Manufacturing & Industrial

LINK: The Retail Supply Chain Conference 2027

The only dedicated supply chain event built by and for retailers, grocers, and product manufacturers - developed by an advisory board of top supply chain executives and hosted by RILA, the association driving operational excellence across retail. From C-suite executives to rising stars, LINK unites the entire value chain to drive strategy, spark innovation,…

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91Speakers
79Sponsors
10Exhibitors
79Sessions
137Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at LINK:, in alphabetical order.

Amy Barnes
Founder & Chief Heart Officer · ELEVEN-B Consulting
Andrew Billings
Senior Managing Director, Supply Chain Practice Lead · North Highland
Billy Kissel
Head of Stores, East · Office Depot
Brad Comstock
Senior Director, Enterprise Technology · Duluth Trading Company
Brenda Smith
Vice President, Supply Chain Transformation · The Coca-Cola Company
Brian Dodge
President · RILA
Brittany Gallagher
Senior Director, Supply Chain Asset Protection & Safety · Lowe's
Carson Landsgard
Chief Supply Chain Officer · H-E-B
Chris Gaffney
Managing Director, Supply Chain and Logistics Institute · Georgia Institute of Technology
Chris Groves
Vice President, Supply Chain and Fulfillment · Best Buy
Colin Yankee
Chief Supply Chain Officer · Tractor Supply
Corey Bouyea
VP Stores & Retail Operations · LL Bean
Craig Jones
Chief Supply Chain Officer · On
David Morin
VP, Customer Strategy · Narvar
Diana Mueller
Senior Account Executive · KPI Integrated Solutions
Doug Zaper
Senior Vice President, Merchandise Planning, Allocation, and Supply Chain · Boot Barn
Erin Callahan
Vice President, Sales · FedEx Corporation
Gurhan Kok
Founder and CEO · invent.ai
Hal Lawton
President & Chief Executive Officer · Tractor Supply
Hannah Testani
Chief Executive Officer · Intelligent Audit
Heather Lane
Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy and Systems · Ulta Beauty
James Roe
Director · AlixPartners

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Basic 3PLPlatinum
Blue YonderPlatinum
Canadian National RailwayPlatinum
Diverse Logistics & Distribution LLCPlatinum
GEODISPlatinum
HoneywellPlatinum
Honeywell IntelligratedPlatinum
Hub GroupPlatinum
IntelligratedPlatinum
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.Platinum
MaerskPlatinum
RXOPlatinum
SchneiderPlatinum
CircanaGold
JLLGold
Norfolk SouthernGold
PrologisGold
The Boston Consulting GroupGold
Werner EnterprisesGold
AccentureSilver
AlixPartners LLPSilver
AnaplanSilver
Arrive LogisticsSilver
BairesDevSilver
Berkshire GreySilver
BNSF RailwaySilver
Canadian Pacific Kansas City RailwaySilver
Crown Equipment CorporationSilver
Deloitte Global Services LimitedSilver
Descartes Systems (USA) LLCSilver
Designed Conveyor SystemsSilver
DoorDash IncSilver
Echo Global LogisticsSilver
Ernst & Young LLPSilver
eShippingSilver
ExpeditorsSilver
Florida East Coast Railway, LLC (FEC)Silver
Global Industrial CompanySilver
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics GmbH & Co. KGSilver
MODE GlobalSilver

Agenda

Selected from 79 sessions.

  • 01:00 PM - 02:27 PM

    LINK Connect - The 1:1 Hosted Meetings

    Make the most of your time at LINK 2027 with curated 15-minute meetings that connect retailers and CPGs with innovative solution providers. The double-opt-in format ensures convers…

  • 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

    Transportation and Logistics Committee Meeting - Invite Only

    This is a private meeting for RILA members on the Transportation and Logistics Committee. We will use this time to update members on the current legislative and regulatory landscap…

    Committee Meeting
  • 01:45 PM - 03:30 PM

    LINK Connect - The 1:1 Hosted Meetings

    Make the most of your time at LINK 2027 with curated 15-minute meetings that connect retailers and CPGs with innovative solution providers. The double-opt-in format ensures convers…

  • 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM

    Business Break

  • 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM

    General Session

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  • 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM

    Happy Hour in the Expo Experience

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  • 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

    Supply Chain Leaders Council Meeting - Invite Only

    This is a private meeting for RILA members on the Supply Chain Leaders Council, composed of the senior-most supply chain leaders from the country’s leading retailers - the executiv…

    Committee Meeting
  • 04:00 PM - 05:27 PM

    LINK Connect - The 1:1 Hosted Meetings

    Make the most of your time at LINK 2027 with curated 15-minute meetings that connect retailers and CPGs with innovative solution providers. The double-opt-in format ensures convers…

  • 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM

    General Session

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Company intelligence

What does it mean when 137 companies show up, and 20 bet on three roles at once?

137 companies. twenty 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
20All threespeak · spons · exh
64Sponsoringsponsor only
4Exhibitingexhibitor only
49Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Amazon Freight·C.H. Robinson·FedEx·Newton·The Boston Consulting Group·Blue Yonder·Circana·Dematic·DHL Supply Chain·Gap Inc.·Green Mountain·JLL·Narvar·Stream Realty Partners·TGW Logistics Group·Tractor Supply Company·UPS·H-E-B·The Home Depot·Wayfair

Speakers by seniority

90% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1820%
  • Founder / Owner44%
  • VP-level4044%
  • Director / Head of2022%
  • Manager / Lead11%
  • Other roles89%

Of 91 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Amazon FreightSponsor · Executive SponsorExhibitor-
2C.H. RobinsonSponsor · Executive Sponsor2
3FedExSponsor · Premier Sponsor2
4NewtonSponsor · Silver2
5The Boston Consulting GroupSponsor · Gold2
6Blue YonderSponsor · Platinum1
7CircanaSponsor · Gold1
8DematicSponsor · Premier Sponsor1
9DHL Supply ChainSponsor · Title Sponsor1
10Gap Inc.Exhibitor2
11Green MountainSponsor · Premier Sponsor1
12JLLSponsor · Gold1
13NarvarSponsor · Silver1
14RILA4
Sponsors by tier
platinum13
16% of 79
gold6
8% of 79
silver41
52% of 79
premier sponsor7
9% of 79
executive1
1% of 79
title sponsor1
1% of 79
executive sponsor3
4% of 79
media partner7
9% of 79
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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