the gap between insight and execution across the end-to-end value chain.
• Discover how leading companies are connecting planning, execution, and scenario management - embedding intelligence within operational workflows to drive coordinated, real-time decisions across supply, demand, and commercial functions.
• Establish an adaptive decisioning capability that unifies data, AI, and business context - empowering teams to focus on high-value exceptions, dynamically rebalance trade-offs, and continuously improve outcomes through real-time learning in an increasingly complex environment.
Razat Gaurav, CEO - Kinaxis
Use the break to engage or recharge. Options include:
• Pre‑matched 1‑to‑1 meetings with solution providers, aligned to your specific challenges and strategic priorities
• Relationship‑building conversation stations for focused, peer to peer discussions
• Curated exhibition tours highlighting relevant innovations, led with insight rather than sales
• Dedicated zones to take calls, manage messages, or step back and recharge
In this workshop, we explore the transformative journey toward autonomous supply chains, where artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies enable self-managing, predictive, and adaptive supply chain operations. Learn how AI-driven solutions are revolutionizing traditional supply chains by moving from reactive to proactive decision-making, ultimately achieving autonomous operations that can self-optimize and respond to disruptions in real-time.
• Current State of Supply Chain Automation: Evolution from manual processes to intelligent automation and the role of AI in modern supply chain orchestration
• AI Technologies Transforming Operations: AI and ML for supply chain orchestration, predictive analytics for risk management, and automated outlier detection in supply chain data
• Autonomous Decision-Making Capabilities: Real-time supply chain insights, exception handling, and AI-powered scenario planning for disruption management
Speakers:
Bill Welch, Pricipal Solutions Engineer - SAP
Stan Huynh, Director, Supply Chain Advisory - SAP
• Build connected, trusted data foundations and real‑time visibility to accelerate decision‑making across the enterprise, empowering teams to act on exceptions and strategic scenarios, not noise, while improving response speed, service protection, and margin performance across the end‑to‑end network.
• Design a phased automation and AI roadmap that unlocks efficiency, redeploys talent to higher‑value work, and delivers CFO‑ready ROI while strengthening resilience to disruptions such as tariffs, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical volatility.
• Modernize cost‑to‑serve and embed cost‑of‑resilience economics into network design, service‑level decisions, and customer‑promise alignment to protect margin, fund redundancy, and absorb volatility without over‑investing in fixed assets.
Chiara Giulia Laudani, Senior Vice President, Brand Value Chain - The Estée Lauder Companies
Padraig Keane, SVP and Head of Global Supply Chain - Bristol Myers Squibb
Carlos Barajas, VP Operations and E2E Supply Chain - LATAM - Newell Brands
Moderator: Deborah Dull, Founder - Circular Supply Chain Network
• Move beyond forecasts and lagging reports by applying real‑time sensor data and computer vision to deliver continuous, ground‑truth visibility into flow, constraints and emerging operational risks as they occur.
• See how applied AI is helping operators break entrenched bottlenecks, reduce variability and reclaim lost capacity by shifting from static optimisation models to adaptive, responsive orchestration across warehouses and factories.
• Learn how embedding intelligence directly into physical operations is improving safety, resilience and decision‑making speed, enabling more human‑centric performance while maintaining control at scale.
Vernon O'Donnell, CEO - Voxel
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & General Manager - Albertsons
• Establish joint planning and execution routines with suppliers and carriers, by aligning on shared S&OP touchpoints, QBRs, and escalation playbooks, to increase agility and transparency while reducing expediting and service risk.
• Share critical demand and supply signals across tiers, by securely exchanging governed data through clear standards and decision rights, to enable synchronized decision-making and reduce surprises across the network.
• Scale resilience through shared investment and risk-sharing with initiatives like regional hubs and pooled inventory to protect margin and continuity amid tariff and regulatory disruptions.
Raj Desai, Chief Supply Chain Officer - Fluor Corporation
Moderator: Mark Baxa, President - CSCMP
Stop Reacting to the Past: How supply chain leaders are moving from firefighting to forward visibility - by Ikigai
Your planning systems weren't built for today's volatility. They were built to explain the past. If your team is spending 40–60% of its time manually reconciling signals, chasing gaps, and replanning after the fact - you're not alone. This is the Reaction Gap, and for most organizations it spans weeks.
This session is built for senior supply chain leaders who are looking to move from reactive planning to genuine forward visibility - without ripping out your existing ERP or planning stack.
What to expect:
• Firsthand perspective from Gayatri Narayan, President of Technology at Builders FirstSource, on leading enterprise-scale planning transformation
• A small-group exercise to diagnose where the Reaction Gap is hitting your organization hardest
• A concrete framework and peer discussion to help you identify your next move
• AI-native planning tools applied to real disruption scenarios
Speakers:
Vinayak Ramesh, CCO - Ikigai
Gayatri Narayan, President of Technology - Builders FirstSource
In this workshop, we examine what it takes to move beyond reactive supply chain management and build operations capable of absorbing and adapting to constant disruption. Through open discussion and real-world examples, participants will explore the strategies, capabilities, and technologies helping leading organizations convert volatility from a threat into a competitive advantage.
The New Disruption Reality: Why traditional supply chain models are no longer sufficient, and how the nature of volatility - geopolitical, climatic, demand-driven - has permanently raised the bar for resilience
Visibility as a Foundation for Resilience: The role of end-to-end network visibility in detecting risk early, managing supplier complexity, and preventing disruptions from cascading across tiers
From Reactive to Adaptive Operations: Practical frameworks and intelligent technologies enabling supply chains to sense disruption signals, coordinate responses, and execute decisions at speed
Planning for 2026–2028: Building adaptive and margin resilient supply chains for an uncertain future
• Build resilient inventory positioning strategies by evaluating procurement timing against multiple disruption scenarios, including geopolitical shocks, extreme weather events, port closures, and supplier failures, to balance cost certainty with capital flexibility.
• Quantify financial exposure across diverse risk scenarios by modeling P&L impacts of supply interruptions, demand volatility, and cost fluctuations to inform executive decision-making.
• Develop dynamic sourcing and stocking strategies by distributing risk across your supplier base and distribution network to enable rapid pivots as conditions change without locking in irreversible positions in a tense trade environment.
Chad Werkema, Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer - Motorola Solutions
Jonathan Rodammer, Senior Vice President, Head of North America Operations - Kenvue
Heather Lane, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy & Systems - Ulta Beauty
Sean Cassidy, Advisory Managing Director, Supply Chain - KPMG
Moderator: Mary Kate Love, President - Supply Chain Now
Network Design for 2026-2028 Roadmap: Building resilient, automated, and customer-centric logistics ecosystems
• Select strategic locations for 2026 by factoring in urban demand clusters, sustainability mandates, tariffs, and energy grid reliability to futureproof your network.
• Implement nearshoring and multi-node strategies by rebalancing global networks with “in US for US” approaches and orchestrating cross-border flows to optimize inventory positioning and resilience.
• Optimise network performance by redesigning your footprint around demand density, cross‑border flow patterns, service‑level expectations, and total landed cost - ensuring every node in the network is engineered for speed, resilience, and cost‑to‑serve efficiency.
Jennifer Kobus, DVP, Global Supply Chain - REI
Scott Steeves, Vice President, Logistics - Mondelez International
Janis Williams, Acting Chief Operating Officer - Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority
Moderator: Rosemary Coates, Executive Director - Reshoring Institute
Brewing a Better Plan: How Molson Coors Is Unifying IBP Across Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial
• Why Molson Coors moved beyond traditional S&OP, connecting Revenue Growth Management, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, and Financial Planning into a single live view of demand, margin, and supply constraints
• From manual approvals and Excel-based forecasts to automated planning workflows: the operational and cultural transformation required to make IBP stick across a global, multi-regional business
• What good looks like at scale, tracking forecast accuracy gains, touchless planning rates, and promo ROI as leading indicators of IBP maturity, and what's next on the journey
Peer Steffensen, VP and General Manager - o9 Solutions
Solomon Tesfai, Vice President - Integrated Business Planning - Molson Coors Beverage Company
• Build a connected, robotics-enabled fulfillment ecosystem by integrating automation with the Infios WMS to create real-time operational visibility, standardized workflows, and a centralized distribution technology hub - empowering teams to manage exceptions, improve throughput, and scale confidently within a 1M+ sq. ft. Network.
• Design and execute a phased automation roadmap that doubles productivity, reduces associate walking by 82%, and cuts training time from weeks to a single day - unlocking measurable labor efficiency, accelerating speed-to-value, and delivering ROI without disrupting live operations.
• Modernize fulfillment operations through end-to-end workflow redesign that aligns robotics, systems, and people - improving workforce experience, increasing SKU velocity performance, and future-proofing new and existing facilities against growth, labor volatility, and rising service expectations.
Matthew Hardenberg, VP of Distribution - Ariat International
Carl Oreback, Director Robotic Engineering Center of Excellence - Infios
To ensure you get the best possible opportunity to meet as many executives as possible, we have introduced dedicated meeting and networking time for you to connect with industry leaders without missing a second of the insights and learnings on stage
Elevate and expand your network through specific networking activities:
• Onsite Concierge Meeting Service
• Relationship Building Sessions
• Exhibition Tours
• Develop investment criteria by assessing solution maturity, vendor capabilities, and organizational readiness to choose build vs. buy decisions that deliver measurable value in a market where promises often outpace outcomes.
• Build credibility for AI-assisted decisions by establishing transparent performance metrics and governance while building analytical literacy to interpret algorithmic outputs and translate them into sound business decisions that leaders can trust and fund.
• Design balanced decision‑intelligence portfolios by integrating data engineering, predictive analytics, and prescriptive optimisation, while enabling democratised analytics access for planning teams to shorten the insight‑to‑action cycle, without compromising fiscal discipline.
Kristen Daihes, SVP Global Supply & TLT Analytics, Digital & Data - Mars
Mani Janakiram, Vice President, IT Supply Chain - Honeywell Aerospace
Pawan Joshi, Chief Strategy Officer - e2open
Moderator: Sheri Hinish, Founder & Host - Supply Chain Revolution
• Deploy AI agents for decision support to accelerate routing, exception management, and workflow automation by integrating governed, clean data pipelines.
• Introduce human-in-the-loop AI designs to increase adoption and safety by pairing automation with expert oversight and escalation paths.
• Upskill operations teams to drive responsible AI usage by investing in applied analytics training, change management, and safety culture.
Gregory Javor, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Operations - Mattel
Sabrina Carr, VP Logistics - The Clorox Company
Ken Ogada, Executive Director & Head of Americas Distribution - AstraZeneca
Blake Tablak, CEO - Trax Technologies
Moderator: Ninaad Acharya - eCom Logistics Podcast
• Design supply chains for short, high intensity global demand peaks by planning for extreme visibility, compressed sell through windows, and zero margin for launch failure.
• Balance innovation, scale, and execution risk by integrating manufacturing and quality governance earlier in the product creation lifecycle to protect on time delivery.
• Lead through volatility by using disciplined operating cadences, consistent metrics, and targeted mitigation levers to maintain launch integrity under pressure.
Erika Swan, VP Supply Chain - Nike
• Build a supply‑chain‑anchored AI function that improves efficiency across major cost pools by embedding GenAI into procurement, transportation, and warehousing workflows, creating the structure that enabled AT&T to deliver a 2X ROI on 2024 GenAI investments and a 5X ROI in 2025.
• Transform enterprise processes by rapidly scaling GenAI from quick wins to production‑grade automation, enhancing customer support, sales and distribution, and employee training to deliver faster, smoother shopping and service experiences, higher personalization, and measurable gains in frontline productivity.
• Accelerate sustainable AI adoption through the right organizational design, aligning supply chain and technology teams on build‑vs‑buy decisions, modernizing vendor partnerships, and embedding AI in daily workflows with enterprise‑wide platforms and training programs that drive consistent, high‑value usage across the business.
Jason Porter, Senior Vice President Supply Chain and Transformation - AT&T
Kristina Khan, Director - AI Transformation - AT&T
Consolidate learnings, key takeaways, reflect on lessons learned:
1) S&OP in Real Time: When Consensus Can’t Wait
How are companies evolving S&OP/IBP into faster, always‑on decisioning while keeping Finance and Operations aligned on tradeoffs?
2 Forecasting Beyond the Hype: Proving Real AI Lift
Which AI forecasting and inventory optimization use cases are delivering measurable results, and how do you prevent model drift and planner distrust?
3) Pricing Resilience: Making Risk a CFO‑Fundable Line Item
How are you translating cost-to-serve and “cost-of-resilience” tradeoffs into granular, SKU‑level insights that Finance will actually approve and fund?
4) Data Before AI: Closing the Governance Gap
What governance models, decision cadences, and data foundations are required to scale AI beyond pilots and ensure teams act on the right exceptions, not dashboards?
5) Buy, Build, or Bust: Choosing the Right AI Path
What criteria truly separate scalable AI investments from proof‑of‑concept dead ends, and how do you decide what belongs in-house versus with vendors?
Consolidate learnings, key takeaways, reflect on lessons learned:
1)Trade Wars to Tripwires: Managing Compliance Without Paralysis
How are supply chain leaders building flexible compliance guardrails that reduce legal and reputational risk without slowing the business in the face of tariffs, sanctions, and shifting trade policy?
2) Nodes, Not Noise: Designing a Network That Survives Volatility
How are you deciding where to add, move, or consolidate nodes for 2026–2028, balancing resilience, cost, and service without overbuilding capacity?
3) Agentic AI Without Regret: Safe Autonomy in Action
Where does agentic AI actually belong today, and what guardrails, audit trails, and override rules are needed to prevent costly or non‑compliant decisions?
4) One Call Resolution: Fixing Order‑to‑Promise for Good
How are organizations using AI to connect inventory, production, and logistics data to eliminate manual order work and give customers fast, accurate answers?
5) From Visibility to Action: Making Control Towers Pay Off
How are leaders turning control towers and digital twins into exception‑driven execution engines rather than passive monitoring tools?
An intimate, invitation‑only dinner hosted by Reuters Events, in partnership with Omnifold.
An evening of insightful discussion and peer exchange, set within an exceptional dining experience. This private gathering is designed to foster meaningful conversations around shared challenges, emerging priorities, and practical perspectives shaping the future of supply chains.
Attendance is limited and by invitation only - contact aneta.tumova@thomsonreuters.com
An invitation‑only rooftop drinks reception hosted by Infor, bringing together a senior leaders in a relaxed evening setting. Unwind and continue conversations from the day while taking in views across the Chicago skyline, offering space for informal discussion away from the main programme.
Attendance is limited and by invitation only - contact abigail.blackwell@thomsonreuters.com
• Elevate strategic impact by shifting from task execution to AI‑enhanced decision orchestration, using predictive insights to guide planning, prioritisation, and resource allocation.
• Expand cross‑functional influence by moving from siloed problem‑solving to ecosystem leadership, coordinating across procurement, supply chain, finance, and operations to drive end‑to‑end transformation.
• Redefine day‑to‑day work through automation and workflow digitisation, enabling leaders to spend less time on manual reporting and more time on scenario modelling, change enablement, and shaping continuous transformation cycles.
Craig Jones, Chief Supply Chain Officer - On
Samuel Frei, Director Supply Chain - On
Moderator: Reuters Corporate Regulation Reporter David Shepardson
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
• Assess where autonomous trucking creates near-term value by understanding today’s deployment realities and integration constraints to achieve predictable capacity without compromising safety or service
• Build a commercially viable path to scale by aligning Physical AI capabilities with freight network design, partner readiness, and customer expectations to achieve higher asset utilization and return on investment
• Position your organisation for early-mover advantage by identifying the operational, contractual, and ecosystem decisions required now to achieve faster adoption with managed risk
Lior Ron, COO - Waabi
Scaling Intelligent Distribution: Kimberly-Clark’s Journey to Automated, Adaptive Warehousing - by Blue Yonder
Join Kimberly-Clark as they share how their distribution network is evolving to support increasing scale, complexity, and service expectations. With a long-standing partnership with Blue Yonder, Kimberly-Clark has continued to advance its warehouse and transportation capabilities to enable more connected, efficient execution across the enterprise.
In this session, Kimberly-Clark will discuss how their distribution centers are H19 toward higher levels of automation, integrating robotics and material handling systems to improve throughput and consistency. A key focus will be how they manage and coordinate these automated environments to ensure operations run effectively across different sites and requirements.
The conversation will highlight lessons learned in building flexible, scalable operations, where automation and system-driven processes work together to support day-to-day execution and long-term growth. As part of a broader investment in manufacturing and distribution, Kimberly-Clark is continuing to evolve how physical operations and system capabilities come together to support a more responsive and resilient supply chain.
Key Takeaways from Session
• How Kimberly-Clark leverages the Blue Yonder Warehouse Management Solution (WMS) as the foundation for operating automated distribution centers
• Why automation requires a strong WMS to coordinate and control execution at scale
• How Blue Yonder WMS enables consistent, reliable performance across a complex, multi-site network
• Lessons learned in using Blue Yonder WMS to adapt operations to different facility and customer requirements
Speakers:
Danielle Goodman, Distribution Manager - Kimberly Clark
Eric Payton, Director NA PreSales - Blue Yonder
AI is everywhere, yet for many supply chain teams, the gap between "cool technology" and "meaningful planning impact" is a significant hurdle. In this interactive workshop, we move beyond the hype to share use cases, real world lessons and the frameworks required to turn AI concepts into reality. Come prepared to share your thoughts, ask questions and learn from those around you.
Be a part of the conversation:
• High-Impact Use Cases: Identifying the specific planning challenges—such as SKU complexity and volatility—where AI delivers the highest ROI.
• Adoption Frameworks: How to navigate the transition from experimental AI pilots to scalable, value-driving planning tools.
The Human-in-the-Loop Model: Strategies for integrating agentic AI alongside planners to enhance decision-making rather than replacing it.
• What Your Peers Think: Join Stephen Kotleba, Director of Planning and Inventory at Visual Comfort & Co. as he shares their planning technology journey and insights.
Zac Nemitz, Director of Global Product Strategy, John Galt Solutions
Justin Siefert, Chief Marketing Officer, John Galt Solutions
Stephen Kotleba, Director of Planning and Inventory, Visual Comfort & Co.
• Break down silos with integrated business planning by aligning commercial, finance, and supply chain leaders around shared assumptions, enabling faster trade‑off decisions between P&L accountability, service levels, and operational execution.
• Accelerate decision‑making velocity through continuous, scenario‑driven planning by replacing episodic planning cycles with real‑time modeling that allows leaders to test demand shifts, supply responses, and network constraints before committing resources.
• Compress end‑to‑end planning timelines by automating data consolidation, scenario analysis, and performance tracking, freeing leadership from coordination overhead and allowing focus on strategic choices rather than administrative alignment.
Umakanth Nair, Director - Manufacturing and Supply Chain Readiness - Eaton Electrical America
Kris King, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain - PetSmart
Moderator: Deborah Dull, Founder - Circular Supply Chain Network
• Optimize space, utilization, and throughput while reducing cost per unit by redesigning slotting, flow paths, and storage strategies, and by selectively deploying automation such as AS/RS, robotics, and goods to person systems to unlock capacity within existing footprints.
• Embed safety first design principles to lower injury rates and operational risk by integrating engineered controls, clear zoning, ergonomic standards, and automation technologies that remove humans from high risk tasks and reduce repetitive manual handling.
• Enhance peak readiness and resilience by combining simulation and digital twins with flexible labor models, smart WMS
Jamie Johnson, Vice President, Distribution Light Duty - Dorman Products
Ursala Fisher, VP of Vendor Relations & Contracting, Neste Nespresso
Mohamed Taha, Director, Logistics & Supply Network Operations - P&G
Moderator: Douglas Kent, EVP - SCIA
• Eliminate the “fixed” capacity trap by replacing long term, static footprints with elastic operating models to remove 20–30% off peak underutilization, eliminate dead air costs, and protect service levels during 3× demand surges without hitting warehouse capacity ceilings.
• Design a resilient hybrid network by balancing core fixed capacity with a flexible layer of operationally adjustable nodes that acts as a “capacity valve,” enabling organizations to absorb volatility such as seasonal peaks, tariffs, and macro disruption without the 2-3 year commitment of a traditional lease while scaling space and labor in weeks, not months, to sustain 99%+ service levels.
• Bridge the planning execution gap by shifting to dynamic, asset light operations that mirror spot freight responsiveness, enabling inventory to move up to 50% closer to customers and improving throughput reliability and execution resilience in an unpredictable global market where lead times and demand signals change daily.
Karl Siebrecht, Co-founder & CEO - Flexe
• Shift from reactive to predictive operations by implementing real-time SLA monitoring and cross-partner visibility to anticipate disruptions before they impact performance
• Turning AI into a competitive differentiator by embedding intelligence into decision-making and preparing for an Agentic-led world, where acting on risk faster than the market is mandatory
• Redefine SLA management as a strategic lever by adopting context-based tracking across shipper relationships to strengthen partnerships and protect financial performance
Salvatore DiDonato, Chief information officer, STG Logistics
Mahesh Rajasekharan, Chief Executive Officer, Cleo
• Prioritize high-value AI use cases by starting with demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and dynamic routing to deliver measurable ROI and reduce stockouts and excess inventory.
• Embed decision intelligence guardrails within S&OP processes through human-in-the-loop workflows, building in override rules, audit trails, and policy constraints to ensure safe autonomous decisions and prevent costly misallocations.
• Sequence adoption intelligently by moving from predictive analytics to prescriptive recommendations, then piloting agentic AI in constrained planning scenarios to scale automation without risk and compress planning cycle times.
Chinmay Bhatt, Head of Global Sales & Operations Planning - Philips
Prashant Gopalan, Director - System Modernization - Carpenter Technology
Moderator: Sheri Hinish, Founder & Host - Supply Chain Revolution
• How AI, real‑time operational visibility, and rising tariff pressure are reshaping logistics decisions, from replenishment and routing to cost‑to‑serve, in ways that directly influence freshness, availability, and the end‑customer experience.
• What it takes to build next‑generation resilience by using real‑time data to stabilise transportation performance, improve service reliability, and optimise flows without compromising speed, transparency, or customer expectations.
• Balancing optimisation with humanity: how data‑driven decisions around routes, stops, labour deployment, and service patterns reshape frontline roles, morale, and long‑term talent strategies across the logistics network.
Joshua McCave, Senior Supply Chain Officer - United States Intelligence Community
Sam Fellows, Vice President of Direct Store Delivery - Rich Products
Brian Stewart, Senior Director, Google Cloud Logistics - Google
Michael Rentz, Chief Revenue Officer - Gnosis Freight
Moderator: Sofia Rivas Hererra - Supply Chain Ambassador
Join all participating Chief Supply Chain Officers for an engaging, forward‑looking leadership discussion. The session begins with a 20‑minute panel conversation, exploring top priorities, pressures, and innovations shaping global supply chains today.
Following the panel, we open the floor for a 20‑minute “Ask Me Anything”, inviting the audience to step forward with questions, challenges, and insights. This is a unique opportunity for direct, candid dialogue with senior leaders at the forefront of supply chain transformation.
Chad Werkema, Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer - Motorola Solutions
Consolidate learnings, key takeaways, reflect on lessons learned and what you'll take back to the office tomorrow.
1) Humans Still Matter: Building a Workforce That Adopts AI
How are leaders redesigning roles, incentives, and career paths to drive real AI adoption without change fatigue or talent loss?
2) Future‑Fit Structures: The Rise of the COO and Agile Supply Chains
What does a future-fit organizational structure look like? How are supply chain leaders moving into broader strategic roles to deliver agility, speed, and efficiency in a volatile market?
3) Skills, Attraction, Retention: Winning the Talent War
What skills are required for the future workforce? How do you attract tech-savvy talent when competing with tech giants, and once you find those talents, how do you retain them?
4) The Silent Risk: Securing Supply Chains End‑to‑End
What practical cybersecurity and OT/IT governance belongs with Supply Chain leaders, and how do you protect execution systems without slowing operations?
This Reuters Editors’ Briefing examines how tariffs, trade policy, and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping global supply chains, not as episodic disruptions, but as durable features of the economic landscape.
Drawing on recent Reuters reporting, the session explores how companies, markets, and governments are responding to persistent uncertainty, rising compliance costs, and shifting regulatory expectations. Throughout the briefing, Reuters journalists will explain how they cover supply chains endtoend, from trade negotiations and regulatory signals to ontheground manufacturing and logistics impacts.
Reuters Senior Americas Trade Editor David Lawder
Reuters Corporate Regulation Reporter David Shepardson
Moderator: Reuters Chicago Bureau Chief Emily Schmall
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
• Translate AI investments into enterprise impact by orchestrating concurrent decisions across cost, service, risk, and inventory - enabling faster, aligned responses to volatility while closing the gap between insight and execution across the end-to-end value chain.
• Discover how leading companies are connecting planning, execution, and scenario management - embedding intelligence within operational workflows to drive coordinated, real-time decisions across supply, demand, and commercial functions.
• Establish an adaptive decisioning capability that unifies data, AI, and business context - empowering teams to focus on high-value exceptions, dynamically rebalance trade-offs, and continuously improve outcomes through real-time learning in an increasingly complex environment.
Razat Gaurav, CEO - Kinaxis
• Build connected, trusted data foundations and real‑time visibility to accelerate decision‑making across the enterprise, empowering teams to act on exceptions and strategic scenarios, not noise, while improving response speed, service protection, and margin performance across the end‑to‑end network.
• Design a phased automation and AI roadmap that unlocks efficiency, redeploys talent to higher‑value work, and delivers CFO‑ready ROI while strengthening resilience to disruptions such as tariffs, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical volatility.
• Modernize cost‑to‑serve and embed cost‑of‑resilience economics into network design, service‑level decisions, and customer‑promise alignment to protect margin, fund redundancy, and absorb volatility without over‑investing in fixed assets.
Chiara Giulia Laudani, Senior Vice President, Brand Value Chain - The Estée Lauder Companies
Padraig Keane, SVP and Head of Global Supply Chain - Bristol Myers Squibb
Carlos Barajas, VP Operations and E2E Supply Chain - LATAM - Newell Brands
Moderator: Deborah Dull, Founder - Circular Supply Chain Network
• Move beyond forecasts and lagging reports by applying real‑time sensor data and computer vision to deliver continuous, ground‑truth visibility into flow, constraints and emerging operational risks as they occur.
• See how applied AI is helping operators break entrenched bottlenecks, reduce variability and reclaim lost capacity by shifting from static optimisation models to adaptive, responsive orchestration across warehouses and factories.
• Learn how embedding intelligence directly into physical operations is improving safety, resilience and decision‑making speed, enabling more human‑centric performance while maintaining control at scale.
Vernon O'Donnell, CEO - Voxel
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & General Manager - Albertsons
• Establish joint planning and execution routines with suppliers and carriers, by aligning on shared S&OP touchpoints, QBRs, and escalation playbooks, to increase agility and transparency while reducing expediting and service risk.
• Share critical demand and supply signals across tiers, by securely exchanging governed data through clear standards and decision rights, to enable synchronized decision-making and reduce surprises across the network.
• Scale resilience through shared investment and risk-sharing with initiatives like regional hubs and pooled inventory to protect margin and continuity amid tariff and regulatory disruptions.
Raj Desai, Chief Supply Chain Officer - Fluor Corporation
Moderator: Mark Baxa, President - CSCMP
• Elevate strategic impact by shifting from task execution to AI‑enhanced decision orchestration, using predictive insights to guide planning, prioritisation, and resource allocation.
• Expand cross‑functional influence by moving from siloed problem‑solving to ecosystem leadership, coordinating across procurement, supply chain, finance, and operations to drive end‑to‑end transformation.
• Redefine day‑to‑day work through automation and workflow digitisation, enabling leaders to spend less time on manual reporting and more time on scenario modelling, change enablement, and shaping continuous transformation cycles.
Craig Jones, Chief Supply Chain Officer - On
Samuel Frei, Director Supply Chain - On
Moderator: Reuters Corporate Regulation Reporter David Shepardson
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
• Assess where autonomous trucking creates near-term value by understanding today’s deployment realities and integration constraints to achieve predictable capacity without compromising safety or service
• Build a commercially viable path to scale by aligning Physical AI capabilities with freight network design, partner readiness, and customer expectations to achieve higher asset utilization and return on investment
• Position your organisation for early-mover advantage by identifying the operational, contractual, and ecosystem decisions required now to achieve faster adoption with managed risk
Lior Ron, COO - Waabi
Join all participating Chief Supply Chain Officers for an engaging, forward‑looking leadership discussion. The session begins with a 20‑minute panel conversation, exploring top priorities, pressures, and innovations shaping global supply chains today.
Following the panel, we open the floor for a 20‑minute “Ask Me Anything”, inviting the audience to step forward with questions, challenges, and insights. This is a unique opportunity for direct, candid dialogue with senior leaders at the forefront of supply chain transformation.
Chad Werkema, Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer - Motorola Solutions
Planning for 2026–2028: Building adaptive and margin resilient supply chains for an uncertain future
• Build resilient inventory positioning strategies by evaluating procurement timing against multiple disruption scenarios, including geopolitical shocks, extreme weather events, port closures, and supplier failures, to balance cost certainty with capital flexibility.
• Quantify financial exposure across diverse risk scenarios by modeling P&L impacts of supply interruptions, demand volatility, and cost fluctuations to inform executive decision-making.
• Develop dynamic sourcing and stocking strategies by distributing risk across your supplier base and distribution network to enable rapid pivots as conditions change without locking in irreversible positions in a tense trade environment.
Chad Werkema, Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer - Motorola Solutions
Jonathan Rodammer, Senior Vice President, Head of North America Operations - Kenvue
Heather Lane, Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy & Systems - Ulta Beauty
Sean Cassidy, Advisory Managing Director, Supply Chain - KPMG
Moderator: Mary Kate Love, President - Supply Chain Now
Brewing a Better Plan: How Molson Coors Is Unifying IBP Across Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial
• Why Molson Coors moved beyond traditional S&OP, connecting Revenue Growth Management, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, and Financial Planning into a single live view of demand, margin, and supply constraints
• From manual approvals and Excel-based forecasts to automated planning workflows: the operational and cultural transformation required to make IBP stick across a global, multi-regional business
• What good looks like at scale, tracking forecast accuracy gains, touchless planning rates, and promo ROI as leading indicators of IBP maturity, and what's next on the journey
Peer Steffensen, VP and General Manager - o9 Solutions
Solomon Tesfai, Vice President - Integrated Business Planning - Molson Coors Beverage Company
• Develop investment criteria by assessing solution maturity, vendor capabilities, and organizational readiness to choose build vs. buy decisions that deliver measurable value in a market where promises often outpace outcomes.
• Build credibility for AI-assisted decisions by establishing transparent performance metrics and governance while building analytical literacy to interpret algorithmic outputs and translate them into sound business decisions that leaders can trust and fund.
• Design balanced decision‑intelligence portfolios by integrating data engineering, predictive analytics, and prescriptive optimisation, while enabling democratised analytics access for planning teams to shorten the insight‑to‑action cycle, without compromising fiscal discipline.
Kristen Daihes, SVP Global Supply & TLT Analytics, Digital & Data - Mars
Mani Janakiram, Vice President, IT Supply Chain - Honeywell Aerospace
Pawan Joshi, Chief Strategy Officer - e2open
Moderator: Sheri Hinish, Founder & Host - Supply Chain Revolution
• Improve forecast accuracy by implementing sophisticated algorithmic approaches that synthesize diverse signal sources, including market indicators, operational metrics, external factors, to reduce prediction error compared to conventional statistical methods.
• Design intelligent data ingestion frameworks by automating the capture and processing of internal and external signals to create coherent predictive models that adapt as patterns shift.
• Implement segmentation architectures by matching forecasting methodology to product characteristics to automate routine decisions while preserving analyst capacity for high-value judgment calls.
• Break down silos with integrated business planning by aligning commercial, finance, and supply chain leaders around shared assumptions, enabling faster trade‑off decisions between P&L accountability, service levels, and operational execution.
• Accelerate decision‑making velocity through continuous, scenario‑driven planning by replacing episodic planning cycles with real‑time modeling that allows leaders to test demand shifts, supply responses, and network constraints before committing resources.
• Compress end‑to‑end planning timelines by automating data consolidation, scenario analysis, and performance tracking, freeing leadership from coordination overhead and allowing focus on strategic choices rather than administrative alignment.
Umakanth Nair, Director - Manufacturing and Supply Chain Readiness - Eaton Electrical America
Kris King, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain - PetSmart
Moderator: Deborah Dull, Founder - Circular Supply Chain Network
• Eliminate the “fixed” capacity trap by replacing long term, static footprints with elastic operating models to remove 20–30% off peak underutilization, eliminate dead air costs, and protect service levels during 3× demand surges without hitting warehouse capacity ceilings.
• Design a resilient hybrid network by balancing core fixed capacity with a flexible layer of operationally adjustable nodes that acts as a “capacity valve,” enabling organizations to absorb volatility such as seasonal peaks, tariffs, and macro disruption without the 2-3 year commitment of a traditional lease while scaling space and labor in weeks, not months, to sustain 99%+ service levels.
• Bridge the planning execution gap by shifting to dynamic, asset light operations that mirror spot freight responsiveness, enabling inventory to move up to 50% closer to customers and improving throughput reliability and execution resilience in an unpredictable global market where lead times and demand signals change daily.
Karl Siebrecht, Co-founder & CEO - Flexe
• Prioritize high-value AI use cases by starting with demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and dynamic routing to deliver measurable ROI and reduce stockouts and excess inventory.
• Embed decision intelligence guardrails within S&OP processes through human-in-the-loop workflows, building in override rules, audit trails, and policy constraints to ensure safe autonomous decisions and prevent costly misallocations.
• Sequence adoption intelligently by moving from predictive analytics to prescriptive recommendations, then piloting agentic AI in constrained planning scenarios to scale automation without risk and compress planning cycle times.
Chinmay Bhatt, Head of Global Sales & Operations Planning - Philips
Prashant Gopalan, Director - System Modernization - Carpenter Technology
Moderator: Sheri Hinish, Founder & Host - Supply Chain Revolution
Network Design for 2026-2028 Roadmap: Building resilient, automated, and customer-centric logistics ecosystems
• Select strategic locations for 2026 by factoring in urban demand clusters, sustainability mandates, tariffs, and energy grid reliability to futureproof your network.
• Implement nearshoring and multi-node strategies by rebalancing global networks with “in US for US” approaches and orchestrating cross-border flows to optimize inventory positioning and resilience.
• Optimise network performance by redesigning your footprint around demand density, cross‑border flow patterns, service‑level expectations, and total landed cost - ensuring every node in the network is engineered for speed, resilience, and cost‑to‑serve efficiency.
Jennifer Kobus, DVP, Global Supply Chain - REI
Scott Steeves, Vice President, Logistics - Mondelez International
Janis Williams, Acting Chief Operating Officer - Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority
Moderator: Rosemary Coates, Executive Director - Reshoring Institute
• Build a connected, robotics-enabled fulfillment ecosystem by integrating automation with the Infios WMS to create real-time operational visibility, standardized workflows, and a centralized distribution technology hub - empowering teams to manage exceptions, improve throughput, and scale confidently within a 1M+ sq. ft. Network.
• Design and execute a phased automation roadmap that doubles productivity, reduces associate walking by 82%, and cuts training time from weeks to a single day - unlocking measurable labor efficiency, accelerating speed-to-value, and delivering ROI without disrupting live operations.
• Modernize fulfillment operations through end-to-end workflow redesign that aligns robotics, systems, and people - improving workforce experience, increasing SKU velocity performance, and future-proofing new and existing facilities against growth, labor volatility, and rising service expectations.
Matthew Hardenberg, VP of Distribution - Ariat International
Carl Oreback, Director Robotic Engineering Center of Excellence - Infios
• Deploy AI agents for decision support to accelerate routing, exception management, and workflow automation by integrating governed, clean data pipelines.
• Introduce human-in-the-loop AI designs to increase adoption and safety by pairing automation with expert oversight and escalation paths.
• Upskill operations teams to drive responsible AI usage by investing in applied analytics training, change management, and safety culture.
Gregory Javor, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Operations - Mattel
Sabrina Carr, VP Logistics - The Clorox Company
Ken Ogada, Executive Director & Head of Americas Distribution - AstraZeneca
Blake Tablak, CEO - Trax Technologies
Moderator: Ninaad Acharya - eCom Logistics Podcast
• Design supply chains for short, high intensity global demand peaks by planning for extreme visibility, compressed sell through windows, and zero margin for launch failure.
• Balance innovation, scale, and execution risk by integrating manufacturing and quality governance earlier in the product creation lifecycle to protect on time delivery.
• Lead through volatility by using disciplined operating cadences, consistent metrics, and targeted mitigation levers to maintain launch integrity under pressure.
Erika Swan, VP Supply Chain - Nike
• Optimize space, utilization, and throughput while reducing cost per unit by redesigning slotting, flow paths, and storage strategies, and by selectively deploying automation such as AS/RS, robotics, and goods to person systems to unlock capacity within existing footprints.
• Embed safety first design principles to lower injury rates and operational risk by integrating engineered controls, clear zoning, ergonomic standards, and automation technologies that remove humans from high risk tasks and reduce repetitive manual handling.
• Enhance peak readiness and resilience by combining simulation and digital twins with flexible labor models, smart WMS
Jamie Johnson, Vice President, Distribution Light Duty - Dorman Products
Ursala Fisher, VP of Vendor Relations & Contracting, Neste Nespresso
Mohamed Taha, Director, Logistics & Supply Network Operations - P&G
Moderator: Douglas Kent, EVP - SCIA
• Shift from reactive to predictive operations by implementing real-time SLA monitoring and cross-partner visibility to anticipate disruptions before they impact performance
• Turning AI into a competitive differentiator by embedding intelligence into decision-making and preparing for an Agentic-led world, where acting on risk faster than the market is mandatory
• Redefine SLA management as a strategic lever by adopting context-based tracking across shipper relationships to strengthen partnerships and protect financial performance
Salvatore DiDonato, Chief information officer, STG Logistics
Mahesh Rajasekharan, Chief Executive Officer, Cleo
• How AI, real‑time operational visibility, and rising tariff pressure are reshaping logistics decisions, from replenishment and routing to cost‑to‑serve, in ways that directly influence freshness, availability, and the end‑customer experience.
• What it takes to build next‑generation resilience by using real‑time data to stabilise transportation performance, improve service reliability, and optimise flows without compromising speed, transparency, or customer expectations.
• Balancing optimisation with humanity: how data‑driven decisions around routes, stops, labour deployment, and service patterns reshape frontline roles, morale, and long‑term talent strategies across the logistics network.
Joshua McCave, Senior Supply Chain Officer - United States Intelligence Community
Sam Fellows, Vice President of Direct Store Delivery - Rich Products
Brian Stewart, Senior Director, Google Cloud Logistics - Google
Michael Rentz, Chief Revenue Officer - Gnosis Freight
Moderator: Sofia Rivas Hererra - Supply Chain Ambassador
Registration and breakfast open from 7:30am, followed by facilitated networking from 8:15–8:45am.
This session is designed to support efficient, high‑value peer connections through a series of light‑touch formats, including:
• Optional 1:1 peer connects based on shared challenges
• Curated conversation stations
• 'Find someone who' networking game where you grab a persona pin, swap stickers and stories, meet new people
Use the break to engage or recharge. Options include:
• Pre‑matched 1‑to‑1 meetings with solution providers, aligned to your specific challenges and strategic priorities
• Relationship‑building conversation stations for focused, peer to peer discussions
• Curated exhibition tours highlighting relevant innovations, led with insight rather than sales
• Dedicated zones to take calls, manage messages, or step back and recharge
In this workshop, we explore the transformative journey toward autonomous supply chains, where artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies enable self-managing, predictive, and adaptive supply chain operations. Learn how AI-driven solutions are revolutionizing traditional supply chains by moving from reactive to proactive decision-making, ultimately achieving autonomous operations that can self-optimize and respond to disruptions in real-time.
• Current State of Supply Chain Automation: Evolution from manual processes to intelligent automation and the role of AI in modern supply chain orchestration
• AI Technologies Transforming Operations: AI and ML for supply chain orchestration, predictive analytics for risk management, and automated outlier detection in supply chain data
• Autonomous Decision-Making Capabilities: Real-time supply chain insights, exception handling, and AI-powered scenario planning for disruption management
Speakers:
Bill Welch, Pricipal Solutions Engineer - SAP
Stan Huynh, Director, Supply Chain Advisory - SAP
Stop Reacting to the Past: How supply chain leaders are moving from firefighting to forward visibility - by Ikigai
Your planning systems weren't built for today's volatility. They were built to explain the past. If your team is spending 40–60% of its time manually reconciling signals, chasing gaps, and replanning after the fact - you're not alone. This is the Reaction Gap, and for most organizations it spans weeks.
This session is built for senior supply chain leaders who are looking to move from reactive planning to genuine forward visibility - without ripping out your existing ERP or planning stack.
What to expect:
• Firsthand perspective from Gayatri Narayan, President of Technology at Builders FirstSource, on leading enterprise-scale planning transformation
• A small-group exercise to diagnose where the Reaction Gap is hitting your organization hardest
• A concrete framework and peer discussion to help you identify your next move
• AI-native planning tools applied to real disruption scenarios
Speakers:
Vinayak Ramesh, CCO - Ikigai
Gayatri Narayan, President of Technology - Builders FirstSource
In this workshop, we examine what it takes to move beyond reactive supply chain management and build operations capable of absorbing and adapting to constant disruption. Through open discussion and real-world examples, participants will explore the strategies, capabilities, and technologies helping leading organizations convert volatility from a threat into a competitive advantage.
The New Disruption Reality: Why traditional supply chain models are no longer sufficient, and how the nature of volatility - geopolitical, climatic, demand-driven - has permanently raised the bar for resilience
Visibility as a Foundation for Resilience: The role of end-to-end network visibility in detecting risk early, managing supplier complexity, and preventing disruptions from cascading across tiers
From Reactive to Adaptive Operations: Practical frameworks and intelligent technologies enabling supply chains to sense disruption signals, coordinate responses, and execute decisions at speed
To ensure you get the best possible opportunity to meet as many executives as possible, we have introduced dedicated meeting and networking time for you to connect with industry leaders without missing a second of the insights and learnings on stage
Elevate and expand your network through specific networking activities:
• Onsite Concierge Meeting Service
• Relationship Building Sessions
• Exhibition Tours
Consolidate learnings, key takeaways, reflect on lessons learned:
1) S&OP in Real Time: When Consensus Can’t Wait
How are companies evolving S&OP/IBP into faster, always‑on decisioning while keeping Finance and Operations aligned on tradeoffs?
2) Forecasting Beyond the Hype: Proving Real AI Lift
Which AI forecasting and inventory optimization use cases are delivering measurable results, and how do you prevent model drift and planner distrust?
3) Pricing Resilience: Making Risk a CFO‑Fundable Line Item
How are you translating cost-to-serve and “cost-of-resilience” tradeoffs into granular, SKU‑level insights that Finance will actually approve and fund?
4) Data Before AI: Closing the Governance Gap
What governance models, decision cadences, and data foundations are required to scale AI beyond pilots and ensure teams act on the right exceptions, not dashboards?
5) Buy, Build, or Bust: Choosing the Right AI Path
What criteria truly separate scalable AI investments from proof‑of‑concept dead ends, and how do you decide what belongs in-house versus with vendors?
Consolidate learnings, key takeaways, reflect on lessons learned:
1)Trade Wars to Tripwires: Managing Compliance Without Paralysis
How are supply chain leaders building flexible compliance guardrails that reduce legal and reputational risk without slowing the business in the face of tariffs, sanctions, and shifting trade policy?
2) Nodes, Not Noise: Designing a Network That Survives Volatility
How are you deciding where to add, move, or consolidate nodes for 2026–2028, balancing resilience, cost, and service without overbuilding capacity?
3) Agentic AI Without Regret: Safe Autonomy in Action
Where does agentic AI actually belong today, and what guardrails, audit trails, and override rules are needed to prevent costly or non‑compliant decisions?
4) One Call Resolution: Fixing Order‑to‑Promise for Good
How are organizations using AI to connect inventory, production, and logistics data to eliminate manual order work and give customers fast, accurate answers?
5) From Visibility to Action: Making Control Towers Pay Off
How are leaders turning control towers and digital twins into exception‑driven execution engines rather than passive monitoring tools?
An intimate, invitation‑only dinner hosted by Reuters Events, in partnership with Omnifold.
An evening of insightful discussion and peer exchange, set within an exceptional dining experience. This private gathering is designed to foster meaningful conversations around shared challenges, emerging priorities, and practical perspectives shaping the future of supply chains.
Attendance is limited and by invitation only - contact aneta.tumova@thomsonreuters.com
An invitation‑only rooftop drinks reception hosted by Infor, bringing together a senior leaders in a relaxed evening setting. Unwind and continue conversations from the day while taking in views across the Chicago skyline, offering space for informal discussion away from the main programme.
Attendance is limited and by invitation only - contact abigail.blackwell@thomsonreuters.com
Scaling Intelligent Distribution: Kimberly-Clark’s Journey to Automated, Adaptive Warehousing - by Blue Yonder
Join Kimberly-Clark as they share how their distribution network is evolving to support increasing scale, complexity, and service expectations. With a long-standing partnership with Blue Yonder, Kimberly-Clark has continued to advance its warehouse and transportation capabilities to enable more connected, efficient execution across the enterprise.
In this session, Kimberly-Clark will discuss how their distribution centers are H19 toward higher levels of automation, integrating robotics and material handling systems to improve throughput and consistency. A key focus will be how they manage and coordinate these automated environments to ensure operations run effectively across different sites and requirements.
The conversation will highlight lessons learned in building flexible, scalable operations, where automation and system-driven processes work together to support day-to-day execution and long-term growth. As part of a broader investment in manufacturing and distribution, Kimberly-Clark is continuing to evolve how physical operations and system capabilities come together to support a more responsive and resilient supply chain.
Key Takeaways from Session
• How Kimberly-Clark leverages the Blue Yonder Warehouse Management Solution (WMS) as the foundation for operating automated distribution centers
• Why automation requires a strong WMS to coordinate and control execution at scale
• How Blue Yonder WMS enables consistent, reliable performance across a complex, multi-site network
• Lessons learned in using Blue Yonder WMS to adapt operations to different facility and customer requirements
Speakers:
Danielle Goodman, Distribution Manager - Kimberly Clark
Eric Payton, Director NA PreSales - Blue Yonder
AI is everywhere, yet for many supply chain teams, the gap between "cool technology" and "meaningful planning impact" is a significant hurdle. In this interactive workshop, we move beyond the hype to share use cases, real world lessons and the frameworks required to turn AI concepts into reality. Come prepared to share your thoughts, ask questions and learn from those around you.
Be a part of the conversation:
• High-Impact Use Cases: Identifying the specific planning challenges—such as SKU complexity and volatility—where AI delivers the highest ROI.
• Adoption Frameworks: How to navigate the transition from experimental AI pilots to scalable, value-driving planning tools.
The Human-in-the-Loop Model: Strategies for integrating agentic AI alongside planners to enhance decision-making rather than replacing it.
• What Your Peers Think: Join Stephen Kotleba, Director of Planning and Inventory at Visual Comfort & Co. as he shares their planning technology journey and insights.
Zac Nemitz, Director of Global Product Strategy, John Galt Solutions
Justin Siefert, Chief Marketing Officer, John Galt Solutions
Stephen Kotleba, Director of Planning and Inventory, Visual Comfort & Co.
Consolidate learnings, key takeaways, reflect on lessons learned and what you'll take back to the office tomorrow.
1) Humans Still Matter: Building a Workforce That Adopts AI
How are leaders redesigning roles, incentives, and career paths to drive real AI adoption without change fatigue or talent loss?
2) Future‑Fit Structures: The Rise of the COO and Agile Supply Chains
What does a future-fit organizational structure look like? How are supply chain leaders moving into broader strategic roles to deliver agility, speed, and efficiency in a volatile market?
3) Skills, Attraction, Retention: Winning the Talent War
What skills are required for the future workforce? How do you attract tech-savvy talent when competing with tech giants, and once you find those talents, how do you retain them?
4) The Silent Risk: Securing Supply Chains End‑to‑End
What practical cybersecurity and OT/IT governance belongs with Supply Chain leaders, and how do you protect execution systems without slowing operations?
