As a surge of transformative forces rapidly shape the world, leaders are facing an operating environment that is not only more volatile and complex, but also ripe for new business models and methods of creating value. For forward-thinking Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) and Chief Operating Officers (COOs), this is the time to seize opportunity for reinvention and growth.

The new performance frontier is swiftly approaching. The emergence of new business models – driven by change in consumer preferences and traction in enabling technologies – have shifted the dynamics of how value is captured. The most innovative Chief Supply Chain Officers and Chief Operating Officers (CSCOs and COOs) are moving now to respond to and leverage this frontier. They are not only gaining new levels of efficiency and operational insight, but also driving enterprise-wide transformation and creating new solutions to meet evolving consumer needs.

To help next generation operations and supply chain leaders set their vision and strategy, Leadership for a Networked World and the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard, in collaboration with Accenture Strategy, are convening the 2019 Next Generation Operations Summit: Leading into the New Pace of Change to be held June 12–14 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.