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Ken Chadwick
Distinguished VP, Advisory
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Digital Strategy
- Transformation and Change Management
- Organizational Design
- Risk Management and Disruption
- AI
- Executive Leadership
- Talent and Culture
Speaker Bio
Ken Chadwick is a VP, Distinguished Advisor covering supply chain strategy, operations, and leadership. Using in-depth cross-industry research, he provides insight to Chief Supply Chain Officers on the trends, strategies, and best practices necessary to confront the complexity of 21st century supply chains. In his 12 years as an analyst and keynote speaker at Gartner, he led impactful research on organization design, change and transition management, leading social organizations, and next generation productivity for supply chain. He currently advises Chief Supply Chain Officers on topics including:
- Supply chain trends, current and future
- End to end supply chain leadership
- Supply chain strategy and governance
- Organization design and organization behavior
- Leadership transitions for new to role CSCOs
- Supply chain transformation and technology transition
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- Supply chain trends, current and future
- End to end supply chain leadership
- Supply chain strategy and governance
- Organization design and organization behavior
- Leadership transitions for new to role CSCOs
- Supply chain transformation and technology transition
Sessions
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.
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Tuesday, May 05, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Credibility: The New Currency of Supply Chain Influence
Ken Chadwick,
Distinguished VP, Advisory, Gartner
One of the top challenges for CSCOs is being able to influence the business, whether as an individual, team or end-to-end supply chain. Credibility is the currency that shapes influence, and building this currency is essential to success. This session will outline four ways you can build credibility and illustrate how credibility can be leveraged in specific contexts that are critical to success.
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Wednesday, May 06, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Four Ways AI Will Change Your Organization Structure
Ken Chadwick,
Distinguished VP, Advisory, Gartner
AI is impacting roles and teams across supply chain organizations, and CSCOs want to know how they can plan for the future. This session will outline how AI will change your organizing structure and what you can do to shape the future of how work is done.
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