Agenda
10th India Supply Chain
Planning Symposium
The Westin, Mumbai
12th August, 2026
08:30 AM – 06:00 PM
08:30 AM – 06:00 PM
08:30 AM—09:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
09:30 AM—09:40 AM
Welcome Address
Remarks - Jesal Tanna
09:40 AM—10:10 AM
Theme Address
Philosophy of Forecasting: AI The Next Frontier in Forecasting and Planning
Remarks - Dr. Rakesh Singh
10:10 AM—11:10 AM
CSCO Circle
Reinventing End-to-End Supply Chain Planning – Confronting Challenges, Capturing
Opportunities, Creating the Future.
Opportunities, Creating the Future.
Remarks - Round Table
11:10 AM—11:30 AM
Presenting Partner
Remarks - OMP
11:30 AM—11:45 PM
Tea Break
11:45 PM—12:45 PM
AI and Tech in Supply Chain Planning
Moving beyond the hype and creating the next frontiers in planning.
Remarks - Panel 1
12:45 PM—01:00 PM
Best Practice Presentation
01:00 PM—01:45 PM
Lunch Break
01:45 PM—02:45 PM
Planning to win and executing to deliver
Integrating the value stream visibility with pragmatic automation.
Remarks - Panel 2
02:45 PM—03:00 PM
Platinum Partner
Remarks - o9 Solutions
03:00 PM—03:15 PM
Best Practice Presentation
03:15 PM—03:30 PM
Best Practice Presentation
03:30 PM—04:00 PM
Tea Break
04:00 PM—05:00 PM
From Cycles to Certainty
Reimagining the IBP for the Autonomous eras : Building a new model
of Governance and Management.
of Governance and Management.
Remarks - Panel 3
05:00 PM—05:40 PM
Ranking & Leadership Awards
05:40 PM—06:00 PM
Vote of Thanks & Group Photo
SChainXpo 2026 · Day Agenda
The day in full.
Mumbai, India
A gathering of supply chain leaders
08:30 AM – 06:00 PM
08:30 AM – 06:00 PM
09:30 AM—09:40 AM
Opening
Welcome Address
09:40 AM—10:10 AM
Theme Address
Reimagining the Role of Supply Chain Planning
Creating a symbiosis between planning and execution.
10:10 AM—11:10 AM
Panel Discussion
Moving Beyond Forecast Accuracy
Why companies need to move to strategic supply chain planning.
11:10 AM—11:30 AM
Partner Talk
Partner Talk
11:30 AM—11:45 AM
Networking
Tea Break
11:45 AM—12:45 PM
Panel Discussion
The New Rules of Supply Planning
Building agility, accuracy, and alignment.
12:45 PM—01:05 PM
Best Practice · Nestlé
Supply Chain Planning at Nestlé
Best practices for a more uncertain world.
01:05 PM—02:00 PM
Break
Lunch
02:00 PM—02:20 PM
Best Practice · Alco Beverages
Leveraging Supply Chain Planning Through Regulatory Complexity
Managing the unique demands of alco-beverage supply chains.
02:20 PM—03:20 PM
Panel Discussion
Digital Transformation of Supply Chain Planning
The role of AI & ML in the planning function.
03:20 PM—03:40 PM
Best Practice
Leveraging Technology & AI for Supply Chain Planning
03:40 PM—04:00 PM
Networking
Tea Break
04:00 PM—05:00 PM
CSCO Circle
Critical Challenges in Driving End-to-End Digitalization in Supply Chain Planning
05:00 PM—05:40 PM
Recognition
ISCM Ranking & Leadership Felicitation
05:40 PM—06:00 PM
Closing
Vote of Thanks & Group Photo