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Looking back at 2025’s conference speakers
Gartner experts and global CSCOs and supply chain leaders thought leaders delivered the latest insights at Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ 2025 in Barcelona.
Keynote Speakers
Guest Speakers and Executive Stories
Learn from guest speakers bringing best practices from years of success in their fields.
Marco Lupo
Vice President, Head of Global Supply Chain Excellence
Takeda Pharmaceuticals International
Andras Insperger
Global E2E Planning Director
Reckitt
Trina Faigao
Head SCM Change Management and Continuous Improvement
Hitachi Energy
Carolien van Bloemendal
Head of Global planning and International Launches
MSD
Jan Kovarik
Global Product Director, Digital Supply Chain Management, CX
Alcon Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Andrés Sánchez
Global Customer Experience Program Manager
Motorola Solutions
Dr Martin Brown
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Knauf
Thomas Schamberg
SVP - Head of Supply Chain Excellence
Evonik Industries AG
Susan Du Becker
Director, Risk & Compliance
Microsoft
Jacob Nielsen
Group Chief Procurement Officer Nestle S.A. & CEO Nestrade S.A.
Nestlé S.A
Ulrika Henningsson
Head of Manufacturing Technology Strategy
AstraZeneca
Michiel de Jonge
VP Operations for Europe and Pacific Developed Markets Region
Kraft Heinz
Robin Zhang
Head of Procurement Strategy & Insights
Unilever
Damien Decouvelaere
Global CSCO
L'Oreal
Justine Clare
Vice President, Global Lubricants Supply
Shell UK
Alfredo Zein
Water Sciences Director - Global Operational Excellence
Danone
Michelle Dilley
CEO
AWESOME
Nadine Kiratli-Schneider
Head of Supply Chain Risk Management and Sustainability
Schaeffler
Featured Gartner Experts
Meet a selection of Gartner experts dedicated to turning industry trends into actionable, objective guidance.
Leonard Ammerer
Director Analyst
Gartner
Vicky Forman
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Joanne Joliet
VP, Advisory
Gartner
Pierfrancesco Manenti
VP Analyst
Gartner
Pia Orup Lund
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Thomas Pocock
Sr Director, Advisory
Gartner
Laura Rainier
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Oscar Sanchez Duran
Director Analyst
Gartner
Gartner Experts
Get industry-leading insights straight from the experts behind Gartner research.
Tamer Abdelghany
Director Analyst
Greg Aimi
VP, Team Manager
Leonard Ammerer
Director Analyst
Anne Michelle Avolio
Sr Director Analyst
Lindsay Azim
Director Analyst
Simon Bailey
VP Analyst
Matthew Beckett
Sr Director Analyst
Sam Berndt
VP, Team Manager
Susan Boylan
VP, Team Manager
Sue Breniman
VP, Team Manager
Chris Campbell
Director Analyst
Tanya Carr
Executive Supply Chain Partner
Cristina Carvallo
Sr Director Analyst
Ken Chadwick
Distinguished VP, Advisory
Claudia Clemens
Sr Director Analyst
Isabelle Conrot
Executive Supply Chain Partner
Miguel Cossio
Sr Director Analyst
Cian Curtin
Director Analyst
Sarah deLiefde
Group Vice President
Michael Dominy
VP Analyst
Tom Enright
VP Analyst
Vicky Forman
Sr Director Analyst
Tess Frenzel
Sr Principal, Research
Olga Gebhardt
Executive Partner, Domains
Sarah Gilchrist
Director Analyst
Ronak Gohel
Director Analyst
David Gonzalez
VP Analyst
Ingrid Gonzalez McCarthy
VP, Team Manager
Leonardo Gorno
Executive Supply Chain Partner
Andrea Greenwald
VP, Advisory
Gerhard Grimm
Sr Director Analyst
Corwin Hee
Sr Director Analyst
Chris Howard
Distinguished VP Analyst
Simon Jacobson
VP Analyst
Joanne Joliet
VP, Advisory
Håvard Jörgensen
Executive Supply Chain Partner
Yanni Karalis
VP Analyst
Dwight Klappich
VP Analyst
Pierfrancesco Manenti
VP Analyst
Cori Masters
Sr Director Analyst
Wade Mcdaniel
VP Distinguished Analyst
Julian Morley
Executive Supply Chain Partner
Marta Muñoz
Sr Director Analyst
Maria Nieradka
VP Analyst
Thomas O'Connor
Managing Vice President
Karina O'Halloran
Executive Supply Chain Partner
Alan O'Keeffe
VP Analyst
Simon O'Neill
Executive Supply Chain Partner
Pia Orup Lund
Sr Director Analyst
Kevin Otto
Sr Director Analyst
Pedro Pacheco
VP Analyst
Suzie Petrusic
Sr Director Analyst
Thomas Pocock
Sr Director, Advisory
Ryan Polk
Sr Director Analyst
Laura Rainier
Sr Director Analyst
Jose Reyes
Sr Director Analyst
Ken Ruggles
Practice Vice President
Michael Ryan
Director, Advisory
Noha Samara
Sr Director Analyst
Oscar Sanchez Duran
Director Analyst
Marco Sandrone
VP Analyst
Alejandro Santalo
Sr Director Analyst
Jan Snoeckx
Director Analyst
Kaitlynn Sommers
Sr Director Analyst
Dana Stiffler
Distinguished VP Analyst
Federica Stufano
Sr Principal Analyst
Henrik Suefke
Executive Supply Chain Partner
Christian Titze
VP Analyst
Noha Tohamy
Distinguished VP Analyst
Danielle Torgerson
Sr Principal Analyst
Julia von Massow
Director Analyst
Lindsay Voss
Sr Director, Conferences
Kate Wagner
Sr Principal Analyst
Peter Weiss
VP, Team Manager
Carly West
VP, Team Manager
Heather Wheatley
VP Analyst
Micheal Youssef
VP, Team Manager
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