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The Rise of Autonomous Supply Chains
Supply chains are entering a new phase, one where AI does more than surface insights. It recommends actions, executes workflows, and increasingly operates alongside human decision-makers. The shift toward autonomy promises speed and scale, but it also introduces new risks, new blind spots, and new responsibilities.
This forum explores what autonomous supply chains actually mean in practice. We will examine the cognitive dissonance leaders face when delegating judgment to machines, the emerging culture of rapid AI development (“vibe coding”), and the implications of AI-generated courses of action in high-stakes environments. We will also address the security and cyber risks that accompany automation, and the practical reality of the Pareto principle, where AI completes 80% of tasks effectively, but the remaining 20% still demands human oversight.
For supply chain, procurement, technology, and risk leaders, this discussion will focus on how to design autonomy deliberately balancing speed with control, augmentation with accountability, and innovation with defensibility.
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Distinguished leaders who have shaped the conversation at previous forums
Ian Cronin
Tobias Ellwood
Sir Michael Fallon
Caroline Haughey
Matthew Heibel
Kaitlyn Huissen
Raimond Kaljulaid
Koray Köse
Scott LaFoy
Sven Markert
Tim Nelson
Erika Peters
Abi Pinny
Angela Qu
