New York CSCO Community
Executive Summit
October 28, 2026 | Convene 101 Park Ave
October 28, 2026
Convene 101 Park Ave
Collaborate with your peers
Get together with New York's top CSCOs to tackle shared business challenges and critical priorities facing your role today. Participate in this one-day, local program with peer-driven topics and interactive discussions with your true C-level peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CSCOs today:
Building Resilient, AI-Powered Supply Chain
Engineering Profit Amidst Shifting Cost Mandates
Accelerating Growth Through Frictionless Supply Chain Performance
New York CSCO Governing Body
The Governing Body Co-Chairs shape the summit agenda, ensuring that all content is driven By CSCOs, For CSCOs™.
What to Expect
Agenda
8:30am - 9:00am Registration & Breakfast
9:00am - 9:45am Gartner Keynote
The Future of Supply Chain 2026
Ken Chadwick
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
The next era of supply chain will be defined not by incremental improvements, but by how effectively CSCOs reimagine work, reshape talent and rewire partnerships in an AI-enabled world. Drawing on the latest Gartner research, this session examines how leading supply chain organizations are responding to geopolitical volatility, autonomous technologies and evolving business models by moving beyond resilience to actively shape the future of their industries.
Join this keynote to explore:
- Building AI-powered capabilities that enhance decision making, improve operational performance and accelerate the journey toward autonomous supply chains
- Reshaping talent strategies, organizational design and workforce capabilities to thrive in an era of human-AI collaboration
- Rewiring partnerships and supply chain ecosystems to increase resilience, strengthen trust and unlock new sources of growth
9:45am - 10:10am Networking Break
10:10am - 10:55am Breakout Session
Explore Supply Chain Strategy, Alignment & Execution with Fujitsu Wayfinders
Hosted by Fujitsu Wayfinders
Join this session to explore one of the community's top priorities this year: Supply Chain Strategy, Alignment & Execution. Gain insights into key challenges, emerging approaches, and practical applications to help you navigate what's next.
10:10am - 10:55am Executive Boardroom
Preparing Your Supply Chain For The Next Disruption
Hosted by GXO Logistics
Raj Kumar
Chief Operating Officer
GXO Logistics
Vickram Srivastava
Head of Supply Chain Management
Sun Pharma
Geopolitical volatility, climate change and rapid technological transformation have turned supply chain management into a high-stakes discipline. As supply chains become more complex, visibility alone is no longer enough. Leading organizations are embracing AI-enabled decision orchestration to move beyond understanding disruption and toward anticipating, adapting and responding with greater speed and precision.
Join this boardroom to explore:
- Moving beyond visibility to AI-enabled decision orchestration
- Responding to disruption with greater speed and agility
- Building the talent, governance and operating models to scale AI
10:55am - 11:40am Networking Break
11:05am - 11:30am Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Peer-to-Peer Meetings
Connect with like-minded peers in a one-on-one setting through Peer-to-Peer Meetings. You will be matched with peers in your community based on your shared interests and priorities.
11:40am - 12:25pm Breakout Session
The Next Planning Reality — From Predicting Change to Responding Faster
Ryan Hanson
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Staples
Nelson Griffin
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Wawa
Ana Laura Queiroz
COO / SVP
Heineken
For years, supply chain leaders focused on forecast accuracy and efficiency. Today, competitive advantage comes from recognizing change sooner and responding faster. To keep pace with growing complexity, organizations are combining AI, real-time insights and ecosystem collaboration to improve decision-making and execution. Success depends less on predicting every outcome and more on adapting quickly, aligning stakeholders and adjusting course as conditions change.
This panel will discuss:
- How AI is transforming planning and decision-making
- Why agility and adaptability are becoming more valuable than perfect forecasts
- Approaches to scaling operations and partner ecosystems for long-term growth
11:40am - 12:25pm Executive Boardroom
From Disconnected Systems to Intelligent Operations
Hosted by IFS Softeon
Jim Hoefflin
Chief Executive Officer, IFS Softeon
Softeon
Caroline Troit
SVP, Supply Chain
L'Oréal
As supply chain operations become more complex, organizations are rethinking how technology supports decision making across warehousing, transportation, labor and asset management. AI is creating new opportunities to connect operational data, improve responsiveness and help organizations adapt more quickly to changing business demands.
Join this session to discuss:
- Reducing friction, delays and decision-making challenges created by disconnected systems
- Connecting operational insights across functions to enable more coordinated planning and execution
- Accelerating transformation while building a more agile and adaptive supply chain
11:40am - 12:25pm Gartner Boardroom
From Roadmaps to Results — Accelerating Supply Chain Transformation
John Kaminski
Supply Chain Executive Partner
Gartner
Thomas Crowe
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Pl Developments
Digital transformation is reshaping supply chains, yet many organizations struggle to turn investments into measurable outcomes. Success requires aligning technology, processes and people while building the organizational readiness needed to sustain change.
Join this boardroom to collaborate on:
- Prioritizing transformation investments that deliver measurable business value
- Aligning stakeholders around a shared vision to accelerate change adoption
- Strengthening change leadership to sustain transformation
Apply to Participate
Each application is carefully vetted to ensure members meet established criteria, preserving the quality of the network and enabling meaningful, peer‑level discussions among leaders from the world’s leading organizations.
Once you submit your application, a Community Program Manager will schedule a conversation to understand your priorities and interests and complete onboarding, including access to year‑round community events.
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