The Supply Chain Canada Executive Round Table series is an exclusive by-invitation event tailored to the needs of senior supply chain and industry business leaders. Supply Chain Canada is Canada’s largest association for supply chain professionals. For over 100 years, the association has worked to strengthen Canada’s supply chain by empowering professionals and industries to lead and innovate.  

The global supply chain landscape has fundamentally shifted. Escalating tariffs, rare earth export controls, Middle East shipping disruptions, and persistent semiconductor shortages have transformed MRO from a back-office procurement function into a boardroom-level strategic imperative. For organizations operating in Northern Alberta's industrial heartland where a single unplanned equipment failure can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per hour, the ability to reliably source, manage, and optimize critical MRO supply is an operational necessity.

This invitation-only evening brings together senior supply chain executives from the public and private sectors for a high-calibre exchange of expertise, insight, and strategy. The event features thought leadership from Vallen, one of Canada's most recognized MRO distribution and supply chain solutions providers, alongside a distinguished panel of industry partners with deep experience navigating the realities of industrial MRO in one of Canada's most demanding operating environments.

The evening is designed around three core elements:

Thought Leadership Presentations Gain strategic insight into how leading organizations are responding to the forces reshaping MRO supply. We will touch on tariff-driven cost inflation, critical parts shortages, nearshoring strategies, supplier consolidation, technology-enabled inventory optimization, and many other themes. Hear directly from practitioners who are managing these challenges at scale.

Executive Roundtable Discussion This structured peer-level discussion gives senior leaders a rare opportunity to share how their organizations are managing MRO risk, what is working, what is not, and what the profession needs to do collectively to build greater supply chain resilience in Northern Alberta's industrial sector.

Networking Over a Curated Dinner Relationship-building is at the heart of what Supply Chain Canada does. Guests will enjoy an exclusive curated dinner experience, offering the kind of unhurried, high-quality networking that simply does not happen at larger industry events. The connections made at this table are designed to last well beyond the evening itself.

WHY THIS ROUNDTABLE MATTER

Northern Alberta's energy, mining, and industrial sectors are disproportionately exposed to the MRO disruptions reshaping global supply chains. The organizations that will emerge strongest are those whose supply chain leaders are already thinking strategically about building resilient supplier relationships, designing smarter inventory frameworks, and elevating MRO management from transactional to transformational.

This roundtable exists because those conversations are better had together. Supply Chain Canada has convened this event specifically to create the conditions for the kind of frank, substantive, peer-to-peer dialogue that drives real organizational change.

This event is by invitation only and is curated for:

• Senior supply chain leaders

• Operations and Maintenance leaders with strategic MRO accountability

• Senior public sector procurement and asset management executives

• Supply chain business leaders operating in or supporting Northern Alberta's industrial sectors

• 5:30 pm Doors Open/Cocktails
• 6:00 pm Presentation, Dinner, and Round Table Discussions
• 8:30 pm Reception and Networking
• 9:20 pm Closing Remarks, Event Ends