From Reactive to Resilient: AI for Retail Supply Chains
Complimentary refreshments and a networking reception will be served!
This session is for retail and e-commerce leaders who know their supply chains are fragile — and are ready to do something about it. If your teams are dealing with unpredictable lead times, blind spots across vendors and logistics, and reactive firefighting every time something goes wrong, this conversation is for you.
AI isn't just for forecasting demand. It's transforming how supply chains see, predict, and respond — before disruptions become disasters.
What You'll Be Able to Do
By the end of this 90-minute session, you'll understand how AI creates end-to-end supply chain visibility — from supplier to shelf. You'll be able to identify where your operations are most exposed to disruption and learn the practical tools leaders are using to respond faster and cut costs. You'll leave with a clearer picture of where AI can have immediate impact in your supply chain, without needing a technical background to get started.
This Session:
✅ A beginner-friendly, real-world look at how AI tackles supply chain disruption in retail and e-commerce
✅ Battle-tested stories from managing supply chains for Fortune 100 companies through COVID, tariffs, and the Suez Canal blockage
✅ Actionable AI tools and strategies you can bring back to your team immediately
Perfect For:
Supply chain, operations, and retail leaders who are tired of reacting to disruptions and want to get ahead of them. Those who've heard AI can help but aren't sure where to actually start.
Specific roles include:
Chief Supply Chain Officers and VP/SVP Supply Chain
VP/SVP Operations and Logistics
Directors and Managers of Inventory and Demand Planning
E-commerce Operations and Fulfillment leaders
Directors of Procurement
Retail General Managers and COOs
No technical background required.
You'll Leave With:
📋 A supply chain visibility framework for identifying your biggest AI opportunities across sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment
📋 A practical guide to evaluating AI tools for disruption prediction and response
📋 Real examples of AI in action — drawn from Fortune 100 supply chains and applied to retail and e-commerce contexts
Our Speaker
Kristopher Lau is Senior Account Executive at Celestial Systems Inc., where he drives AI and data solutions for enterprises in financial services, pharma, energy, and retail. With over 10 years of hands-on supply chain experience, Kristopher managed operations for Fortune 100 companies including Tyson Foods, McDonald's, Sysco, Starbucks, and Staples — navigating real crises like COVID, US tariffs, the Suez Canal blockage, and global sanctions. He designed end-to-end supply chain solutions under pressure, and now brings those battle-tested lessons to help organizations use AI to build resilience from the ground up.
Space is limited to ensure meaningful conversation and peer exchange.