Manufacturing & Industrial

Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026

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Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 ran Nov 2–3, 2026 at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, United States. It is a Manufacturing & Industrial conference that expected about 1,200 attendees. ConferenceGrid lists 40 speakers, 38 exhibitors and 13 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 28, 2026 · dates verified Sep 16, 2026

Join fellow supply chain planning leaders to discover actionable strategies, harness new technologies and turn uncertainty into opportunity - empowering you to drive innovation, resilience and business impact. The Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit is the only conference shaped by insights from hundreds of thousands of annual conversations between Gartner…

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40Speakers
0Sponsors
38Exhibitors
13Sessions
48Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Gartner, in alphabetical order.

Amy Rardin
Global Senior Director · P&G
Beth Moller
Director Analyst · Gartner
Bill Ryan
VP Analyst · Gartner
Buse Aras
Director Analyst · Gartner
Caleb Thomson
Gartner
Christian Titze
VP Analyst · Gartner
Claudia Clemens
Sr Director Analyst · Gartner
Cristina Carvallo
Sr Director Analyst · Gartner
Eva Dawkins
Director Analyst · Gartner
Hanumantha R Gadila
Executive Director, Supply Chain Planning & External Manufacturing Product Line Lead · Merck
Ingrid Gonzalez McCarthy
VP, Team Manager · Gartner
Jan Snoeckx
Director Analyst · Gartner
Joanna Kostecka
CVP, Cloud Global Supply Chain Planning · Microsoft
Joe Graham
Director Analyst · Gartner
Josh Linkner
Serial Entrepreneur, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Venture Capital Investor · Platypus Labs
Julia von Massow
Director Analyst · Gartner
Kevin Cook
Vice President of Global Biologics and Pharm Supply Chain · Bristol Myers Squibb
Kevin Miceli
Director Analyst · Gartner
Koonal Pandya
Director Analyst · Gartner
Lorraine Gavin
Sr Principal Analyst · Gartner
Malek Djoudi
Director Analyst · Gartner
Marko Pukkila
VP, Team Manager · Gartner

Agenda

Selected from 13 sessions.

  • Monday, November 02, 2026 09:30 AM - 10:15 AM MST

    Gartner Opening Keynote: The Planning Illusion: Escaping the Certainty Trap

    Volatility is no longer a temporary disruption - it is structural. As business accelerates and technology outpaces our ability to adapt, organizations continue to pour investments …

  • Monday, November 02, 2026 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM MST

    Kinaxis: Close the Decision Gap

    Disruptions don't hurt your supply chain. Slow decisions do. While teams gather data, validate assumptions, and chase alignment, opportunities disappear and costs grow. See how Ki…

  • Monday, November 02, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM MST

    2026 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies

    Join this session to review Gartner’s 2026 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies. In this session, we highlight new entrants, exits and fast movers.Show Less

  • Monday, November 02, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST

    Beyond Best Practice: Why M&OP Fits For Retail Planning

    Traditional S&OP no longer fits retail. Merchandise and operations planning connects merchant vision, financial targets and operational capacity in one integrated rhythm. M&OP shif…

  • Monday, November 02, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM MST

    Beyond S&OP: Why M&OP is the New Best Practice for Retail Planning

    Traditional S&OP no longer fits retail. Merchandise and operations planning connects merchant vision, financial targets and operational capacity in one integrated rhythm. M&OP shif…

  • Monday, November 02, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM MST

    Peer Meetup: Empowering the Innovation Mindset in Planning Teams (Participant-Driven Discussion)

    Innovation doesn’t happen just because teams are told to “think differently.” It takes the right leadership, culture and conditions to help planners challenge assumptions, experime…

  • Monday, November 02, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM MST

    Peer Meetup: Heads of Planning - How are You Organizing Your Team for What’s Next? (Participant-Driven Discussion)

    New technologies, processes and business expectations are reshaping how planning teams need to work. For Heads of Planning, the challenge is not just adopting new capabilities - it…

  • Monday, November 02, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM MST

    Peer Meetup: Solving the Data Quality Problem (Participant-Driven Discussion)

    Bad data creates bad plans - and the consequences show up fast in the form of missed forecasts, stockouts, excess inventory and eroded trust in planning decisions. Join fellow plan…

  • Monday, November 02, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM MST

    Ask the Analyst: How to Build a Powerful Business Case for SCP

    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 exec…

Quick answers

When is Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026?
Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 ran Nov 2–3, 2026 at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, United States.
Where is Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 held?
Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 was held at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Denver, United States.
Who is speaking at Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 40 speakers, including Amy Rardin (Global Senior Director, P&G), Beth Moller (Director Analyst, Gartner) and Bill Ryan (VP Analyst, Gartner).
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 48 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

48 companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
37Exhibitingexhibitor only
10Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Kinaxis

Speakers by seniority

88% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite13%
  • Founder / Owner13%
  • VP-level923%
  • Director / Head of2460%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles25%

Of 40 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Gartner30
2KinaxisExhibitor1
34flowExhibitor-
4AnaplanExhibitor-
5Argon & CoExhibitor-
6ArkievaExhibitor-
7AugerExhibitor-
8BluecruxExhibitor-
9Blue YonderExhibitor-
10CelonisExhibitor-
11Dassault SystemesExhibitor-
12Decision SpotExhibitor-
13DeloitteExhibitor-
14Demand Chain AIExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.