Global Trainer Challenge
It’s official, we are back with a new edition.
Save the date: April 13thth, 2026!
The Challenge Concept
After the great success of our previous editions, we are back again with a combined Global Trainer Challenge and Global Educator Challenge! Connect and expand your network with our community of trainers and educators!
You’ll not only compete against professional trainers but also educators from all around the world! You can be the captain of your team with your colleagues or peers. Sign up and be challenged in one of Inchainge’s Learning Solutions, showcasing your cross-functional approach and alignment.
As a trainer, you are expected to join 1 edition of GETC per year as part of your certification maintenance process. If you cannot make it to one of those sessions, please let us know as soon as possible.
This year we will ask every certified trainer to bring a plus one! You can sign up individually and let us know who you will bring later on.
Why should you join the Global Trainer Challenge?
Network with other trainers and learn from each other
See how Inchainge delivers training online
Learn something new and get inspired by a new business game
Benchmark yourself with other trainers and come out on top!
Give other educators/trainers the chance to experience Inchainge's offering for free
Be rewarded with a certificate of participation
About the Challenge
Starting in 2026, the Global Educator Challenge will take place twice a year – in Spring and Fall – giving the flexibility to join at the time that best suits your schedule.
The challenge will cover one of our learning solutions: Supply Chain Risk Management powered by The Fresh Connection.
Participants will play 4 rounds for two weeks in teams of four (maximum five). The participants will get to run their own virtual company – the juice manufacturing company whose performance has been declining. Participants must get the company back on track quickly and efficiently. Showcasing the strategic skills and insights needed to navigate and manage uncertainty.
You will experience the impact of your decision in real-time across the business within the simulation and not just function in silos.
VP Sales
Agrees SLAs with customers, manages the product and customer portfolio, forecasts demand and can introduce collaboration concepts.
VP Supply Chain
Manages inventories (safety stock and lot size settings), production intervals and the frozen period of production.
VP Purchasing
Responsible for selecting the right suppliers and agreeing service-level agreements (SLAs) with suppliers.
VP Operations
Must decide on capacity in warehouses and production areas and approve investment in bottling lines and mixers.
“"The Global Trainer Challenge is a great learning experience on it's own, because Inchainge uses pretty complex business game configurations to really challenge the trainers! It allowed me to expand my supply chain management skills and to get to know the supply chain business simulation game better. "
-Ramachandran Kallankara, Consultant and Trainer at ValueQwest“"I like the idea of making sustainability a living matter for our customers and The Triple Connection does exactly that by mixing content and application. The combination of different ways of learning is extremely beneficial. By letting participants share experiences as well as mixing content with the possibility to practice, is bringing the wicked complexity of sustainability to life. "
-Paolo Napoli, Certified Facilitator, Founder JPS Consulting“"The Global Trainer Challenge is a great platform for me to get to know new business simulation games, connect with other trainers and exchange best-practices with them."
-Daniel Schmidt, Director Education at Production Management Institute“"I use Inchainge's business simulation games in my own training programs. The Global Trainer Challenge gave me some new ideas on use cases and learning modules that I can bring to my own clients."
-Nicolas Vandeput, Consultant, Trainer & Founder at SupChainsHow to join?
- Conditions for creating your own team:
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You will be assigned into a team with other 2 to 4 peers
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All teams will be a mix of certified trainers and non-certified participants.
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Certified trainers are expected to attend at least one edition of GETC per year as part of their certification maintenance process.
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Every certified trainer should bring at least a plus one! This can be another trainer, educator, lecturer, professional who are not yet certified by Inchainge and who find value in experiencing The Fresh Connection together with you. We will put you and your plus one into the same team.
Full Program
4 November 2022
7 PM - 8 AM CT (UTC -6) Start of the Challenge
April 13th, 2026
Rounds 1 & 2
Kick-off
April 13th, 2026
3PM CEST / 9 AM EDT
Opening Round 1 & 2:
April 13th, 2026
4 PM CEST (UTC +2)
10 AM EDT (UTC -4)
Self-calculate:
Round 1
Closing Round 2:
April 20th, 2026
4 PM CEST (UTC +2)
10 AM EDT (UTC -4)
Round 3 & 4
Debrief & Leaderboard Session
April 21st, 2026
3PM CEST / 9 AM EDT
Opening Round 3 & 4:
April 21st, 2026
4 PM CEST (UTC +2)
10 AM EDT (UTC -4)
Self-calculate:
Round 3
Closing Round 4:
April 28th, 2026
4 PM CEST (UTC +2)
10 AM EDT (UTC -4)
Ceremony
Livestreamed!
April 29th, 2026
3 PM CEST (UTC +2)
9 AM EDT (UTC -4)
Debrief & Leaderboard sessions
Duration of the sessions: 30 min – 1 hour
The sessions will take place weekly before the opening of the rounds. During those sessions, you will find out the instructions for the next rounds and find out who the top teams of the previous rounds are.
At least one team member must be present for each session.
Past Edition Experience
Global Educator & Trainer Challenge 2025: Mastering S&OP Constraint Management
The Global Educator & Trainer Challenge 2025 (GETC) has officially wrapped up, and what an exciting journey it has been! From October 20 to November 5, 2025, over 130 participants, forming 32 teams, from across the globe came together to battle for the champion title. This year’s competition centered around the S&OP: Constraint Management learning solution.
Registration