This year’s conference theme is Dynamic by Design. Renew, Rethink and Recode Next-Gen Supply Chains. CSCOs drive growth by predicting disruptions, embracing AI and rethinking operating models — designing resilient, innovative supply chains for the future. Inspire ideas and accelerate transformation. Explore our tracks, all developed with this theme in mind.
Explore this year’s tracks
View tracks for CSCOs and supply chain executives and dive into last year’s sessions while we work on the full 2026 agenda.
Conference Tracks at a Glance
Track A: Leadership and Influence
Explore how CSCOs inspire teams, build influence and foster resilience amid disruption. Gain strategies to lead cross-functional outcomes, empower teams, and drive growth, cost optimization and sustainability.
Track B: Strategy
Learn how CSCOs balance agility, resilience and growth. Discover frameworks for risk management, cost savings, sustainability and transformation, plus best practices for aligning supply chain strategy with enterprise goals.
Track C: Organization and Talent
Discover how CSCOs build future-fit teams and foster innovation to thrive amid change. Gain strategies for organization design, talent development and empowering people to drive supply chain excellence in a dynamic world.
Look back at 2025 Conference Sessions
Many content-rich sessions were presented each day at the 2025 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo. While we work to develop this year’s agenda, filter to see sessions that align with your role and interests.
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Monday, May 05, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
How You Can Make Change Stick
Lorraine Gavin,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
Change is inevitable, ongoing and endless. But is it making a difference? Supply chain organizations are transforming, but how well are we embedding those changes and shifting the status quo? Join this session to take change from an input to an outcome.
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Top Megatrends Shaping the Future of Procurement
Ryan Polk,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The journey to transform procurement has never been simple, and new trends add to the complexity leaders must navigate. In this session, we explore the future of procurement by identifying key trends, defining their implications on the function and outlining critical actions procurement leaders must take to stay ahead.
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11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
Roundtable: Supply Chain Technology Implementation Lessons Learned
Caleb Thomson,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Learn from other Gartner clients what works well and doesn't work in planning and executing supply chain system integration efforts. Discover how to optimally consider both data and organizational readiness to ensure implementation success, with further consideration of implementation partner selection and approach.
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Innovation Levers to Deliver and Scale Value Faster in Smart Manufacturing
Chris Campbell,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Delivering repeated value via innovation remains difficult as manufacturers struggle with organizational inertia and competing priorities. This session helps leaders responsible for strategy and performance overcome challenges with a structured approach to unlocking and scaling innovation across the manufacturing network.
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12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT
Build a Customer-Experience-Driven Supply Chain to Deliver Profitable Growth
Michael Dominy,
VP Analyst, Gartner
CSCOs need to power profitable growth but things are more complicated today, with increasingly demanding customers and volatile geopolitical and economic environments. Supply chains need to have modular capabilities that can be dynamically combined to deliver the right customer experience
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12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT
Executive Story: Delivering Value through Digital Cultural Transformation
Kristina Govern,
Global Supply Chain Chief of Staff, General Mills
Our supply chain is focused on changing how we work and digitization is a critical enabler to this, but it isn’t just about data and technology…. We are in a world where access to data is ubiquitous…and the real winners will be those that can champion change in their organization to adopt the skills needed, sustain those and then work to evolve our talent. In this session, General Mills will share their Digital Journey from a perspective of change management and cultural transformation. They will share the early challenges and how they found success with specific use cases.
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12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT
Shift Gears With Experiment-Driven Planning
Jan Snoeckx,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Supply chain organizations often get stuck in old planning paradigms, even after deploying a next generation solution. Supply chain leaders need to introduce an experimentation culture and technology landscape to drive decision making based on probabilities and uncertainty. Join this session to shift gears with your planning capabilities and build and antifragile supply chain.
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01:10 PM - 01:30 PM EDT
Blue Yonder: Insights From Sandisk on Building Agile, Dynamic and Resilient Supply Chains
Despite geopolitical and trade disruptions, high-tech manufacturers are gaining an edge by transforming supply chains with advanced technology. Sandisk Corporation, a leader in semiconductor memory technology, has transformed its supply chain using Blue Yonder planning solutions. In this session, Ashish Rastogi, head of Sandisk's global supply chain transformation, discusses how the company reimagines demand, inventory, supply planning, and S&OP processes to deliver unique business value to customers.
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01:15 PM - 01:45 PM EDT
Strategies for Accelerating Through the Supply Chain Digital Transformation Change Curve
Joanne Joliet,
VP, Advisory, Gartner
With 90% of supply chain organizations undergoing a digital transformation, successful execution is imperative to achieving the intended outcomes. This session will discuss strategies for the CSCO and supply chain leaders to accelerate their teams through the chain curve to reduce resistance, improve understanding and accelerate adoption.
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