From Blind Spots to Boardroom Confidence: Building a Resilient, Risk-Ready Supply Chain

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Le Crocodile, New York

June 3, 2026

The risks your organisation doesn't know it's carrying

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Supply chain disruption is no longer a rare event — it's a recurring reality. Yet most procurement leaders are still operating without full visibility beyond Tier 1 suppliers, relying on fragmented data and processes that leave them permanently on the back foot.

"Most companies don't find out about a critical sub-tier failure until the disruption is already on their doorstep."

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The Conversation that matters

This is a working dinner — not a product pitch. The agenda is built around the real decisions senior procurement leaders are navigating right now.

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- What We'll Cover:

1. End-to-end supply chain visibility

Moving from Tier 1 views to deep multi-tier mapping — what it takes and what it changes.

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2. Proactive supplier risk identification

From early warning signals to real-time monitoring — building anticipation into your process.

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3. Risk segmentation and prioritisation

How to distinguish critical suppliers from low-impact ones — and direct resource accordingly.

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4. Resilience and continuity planning

Translating risk intelligence into concrete contingency plans and supplier diversification strategy.

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5. Digitisation and automation of risk processes

Moving off spreadsheets — what a centralised, automated risk workflow actually looks like in practice.

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This dinner addresses the specific challenges that keep CPOs, CSCOs, and CROs awake at night:

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No visibility beyond Tier 1

Sub-tier dependencies are invisible — until they fail. Hidden concentration risk and upstream issues go undetected until it's too late.

↑ Hidden exposure

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Always reacting, never anticipating

Risk identification happens after a disruption hits — triggering production delays, revenue loss, and reputational damage.

↑ Revenue at risk

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Data everywhere, insight nowhere

Risk data lives in spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected systems. Response times are slow and assessments are inconsistent.

↑ Response latency

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Teams overwhelmed by alerts

Without a prioritisation framework, critical risks get lost in noise. Wasted effort on low-risk suppliers; missed high-risk exposures.

↑ Wasted resources

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Regulatory pressure accelerating

CSRD, forced labour laws, EUDR — compliance requirements are rising fast. Audit failures and fines are no longer hypothetical.

↑ Compliance risk

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Risk is abstract to the boardroom

Without financial impact modelling, risk initiatives struggle to get funded. Low executive buy-in leaves the function chronically under-resourced.

↑ Underfunded teams

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Arrival and Networking

Guests are welcomed and guided into a curated networking environment, designed to foster meaningful interactions. This session encourages ice-breaking and relationship-building before moving into in-depth, collaborative discussions.

Event welcome, introductions, thought leader remarks

Attendees transition to a structured roundtable discussion paired with drinks, promoting thoughtful dialogue around a pre-set agenda. This relaxed setting encourages collaboration, idea exchange, and deeper professional connections.

Three-Course Networking Dinner

The evening continues with a premium three-course meal, offering exceptional cuisine in an elegant atmosphere. This segment enhances networking opportunities while creating a memorable experience that strengthens professional relationships among attendees.

Wrap Up, Q&A, Drinks and Networking

The event concludes with a wrap-up session and Q&A, allowing sponsors and participants to address key takeaways. Followed by drinks and open networking, this final segment ensures actionable next steps and continued engagement in a collaborative environment.

Sphera

Sphera creates a safer, more sustainable and productive world. We are the leading provider of integrated sustainability and operational risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Process Safety, Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Risk Management. For more than 30 years, we have served over 8,400 customers and a million-plus users in 95 countries to optimize workflows and navigate the complex and dynamic global regulatory structure. Our goal at Sphera is to help customers keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive.

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