IBF Video S&OP Unplugged: AI, Achieving Demand Planning Maturity & Exec Buy In

Leaders in demand planning, forecasting, and S&OP discuss the opportunities and challenges they're facing today.

Leaders from Factors Group, UCB, Lancaster University, and Strata Bridge discuss securing the all-important executive buy in, what it takes to reach demand planning maturity, and the role of AI in shaping consumer demand.

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Topics

Demand Planning / The Next Step
The Curve/ Getting Ahead
Using AI / Nudging Consumers
Demand Planning / Maturity
Executive Buy-in / Achieving it
Dealing with Conflict / Improving Communication

Dr. Sven F. Crone

Assistant Professor in Management Science

Lancaster University

Prior Roles

Expert in forecasting, with more than 15 years of expertise in both its theory and practice
Trained more than 500 demand planner
Consulted with industry leaders on improving forecasting methods, systems and processes

Industry Involvement

Published in over 40 scientific publications
Received international awards for developing new forecasting algorithms
Regular speaker at IBF conferences

Eric Wilson, ACPF

Director of Thought Leadership

Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning

Eric is a predictive analytics and business planning innovator, author, teacher and speaker. As Director of Thought Leadership at IBF, he brings over 20 years of experience, previously leading demand planning at Escalade Sports, Berry Plastics, and Tempur Sealy. Eric is an IBF Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster (ACPF) and received IBF’s Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning award in 2016. He is a frequent speaker and panelist who has published extensively in The Journal of Business Forecasting and APICS Magazine. Eric is also the author of Cultural Cycles, Predictive Analytics for Business Forecasting & Planning, and Practical Guide to Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP/ IBP).

Chris Turner

Co-Founder

StrataBridge

Chris works with a range of clients worldwide, across industry sectors, on strategy development, innovation and joined-up decision-making. A highly respected facilitator, Chris has a unique ability to understand and simplify complex business issues and opportunities and translate these into action. He has worked with leadership teams around the world, helping them to articulate, share and realize their strategies through aligning the organization, integrating decision-making and capability building.

Jonathon Karelse

CEO

NorthFind Management

Prior Roles

Recognized thought leader in demand planning and S&OP and is CEO and co-founder of the consultancy NorthFind Management

Education

Graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management
Member of the 2019 Management Excellence cohort at Harvard Business School
Member of the Harvard Business Review’s Advisory Council

Industry Involvement

Long-term contributor to the IBF’s body of knowledge, with a specific focus on forecasting metrics, decision making, and behavioral science
Author of the Amazon #1 Best Seller for his book, Histories of the Future: Milestones in the Last 100 Years of Business Forecasting

Lilian Wang

Director, E2E Planning S&OP

UCB

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