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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74Speakers
71Sponsors
10Exhibitors
62On the bill · sessions
123Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at LINK:, in alphabetical order.
Amy Barnes
Founder & Chief Heart Officer · ELEVEN-B Consulting
Billy Kissel
Head of Stores, East · Office Depot
Brad Comstock
Senior Director, Enterprise Technology · Duluth Trading 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
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
James Roe
Director · AlixPartners
Jamie Bragg
Chief Supply Chain Officer & Executive Vice President · Tailored Brands
Jamie Symons
Vice President II Supply Chain Customer Operations · The Coca-Cola Company
Jason Brenner
SVP, Digital Portfolio · FedEx
Jay Maurer
Managing Director · Summit Advisory Team
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Basic 3PLPlatinum
Blue YonderPlatinum
Canadian National RailwayPlatinum
Diverse Logistics & Distribution LLCPlatinum
GEODISPlatinum
HoneywellPlatinum
Honeywell IntelligratedPlatinum
Hub GroupPlatinum
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
NarvarSilver
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Agenda

Selected from 62 sessions on the bill.
  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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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Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 123 companies show up, and 18 bet on three roles at once?

123 companies. eighteen 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
18All threespeak · spons · exh
58Sponsoringsponsor only
4Exhibitingexhibitor only
43Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

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

Speakers by seniority

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

  • C-suite1824%
  • Founder / Owner34%
  • VP-level3041%
  • Director / Head of1419%
  • Manager / Lead11%
  • Other roles811%

Of 74 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Amazon FreightSp·EEx
  2. 02FedExSp·P2V
  3. 03The Boston Consulting GroupSp·G2V
  4. 04Blue YonderSp·P1V
  5. 05C.H. RobinsonSp·E1V
  6. 06CircanaSp·G1V
  7. 07Dematic CorporationSp·P1V
  8. 08DHL Supply ChainSp·T1V
  9. 09Gap Inc.Ex2V
  10. 10Green MountainSp·P1V
  11. 11NarvarSp·S1V
  12. 12NewtonSp·S1V
  13. 13RILA4V
  14. 14TGW Logistics GroupSp·S1V
Sponsors by tier
platinum12
17% of 71
gold6
8% of 71
silver41
58% of 71
executive sponsor3
4% of 71
executive1
1% of 71
premier sponsor7
10% of 71
title sponsor1
1% of 71
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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