(Gartner: Stamford, CT) -- Now more than ever, the supply chain is being buffeted by forces nearly impossible to predict. The global economy remains in limbo. Natural events are a source of disruption. And change in markets as well as technology is constant.

The Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference, scheduled for May 21–23, 2012, provides a unique opportunity to collaborate and connect with the world’s leading supply chain executives. The conference combines strategic and tactical advice from Gartner analysts and thought leaders who collectively have more than 150 years of supply-chain and end-user experience. Plus, attendees will gain insight from peer exchanges and interactions with leading solution providers at the forefront of the supply chain market.

Conference keynote speakers include:
• Gary Hamel, author and director, Management Lab
• Tony Prophet, senior vice president, operations, Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard Co.
• Pier Luigi Sigismondi, chief supply-chain officer, Unilever

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