Sunday, November 01, 2026 / 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
Aurora 1
Registration and Information hours for the day.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM MST
Aurora A
Join other attendees for breakfast before the day's sessions. Please click [here](https://css-cf-pbl.emt.aws.gartner.com/events/sccp26/assets/15827568_15827568.pdf) to review our breakfast menu.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 6:15 PM MST
Adams Ballroom Prefunction
Discover cutting-edge tools, diagnostics and actionable resources at the Gartner Showcase. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our business and technology insights platform and learn how Gartner's leading tools like Supply Chain Score, Executive Fast Start, and Accelerators can help you make faster, smarter decisions on your mission-critical priorities.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM MST
Aurora A
Welcome to the conference! Start making new connections right away with your industry peers at this informal networking breakfast. Tables will be arranged by industry-- select yours and join the conversation! (Please note that space is limited, and participation will be first come, first served.) Industries: Aerospace & Defense Consumer Goods Food & Beverage Healthcare High Tech Industrials & Equipment Life Sciences Retail Chemicals, Oil & Gas Multi-Industry Networking Please click [here](https://css-cf-pbl.emt.aws.gartner.com/events/sccp26/assets/15827568_15827568.pdf) to review our breakfast menu.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM MST
Aurora 1
Registration and Information hours for the day.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM MST
Adams Ballroom
Volatility is no longer a temporary disruption—it is structural. As business accelerates and technology outpaces our ability to adapt, organizations continue to pour investments into planning. Yet, despite these efforts, supply chain leaders still struggle to build plans that actually keep execution aligned with strategy. AI is rising as the “solution” to everything, but more intelligence has not translated into better outcomes. The new environment requires planning leaders to refocus from outdated planning paradigms back the core planning purpose: enabling better decisions.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Exhibit Showcase, Aurora B
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 10:15 AM - 7:30 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase, Aurora B
Visit the Exhibit Showcase to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors. Attend a theater/stage session to see technology in action.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Disruptions don't hurt your supply chain. Slow decisions do. While teams gather data, validate assumptions, and chase alignment, opportunities disappear and costs grow. See how Kinaxis combines concurrent planning with AI agents that help planners anticipate change, evaluate scenarios, and orchestrate decisions across the supply chain. Because competitive advantage doesn't come from seeing change first. It comes from acting on it first.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
Adams C
Structural volatility, changing customer expectations and rapid technology evolution are changing planning processes and expectations. This changes cascade into the evolution of the role of the planner and the competencies required for doing the role effectively. This session will explore the rise of the end-to-end planner as a vision of the future, it will provide guidance on role changes that are possible today and strategies to accelerate change adoption and competency building.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
Adams B
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.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
Adams A
This session provides planning leaders with a pragmatic approach to scope implementations, select the appropriate vendor profile and calibrate the right amount of AI to fit the problem, data and organizational readiness. We provide a right‑sized roadmap that sequences capabilities, data work and change enablement, defines vendor selection criteria that withstand a fast‑moving market, and anchors agreements to outcome‑based acceptance, ensuring technology decisions drive predictable business impact. Planning Essentials Spotlight Track: This session delivers must-have insights for Planning Leaders to succeed in their roles.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST
Adams D
Have you ever wondered why the most successful planning leaders focus on people before platforms? Technology doesn't transform planning. Behavior does. Join this session to learn why successful planning leaders focus on outcomes, trust and behavior change before deployment, and how to accelerate adoption, decision velocity and business value through manager enablement and meaningful adoption metrics. .Get clarity on the common obstacles that inhibit transformation and ways to remove them for sustainable business impact.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
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.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
Adams A
Join Preeti Khurana from Microsoft to learn how the company is transforming supply chain planning through a hybrid agentic-AI approach. Hear how they are building custom agents with an industry-leading Microsoft AI platform that integrate seamlessly with the SAP Integrated Business Planning solution, while codeveloping agents in partnership with SAP.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
Adams B
In this Q&A, Kubota will share how its planning transformation is progressing, from replacing manual, fragmented processes with more connected demand, allocation, and forecasting capabilities to building stronger alignment across its dealer network and supply chain. The conversation will explore key learnings from the journey so far, the impact of the changes already delivered, and how Kubota is continuing to advance its planning vision.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
Adams C
Merck Animal Health ran fragmented planning across Europe and the US, with standardization pulling against regional flexibility. This session covers the rebuild toward decision-centric planning, where demand and supply are connected in near real time, and planners work by exception. The harder shift was the operating model: technology alone did not transform planning. Behavior, trust, and decision ownership had to be earned.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
Adams D
Planning can’t move at yesterday’s speed. Hear how AGCO and ScottsMiracle-Gro are breaking down silos, standardizing planning and reducing decision latency to make better, faster supply chain decisions when conditions change. From scenario planning and adoption to AI, they’ll share how they’re challenging old ways of working and building supply chains ready to act when it matters.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST
Maple 4
Griffith Foods and Micron will share the supply chain challenges that pushed them to prioritize transformation, the lessons they learned, and the emerging challenges they are preparing to address. Their experiences show how leading organizations are moving beyond point solutions to connected, AI-led decision-making that removes silos, aligns partners, and turns real-time intelligence into action.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM MST
Aurora A
Head to Aurora A to join other attendees for lunch and take advantage of the opportunity to network and catch up on the day's activities so far. Please click [here](https://css-cf-pbl.emt.aws.gartner.com/events/sccp26/assets/15827567_15827567.pdf) to view the menu. For specific dietary needs, please visit the dietary table located within the meal space for further details and assistance.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase, Aurora B
Join us for a dessert reception at the Exhibit Showcase where you can engage with peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious treats. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a stage session to see technology in action.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
How much more could your organization achieve with Touchless Demand Planning? Whether you are getting started or already automating forecasts, discover how to scale it as demand complexity grows. Through three real-world case studies and a live demo, Sunstice shows how intelligent automation, external signals, AI explainability and decision governance can work together to focus planners where they create the most value.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 12:55 PM - 1:15 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Planning transformations fail when software delivery disconnects from business strategy. In this practitioner case study, Brooks Running and Miebach examine how a Business Integrator aligns operating model design, governance, and technology execution. Attendees will gain actionable frameworks to bridge cross-functional gaps, manage organizational change, and ensure SCP transformations capture intended business value.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Great supply chains don’t just plan well; they learn from every cycle. In this client-led demo, a leading manufacturer shows how o9’s Post-Game Analysis Agent uses agentic and generative AI to reconstruct the decisions behind each plan outcome, trace it to root cause in real time, and feed prescriptive actions back into planning, compounding decision intelligence with every cycle.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM MST
Adams A
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms supply chain planning, the rise of AI agents brings both unprecedented opportunities and new governance challenges. This session will equip planning leaders with the knowledge and frameworks needed to understand the fundamentals of agentic AI, knowing when to use or not use an AI agent, and best practices for agentic AI oversight. Provocative Planning Spotlight Track: Future-focused insights for Planning Leaders redefining technology and processes.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM MST
Adams B
Transform your supply chain from a tactical exercise into a strategic lever by embedding finance at the core of your Integrated Business Planning (IBP). This session reveals practical frameworks and technology enablers designed to ensure every operational plan is financially validated, allowing leaders to deliver predictable business outcomes and drive end-to-end profitability in an increasingly high-stakes environment.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM MST
Adams C
Discover how Estee Lauder, a prestige beauty company, transformed its planning ecosystem by leveraging AI, digitization and process automation to lay the foundation for a seamless on-demand IBP enabled by a touchless planning engine and strong leadership.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM MST
Adams D
Identify risks, build robust guardrails and foster trust in AI adoption. Equip your team to confidently leverage AI for reliable decisions and drive transformation in today’s fast-changing environment. Progressive Planning Spotlight Track: Next-level insights for Planning Leaders advancing transformation.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 1:45 PM - 2:05 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Leaders face mounting demands to digitally transform supply chains. This session uses the Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Management Suites to help you assess and select SCM solutions best equipped to optimize planning, logistics, manufacturing, sourcing, procurement and network orchestration. Discover how the SCM landscape is evolving, which vendors are setting the pace and what capabilities are essential for efficiency, resilience and end-to-end visibility across supply chain operations.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
Maple 4
One order touches four systems and gets four answers. Master data owns the codes, credit owns the limits, sales owns the pricing, planning owns the supply. None holds the whole order, so the trade-off becomes a meeting. That is the Coordination Tax. Tariq Choudry walks through Auger's autonomous solutions: the decision each makes, the data it needs, what runs inside the authority the business delegates, and what gets elevated for signature.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
Adams A
Bridging strategic vision and daily execution requires more than just tech—it demands total alignment of people, processes, and platforms. This session covers how Nestlé Purina rebuilt its end-to-end supply chain planning foundation to drive cross-functional synchronization. Attend to hear how human-centric management enabled smooth organizational adoption and turned supply chain transformation into an enterprise innovation engine.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
Adams B
Three supply chain executives explain how they deployed AI agents to reason over real planning decisions instead of static reporting. Shellie Molina (Lumen), Akhil Tipnis (Johnson Controls), and Tony Balliro (Zeus) share unvarnished lessons on what worked, implementation friction, and critical governance questions to ask before scaling agentic AI across your enterprise.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
Adams C
Traditional planning works like a relay, with demand, supply, and inventory forecasts passed between teams. Every handoff creates risk of delay, miscommunication, and finger-pointing. This session shows how one global CPG used an automated, self-learning forecast to help redefine the planner’s role and create network planners who orchestrate demand, supply, and inventory as a single connected flow.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM MST
Adams D
AI is changing what planning teams can see and automate, but it is also changing what organizations need from their people. This session explores how the planner’s role is evolving as technology takes on analytical work and which human capabilities become more important as a result. Brittany Caskey, Commercial Officer at DP World Americas, discusses why upskilling and readiness must advance alongside AI to improve supply chain performance.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
AGCO partnered with 4flow for a Kinaxis demand planning implementation and built it around business adoption. Jacob Mullins, Senior Director of Global Demand Planning & SOP at AGCO, and Akhilesh Mohan, Vice President of Consulting at 4flow, will share how they redefined process, solution design, governance, data and planner engagement, turning a technology implementation into a sustainable planning transformation while restoring user confidence.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM MST
Adams A
This session highlights how a people-first approach to innovation and transformation builds a culture of continuous value creation. Using the Innovate-a-thon model, organizations foster innovation while improving employee and organizational wellbeing. Applied to AI transformation, this approach enhances personal wellbeing, boosts team productivity, increases organizational agility, and scales collaboration across the ecosystem. The result is sustainable growth and a supply chain that becomes a powerful competitive advantage.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM MST
Adams B
The evolved role of social media and fast-changing customer preferences elevate the importance of tapping into digital consumer data to respond quickly and to predict and shape demand. This session will discuss emerging trends in planning driven by social media through real-life company examples of how planners harness the power of social media as new data streams to drive growth.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM MST
Adams C
Inventory health is a leadership mindset that fosters decision habits and performance management discipline across the business. Preparation for this transformation is essential for success. This session will provide details on three dimensions of assessment that will enhance readiness for a successful inventory health journey.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM MST
Adams D
Is Vibe coding the disruptive force that will render your current SCP solution obsolete, or a game-changing opportunity to elevate your planning capabilities? Join this session to unpack what Vibe coding is and means for the future of supply chain planning, and how it could reshape the competitive landscape. We’ll explore the risks and rewards, helping you determine whether to defend, adapt, or transform your planning technology strategy. Leave with clear, actionable insights to guide your next move. Provocative Planning Spotlight Track: Future-focused insights for Planning Leaders redefining technology and processes.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:35 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Due to ongoing supply chain volatility and change, the ability to review the supply chain network design is required increasingly frequently. Technology is utilized to support these reviews in a structured and scalable way. This session assesses the supply chain network design tools market, and summarizes the applications, capabilities and trends for the future.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
Adams A
Many supply chains establish planning centers of excellence to drive integration and develop capabilities, yet too often they fail to achieve and sustain impactful change. This session informs supply chain planning leaders on why planning COEs fail and provides corresponding actions to maximize their effectiveness.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
Adams B
As S&OP gains in maturity and becomes central to enterprise decision-making, it requires sponsorship that transcends all functions up to CEO level. Organizations able to secure this level of process ownership stand to deliver the best outcomes from their S&OPs as they are empowered to make critical enterprise-level trade-offs which are not possible otherwise. Provocative Planning Spotlight Track: Future-focused insights for Planning Leaders redefining technology and processes.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
Adams C
This session shares real-world lessons from digital transformation and AI implementation in supply chain planning, based on case studies from our library. Examine which technology strategies delivered value, the common pitfalls organizations encountered, and recurring themes in build-versus-buy decisions for AI. Attendees will gain practical insights to guide strategic choices in their own supply chain planning initiatives. Progressive Planning Spotlight Track: Next-level insights for Planning Leaders advancing transformation.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM MST
Adams D
Join this session to explore the trends, predictions, and market shifts redefining the future of supply chain planning. Gain expert insights into emerging capabilities, changing planning practices, and the opportunities and risks leaders should monitor. Learn what will matter most over the next several years and how to position your planning organization for long-term success.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Discover how AI is reshaping the landscape of supply chain consulting. This session explores the latest AI-driven tools and strategies that are enabling consultants to deliver smarter, faster and more efficient solutions for their clients. Whether you’re a consultant, supply chain professional or business leader, this session will provide actionable knowledge to help you stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of supply chain management.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase, Aurora B
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 4:45 PM - 5:05 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Eastman's planners saw problems coming later than the business needed. The fix was structural: one connected cycle linking long, mid-, and short-term horizons, so value-chain trade-offs get decided earlier and only once. Sachin Kothari and Abhi Patel discuss the approach taken, the barriers hit, the measured impact, and three practical recommendations for supply chain leaders whose planning still relies on handoffs.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM MST
Adams Ballroom
We’re living in a rate of change like none other in history. The hard truth is that we can no longer rely on the models of the past and expect the same results. In this energizing and actionable keynote, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of rapid change and how to respond confidently and intentionally. New York Times bestselling author and lifetime disruptor Josh Linkner shares a proven model for you to take control and reinvent your own future.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase, Aurora B
Join us for a networking reception on the Exhibit Showcase where you can engage with your peers, Gartner experts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious food and beverages. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a theater session to see technology in action.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 6:10 PM - 6:30 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Watch agentic AI make planning decisions in real time. Autonomous agents work through live manufacturing scenarios — a material shortfall, an unplanned line outage, a demand signal that moves mid-horizon — while we show where the decision guardrails sit and when a planner steps in. Attendees will leave the session with a view of how Agentic AI can be built directly into their planning process.
Monday, November 02, 2026 / 6:35 PM - 6:55 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Instinct Pet Food is transforming supply chain planning by combining industry-expert-led process change with AI-powered technology and advanced analytics. Mark Ferguson, CFO of Instinct Pet Food, and Rick Davis, Founder and CEO of Demand Chain AI, share how driver-based forecasting, demand sensing and advanced planning improve forecast accuracy and visibility, optimizing supply plans and delivering sustainable results as the business grows.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
Aurora A
Join other attendees for breakfast before the day's sessions. Please click [here](https://css-cf-pbl.emt.aws.gartner.com/events/sccp26/assets/15827569_15827569.pdf) to review our breakfast menu.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST
Adams Ballroom Prefunction
Discover cutting-edge tools, diagnostics and actionable resources at the Gartner Showcase. Visit our demo space for a personalized walkthrough of our business and technology insights platform and learn how Gartner's leading tools like Supply Chain Score, Executive Fast Start, and Accelerators can help you make faster, smarter decisions on your mission-critical priorities.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM MST
Aurora A
Welcome to the conference! Start making new connections right away with your industry peers at this informal networking breakfast. Tables will be arranged by industry-- select yours and join the conversation! (Please note that space is limited, and participation will be first come, first served.) Industries: Aerospace & Defense Consumer Goods Food & Beverage Healthcare High Tech Industrials & Equipment Life Sciences Retail Chemicals, Oil & Gas Multi-Industry Networking Please click [here](https://css-cf-pbl.emt.aws.gartner.com/events/sccp26/assets/15827569_15827569.pdf) to view our breakfast menu.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM MST
Aurora 1
Registration and Information hours for the day.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM MST
Adams Ballroom
Many organizations have now had the AI wake-up call. They understand that AI matters but they are struggling to turn that awareness into real value. My keynote is designed for exactly that moment. It helps leadership teams, employees and customer audiences understand how AI can be embedded into the work of an organization, not as a bolt-on tool or isolated pilot, but as a strategic capability. I show where AI creates value and how organizations can identify the right opportunities, prioritize them, and bring people with them. The talk is especially powerful for companies that want their teams, clients or customers to understand not only the potential of AI, but how to use it in ways that drive measurable outcomes.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM MST
Exhibit Showcase, Aurora B
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 9:45 AM - 3:45 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase, Aurora B
Visit the Exhibit Showcase/[Industry] Xpo to evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Engage with your peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors. Attend a theater/stage session to see technology in action.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
In a landscape saturated with bold claims, the conversation around agents in supply chain is noisy and it's hard to separate hype from reality. In this session, we showcase 4 supply chain agents that actually deliver value, demonstrating how they drive double digit inventory reduction at our clients.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Adams A
The future of work is in the crosshairs of the AI evolution in supply chain planning. This session will cover emerging trends and approaches for how planning leaders can adapt their level talent strategy to position the function and their people for long-term success. Progressive Planning Spotlight Track: Next-level insights for Planning Leaders advancing transformation.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Adams B
Supply chains are under pressure to reduce costs, improve service levels and support growth while operating in a turbulent world. Supply chain network realignment supports these conflicting objectives, but there is often a lack of confidence in making big network bets due to uncertain operating conditions. We explore how supply chain planning leaders can support CSCOs as they embrace uncertainty while making confident decisions about the supply chain to support business objectives.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Adams C
The accelerated pace of business, alongside the increased number and impact of supply disruptions requires a shift in supply chain planning. New technologies create immense possibilities, but supply chain leaders must embrace decision centric planning as their future. In this session we will discuss the first steps supply chain planning leaders can take to start their journey into the future or risk getting stuck in the past. Provocative Planning Spotlight Track: Future-focused insights for Planning Leaders redefining technology and processes.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM MST
Adams D
In today’s volatile business landscape, agility is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. This session explores how composable processes empower organizations to rapidly assemble, reconfigure and optimize planning workflows for superior decision-making. We’ll illustrate how composable architecture breaks down silos, connects strategic intent with operational execution and accelerates response to market shifts. Provocative Planning Spotlight Track: Future-focused insights for Planning Leaders redefining technology and processes.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Traditional supply chain planning technology struggles with today’s volatility. Discover the 2026 Gartner Cool Vendors pioneering agentic AI and decision-centric planning. Learn how these disruptive innovators empower leaders to automate complex decisions, adapt in real time, and build an antifragile supply chain.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Adams A
Orchestration alone is no longer enough. Modern supply chains require a planning system of outcomes that turns business objectives into timely, coordinated action. Join Oracle to learn how embedded AI, agentic capabilities, and human expertise help planners anticipate disruptions, evaluate trade-offs, improve resilience, and drive better decisions across the end-to-end planning process.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Adams B
Determining where to apply AI versus preserving human planner judgment is critical for SCP success. In this practitioner session, Pure Fishing and RELEX examine how richer signals and automation cut manual work and accelerate decision cycles. Attendees will gain actionable frameworks to balance AI automation with planner oversight, establish decision boundaries, and focus human judgment where it impacts performance most.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Adams C
AI is everywhere, yet for many supply chain teams it still feels like a black box. How do you move from experimentation to real, decision-driving impact? This session explores the strategic roadmap from basic automation to autonomous agents. Discover how a human-in-the-loop framework that augments planners to build resilience, accelerate decisions, and uncover greater value from existing data.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Adams D
Agentic has arrived. But a chatbot on top of old tools is just a new way to ask the same old questions. The real promise is agents that do the work, backed by math that gets answers right. Lyric founder and CEO Ganesh Ramakrishna pops the hood on agentic planning across demand, supply, IBP and control towers, sharing stories from e.l.f. Beauty, Fairlife and Krispy Kreme - and how fast it can come to life in your organization.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST
Maple 4
Learn to shift from static supply chain planning to real-time, agentic decision-making. This session examines how grounding plans in live operational context generates actionable recommendations across workflows. Gain practical frameworks to overcome cross-functional friction, evaluate trade-offs, and accelerate decision velocity—moving beyond static reporting to rapid, contextualized action.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST
Adams D
Supply chain planning transformation risks stalling if leaders don't act now to adapt their organizations across decision rights, talent and governance. This session offers three strategies for planning leaders to future-proof their organizations and maximize their impact in an environment of rapid transformation. Planning Essentials Spotlight Track: This session delivers must-have insights for Planning Leaders to succeed in their roles.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM MST
Adams B
Organizations have more data, dashboards, alerts, visibility, analytics, and AI-generated insights than ever before. Yet decision-making often feels slower and more difficult. Are planning teams getting better information or simply more noise?
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST
Adams C
As smart factories become more pervasive and generate data for the enterprise to improve decisions, the disconnect between manufacturing and supply chain planning will limit progress and subvert profitability. We discuss how bridging silos, aligning goals like forecast accuracy and schedule adherence and rethinking operating models can optimize the network. Through real-world examples and practical guidance, discover actionable strategies to strengthen the manufacturing-planning connection and drive lasting success. Progressive Planning Spotlight Track: Next-level insights for Planning Leaders advancing transformation.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST
Adams A
SCP leaders need to prepare their transformation strategies more wisely to protect against rising risks. This session prepares leaders and gives them options.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Supply chain planning solutions are vital to an organization's digital strategies for supply chain. The SCP technology market is evolving rapidly, leveraging newer techniques to increase planning quality and automation. Supply chain technology leaders who attend this session will gain insight into the trends of the SCP market, leading SCP solution providers and learn how to approach technology selection.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
Aurora A
Head to Aurora A to join other attendees for lunch and take advantage of the opportunity to network and catch up on the day's activities so far. Please click [here](https://css-cf-pbl.emt.aws.gartner.com/events/sccp26/assets/15827570_15827570.pdf) to view the menu. For specific dietary needs, please visit the dietary table located within the meal space for further details and assistance.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase, Aurora B
Join us for a dessert reception at the Exhibit Showcase where you can engage with peers, Gartner analysts, and exhibitors while enjoying delicious treats. Evaluate industry offerings that can move your business forward. Attend a stage session to see technology in action.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 12:45 PM - 1:05 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
When demand, weather or business priorities shift, operational plans can quickly become obsolete. Hear how PG&E is building an Integrated Operational Plan that connects demand, capacity and job readiness—helping planners identify constraints, evaluate trade-offs and turn decisions into executable work. PG&E will share how they’re moving beyond spreadsheets to enable faster, more agile scenario planning.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 1:10 PM - 1:30 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Turning AI adoption into measurable financial results remains a challenge for many supply chain organizations. This executive conversation brings together technology, customer, and transformation perspectives to explore AI, agentic, and autonomous planning. It focuses on time to value, adoption, and measurable outcomes across inventory, working capital, cash flow, service levels, and productivity—and what it takes to turn AI into business value.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 1:35 PM - 1:55 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase Theater, Aurora Ballroom B
Planning systems don't learn from their mistakes — they just make them faster. Jeff Metersky explains how GAINS Decision Engineering & Orchestration (DEO®) teaches them to learn: AI, machine learning and optimization working together to replace recommendations with decisions and explain the reasoning behind them, so your team plans with confidence. The payoff: faster decision velocity, stronger working capital, more productive planners.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
Adams D
High-performing teams are not built on individual talent alone as individual top performers do not guarantee functional success. As a planning leader, you must foster the critical attributes required to build and maintain a high-performing team. Learn how to build a team that can withstand disruptions, adapt to challenges, and succeed beyond individual performance. Progressive Planning Spotlight Track: Next-level insights for Planning Leaders advancing transformation.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
Adams B
What if planning's greatest risk is undermining enterprise risk management? As organisations increasingly rely on enterprise risk management to navigate uncertainty, planning remains designed and rewarded for predictability. This session explores the disconnect and what leaders must do to transform planning into a catalyst for risk-informed decision making. Provocative Planning Spotlight Track: Future-focused insights for Planning Leaders redefining technology and processes. Provocative Planning Spotlight Track: Future-focused insights for Planning Leaders redefining technology and processes.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
Adams C
AI is a growing focus of supply chain planning investments, yet ROI remains inconsistent when planners do not trust algorithmic recommendations. Learn how to use explainability to build confidence in AI-driven decisions, improve adoption and reduce manual intervention. Explore practical ways to make AI more transparent and achieve more consistent business value.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
Adams A
Most supply chain organizations are piloting AI, but few successfully scale it. Haleon's transformation demonstrates that accelerating digital maturity requires more than technology alone. By investing in people, strengthening data literacy, and standardizing processes, the organization built a foundation for scalable AI and digital capabilities. Attendees will gain practical insights into how these elements can accelerate technology adoption, improve decision-making, and drive stronger supply chain performance at scale.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM MST
Adams A
What does it take to turn AI ambition into daily operating value? Join Logility’s Sanjiv Gupta and FreshEdge VP IT Brando Corsaro to explore decision latency, governed orchestration and the priorities shaping FreshEdge’s Ascent engagement. Hear the customer’s experience with an accelerated AI journey grounded in explicit business value realization.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM MST
Adams B
Growth rarely follows a playbook. As manufacturing networks expand, organically or through acquisition, every facility brings its own systems and decision-making habits. Rafael Morin, Senior Supply Chain Director, shares how Bakelite is unifying S&OP across existing and acquired sites without flattening each plant. See how harmonization and standardization improve visibility, enhance supply-demand alignment, and unlock acquisition synergies.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM MST
Adams C
Most demand planners have heard the pitch: AI will change your life. Fewer have lived the implementation that follows. Eric moved his forecasting onto an AI planning platform and kept a clear-eyed record of what happened: what got easier, what took longer than expected, and how he’s now teaching rather than overriding. He and Ben will walk through the migration honestly and what his planning cycle looks like now.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM MST
Adams D
Manufacturers and distributors pulling ahead are finding their 1%: small gains across pricing, rebates, inventory, and fulfillment that compound into major profit. A 1% price improvement can lift profits 10% for a business with 10% operating margins, or 50% for a thin-margin distributor. Modern technology connects pricing and rebates, helping teams act faster and capture missed value. Will you find your 1% before your competitors do?
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM MST
Exhibit Showcase, Aurora B
Join us for refreshments in a brief break between sessions.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM MST
Adams A
Achieving lasting impact from planning and AI requires robust decision-making, parameter management, testing, and enablement. This session offers a practical blueprint for building a cross-functional COE that guides design, manages parameters as assets, treats user acceptance testing as deployment rehearsal, and measures behaviors and outcomes. Leaders gain actionable insights on structuring teams, defining roles and cadences and developing artifacts and metrics to sustain performance and business value. Planning Essentials Spotlight Track: This session delivers must-have insights for Planning Leaders to succeed in their roles.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM MST
Adams B
Global supply chains are under pressure from demand volatility, forecast shifts, and complex constraints. For Merck’s planning organization, these challenges created manual reconciliation cycles, inconsistent decision-making, and limited ability to quickly model network impacts. This session explores Merck’s Agentic AI transformation journey, from manual firefighting to AI-accelerated planning. Attendees will learn how intelligent agents, automated scenario generation, human-in-the-loop validation, and governance guardrails can help planners evaluate demand shocks, forecast changes, and expiry exposure with greater speed and confidence. The discussion will provide a repeatable blueprint for operationalizing agentic workflows to improve resilience, planner productivity, decision quality, and cross-functional alignment while building a scalable foundation for intelligent supply chain operations.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM MST
Adams C
AI and GenAI are more costly for vendors to deliver than a typical software or SaaS application. This creates margin risk for vendors, who pass it on to unsuspecting customers via pricing and packaging. Attend this session to learn four ways you can mitigate risks and prevent a costly budget shock.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM MST
Adams D
Agentic AI in SCP meets expected value in the next frontier of decision-centric SCP. This session shows how probabilistic planning and simulation enable expected-value (+EV) decision making, choosing the action most likely to deliver the best overall business outcome across many possible futures, rather than relying on a single forecast or narrow scenario set. Provocative Planning Spotlight Track: Future-focused insights for Planning Leaders redefining technology and processes.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Adams B
The pace of AI evolution is outpacing the ability of individuals and organizations to adapt. Those who cannot keep up will quickly fall behind, requiring immediate and ongoing investment in workforce upskilling. However, change fatigue remains a concern. Join this session to learn how cultural shifts can increase AI literacy without causing burnout. Progressive Planning Spotlight Track: Next-level insights for Planning Leaders advancing transformation.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Adams C
Effective product portfolio management is the first step to effective supply chain planning processes that drive tangible business results. Supply chain planning leaders must shift from involvement to cross-functional orchestration and ownership to cut through complexity and drive growth enabled by effective product portfolio management. Planning Essentials Spotlight Track: This session delivers must-have insights for Planning Leaders to succeed in their roles.
Tuesday, November 03, 2026 / 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
Adams D
Supply chain planning leaders will learn why the highest-performing organizations achieve greater ROI by pursuing autonomy, backed by strong governance and trusted data foundations. This session highlights the mindset shifts that separate leaders from laggards and shows why the real barriers to automation aren’t technical. Attendees will walk away with clarity on what truly drives value in next‑generation planning. Progressive Planning Spotlight Track: Next-level insights for Planning Leaders advancing transformation.