- 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.

Brooke DeLuise
Managing Director, Animal Health
FWD People

Anje English
Managing Director
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
