All 2026 Conference Sessions

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 dives deep into key topics for supply chain planning to help you address your organization’s mission-critical challenges.

Plan With Insight. Deliver With Impact.

In a rapidly evolving landscape, supply chain planning leaders must seize the moment. Join us to build future-ready teams, advance AI-driven and digital planning, elevate performance, and drive lasting agility and impact. The time to act is now.

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Monday, November 02, 2026

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM MST

Gartner Opening Keynote
Ingrid Gonzalez McCarthy, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Hear Gartner’s unique “big picture” insights that will shape how you think about your most critical priorities. Spark strategic discussions with your peers throughout the conference, and your colleagues throughout the year. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM MST

2026 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies
Eva Dawkins, Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this session to review Gartner’s 2026 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies. In this session, we highlight new entrants, exits and fast movers. Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM MST

Ask the Analyst: How to Build a Powerful Business Case for SCP
Koonal Pandya, Director Analyst, Gartner
In this session supply chain planning leaders will get practical guidance on what truly strengthens an SCP business case and how to position value in a way that resonates with executive stakeholders. This interactive Ask-the-Expert session gives attendees the freedom to explore their toughest questions, challenge assumptions, and gain clarity on what drives approval and investment. Leaders walk away with inspiration for sharper arguments, stronger narratives, and greater confidence in securing support for their planning initiatives. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST

M&OP: A New Model for Retail Planning Beyond Traditional S&OP
Tessa Mahon, Director Analyst, Gartner
Traditional S&OP no longer fits retail. Merchandise and operations planning connects merchant vision, financial targets and operational capacity in one integrated rhythm. M&OP shifts planning from a supply chain exercise to a cross-functional decision process to align assortment choices, cost to serve, network constraints and investment decisions. CSCOs can use M&OP to reduce inventory distortion, improve margin and create a predictable and transparent planning environment. Learn practical ways for shifting governance, roles and decision rights to make planning a shared enterprise responsibility. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST

Productivity Gains From AI Initiatives: Myth vs. Reality
Noha Samara, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI is reshaping productivity expectations in supply chain planning. This research exposes the myths of instant gains and reveals the real, strategic steps needed to achieve lasting productivity improvements with AI. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM MST

Roundtable: Perfect Forecasts, Perfectly Wrong: When Monthly Plans Meet Weekly Reality
Marko Pukkila, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
Many organizations chase higher forecast accuracy, only to see their factories overreact when high-level monthly buckets collide with granular weekly master schedules. We explore how misaligned planning cadences and poorly managed forecast-consumption windows create phantom demand spikes, driving costly changeovers, emergency runs and inventory build-ups. Learn to leverage integrated S&OP to validate demand spikes, address phantom demand and unconsumed forecast, and engage leadership on response decisions impacting P&L. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST

The Rise of the End-to-End Planner: Evolving Roles and Competencies for an AI-Driven World
Cristina Carvallo, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
This session will explore how supply chain planning roles are changing with the advancements of technology and the competencies required. Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST

When Technology Isn’t Enough: Embedding Change Management to Accelerate Planning Transformation
Beth Moller, Director Analyst, Gartner
Modern planning tools change skills and decision rights, but many organizations focus on deploying tech over workforce prep, causing slow adoption, resistance or lost value. Embedding change management in transformation efforts closes adoption gaps. We show how to define and communicate clear strategic objectives, prepare frontline managers to support new behaviors and use change metrics like adoption to accelerate planning maturity. Get clarity on the common obstacles that inhibit transformation and ways to remove them for sustainable business impact. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST

Workshop: From Dashboards to Decisions — Use Data Storytelling to Engage Decision Makers
Lorraine Gavin, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
You have 10,000 dashboards but can't drive any decisions. More data and more dashboards are not the answer! Attend this session to accelerate from dashboards to decisions and use data storytelling to transform data from a conversation starter to a story that drives outcomes. ... Show More Show Less

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“Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit provided excellent insights into the latest planning trends and technologies. The mix of [insights], case studies and analyst one-on-one sessions offered real value and actionable take-aways.”

Artem Movchan
Head of Supply Chain Planning, Autodoc

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