Supply chain risk has emerged as one of the biggest challenges of the pandemic.  Businesses across all industries have been rocked by unforeseen disruption.  Companies are prioritizing risk management to address threats from the supplier ecosystem, ransomware attacks and unanticipated geo-political issues.  In this theme, we will examine the innovations that manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers are turning to for supply chain resilience.

• The role of strategic partnerships in solving supply chain challenges
• Scenario Planning
• Digital Twinning and the ability to create virtual replicas
• Data sharing through permissioned block chain solutions
• How brands have adapted and how they plan to cope going forward
• The importance of early warning systems and detecting risk and opportunity early
• Derisking the supply chain through AI Predictive Modeling