SCLI Supply Chain · AIO 2027

the Circle. SCLI · Supply Chain Leadership Innovation

the Circle. SCLI

Two days. One room.

the mandate · SCLI

What moves. · What secures. · Who supplies the future.

Supply Chain Leadership Innovation is a two-day Circle conversation at The Savoy, London, 13 and 14 May 2027.

Supply chain sits at the intersection of every discipline the Circle convenes around. KPMG's May 2026 survey of 462 supply chain executives finds 73% planning to transform their operating model within three years, and 50% planning to invest in automation and AI. The AI Strategy discussion, Day Two at 11:00, asks which decisions the system takes alone and who answers for them.

The format is deliberate: single track, no breakouts, one room. The conversation moves from resilience to foresight to accountability. By the close, those in the room will have shaped what comes next.

For the few who decide what moves.

The format · two days

A single conversation.

No breakouts. No exhibition. One room.

The Keynote

One opening address. The systems shaping global supply chain from here. Invited. Curated. No slides circulated in advance.

The Panels

Two structured conversations. Resilience and foresight. Accountability and governance. Moderated to conclusion. No audience votes, no audience interruption.

The Close

A final roundtable. What the room agrees on. What it does not. The record is the Circle's, not the press's.

Who attends · SCLI

C-suite operators.

The leaders running systems at scale.

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Global manufacturers, FMCG and life sciences. The operators who have built networks at continental scale.

Chief Procurement Officer

Leading enterprise procurement organisations. Billion-dollar spend portfolios, multi-tier supplier networks.

Chief Operations Officer

End-to-end P&L accountability. The leaders for whom supply chain is the core operating system.

Head of Supply Chain Technology

AI and digital transformation leads responsible for the next generation of supply chain intelligence.

Chief Risk Officer

Geopolitical risk, regulatory exposure, climate-adjusted forecasting. The leaders mapping what can go wrong.

Strategic Partners

A curated cohort of solution providers whose work is directly relevant to the room. Named in the programme.

Venue · SCLI 2027

The Savoy

Strand, London WC2R 0EZ

13 and 14 May 2027

The Savoy has stood on the Strand since 1889. The working environment is discreet, unhurried and built for conversation.

Previous voices · SCLI

Who has held it. In the room.

2019 faculty. Not confirmed for 2027.

SCLI 2019

Manuel Formis

Head of Trade, Transport & Logistics

Hitachi Energy · Zurich

Former Global Head of Logistics at Philips Healthtech. Now leading trade, transport and logistics at Hitachi Energy in Zurich. Brings two decades of operational supply chain leadership across Honeywell, Alstom, Philips and Hitachi Energy. Six Sigma practitioner with deep expertise in 3PL integration and cross-border logistics governance.

Previous faculty. Not confirmed for 2027.

SCLI 2019

Nathan De Valck

CEO

Antwerp Airport & Ostend-Bruges Airport · Belgium

Appointed CEO of Antwerp Airport and Ostend-Bruges Airport in June 2025. Co-founder and former Chairman of Pharma.Aero. Over two decades in air cargo: Brussels Airport, Worldwide Flight Services, Aviapartner. One of Europe's most influential voices on pharma cold chain and cargo infrastructure strategy.