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The Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ 2026 agenda covers essential topics for CSCOs and supply chain leaders, including AI, emerging technologies, cost optimization and risk management — helping you tackle your organization’s most critical supply chain challenges.

2026 Conference Theme

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 conference sessions below, all developed with this theme in mind.

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Monday, May 04, 2026

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Signature Series: The Future of Supply Chain 2026
Ken Chadwick, Distinguished VP, Advisory, Gartner
The forces of change will continue to reshape supply chains over the next two years. Advancements in AI, geopolitical tensions and changing customer expectations challenge CSCOs to prioritize investments in an uncertain future. In this session, we unpack the forces driving change and the strategies leaders are using to build competitive advantage in their industry. ... Show More Show Less

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Confident Moves for the Next Era of Supply Chain Networks
Vicky Forman, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
CSCOs are under pressure to reduce costs, improve service levels and support growth, all while operating in an uncertain world. Supply chain network reglobalization is seen as a strategy that supports these often conflicting objectives, but there is often a lack of confidence in making big network bets due to uncertainty. This session will cover how CSCOs can embrace uncertainty while making confident decisions about the supply chain to support business objectives. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT

Mastering Strategic Foresight: Best Practices for CSCOs to Fully Integrate Scenario Planning in Strategy Creation
Michael Dominy, VP Analyst, Gartner
Amid rapid changes across geopolitics, technology and talent, leading CSCOs emerge by taking intentional, long-term approaches to prepare their supply chain for the future, instead of struggling with a myriad of short-term priorities. This session will discuss best practices and Gartner tools to run future scenario modeling exercises and fully integrate them into the supply chain strategy creation process. ... Show More Show Less

01:15 PM - 01:45 PM EDT

Supplier Risk Management: It Takes a Village
Cheryl Van Dyke, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
While CPOs may own supplier risk management, best practices dictate that it is a cross-functional responsibility. Procurement teams will inevitably fail if cross-functional collaboration, communication and decision making are not part of the overall strategy. This session will address the types of personas necessary to achieve cost-effectiveness in supplier risk management. ... Show More Show Less

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM EDT

Unpacking the Threat: Why Packaging EPR Costs and Risks Demand Your Attention
John Blake, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The year 2025 marked the introduction of packaging EPR legislation in the U.S. and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) governing EU member states. In this session, we will review the packaging legislative landscape, the cost impact on organizations and risks to market access due to noncompliance with emphasis on actions that supply chain leaders can take to mitigate these risks. ... Show More Show Less
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Strategic Resilience in a Volatile World: What CSCOs Must Do
Suzie Petrusic, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
The era of predictable international relations is over. In a world defined by sudden regime changes, sanctions, and supply chain ruptures, vague notions of resilience are inadequate. CSCOs must apply disciplined, value-driven rigor to focus risk mitigation resources on the most critical outcomes. How can CSCOs and their supply chains balance the benefit of resilience with the costs of mitigation? Attend this session to learn how to meet demand with supply profitably despite unexpected disruptions to the supply chain. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

CSCO Circle Roundtable: Unlocking Supply Chain Resilience
Lindsay Azim, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Join this roundtable to explore effective risk management strategies during times of high volatility. Share challenges, strategies for breaking down data silos, and emerging models for proactive risk management. Exchange best practices and shape future-ready supply chain approaches. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM EDT

The Benefits and Barriers to Ecosystem Partnership
Simon Bailey, VP Analyst, Gartner
As companies look to solve for harder problems in a more disrupted and complex world, they will increasingly need to look outside of their own walls for partners to help them achieve their goals. This session will explore how to prepare for the ecosystem approach, how to partner with new partners, build ecosystem partners and sustain those partnerships to deliver goals. ... Show More Show Less

02:00 PM - 02:45 PM EDT

CSCO Circle Ask the Expert: Trade Wars Redefined: Country of Origin vs. Diffusion
Cori Masters, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As tariffs reshape global commerce, companies are racing to optimize manufacturing and key transformation locations, embracing hybrid models that balance cost and compliance. With the U.S. and China — the world’s two largest economies — competing for dominance, strategically determining where and when transformation occurs is becoming a critical lever in supply chain strategy and market success. ... Show More Show Less

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