Announcing our First Keynote Speaker and Agenda Updates! 🎤📄
Before You Jump Into Your 4th of July Weekend 🇺🇸, Here's What's New at the Innovators Summit!
As we gear up for the festivities of the July 4th weekend, we have some exciting news to share about the 2024 NAW Innovators Summit, powered by Applico:
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Announcing Our Tech Keynote!
We’re thrilled to announce that Eric Glyman, CEO of Ramp, will deliver the Tech Keynote at the 2024 NAW Innovators Summit, powered by Applico. In just five years, Ramp has become the leader in expense and spend management solutions, with a valuation of over $8 billion and almost $2 billion in capital raised.
What does Ramp do? Well, distributors have a lot of discretionary spend that could be better managed. Sales reps visiting customers. Management travel. Digital ads and promotional spend. Educational training workshops and company events. These are important, regular activities for distributors that create overhead for both the employee and operational teams. Ramp is using technology to streamline spend management – removing paperwork and redundant accounting and giving the employer better administrative tools. These solutions not only save your employees time, but they also save your company money.
Additionally, Eric will share how cultivating a culture of innovation has driven Ramp’s rapid success. You’ll have the opportunity to hear directly from a leader who has created a culture to support immense growth while competing in a mature B2B market against large incumbents. Don’t miss this chance to gain insights from this unicorn tech founder and B2B innovation leader!
Agenda Updates
We’ve got more exciting updates on our special sessions and events at the Summit. You can see the latest agenda updates here and a few newly announced special session highlights below:
Innovators Summit Exchange: On Day 1, distributor attendees will have the opportunity to meet with Tech CEOs at software companies working with your customers. From inventory management systems to eProcurement platforms, “The Exchange” offers a unique opportunity to connect with the CEOs of top tech tools your customers increasingly rely on.
Differentiating Through Innovation: The Ramp Story, by Eric Glyman, Co-Founder and CEO of Ramp, and Alex Moazed, Founder and CEO of Applico. Ramp is the leader in spend and expense management.
Venturing Forward, the Joint Efforts of Distributors and CVCs featuring Jeff McLendon, CEO, Specialty Building Products, and Adam Goodson, Managing Director, UFP Ventures
Innovation Showcase: Split between two concurrent rooms, distributors will choose a main focus area for their company and attend a rapid-fire pitch session (10 min each) featuring multiple innovators, followed by a distributor-only roundtable to discuss the pitches and how you are looking to address unique challenges and opportunities within your company.
Tech Innovator Pitches: Split between two concurrent rooms, distributors will choose from the following 30-minute moderated and facilitated fireside chats with tech innovators. These CEOs will communicate the relevance of their solution to the distribution industry and how to apply their technology in areas of supply chain, marketplace, and/or operations.
We’ll continue to announce new tech innovators as we get closer to the Summit, and we’re excited to add another addition to the lineup, Vimaan!
Stay tuned for more exciting announcements, including additional tech innovator pitches and our soon-to-be-announced Visionary Voices: Distribution Leadership Panel!
For the latest updates, visit our Agenda Page.
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Don’t miss this premier industry event for innovators. Connect with industry leaders, meet the CEOs of top tech companies working with distribution, explore cutting-edge technology, and gain invaluable insights. Learn more or register now:
Who Should Attend?
Attendance is reserved for top decision-making executives within leading distribution firms nationwide, who are focused on innovation and technology solutions to drive change and optimize operations.