What You Can Expect

  • Invaluable takeaways from world-class experts assessing Integrated Business Planning (IBP)
  • Great opportunities to interact with our speakers and your peers
  • Ample session time for Q&A

Who Should Tune In?

  • Forecasters and planners
  • Senior executives and stakeholders in finance, supply chain, sales and marketing, and product development
  • Academics, researchers, and data scientists
  • Anyone who seeks to find the right approach to strategic IBP

Many organizations encounter problems because their Integrated Business Planning (IBP) approach is tactical. Tactical IBP leaves capability gaps that perpetuate silos, erode value, and can’t support profitable growth. The conference will explore strategic IBP, which nurtures operational excellence, strategic alignment, and competitive advantage.

This short video provides an overview of the unique topics we will address at the conference.

Program Schedule

December 2, 2020, 11:30 am – 7:00 pm EST (4:30 pm – 1:00 am GMT)
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11:30 am
Welcome Remarks: Co-Hosts Len Tashman and Dean Sorensen

The IBP Challenge: Overview Richard Herrin, Center of Excellence Leader, Eastman Chemical

12:00 pm
Strategic IBP: Redefining What Fully Integrated Processes Entail Dean Sorensen, IBP Collaborative and Foresight IBP Editor

[1:00-1:15 pm, break]

1:15 pm
Serious About Growth? Forget S&OP and IBP – Start with Leadership and Strategy Chris Turner, StrataBridge

[2:15-2:30 pm, break]

2:30 pm
Forecasting and Analytics in Mature IBP Processes Stefan de Kok, Wahupa

[3:30-4:00 pm, break]

4:00 pm
Why Planning Systems Fail: The Art and Science of Successful Implementations Jerry Bendiner, Technologix Decision Sciences Inc.

[5:00-5:15 pm, break]

5:15 pm
Research Study on IBP Maturity Eric Tinker, Nexview Consulting

6:00 pm
Q&A Open Discussion Panel with the Speakers

Speakers

Richard Herrin, Center of Excellence Leader, Eastman Chemical

The IBP Challenge: Overview

Dean Sorensen, IBP Collaborative and Foresight IBP Editor
Co-host, FPC 2020

Presentation: Strategic IBP: Redefining What Fully Integrated Processes Entail

Chris Turner, StrataBridge

Presentation: Serious About Growth? Forget S&OP and IBP – Start with Leadership and Strategy

Stefan de Kok, Wahupa

Presentation: Forecasting and Analytics in Mature IBP Processes

Jerry Bendiner, Technologix Decision Sciences Inc.

Presentation: Why Planning Systems Fail: The Art and Science of Successful Implementations

Eric Tinker, Nexview Consulting

Presentation: Research Study on IBP Maturity

Q&A Open Discussion Panel – speakers and participants