The 30th Annual ARC Industry Leadership Forum

How AI Is Driving the Future of Industrial Operations and Supply Chain

February 9-12, 2026
Orlando, Florida

Panel Session – The New Frontier of Operations and Supply Chain: AI, Resilience, and Intelligence

February 10th, 4 PM

Global operations are under pressure from disruption, rising costs, shifting customer expectations, and sustainability demands. Traditional methods can no longer keep up. This session explores the new operating model, where AI, advanced analytics, automation, and connected intelligence converge to deliver agility and resilience.

Led by ARC’s Gaven Simon and including our Bryan Batchelder, Datex’s VP of Product, this panel will discuss how leaders are:

    • Leveraging AI and Decision Intelligence for enhanced forecasting and planning. 
    • Building resilient supplier networks. 
    • Optimizing logistics operations. 
    • Waste prevention through smarter procurement.
    • Preparing their workforce for this new technological era.

About ARC

Founded in 1986, ARC Advisory Group is the leading technology research and advisory firm for industrial, energy, and infrastructure markets. ARC are globally-respected experts in operational technology (OT), information technology (IT), and engineering technologies (ET).

ARC delivers the critical market guidance, data, and thought leadership needed to identify, create, and execute successful business strategy.

Their operations-centric view gives them the unique ability to help clients navigate the complex business issues inherent in industrial markets and increasingly digital and disrupted economies.