The NextGen Supply Chain Awards in Chicago was a two-day event that featured nearly 50 speakers and included CEOs and senior vice presidents, founders and innovators, leading academics and researchers, and top consultants. The event focused on topics such as artificial intelligence and predictive analytics, robotics and machine learning, fulfillment and delivery, procurement, and nearshoring/reshoring. Awards were given out to Kimberly-Clark, LimeLoop, Gap, Carrier, Macy’s, Covariant, Gather AI, Kenco Group, and ETQ. Special thanks were given to the NextGen Event Director Elena Parsons and her team, Art Lansdon from Art for Hire, Brian Ceraolo, Bob Trebilcock, and the NextGen Supply Chain Conference Advisory Board.