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The Future is Autonomous
The future of supply chains and operations is autonomous. To remain competitive, organizations must progress into digitally driven systems. They must be able to leverage current and future AI, intelligent agents, advanced analytics, machine learning, and robotics to manage end-to-end operations, make real-time decisions, continuously learn from data, and adapt to disruption in a way that optimizes efficiency, sustainability, and agility. For Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) and Chief Operating Officers (COOs), this moment demands a fundamentally new kind of leadership to embark on this journey.
Driving this transformation requires more than technology adoption. Leaders at the forefront of this shift must model a growth mindset, actively seeking opportunities to learn, experiment, and evolve. CSCOs and COOs will be called upon to build new organizational capabilities, ensure access to trusted and integrated data, equip their workforce with new skills, and cultivate cultures that support continuous innovation. To unlock even greater value, forward-leaning leaders will also forge deeper partnerships across the ecosystem, leveraging the complementary strengths, investments, and capabilities of external partners.
At the same time, leaders must grapple with critical questions to prepare to scale innovations: How must we rethink not only how we operate, but how we are organized, led, and governed? How do we align the C-suite around a shared vision and bring people at every level of the organization along on the journey to fully integrate systems? How do we partner effectively with IT to build the underlying architecture, data foundation, and connectivity required for autonomy? And how do we plan to scale innovation to deliver sustained impact?
To help CSCOs and COOs address these challenges and build the future of supply chains and operations, Leadership for a Networked World, founded at Harvard University, in collaboration with Accenture, will host the 2026 Supply Chain and Operations Reinvention Summit: Leadership in an Autonomous Era. This premier learning experience, taking place June 8–10, 2026 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will equip senior leaders with insights, frameworks, and peer connections needed to drive meaningful reinvention in an autonomous era.
The Summit is a chance to step away from everyday responsibilities and explore ideas with peers in an intimate setting. Programming focuses on personal enrichment and practical approaches for CSCOs and COOs to:
- Explore pressing issues with fellow operations and supply chain leaders, industry experts, and leading academics.
- Develop solutions via immersive, peer-to-peer learning that can be applied today.
- Network with CSCOs and COOs from across industries and maintain relationships going forward.
- Examine personal growth and career goals and develop plans for achieving them.
- Earn continuing education requirement over a dynamic two-day session.*
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SVP and CSCO
Corning
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Global VP of Supply
Mars Wrigley
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EVP and CSCO
General Mills
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CSCO
Unilever
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CSCO
AB InBev
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VP Digital Operations
Airbus
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SVP and CSCO
The Hershey Company
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SVP and CSCO
Capri Holdings
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Sally gilligan, Chief Supply Chain & Transformation Officer at Gap Inc.
at the 2025 SUMMIT
About the Supply Chain and Operations Reinvention Summit
The Supply Chain and Operations Reinvention Summit is the foremost learning experience for Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officers, focused on designing and building the supply chain of the future. The Summit combines case studies from current executives, insights from academic research from across Harvard University, and expertise from industry experts. Summit attendees learn through case studies, peer-based problem-solving, and topical workshops designed to create transformational solutions.
Admission & Participation
The Summit is an invitation-only program designed for Chief Supply Chain Officers and Chief Operating Officers. Participants in the program include CSCOs, COOs, CPOs, and senior-level team members with enterprise accountability for end-to-end supply chain and operations. It is not open to the general public. This event is supported by the hosting and collaborating organizations, so there is no tuition or fee to attend. The Summit sponsor will secure hotel block; however, individual participants are responsible for their own travel, hotel and related expenses.
