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
October 29, 2025 - National
Visionaries
Amar Sanghera
WW Head AWS Supply Chain Solutions at AWS
AWS
BJ sara
COO
Danice Stores
Masha Litvak
VP Finance & Strategy, and Chief of Staff to the CFO
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
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.
Upcoming events
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
Amar Sanghera
WW Head AWS Supply Chain Solutions at AWS
AWS
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.
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
Amar Sanghera
WW Head AWS Supply Chain Solutions at AWS
AWS
Dan Wittstein
Director Global Business Planning
Slalom
Bob Honer
Senior Director, Domain Expert Supply Chain Practice
Anaplan