The Supply Chain Imperative: Resilience, AI & Leadership in a Fragmented World
Opening Keynote
Zone: Mancy
As global supply chains continue to navigate a period of prolonged volatility — from geopolitical realignments and trade fragmentation to accelerating technological disruption — CSCOs are increasingly taking centre stage in shaping their organisations' strategic direction.
Key Takeaways:
Vision for the "next-generation" global supply chain
Board-level influence and leadership evolution
Integrated ecosystems: ESG, digital, agility
Real examples from global organisations
09:45 – 09:55Break
09:55 – 10:251-1 Meeting Slot
1-1 Meeting Slot 1
Zone: Avize + Morangis
10:25 – 10:35Break
10:35 – 11:05AI & Digital Transformation
Generative AI for Global Supply Chains: Hype vs. Value
Presentation
Zone: Mancy
Generative AI is one of the most talked-about technologies of the decade — but how much of the discussion translates into actual value for global supply chains?
Key Takeaways:
Practical GenAI use cases in forecasting and planning
Governance and model evaluation
Real-world implementation metrics
10:35 – 11:05Supply Chain Planning
Designing a Demand-Driven Planning Organisation
Presentation
Zone: Reims
Planning excellence in the modern era demands more than accurate forecasts — it requires adaptive, consumption-led structures.
Key Takeaways:
From forecast-led to consumption-driven
Planning as a capability, not just a function
Talent and tech enablement
10:35 – 11:05AI & Digital Transformation
Unlocking Supply Chain Resilience and Efficiency with AI
Presentation
Zone: Chalon
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming supply chains, enabling organizations to move beyond reactive management to proactive, data-driven decision-making.
Speaker TBC
RELEX Solutions
10:35 – 11:05Procurement
Driving Innovation and Organisational Growth Through Strategic Procurement Leadership
Roundtable
Zone: St. Julien
As organisations face mounting pressure to innovate, decarbonise, and deliver value beyond cost savings, procurement leaders are being called to the forefront of strategic transformation.
Key Takeaways:
Reframing Procurement’s Role: How can procurement shift from a transactional function to a strategic driver of innovation and organisational growth?
Building Innovative Supplier Ecosystems: What are the best practices for fostering collaboration and co-innovation with suppliers and startups?
Embedding ESG Into Leadership Strategy: How are leading organisations integrating sustainability and ethics into sourcing, decision-making, and performance measurement?
Measuring “Value Beyond Savings”: What KPIs and benchmarking tools can capture innovation, sustainability, and cultural impact?
Future-Ready Procurement Leadership: What leadership mindsets, skills, and capabilities will define the next generation of procurement excellence?
Rob Pocock
Alliance
11:05 – 11:15Break
11:15 – 11:451-1 Meeting Slot
1-1 Meeting Slot 2
Zone: Avize + Morangis
11:45 – 11:55Break
11:55 – 12:25AI & Digital Transformation
Control Towers & Digital Twins
Presentation
Zone: Reims
Control towers and digital twins are no longer experimental technologies — they're becoming the backbone of intelligent decision-making.
Key Takeaways:
System architecture for responsiveness
Predictive alerting, exception handling
Live case from a global FMCG brand
11:55 – 12:25Supply Chain Planning
Topic TBC
Presentation
Zone: Chalon
Speaker TBC
FuturMaster
11:55 – 12:25AI & Digital Transformation
The Al Disruption: What It Means for Procurement and Supply Chain Talent
Presentation
Zone: St. Julien
Supply chains are the backbone of any business, but what happens when AI starts to reconfigure that backbone?
Key Takeaways:
Death of Legacy Skills
AI as a Talent Disruptor, Not Just an Enabler
Human vs. Machine: Who Controls the Supply Chain?
Talent Adaptation or Extinction?
Ville Parkkinen
OpenText
11:55 – 12:25Supply Chain Planning
Inventory Optimisation in a Post-COVID World
Roundtable
Zone: St. Julien
Inventory management is undergoing a paradigm shift. Traditional 'one-size-fits-all' replenishment models are giving way to highly segmented approaches.
Key Takeaways:
Differentiated stock policies by channel
AI-augmented inventory management
Case study: balancing service and cost
Stuart Bailey
Monster Energy
12:25 – 12:35Break
12:35 – 13:051-1 Meeting Slot
1-1 Meeting Slot 3
Zone: Avize + Morangis
13:05 – 14:00Networking
Networking Lunch
Zone: Business Foyer
13:30 – 14:00AI & Digital Transformation
Decision Velocity : Automating and Increasing the clock speed of Supply Chain Decisions
Roundtable
Zone: St. Julien
AI-driven tools are transforming supply chain operations by enabling demand planning with minimal human intervention, refining forecasts through real-time demand sensing, and adapting strategies across product lifecycles to reduce losses and excess inventory.
Key Takeaways:
From Human Bias to AI-Driven Forecasts
Inventory Resilience in Real Time
The Evolution of the Digital Control Tower
Reducing Cognitive Load through Automation
Building Trust in AI-Driven Decisions
Niveth Sagayaraj
GSK
14:00 – 14:30AI & Digital Transformation
Supply Chain Transformation – The Recipes for Success and the Key Ingredients to Consider
Presentation
Zone: Mancy
In today’s fast-changing landscape, transforming your supply chain is easy in concept but challenge to deliver in practice.
Key Takeaways:
Avoiding Supply Chain strategies providing theoretical solutions to non-existent opportunities.
Gaining business commitment and engagement to change.
The concept of the Supply Chain ecosystem and how capabilities can become supercharged to maximise value delivery.
The criticality of agility in a Supply Chain transformation and the ingredients to unlock this.
Preventing business pressures paralysing Supply Chain transformation programmes.
Ben Kelly
DS Smith
14:00 – 14:30Supply Chain Planning
Synchronised Planning Across S&OP, Logistics & Procurement
Presentation
Zone: Reims
Integrated business planning often stumbles when functions remain siloed.
Key Takeaways:
One-plan architecture
Demand-supply-finance convergence
KPI alignment
14:00 – 14:30Procurement
A New Future in Logistics Procurement
Presentation
Zone: St. Julien
Segun Abati
BAT
14:00 – 14:30Leadership & Innovation
What Keeps CSCOs Up at Night?
Roundtable
Zone: St. Julien
Talent crises, geopolitical chaos, digital acceleration — this exclusive forum invites CSCOs to discuss their biggest leadership headaches.
Key Takeaways:
Top strategic concerns 2026
Talent, succession, burnout
Capability building priorities
14:30 – 14:40Break
14:40 – 15:101-1 Meeting Slot
1-1 Meeting Slot 4
Zone: Avize + Morangis
15:10 – 15:15Break
15:15 – 15:45Supply Chain Planning
Forecasting Under Pressure: Scenario Planning Tools
Presentation
Zone: Reims
In an era where volatility is constant, static forecasting no longer suffices.
Key Takeaways:
Dynamic simulation tools and stress-testing
Demand shaping vs. prediction
Aligning risk and opportunity in forecasting
Speaker TBC
Blue Yonder
15:15 – 15:45Leadership & Innovation
Driving Resilience and Inclusion: Bridging Strategy to Operational Excellence in EMEA Supply Chains
Presentation
Zone: Mancy
In today’s fast-evolving supply chain landscape, success requires more than just robust processes. It demands inclusive leadership, strategic alignment and agile execution.
Key Takeaways:
Driving inclusive leadership to build diverse, empowered supply chain teams that enhance decision-making and innovation.
Translating strategy into operational planning by aligning cross-functional teams across EMEA to deliver consistent, market-responsive supply chain execution.
Building resilient supply networks through adaptive planning and effective change management to navigate disruption and sustain performance.
Sophie Taylor
Spectrum Brands
15:15 – 15:45Logistics & Fulfilment
The Logistics Resilience Playbook
Presentation
Zone: Chalon
From Brexit to Suez, extreme weather to geopolitical unrest — the logistics function is under relentless stress.
Key Takeaways:
Resilience metrics and dashboards
Real-time logistics visibility
Distribution risk modelling
15:15 – 15:45Procurement
Breaking Silos: Procurement, Planning & Logistics Unite
Roundtable
Zone: St. Julien
In today’s volatile, fast-moving markets, functional silos are a silent killer of agility, efficiency, and value creation. Join senior leaders from procurement, planning, and logistics for a high-impact roundtable designed to break down barriers and build a more unified supply chain.
Key Takeaways:
Aligned Metrics & Planning Cycles: Drive transparency and faster decision-making.
Unified Tech Stacks: Integrate systems for better visibility and results.
Milind Tailor
Diebold Nixdorf
15:45 – 15:55Break
15:55 – 16:251-1 Meeting Slot
1-1 Meeting Slot 5
Zone: Avize + Morangis
16:25 – 16:35Break
16:35 – 17:05Leadership & Innovation
Supply Chain 2040 – How Do We Reinvent the Future Together
Presentation
Zone: Mancy
Supply chain needs re-invention. How do we ensure that we manage the here and now, that is what supply chain leaders are really are good at, Whilst taking time to think about re-invention? How might the world change in 2040?
Key Takeaways:
How to think like a futurist – The key is how can you be great at managing complex operations and paying attention to the detail whilst building a bold and transformational vision.
What are the key dynamics impacting the future of supply chains.
What are some ’weak signals’ of the future which is here today. some case studies.
How to continue to operate on being incrementally better but also Re-invent.
Build together a better more sustainable supply chain for the world in 2040 – how do we build it together. Can UK lead??
Bart Derde
Former Haleon
16:35 – 17:05AI & Digital Transformation
AI-Powered S&OP: The Next Frontier in Predictive & Integrated Planning
Presentation
Zone: St. Julien
The traditional S&OP cycle is evolving into a continuous, AI-enhanced orchestration model that aligns demand, supply, and financial planning in near real-time. This session explores how AI-driven forecasting, demand sensing, and simulation tools are transforming how planning teams operate — from monthly meetings to daily decisions.
Key Takeaways:
Talent upskilling and internal academies
DEI in leadership pipelines
Workforce planning in a volatile world
16:35 – 17:05Logistics & Fulfilment
Building Resilient Logistics Networks in an Inflationary World
Presentation
Zone: Chalon
Economic headwinds such as inflation and rising costs place unprecedented pressure on supply chains. Yet these same challenges create an opportunity to rethink how logistics networks are designed and operated.
Key Takeaways:
How inflationary pressures can accelerate logistics innovation.
The combined role of automation, digitalisation, and continuous improvement in strengthening fulfilment and logistics operations.
Strategies for aligning operational initiatives with customer commitments to achieve cost efficiency, service reliability, and resilience.
16:35 – 17:05Supply Chain Planning
Performance metrics that matter: moving beyond traditional KPIs
Roundtable
Zone: St. Julien
Traditional supply chain KPIs such as cost, order accuracy, and forecast error no longer tell the full story. In this session, we explore the evolution of performance measurement – moving toward smarter, more strategic metrics that reflect agility, resilience, sustainability, and digital maturity. Learn what to measure, how to measure it, and why rethinking KPIs is essential for thriving in today’s volatile environment.
Key Takeaways:
Why traditional KPIs fall short – e.g. why order accuracy, forecast error and cost endure but fail to measure agility, sustainability, responsiveness.
Advanced performance attributes from frameworks like SCOR (plan cycle time, agility, innovation rate, digital twin predictive accuracy, customer-critical success metrics)
Real‑world metrics to adopt – like demand-sensing lead time, perfect-order-in-full (POIF), carbon intensity per unit delivered, supplier resilience scores, or time-to-decision in digital control towers.
How to build a modern scorecard – incorporating cross‑functional alignment, sustainability outcomes, predictive versus historical metrics, and data-driven continuous improvement connection to SCOR best practice
Andrew Leon
Medtronic
17:05 – 17:10Break
17:10 – 18:00Leadership & Innovation
Leadership in the Balance: Reshaping the Future of Global Supply Chains
Closing Keynote
Zone: Mancy
This high-energy closing panel brings together visionary executives to debate the defining forces reshaping global supply chains.
Key Takeaways:
Defining strategic resilience in a fractured world