# Supply Chain Summit VIC 2026

- Dates: 12 November 2026
- Location: Sofitel Melbourne on Collins, Melbourne, Australia
- Organiser: Forefront
- Industry: Cybersecurity

## About

The Supply Chain Summit VIC 2026 convenes senior supply chain professionals at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins for a concentrated examination of the strategies required to maintain operational continuity amid persistent disruption. Aimed at Chief Operations Officers, General Managers of Supply Chain and Heads of Logistics across Australia’s retail, FMCG, food and beverage, and healthcare industries, the one-day event addresses the increasingly complex task of balancing efficiency with resilience.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://forefrontevents.co/event/supply-chain-summit-vic-2026)
- [Registration](https://forefrontevents.co/products/supply-chain-summit-vic-2026)
- [Agenda](https://forefrontevents.co/event/supply-chain-summit-vic-2026?print=1)

## Topics

- Building Resilience Across End-to-End Supply Chains
- AI Transformation in Supply Chain Operations
- Productivity Beyond Cost to Serve
- Supplier Management and Sustainability
- Strategic Value for Supply Chain Leaders

## Speakers

- Alicia Perry, GM Supply Chain
- Rakesh Solanki, GM Supply Chain, Powerlink QLD
- Mauricio Rendon
- Amir Hashemi
- Vinayak Shenoy, Head of Product Operations
- Lyle Brady, Group Chief Supply Chain Officer
- Effie Gorringe, Supply Chain Director ANZ
- Frederick Benny, Head of Inventory, ASC Pty Ltd
- Emma Crabtree, Probiotec
- Usman Malik, Director of Operations, ANZ Thermo Fisher Scientific

## Where to stay

- **Causeway Inn on the Mall**: 80 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.causeway.com.au/)
- **BreakFree Heritage on Little Bourke**: 120 m from the venue, 318 Little Bourke Street, 3000
  - [Hotel website](https://www.breakfree.com.au/heritage-on-little-bourke/)
- **Holiday Inn Bourke Street Mall**: 130 m from the venue, 296 Little Collins Street
- **Hotel Indigo**: 150 m from the venue
- **YTI Garden Hotel**: 180 m from the venue, 372-378 Little Bourke Street
  - [Hotel website](https://www.ytigarden.com/)
  - Phone: +61 3 9600 4000
- **Pullman Melbourne City Centre**: 180 m from the venue, 195 Swanston Street, 3000
- **Mercure Welcome**: 180 m from the venue, 265-281 Little Bourke Street
  - [Hotel website](https://www.mercurewelcome.com.au/)
- **Causeway 353 Hotel**: 200 m from the venue, 353 Little Collins Street, 3000
  - [Hotel website](https://www.causeway.com.au/)

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/supply-chain-summit-vic/