Event
Supply Chain Planning & Forecasting in an Unpredictable World.
October 15, 2026 | 9am – 2:30pm (GMT) | SAP Ireland, Dublin
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As supply chains face increasing volatility, rising customer expectations and growing operational complexity, traditional planning approaches are no longer enough. Join Westernacher and SAP for an exclusive event exploring how organisations can improve responsiveness, optimise inventory and build greater resilience through modern supply chain planning.
Through expert-led discussions, a customer success story and insights from SAP, you’ll discover how Integrated Business Planning (IBP) helps businesses balance customer service, inventory and operational efficiency while providing the visibility needed to identify and respond to disruptions before they impact performance. You’ll also gain an understanding of SAP’s roadmap for supply chain planning and network with peers facing similar challenges.
Whether you’re looking to improve planning accuracy, strengthen decision-making or create a more resilient supply chain, this session will provide practical insights you can take back to your organisation.
Register.
Agenda.
9:00
Arrival & Networking
9:45
Welcome and introductions
10:00
Why Today’s Supply Chains Need a Different Planning Approach
10:30
Balancing Customer Service, Inventory and Operational Efficiency
11:00
Customer Speaker
12:00
Break / networking
12:30
Identifying and Responding to Supply Chain Risks Before They Impact Customers
13:00
SAP IBP overview and roadmap – SAP
13:30
Lunch & networking
Key takeaways.
- Understand why traditional planning approaches are no longer enough in today’s volatile and interconnected supply chains.
- Learn how leading organisations balance customer service, inventory investment and operational efficiency without compromising business performance.
- See how SAP Integrated Business Planning can improve decision-making through better alignment between demand, supply and business priorities.
- Hear firsthand from a customer about their supply chain planning journey, challenges and results.
- Discover how to identify, monitor and respond to supply chain risks sooner, before they impact customers, revenue or service levels.
- Explore the role of SAP Control Tower in providing end-to-end visibility and exception management across the supply chain.
- Gain insight into SAP’s roadmap and future vision for Integrated Business Planning, helping you understand what’s next and where to focus investment.
Speakers.
Tom Hodges
With 10+ years of dedicated enterprise account management experience in large-scale IT projects, Tom has honed his skills as a seasoned professional in the field of digital transformation. Tom’s commitment to understanding the unique needs of each client and leveraging SAP’s cutting-edge technologies has consistently resulted in transformative outcomes.
Sales Director UK&I, Westernacher Consulting
Dr. Russell Sadd
Russell is a partner at Westernacher Consulting and a highly experienced solution architect for SAP-based planning, forecasting and analytics solutions with almost two and a half decades of major project implementations behind him. He considers himself a planning generalist covering supply chain, financial, retail and personnel planning solutions.
Planning Practice Director UKI, Westernacher Consulting
Girish Kini
Girish Kini is a supply chain professional with more than two decades of experience driving digital transformation across global manufacturing organisations. As a Solution Expert in Customer Advisory at SAP, he partners with enterprises to design resilient, intelligent, and future-ready planning and logistics processes.
Solution Expert – Manufacturing & Supply Chain AI, SAP
At a glance.
October 15, 2026 9am – 2:30pm (GMT) Waterside 3, Citywest Business Camp, Dublin 24 D24WA02, Ireland
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