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Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 dives deep into key topics for supply chain to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.

Plan With Insight. Deliver With Impact.

In a rapidly evolving landscape, supply chain planning leaders must seize the moment. Join us to build future‑ready teams, advance AI‑driven and digital planning, elevate performance, and drive lasting agility and impact. The time to act is now.

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Monday, 05 October, 2026

09:30 AM - 10:15 AM BST

Gartner Opening Keynote: The Planning Illusion: Escaping the Certainty Trap
Atul Dighe, VP Analyst, Gartner
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 into planning. Yet, despite these efforts, supply chain leaders still struggle to build plans that actually keep execution aligned with strategy.

AI is rising as the “solution” to everything, but more intelligence has not translated into better outcomes. The new environment requires planning leaders to refocus from outdated planning paradigms back the core planning purpose: enabling better decisions. ... Show More Show Less

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM BST

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 Kinaxis combines concurrent planning with AI agents that help planners anticipate change, evaluate scenarios, and orchestrate decisions across the supply chain. Because competitive advantage doesn't come from seeing change first. It comes from acting on it first. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BST

AI Agent Governance: Are You Ready to Work With AI Agents?
Danielle Torgerson, Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms supply chain planning, the rise of AI agents brings both unprecedented opportunities and new governance challenges. This session will equip planning leaders with the knowledge and frameworks needed to understand the fundamentals of agentic AI, knowing when to use or not use an AI agent, and best practices for agentic AI oversight. Provocative Planning Spotlight Track: Future-focused insights for Planning Leaders redefining technology and processes. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BST

Roundtable: How Are Planning Leaders Changing Their Leadership Model in the Age of AI?
Noha Samara, VP, Team Manager, Gartner
As AI transforms supply chain planning, leaders must rethink not only how teams work, but also how success is measured and how organizations are structured. Traditional planning roles, performance measures, and leadership approaches are being challenged by increasing automation, AI-enabled decision support, and new ways of working.

Join this interactive discussion to explore how planning leaders are adapting leadership expectations, redefining performance and rewards, and evolving organizational design for an AI-enabled future. Share experiences and learn how peers are measuring planner success, encouraging the right behaviors, and introducing new roles and career paths to maximize the value of both human and digital capabilities. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BST

Scope It Right, Size It Right: How Much AI Is Enough in SC Planning?
Buse Aras, Director Analyst, Gartner
This session provides planning leaders with a pragmatic approach to scope implementations, select the appropriate vendor profile and calibrate the right amount of AI to fit the problem, data and organizational readiness. We provide a right‑sized roadmap that sequences capabilities, data work and change enablement, defines vendor selection criteria that withstand a fast‑moving market, and anchors agreements to outcome‑based acceptance, ensuring technology decisions drive predictable business impact. Planning Essentials Spotlight Track: This session delivers must-have insights for Planning Leaders to succeed in their roles. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM BST

Supply Chain Network Design Market Guide
Vicky Forman, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Due to ongoing supply chain volatility and change, the ability to review the supply chain network design is required increasingly frequently. Technology is utilized to support these reviews in a structured and scalable way. This session assesses the supply chain network design tools market, and summarizes the applications, capabilities and trends for the future. ... Show More Show Less

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM BST

SAP: Campari Planning Transformation Journey
Discover how Campari Group transformed supply chain planning across 190 markets using SAP IBP. With 15 go-lives and zero business disruption, Campari delivered substantial improvements in touchless order processing, service performance and forecast accuracy. Hear how a Global Planning CoE drove process standardisation, planning-by-exception and the elimination of manual activities while building a scalable foundation for AI-powered planning. ... Show More Show Less

01:20 PM - 01:40 PM BST

Aera Technology: Turning Inventory Risk Into A Competitive Advantage

Obsolete inventory is a slow bleed on working capital. Most organizations discover it after the write-off. Companies use Aera's Agentic Decision Intelligence to scan inventory across warehouses and flag items likely to become slow-moving, obsolete, or excess before they stall. See how Aera is helping companies cut waste and free working capital across their networks. ... Show More Show Less

01:45 PM - 02:05 PM BST

2026 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies
Eva Dawkins, Director Analyst, Gartner
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

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“Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit provided excellent insights into the latest planning trends and technologies. The mix of [insights], case studies and analyst one-on-one sessions offered real value and actionable take-aways.”

Artem Movchan
Head of Supply Chain Planning, Autodoc

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