The Supply Chain Transformation Strategy Day · Düsseldorf · Wednesday 16 June 2027

Agenda

One day in Düsseldorf on Wednesday 16 June 2027, 09:00 to 18:00, built around five Solution Clinics, with one-to-one meetings, delegate-to-delegate meetings with peers and roundtables around them. Each clinic is led by members of our advisory board and carefully selected partners, with one end-user practitioner. Venue to be announced.

The running order

  1. 09:00–09:30 Registration and networking
  2. 09:30–10:50 Opening sessions: four 20-minute sessions from end-user speakers
  3. 10:50–11:50 Coffee
  4. 11:50–12:30 One-to-one meetings
  5. 12:30–13:30 The five tracks, one per Solution Clinic: session 1
  6. 13:30–15:00 Lunch, with 30-minute roundtables led by sponsors
  7. 15:00–16:00 Back to the clinics: session 2
  8. 16:00–16:30 Afternoon coffee and networking
  9. 16:30–16:45 Each clinic's Clinic Action Plan
  10. 16:45–17:00 Final wrap-up, all together in the main room
  11. 17:00–18:00 Strategy Day drinks and networking

The Solution Clinics

  1. Strategic Planning, Forecasting & Decision Intelligence

    Covers demand and supply planning, S&OP, IBP and decision intelligence. At the table: VPs of Planning, S&OP Directors, Demand Planning Directors, Inventory Directors. Experts: Planning and IBP platforms, Decision intelligence and optimisation, Causal and predictive AI, Supply chain consulting.

  2. Sourcing, Procurement & Supplier Risk

    Covers procurement, sourcing and supplier risk. At the table: Chief Procurement Officers, Sourcing Directors, Supplier Quality and Risk Directors. Experts: Supplier discovery and vetting, Supplier risk and onboarding, Purchase order automation.

  3. Operational Execution, Logistics & Visibility

    Covers warehouse, manufacturing, logistics and real-time visibility. At the table: Operations Directors, Logistics Directors, Plant Directors. Experts: Logistics and network design, Connected supply chain networks, Control towers and real-time visibility.

  4. Sustainability, Trade Compliance & Skills

    Covers carbon and sustainability, trade compliance and supply chain skills. At the table: Sustainability Directors, Trade Compliance Directors, Supply Chain Directors. Experts: Carbon and sustainability management, Trade compliance and skills training.

  5. Digital Foundation, Data & AI Agents

    Covers technology, data, integration and AI. At the table: CIOs and CTOs, Digital Transformation Directors, Data and Analytics Directors. Experts: ERP and business AI, Data and analytics platforms, B2B integration, EDI and e-invoicing, AI agents for operations.

Every clinic runs the same four stops:

  1. Framing keynote (Leader or analyst): A respected supply chain leader or industry analyst opens the clinic with a short, evidence-led keynote that frames the problem.
  2. Peer roundtables (Delegates): Leaders compare their biggest challenges, what has worked for them and what is in the way. The moderator collects the themes across the tables.
  3. Expert rotations (Solution providers): Experts move from table to table so every group meets every expert. No pitches and no demos.
  4. Clinic Action Plan (Moderator): The moderator brings the room together for questions and a written action plan with the top three recommended next steps.

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