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Past eventHeld October 21–23, 2026

GEP INNOVATE 2026

A procurement and supply chain conference that convened CPOs, executives, and transformation leaders for keynotes, roundtables, and networking.

New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square, New York

Held
October 21–23, 2026
Venue
New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square, New York

TL;DR

  • GEP INNOVATE 2026 took place October 21–23 at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
  • Registration covered all keynotes, sessions, roundtables, and networking events, including a welcome reception at The View and a hosted dinner at Carmine's.
  • The conference was built for CPOs, procurement leaders, supply chain executives, and transformation professionals.

About

GEP INNOVATE 2026 was built for CPOs, procurement leaders, supply chain executives, and professionals driving transformation across industries. The program was billed as a convening of these leaders to discuss procurement and supply chain transformation, with sessions, roundtables, and company transformation stories scheduled across October 21–23.

Who was in the room

CPOs and Procurement Leaders

Senior procurement professionals responsible for organizational strategy and operations.

Supply Chain Executives

Leaders managing end-to-end supply chain and logistics operations.

Transformation Professionals

Professionals driving organizational transformation across industries.

Featured speakers

7 listed

Eli Manning

Two-Time Super Bowl-Winning Quarterback and MVP

Nikki Haley

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (2017-2018), Governor of South Carolina (2011-2017)

Alex Gorsky

Former Chairman and CEO · Johnson & Johnson

Susan Caminiti

Moderator · CNBC

Alexander Stenzel

Procurement Director · Mercedes-Benz

Dr. Subhash Makhija

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder · GEP

Binayak Shrestha

Global Head of Services Delivery · GEP

Venue & travel

Venue

New York Marriott Marquis

Questions people ask

6 answered

GEP INNOVATE 2026 took place October 21–23, 2026.

The conference was held at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square, New York City.

GEP INNOVATE was built for CPOs, procurement leaders, supply chain executives, and professionals driving transformation across industries.

The pass covered all keynotes, sessions, roundtables, and networking events, including the welcome reception on October 21 and the offsite dinner on October 22.

It was most useful for CPOs and procurement and supply chain executives who wanted peer case studies, since the sessions were billed as featuring company leaders' transformation stories and speakers were scheduled to include Alexander Stenzel, Procurement Director at Mercedes-Benz, alongside GEP's own leadership. Practitioners seeking hands-on technical training would have gotten less, and since the organizer is a procurement software vendor, buyers should have expected a program with a strong GEP perspective; the celebrity keynotes from Eli Manning and Nikki Haley were scheduled as general leadership talks rather than procurement content.

Procurement and supply chain executives at corporate conferences in New York usually wear business casual to business professional during the day, with smart attire for the offsite dinner at Carmine's Times Square and the rooftop welcome reception.

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