The CSCO Circle Program

Designed specifically for Chief Supply Chain Officers, the CSCO Circle Program provides exclusive sessions for eligible CSCOs attending Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ to explore new strategies, share innovative ideas and grow your community of peers.

This experience includes:

Networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities with a group of CSCO attendees to swap experiences, trade best practices and expand your executive peer community. 

Access to exclusive sessions throughout the conference, including thought leader lunches, workshops, roundtables and research discussions tailored to the most important topics for CSCOs.

Priority booking capabilities for limited-capacity sessions and One-on-One Meeting(s) with a Gartner expert to ensure you don’t miss out on these conference offerings.

CSCO-only sessions

Integrated within the broader conference agenda, the CSCO Circle Program includes interactive discussions covering the top priorities of CSCOs, as well as casual networking opportunities to connect with other supply chain leaders from a variety of regions and industries. Through these sessions, participants connect over common initiatives and accelerate, validate and solidify their strategies. See examples below.
  • Workshops
  • Roundtables
  • Research discussions

Workshops

  • CSCO Circle Session: The Never Normal Masterclass with Guest Speaker Peter Hinssen
  • CSCO Circle Workshop: Building Credibility as a New-to-Role CSCO

Roundtables

  • CSCO Circle Roundtable: Own the Margin: Strategies to Cut Costs and Enable Growth
  • CSCO Circle Roundtable: Building a Change-Ready Leadership Team
  • CSCO Circle Roundtable: How Leaders are Identifying Opportunities and Tackling Challenges Under the New U.S. Tariffs (Multigroup)

Research discussions

  • CSCO Circle Research Discussion: The GenAI Productivity Paradox

Apply to join the program

The CSCO Circle Program is exclusive to eligible CSCOs attending Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™. We recommend applying when you register for the conference as session seats are limited and fill up quickly.
How to qualify

Applicants must meet the following qualification criteria to participate:

  1. Enterprise-wide Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO), or
  2. Business unit/ region/ government division Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) responsible for:
    1. Private sector: $250+ million in revenue
    2. Public sector: 1,000+ employees

CSCOs from a marketing vendor or consultancy are not eligible to participate.

You can apply to participate in the CSCO Circle Program when you register for Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™. During the registration process, the program application will be prompted by answering ‘yes’ to the question, “Are you the Chief Supply Chain Officer or do you serve in the Chief Supply Chain Officer role for your organization?”. You will be notified via email regarding the status of your application.

Application and approval are required for participation.

Log back into your Gartner conference profile, click “Edit” next to “Registration Profile,” and scroll down to answer the “Attendee Profile” questions.