An In-Person event for Transforming Planning And Decision-Making

While generative AI promises to disrupt every industry, its potential to transform how companies plan and make decisions is still largely untapped. Join o9 Solutions’ CEO and Co-Founder Chakri Gottemukkala as he shares the exciting new innovations on the company’s product roadmap, including its forward-thinking approach to leveraging generative AI to transform difficult-to-systematize knowledge into better, faster decisions that increase profitability, capture market share and reduce environmental impact.

Chakri Gottemukkala o9 Solutions

The advent of generative AI signals a potentially tectonic shift in the global economy. Massive adoption at an unprecedented rate has left business leaders eager to leverage the technology — but also with more questions than answers. Rhonda Vetere, author and board member at Laureus, leads a panel of executives with their fingers on the pulse of this sweeping technological change. Discover what’s top of mind for them regarding generative AI, how they see it disrupting their respective industries and what the risks are in rushing to develop the new technology without commensurate regulation.

Ranajay Nandy Citizen Watch

Federico Rosso AB InBev

Bruce Mathews Acuity Brands

Rhonda Vetere Laureus Sport For Good

The global automotive OEM Toyota has a complex network of suppliers spanning multiple geographies, each with its own information systems, data-sharing policies and cultural nuances. How can the organization create digital connectivity across its supply chain from suppliers to end customers and leverage that connectivity for better, faster plans and decisions that build shared resilience? Join this keynote session as Andy Woehler, Group Manager, Supply Chain Digital Transformation at Toyota, explores this topic and more.

アンディ　ウィーラー Toyota

Join us for an insightful journey into Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) digital transformation initiatives that have redefined their planning and decision-making processes. In this session, HPE leaders will share the impact and value they've derived from strategic digital innovations, highlighting how they've improved operational efficiency and customer service. Learn from the challenges and solutions they encountered and get a glimpse into the future of HPE's digital transformation roadmap, as they discuss upcoming strategies and technologies.

Joanna Kostecka Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Join Federico Rosso of AB InBev as he details the scale, scope and learnings from the world’s largest brewer’s logistics transformation. By algorithmically optimizing the forward and reverse flow of goods, from inventory control and transportation to warehousing and returnable packaging, learn how the brewer has benefited — and hopes to benefit in the future — from a truly end-to-end supply chain transformation. Finally, learn what’s next on AB InBev’s transformation agenda.

Federico Rosso AB InBev

Digital transformation is an opportunity to reinvent ourselves, pull from best practices, and lift our talent to new heights. But while change is exciting, it requires stepping out of our comfort zone. We must continually open our minds, challenge the status quo, and ask: could there be a better way? We also need a clear game plan with achievable goals, the right people, and strong backing from our top leaders. To guide our way, we'll share several key takeaways from our recent demand planning implementation and delve into the mindset needed for today's digital transformation journey together.

Kyle Stephens Shurtape Technologies

Disconnected databases, ongoing IT maintenance issues, and unreliable production scheduling tools were impacting Weyerhaeuser’s ability to promise products for delivery based on current inventory and production schedules (ATP) and by extension, their sales. Join this keynote session to learn how the leading timber, land, and forest products company implemented a next-generation supply chain planning platform to achieve more accurate production scheduling, better interdepartmental sharing of information, and a more dependable Available-to-Promise.

Sid Arya Weyerhaeuser

Volatility and complexity are every global enterprise’s primary challenges. The solution? Transforming data and knowledge into better, faster decisions at scale. Join this keynote by Stephan de Barse, Chief Revenue Officer at o9 Solutions, Inc., as he explores how AI-powered platforms horizontally and vertically integrate global enterprises’ planning and decision-making activities for better financial performance and a better planet.

Stephan de Barse o9 Solutions

Recognizing the need for digital connectivity and collaboration between global enterprises and their suppliers, Samsung SDS has been partnering with Emro, the leading supplier relationship management vendor in South Korea, to bring its next-generation procurement workflow to the o9 platform. In this keynote session, you will learn how this partnership will digitize the purchasing process between companies and their suppliers, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of procurement operations overall.

Justin O.H. Kwon Head of SCM Product Planning

Unpack how Wilbur-Ellis, a global giant with interests in agribusiness, specialty chemicals, ingredients and feed, remarkably reduced its inventory by $150 million. Matthew Meikle, the company’s National Director of Supply Chain, will highlight the strategic shifts, data-driven decisions and innovative technology adoption that paved the way for unprecedented inventory cost savings and operational efficiency.

Matthew Meikle Wilbur-Ellis

A lack of alignment between core planning functions can cause millions of dollars in value leakage for even the most advanced retail organizations. In this panel, learn from executives who are actively driving technology-enabled planning transformations at their organizations across areas such as Merchandising, Finance and Operations; and reaping the benefits. Gain best practices for preparing for a transformation, managing the change, tracking value and establishing a North Star vision to keep the organization on track and on schedule.

Paul Johnson Five Below

Glenn Pascrell Citizen Watch

Fred Hand Tuesday Morning

Jay Caudill Big Lots

Revisit the most important takeaways from the event in a digestible format to leverage them to transform planning and decision-making at your organization.

Come as you are and enjoy a new attitude about wine culture. Focus on food first, with cuisine inspired by wine country and an open kitchen that delights every sense, and experience a better way to enjoy wine: on tap and perfectly selected to complement each dish.