- Live simulation (teams role-play as retailers, manufacturers, logistics providers).
- Sudden disruption announced (e.g., ingredient shortage, cyberattack, shipping strike).
- Teams make decisions in real time — highlighting strengths and weaknesses.

Anje English
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epiq Animal Health

Brian Barger
Sr Manager US Sourcing Supplier Development
Walmart

Niti Patel
President & Founder
Unleashed Positioning
- Demo of real-time visibility platforms (IoT, blockchain, AI dashboards).
- Mapping product journeys from farm to shelf.
- How traceability builds both resilience and consumer trust.
- Hands-on scenario planning: droughts, port closures, ingredient shortages.
- Participants map vulnerabilities in their own supply chains.
- Tools for building contingency playbooks.
FutureChain Pre-Day 2026
Replacing vulnerable ingredients with climate resilient alternatives, using upcycled ingredients or byproducts to reduce dependency on single-source crops, investing in lab grown alternatives
- Lessons from moving regenerative practices beyond demonstration projects.
- Financing and policy levers that unlock widespread adoption.
- How to accelerate uptake without losing integrity
