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

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

Technology Doesn't Transform Planning. Behavior Does.
Beth Moller, Director Analyst, Gartner
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. ... 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

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM MST

Blue Yonder: Future-Ready Supply Chains: Innovation, AI Adoption, and What's Next

Olawale Ojo, Global Head of Planning and Logistics, Griffith Foods
The world's leading brands are moving beyond supply chain point solutions. The rise in connected, AI-led decisioning in top global organizations is removing silos, aligning partners, and operationalizing real-time intelligence.

Through real-world lessons learned, panelists in this session will share the challenges that pushed them to prioritize supply chain innovation and will reveal the challenges they seek to combat on the horizon. ... Show More Show Less

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM MST

Roundtable: From Prediction to Performance: AI & Data Analytics in Action, moderated by DP World
More intelligence doesn’t automatically lead to better supply chain decisions. DP World Leaders will explore how leaders can turn AI and data analytics into action by combining predictive insights with human judgment and operational realities to improve decision-making, strengthen planning performance and create measurable business impact. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:30 PM MST

Ask the Analyst: From Vision to Value: Mastering Successful Supply Chain Planning Tech Implementations
Implementing supply chain planning technology is a pivotal step for organizations aiming to achieve greater agility and performance, yet many projects fall short due to common missteps such as misaligned stakeholder expectations, insufficient change management, and integration challenges. This interactive session explores the most frequent causes of failure and outline the critical success factors that distinguish high-impact implementations. Ask questions on practical strategies and real-world lessons to ensure seamless delivery, maximize return on investment, and enable organizations to realize the full potential of their planning technology initiatives. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:05 PM MST

Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Management Suites
Christian Titze, VP Analyst, Gartner
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. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM MST

Anaplan: Unpacking Nestle Purina's Supply Chain Transformation
Ej Tavella, EVP Integrated Business Applications, ANAPLAN
Gina Pyle, Senior Director, Digital Business Transformation Program Lead, Nestle Purina PetCare
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. ... Show More Show Less

02:30 PM - 02:50 PM MST

From implementation to adoption: how AGCO and 4flow rebuilt demand planning
Akhilesh Mohan, Vice President of Consulting, 4Flow
Jacob Mullins, Sr. Director Global Demand Planning & SO, AGCO Corporation
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. ... 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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