OCTOBER 15, 2026 | NEW YORK CITY | 6:00–8:30 PM

Consumer & Retail Executive Dinner
Planning at the Pace of the Consumer

Consumer behavior is changing faster than traditional planning cycles were built to absorb. For leaders across consumer brands and retail, that is reshaping how decisions get made across the business - and raising new questions about where AI can help organizations respond with greater speed and confidence.

Join a curated group of 20–30 senior executives at Scarpetta in New York City for an invitation-only evening of dinner, networking and peer conversation.

  • Date

    Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • Location

    88 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016, United States

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  • Venue

    Scarpetta

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What To Expect

Demand moves in real time. Most plans do not.

New channels, digital demand signals, shifting wholesale relationships, and long-lead supply commitments are widening the gap between what consumers want and what businesses are positioned to deliver. For brands, that gap creates forecast bias, service risk, and inventory exposure. For retailers, it complicates allocation, localization, open-to-buy, and receipt decisions.

At this private dinner, Naresh Rajanna, Head of Global Supply at The Estée Lauder Companies, will discuss how they are closing that gap.

How are these organization building a clearer in-season view, responding to meaningful signals sooner, and using AI-enabled recommendations and agents to drive action without removing judgment or accountability from the business?
Join us to find out.

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The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.
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Speakers

Naresh Rajanna

Global Supply Chain Executive / Head of Global Supply
The Estée Lauder Companies

Naresh Rajanna is Head of Global Supply at The Estée Lauder Companies, where he helps lead the company’s global supply organization and its continued evolution toward a more responsive, digitally enabled planning model. His experience at Estée Lauder includes work across global planning transformation and the use of technology to improve decision-making across a complex beauty supply chain.
Before Estée Lauder, Naresh held supply chain leadership roles at PepsiCo and Whirlpool, giving him experience across both consumer products and durable goods. Earlier in his career, he also worked in supply chain technology at i2 Technologies. Across his career, he has focused on planning and operational transformation within large, global supply networks.

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OCTOBER 15, 2026 | NEW YORK CITY | SCARPETTA

Consumer & Retail Executive Dinner

An invitation-only dinner at Scarpetta for senior consumer brand and retail leaders on how companies make planning decisions when demand shifts after commitments are already set.