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

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
Tuesday, November 03, 2026

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM MST

Do These Three Things to Future-Proof Your Supply Chain Planning Organization
Matthew Matsko, Director Analyst, Gartner
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. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM MST

Ask the Analyst: How to Make S&OE a True Decision Engine
Mustapha Ezzeddine, Director Analyst, Gartner
Tired of S&OE turning into the same old status ritual? Get ready to flip the script. In this session you will get proven tactics to:
• Supercharge your prep — see how next-level feeder workflows and attendee dynamics prime teams for decisions, not updates.
• Move beyond the demand-supply short term firefighting —discover the framework that enables true trade-off debates where they belong.
• Turn metrics into your secret weapon to frame decisions with contextualized indicators and crisp decision slides. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM MST

Prepare for Success by Assessing Three Inventory Health Dimensions
Paul Lord, VP Analyst, Gartner
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. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM MST

Set Up the Right Team for Planning Tech Success
Buse Aras, Director Analyst, Gartner
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. ... Show More Show Less

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM MST

Don't Overlook Supply Chain Planning's Role in Product Portfolio Management to Drive Growth
Malek Djoudi, Director Analyst, Gartner
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. ... Show More Show Less

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM MST

Scope It Right, Size It Right: How Much AI Is Enough in SC Planning?
Buse Aras, Director Analyst, Gartner
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. ... 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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