Navigating Supply Chain Disruption with Intelligence

Executive Event

October 29, 2025 - National

Visionaries

Mark Gordon Anaplan
Mark Gordon

Sr. Director, Supply Chain Solutions

Anaplan

About Me

Mark leads the Anaplan supply chain business in the Americas. He has a long supply chain and analytics technology background across multiple industries. Additionally, he has been in industry as a practitioner leading the demand planning function for a large footwear/apparel company. For 7 years, he led all the go-to-market initiatives for a predictive analytics company called We Predict which was ultimately acquired by JD Power. Prior to that he ran sales and strategy for the manufacturing vertical at SAS, a leading analytics provider. Mark also spent many years running Oracle’s N. American value chain planning business coming into that portfolio with Oracle’s Demantra acquisition. He has a specialty in demand planning, S&OP and IBP.

Allyson Smith
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
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 Bristol-Myers Squibb
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 Warner Bros. Discovery
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.

October 29, 2025

Agenda

All times Eastern Time

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

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.



2:25 PM-2:30 PM

Networking Break



3:15 PM-3:30 PM

Final Thoughts & Raffle Giveaway


3:30 PM-4:00 PM

Entertainment


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