Gartner Announces Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 in London

What: Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit

When: October 5-6, 2026

Where: InterContinental – the O2, London, U.K. 

Members of the media can register for the conference by contacting justin.lavelle@gartner.com or barbara.ruane@gartner.com.

Details: Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit delivers must-have insights, strategies and frameworks for supply chain planning leaders to address their strategic needs within their organizations. Leaders have the opportunity now to drive breakthrough outcomes to elevate performance, drive revenue growth, and foster lasting agility. Gartner analysts will explain how leaders can achieve this by building future-ready planning teams, ensuring frictionless planning performance, enabling AI-driven and digitally advanced planning, and embedding change management focus.

Audience and Topics: The conference will feature Gartner analysts presenting 50+ research-driven sessions, guest keynotes and additional guest speaker sessions, as well as interactive peer workshops. The audience will consist of heads of supply chain planning, and leaders of sales and operations planning (S&OP), integrated business planning, demand planning, and supply and inventory planning.

Keynotes:

• Gartner Opening Keynote: “The Planning Illusion - Escaping the "More is Better" Trap,” with Atul Dighe, VP Analyst, Gartner
  
• Guest Keynote: “The Future of Consumer-Facing AI for Retail, Brands and Experiences,” with Kate Ancketill, Founder and CEO, GDR Creative Intelligence
  
• Guest Keynote: “Uncharted Horizons - World-First Leadership and Teamwork” featuring Darren Edwards, Adaptive Adventurer, Record-Breaking Explorer and Inspirational Speaker, Adaptive Expeditions, Adaptive Expeditions

The conference agenda features a range of topics, including sessions such as:

•  Scope It Right, Size It Right: How Much AI Is Enough in SC Planning?
• Scale AI Adoption in Supply Chain Planning With Explainability
•  Planning’s Blind Spot in Risk: Who’s Really Steering the Ship?
• Technology Doesn't Transform Planning. Behavior Does.

Exhibitor Engagement Zone: The Exhibitor Engagement Zone, an exhibitor showcase at the conference, will bring together leading supply chain technology and service providers. A listing of current exhibitors is available on the Exhibitor Directory.

Registration: Full-time journalists from editorial publications are eligible for a press pass. For additional details and registration requests, please contact: justin.lavelle@gartner.com or barbara.ruane@gartner.com.

Social Media: Join the discussion on social media using the hashtag: #GartnerSC

For complete conference details, please visit the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit website.