Eli Lilly’s Mar Gimeno to keynote at NextGen Supply Chain Conference 2026

The NextGen Supply Chain Conference has announced that Mar Gimeno, Associate Director, U.S. Supply Chain at Eli Lilly and Company, will join the keynote lineup for the 2026 event.

Gimeno will speak at the conference taking place Oct. 21-23, 2026, at the W Nashville hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.

The NextGen Supply Chain Conference brings together senior supply chain, logistics, operations, procurement, and technology leaders for three days of practitioner-led discussions focused on real-world execution, workforce development, and operational transformation.

The 2026 theme, Innovate. Upskill. Transform., reflects the conference’s focus on helping organizations understand emerging technologies, develop the workforce skills needed to operationalize those technologies, and transform supply chain operations to meet future challenges. The event is expected to attract approximately top-level senior supply chain executives, solution providers, consultants, and academics.

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As one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturers, Eli Lilly operates a highly complex global supply chain supporting the production and delivery of critical medicines. The pharmaceutical industry continues to face increasing pressure to balance growth, resilience, regulatory requirements, network expansion, and technology adoption, making supply chain leadership more important than ever.

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Gimeno joins a growing list of speakers and industry leaders participating in the 2026 conference. Earlier this year, the conference announced that Tractor Supply Company will receive the 2026 NextGen Visionary Award, with Colin Yankee, EVP of Supply Chain, participating in the Visionary Keynote fireside chat.

The 2026 agenda is organized around four industry focus areas:

• Logistics & Fulfillment
• Retail
• Food & Beverage
• Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals

Confirmed speakers include:

• DP World: Carey Boone, vp-transformation-Americas
• Penske Logistics: Andy Moses, SVP of sales and solutions
• Amazon: Debanshu Sharma, senior supply chain manager
• GXO Logistics: Jeff Kellan, Division President Omnichannel Retail in AMAPAC
• Fanatics: Bijoy Sasidharan, director-capacity planning and forecasting
• Tractor Supply: Colin Yankee, CSCO
• Berry Direct (Edible Arrangements): Jay Di Sieno, senior supply chain manager
• Mars: Kristin Daihes, SVP of Analytics, Digital and Data
• Target: Eric Watts, VP of food supply chain operations
• Evonik: Santosh Yersuri, senior supply chain manager
• Johnson & Johnson: Ron Volans
• Eli Lily: Mar Gimeno, Associate Director, US Supply Chain
• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories: Rahul Mittal, Head of strategy and innovations
• Katzscan Consutling: Norman Katz, president and CEO
• University of Tennessee: Dan Pellathy, Director of Corporate Programming in Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee

In addition to keynote presentations, attendees will participate in interactive small-group breakout sessions designed to foster candid discussion around implementation challenges, lessons learned, and measurable business outcomes.

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Additional speakers and agenda details will be announced in the coming months.

Registration for the 2026 NextGen Supply Chain Conference is now open. For more information on registration, speaking opportunities, sponsorships, and the conference agenda, visit www.nextgensupplychainconference.com.

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