AI is dominating boardroom conversations—but for supply chain leaders in the consumer industry, the question isn’t if AI is coming, it’s what’s actually working. In this candid fireside chat, we’ll cut through the hype to explore where AI is delivering measurable value, and where it’s still just a slide in a sales deck. We'll discuss how leaders who’ve seen AI deployed across planning, forecasting, and execution, and learn how to separate innovation worth investing in from noise that wastes time and budget.
Navigating Supply Chain Disruption with Intelligence
Executive Event
Visionaries
Amar Sanghera
WW Head AWS Supply Chain Solutions at AWS
AWS
Said Deep
Director, Supply Chain
Now Foods
Melody Lam
CFO
FreshDirect
Kenny Yarberry
Exec. Director, Procurement
PCI Pharma Services
Dan Wittstein
Director Global Business Planning
Slalom
Allyson Smith
Senior Director, Supply Chain
ADI Global
About Me
ADI is a global wholesale distributor of security and low voltage products. ADI solutions include intrusion, fire, video surveillance, IP solutions, access, power, A/V, network systems, telephony, central vacuum, tools & hardware, and wire & cable. Their headquarters is located in Melville, New York.
Jennifer Herrmann
Director, Supply Chain Management
Altice USA
About Me
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Long Island City, NY, Altice USA is a communications and media company. The company offers broadband, pay television, telephone services, Wi-Fi hotspot access, proprietary content and advertising services.
Chrissy Frey
Director, Car-T Manufacturing Operations Abecma
Bristol-Myers Squibb
About Me
Bristol-Myers Squibb, founded in 1887 and headquartered in New York, is a global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medications in various therapeutic areas. The company specializes in treatments for oncology, cardiovascular disease, immunoscience, and virology including HIV. Bristol-Myers Squibb offers a diverse portfolio of medications including cancer immunotherapies, anticoagulants, and treatments for chronic viral infections. The company maintains a global presence with operations across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and other regions. Originally known as Bristol-Myers Company, the organization adopted its current name in 1989. Bristol-Myers Squibb actively engages in research collaborations and partnerships to advance medical innovation and develop new therapeutic solutions for patients worldwide.
Delisa Myricks
Director, Linear Commercial & Sports Operations
Warner Bros. Discovery
About Me
Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
Jamie Green
Senior Director, Supply Chain Operations
MSK
About Me
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is the world's oldest and largest private cancer center, home to physicians, scientists, nurses, and staff united by a relentless dedication to conquering cancer. As an independent institution, MSK combines years of research and clinical leadership with the freedom to provide highly individualized, exceptional care to each patient. MSK is consistently ranked the number-one hospital for cancer care in the Northeast and among the top two cancer hospitals nationwide.
Christopher Kuhn
CFO Services & Connectivity Business Unit
Honeywell
Bob Honer
Senior Director, Domain Expert Supply Chain Practice
Anaplan
Yael Gomez
CIO/CISO
Pet Madness
About Me
Yaël Gomez is a fractional CIO/CTO and former Vice President, Global IT, Integration & Intelligent Automation at Walgreens Boots Alliance. As an accomplished technology executive, technologist, and strategic business partner across large-scale enterprise organizations, Yaël has proven expertise in successfully developing technology delivery centers, delivering complex technology strategies and transformations generating business growth. He is skilled at driving global strategies whilst meeting business specific local requirements, with the goal of enabling business innovation, agility and performance with the right technologies.
Yael finds his energy at the intersection of people, business and technology, and taps into 25 years of experience in small and large organizations such as Walgreens, in aligning business and technology, and in bringing clarity to complex problems to drive growth, operational excellence and product/service leadership for the businesses he serves.
Alan Hudson
Magician
Alan Hudson Magician
Ashok Narayan
VP, Information Systems (DCIO)
Florida's Natural
About Me
Ashok Narayan’s career in the technology sector spans over two decades, during which he has leveraged his expertise across a diverse array of industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing, supply chain, education technology, and financial technology, among others.
Taking on technology leadership roles at various organizations, ranging from Fortune 10 companies like AT&T to mid-sized enterprises and innovative startups, he has successfully led the incubation, scaling, and maturation of numerous complex initiatives, navigating the ever-evolving technological landscape.
Ashok's expertise encompasses a wide spectrum of technologies, from traditional client-server architectures to cutting-edge innovations in cloud computing, data analytics, artificial intelligence, generative AI, and the Internet of Things. However, Ashok firmly believes that the true foundation for a successful career lies in the cultivation of meaningful relationships.
By building and nurturing connections with leaders, peers, vendors, customers, family, friends, and even casual acquaintances, Ashok has found the essential fuel that powers both his professional and personal triumphs. Family serves as the cornerstone of Ashok's approach to work and life, inspiring his dedication and balanced perspective.
Beyond his professional life, Ashok is an avid reader, an enthusiastic tennis player, and enjoys solving escape rooms, traveling and hiking with his family and strongly believes that work-life harmony enriches one’s well-being.
Amar Sanghera
WW Head AWS Supply Chain Solutions at AWS
AWS
Said Deep
Director, Supply Chain
Now Foods
Melody Lam
CFO
FreshDirect
Kenny Yarberry
Exec. Director, Procurement
PCI Pharma Services
Dan Wittstein
Director Global Business Planning
Slalom
Christopher Kuhn
CFO Services & Connectivity Business Unit
Honeywell
Bob Honer
Senior Director, Domain Expert Supply Chain Practice
Anaplan
Alan Hudson
Magician
Alan Hudson Magician
EVENT DETAILS
October 29, 2025
Agenda
1:00 PM-1:15 PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
1:15 PM-2:00 PM
Facing the Hype: An Executive Reality Check on AI in Supply Chain
Panelists
Speaker
Amar Sanghera
WW Head AWS Supply Chain Solutions at AWS
AWS
Speaker
Bob Honer
Senior Director, Domain Expert Supply Chain Practice
Anaplan
2:00 PM-2:25 PM
Financializing your Supply Chain Decision Making to Unlock Value
Explore how financializing supply chain decisions transforms operations into profit drivers. See how linking choices to P&L impact leads to smarter planning and continuous IBP outcomes that deliver long-term business value.
Panelists
Speaker
Bob Honer
Senior Director, Domain Expert Supply Chain Practice
Anaplan
2:30 PM-3:15 PM
Navigating Supply Chain Disruption with Intelligence
Supply chain disruptions are constant—some need automation, others demand strategic modeling. Join experts to explore how AI is reshaping supply chain planning with faster responses, smarter strategies, and greater resilience.
Panelists
Chair
Yael Gomez
CIO/CISO
Pet Madness
Yaël Gomez is a fractional CIO/CTO and former Vice President, Global IT, Integration & Intelligent Automation at Walgreens Boots Alliance. As an accomplished technology executive, technologist, and strategic business partner across large-scale enterprise organizations, Yaël has proven expertise in successfully developing technology delivery centers, delivering complex technology strategies and transformations generating business growth. He is skilled at driving global strategies whilst meeting business specific local requirements, with the goal of enabling business innovation, agility and performance with the right technologies.
Yael finds his energy at the intersection of people, business and technology, and taps into 25 years of experience in small and large organizations such as Walgreens, in aligning business and technology, and in bringing clarity to complex problems to drive growth, operational excellence and product/service leadership for the businesses he serves.
Speaker
Amar Sanghera
WW Head AWS Supply Chain Solutions at AWS
AWS
Speaker
Dan Wittstein
Director Global Business Planning
Slalom
Speaker
Bob Honer
Senior Director, Domain Expert Supply Chain Practice
Anaplan
Speaker
Ashok Narayan
VP, Information Systems (DCIO)
Florida's Natural
Ashok Narayan’s career in the technology sector spans over two decades, during which he has leveraged his expertise across a diverse array of industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing, supply chain, education technology, and financial technology, among others.
Taking on technology leadership roles at various organizations, ranging from Fortune 10 companies like AT&T to mid-sized enterprises and innovative startups, he has successfully led the incubation, scaling, and maturation of numerous complex initiatives, navigating the ever-evolving technological landscape.
Ashok's expertise encompasses a wide spectrum of technologies, from traditional client-server architectures to cutting-edge innovations in cloud computing, data analytics, artificial intelligence, generative AI, and the Internet of Things. However, Ashok firmly believes that the true foundation for a successful career lies in the cultivation of meaningful relationships.
By building and nurturing connections with leaders, peers, vendors, customers, family, friends, and even casual acquaintances, Ashok has found the essential fuel that powers both his professional and personal triumphs. Family serves as the cornerstone of Ashok's approach to work and life, inspiring his dedication and balanced perspective.
Beyond his professional life, Ashok is an avid reader, an enthusiastic tennis player, and enjoys solving escape rooms, traveling and hiking with his family and strongly believes that work-life harmony enriches one’s well-being.
3:15 PM-3:30 PM
Final Thoughts & Raffle Giveaway
3:30 PM-4:00 PM
Entertainment - Magician
Alan Hudson is one of the top magicians in the UK. Not only a member of The Magic Circle, but actually a member of The Inner Magic Circle (only 250 worldwide). Seen by over 10 million people on ITV's Britain's Got Talent, The Next Great Magician and Penn and Teller: Fool Us. In 2023 he returned for a second appearance on Penn & Teller: Fool Us where he became a winner, 11 years after his first appearance. In 2019 Alan was awarded the Carlton Comedy Award by The Magic Circle for outstanding comedy in magic.
Panelists
Speaker
Alan Hudson
Magician
Alan Hudson Magician
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