The Future of Forecasting: Where Planning Meets Decision-Making
We’re delighted to support The Future of Forecasting, an event hosted by Quicksilver and Finext on 12 November 2026 in Delft, Netherlands. Bringing together professionals from both supply chain and finance, the event explores a question that is becoming increasingly important as forecasting capabilities continue to advance: once the plan is ready, who decides?
As organisations invest in increasingly sophisticated forecasting tools, AI capabilities and planning platforms, many discover that the greatest challenges no longer sit within the technology itself. Instead, they emerge at the point where insight must become action. This event is designed to address exactly that challenge.
Why We’re Involved
Our heritage has always centred on helping organisations make better planning decisions. While technology continues to transform forecasting accuracy and analytical capability, success ultimately depends on how organisations align people, processes and decision-making structures around those insights.
The Future of Forecasting tackles this reality head-on. Rather than focusing exclusively on systems and algorithms, the event explores the organisational dynamics that determine whether forecasts actually influence business outcomes. This aligns closely with our belief that better planning is not simply about producing better forecasts—it is about enabling better decisions.
About The Future of Forecasting
The programme is built around the 1/2/1 principle: one part technology, two parts people and process, and one part decision-making.
This structure reflects a growing understanding across the industry that forecasting challenges are rarely technical in nature. Most organisations already possess significant analytical capability. The more difficult questions involve ownership, accountability and collaboration across functions.
Throughout the afternoon, attendees will explore topics including:
The relationship between forecasting and decision-making
How supply chain and finance teams can work more effectively together
Common ownership and accountability gaps within planning processes
The organisational barriers that prevent insights from becoming action
The role of leadership in driving cross-functional alignment
The event also builds on Quicksilver’s 2026 S&OP series, which examined four critical planning dimensions: data, process, performance and systems. The Future of Forecasting brings these themes together, exploring how each contributes to stronger organisational decision-making.
Our Role at the Event
We’ll be attending throughout the afternoon, engaging with supply chain, finance and planning leaders as they discuss the future of forecasting and decision-making.
Whether you’re exploring how to improve cross-functional collaboration, strengthen your S&OP process or increase the impact of planning within your organisation, we look forward to sharing perspectives and learning from the conversations taking place throughout the event.
Our Heritage in Supply Chain and Planning
Our experience spans decades of supporting organisations through planning transformation, technology evaluation and operational improvement initiatives.
Over that time, we’ve consistently seen that the most successful organisations are not necessarily those with the most advanced forecasting models. Instead, they are the businesses that create clear pathways from insight to action, ensuring that planning expertise is represented where strategic decisions are made.
This perspective underpins our involvement in events such as The Future of Forecasting, where the focus extends beyond technology to the broader challenge of organisational alignment.
What Attendees Will Gain
By attending The Future of Forecasting, participants can expect to gain:
• A deeper understanding of the relationship between forecasting and decision-making
• Practical insights into improving collaboration between supply chain and finance teams
• New perspectives on ownership, accountability and governance within planning processes
• Lessons from organisations addressing common forecasting and S&OP challenges
• Opportunities to connect with peers facing similar organisational and planning complexities
Why This Event Matters
Forecasting technology continues to evolve rapidly, providing organisations with greater visibility, faster analysis and increasingly accurate predictions. Yet many businesses still struggle to translate these insights into timely, confident decisions.
The Future of Forecasting recognises that the next frontier of planning excellence is not simply better data or better algorithms—it is better organisational decision-making.
By bringing supply chain and finance professionals together to explore this challenge, the event creates an opportunity to move beyond forecasting as a technical exercise and toward forecasting as a catalyst for stronger business performance. We’re proud to support a conversation that sits at the heart of modern planning success.
