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JDA Brings Together World-Class Supply Chain and Retail Speakers, Content and Entertainment at FOCUS 2016 in Nashville
JDA
Software Group, Inc. has announced the speakers and the agenda
for its widely anticipated annual conference, FOCUS
2016. Scheduled for May 1-4, the event will be held at
the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. More
than 2,000 attendees will benefit from this valuable opportunity to
network, share best practices and hear how industry leaders are
achieving real results from JDA's innovative solutions. The Diamond
sponsor of FOCUS 2016 is reseller and retail consultancy RPE.
"This year's user conference will focus squarely on how JDA uniquely
delivers a seamless supply chain, enabling our clients to deliver
seamless experiences for their end customers, whether they are B2B or
B2C," said Kevin Iaquinto, chief marketing officer for JDA Software.
"We're looking forward to an exciting event that combines outstanding
speakers, over 250 informative breakout sessions, interactive user group
meetings, and valuable opportunities to network and the chance to enjoy
some of Nashville's best entertainment. "Based on the fact that we will
have more than 100 customers telling their real-world stories, this is
arguably the best event anywhere in the world focused on the entire
value chain."
The featured speakers for FOCUS 2016 will provide insight and
inspiration about capturing opportunities in the digital transformation
affecting the supply chain. They include:
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Lars Gunnarsson, senior supply chain executive, IKEA.
Gunnarsson leads all development and maintenance of IKEA's business
solutions supporting Product Development and Supply Chain. He is also
a former IKEA store manager and has managed one of IKEA's largest
stores in London. Lars will share the story and vision behind IKEA's
growth plans while staying true to the brand's mission of "IKEA: This
is how we work."
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TJ Higgins, president, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. As
president of the Consumer Integrated Tire Division, U.S. and Canada,
Higgins leads a team which includes Bridgestone Retail Operations,
original equipment sales and consumer tire replacement sales, as well
as the company's Credit First National Association. TJ's session will
showcase Bridgestone's commitment to customer-centricity, titled
"Beyond Black and Round: Translating Tire Technology to Create a
Connection with Today's Consumer."
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Kevin O'Marah, chief content officer, SCM World. O'Marah
directs SCM World's practitioner-driven supply chain content and
research, leveraging the combined experience and insight of over
19,000 practitioners within SCM World's membership. Kevin's
informative talk on how supply chains save the world and will capture
the latest real world use cases in his informative session titled
"Supply Chains Save the World 2.0."
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Candy Chang, Artist, TED Senior Fellow. Chang is best known for
the Before I Die project, which began when she stenciled the words
"Before I die I want to _____" on a chalkboard wall on an abandoned
house in New Orleans after losing someone she loved. She is also a
member of the TED Fellows program, a global network of 300 innovators
from a spectrum of disciplines. Candy will speak on "Are You Ready to
Change the World? Making Space for Creativity and Innovation."
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Miles Ward, global head of solutions, Google (News - Alert) Cloud Platform.
Ward is a three-time technology startup entrepreneur with a decade of
experience building cloud infrastructures. He is focused on delivering
next-generation solutions to challenges in big data and analytics,
multi-tiered storage, high availability and cost optimization. Miles
will speak on "The Big Pivot: The Digital Revolution, the Internet of
Things and the Supply Chains of the Future."
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Emmanuel "Manny" Ohonme, founder and president, Samaritan's Feet
International. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Ohonme received his first
pair of shoes from a "Good Samaritan." Those shoes became a symbol of
hope, helping him earn a scholarship to play basketball in the U.S.
and begin a career in the technology industry. In 2003, Ohonme and his
wife, Tracie, founded Samaritan's Feet International, a charitable
organization that has distributed more than 5.5 million pairs of shoes
to needy children. A former JDA/RedPrairie associate, Manny will speak
on "The Story of Samaritan's Feet: A Supply Chain That Delivers Sole
Purpose."
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Baljit (Bal) Dail, chairman of the Board and chief executive
officer, JDA Software. Prior to leading JDA, Dail was an operating
partner at New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm based in New
York. Bal will deliver the conference keynote on how "Delivering a
Seamless Customer Experience Begins with a Seamless Supply Chain."
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Razat Gaurav, executive vice president, general manager, chief
revenue officer, JDA Software. Gaurav is responsible for leading
JDA Industry Solutions, Product Management and Global Sales. Razat
will speak to "The Big Pivot: The Digital Revolution, the Internet of
Things and the Supply Chains of the Future."
Mark Jeffries, a trusted adviser and communications consultant to some
of the world's largest and most successful organizations, will again
host JDA FOCUS. Mark is an entertaining keynote speaker and author of
the book, "The Art of Business Seduction," which offers practical
soft-skill communication advice and effective presentation skills.
FOCUS 2016 Agenda Geared to a Personalized Experience; SIG Meetings
The conference agenda includes more than 100 customer speakers who will
share the results achieved and lessons learned from their use of JDA
solutions. There is a new "Women in Supply Chain" content track aimed at
enabling women in supply chain rolesto share insights into successful
leadership approaches, explore opportunities for growth and learn how to
effectively manage their career trajectories in today's business
environment.
FOCUS 2016 also features JDA Special Interest Group (SIGs) meetings.
These customer groups enable members to learn from other users and
maximize their own company's investment in JDA solutions. At FOCUS 2016,
SIG members can interact directly with software product development
directors at JDA to ask questions and learn about future solution
enhancements. Topics covered in the SIG meetings at FOCUS 2016 include:
category management, enterprise store operations, demand, merchandise
operations, order promising, replenishment and fulfillment,
transportation management, warehouse management/warehouse labor
management, workforce management and more.
Join JDA's Interactive Workshops
JDA is hosting several workshops at FOCUS 2016, including:
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JDA Flowcasting / Beer Game Workshop: On Sunday, May 1 at 1:00
p.m., join
JDA to play the well-known Beer Game, where attendees will
contrast the game against breakthrough collaborative forecasting and
planning processes known as Flowcasting. This will be a unique
opportunity to gain a complete understanding behind the meaning of
"Never Forecast What Can Be Calculated" and demonstrate key principles
of retail supply chain management.
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JDA Order Promising Workshop: On Monday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m., join
JDA for a hands-on, interactive session to learn a smart way to
increase order fulfillment performance, and how to promise customer
orders much more reliably and accurately with less inventory and
spending.
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JDA Interactive Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Executive
Workshop: On Tuesday, May 3 at 5:45 p.m., join
JDA to experience a live simulation of a S&OP process. This
interactive session will focus on how to build consensus, manage
market volatility, mitigate risks and simulate what-if analysis to
solve business problems.
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Wholesale Distribution Roundtable: On Tuesday, May 2 at 9:45
a.m., join
JDA to learn how to fulfill multi-channel commerce, offer
value-add services to differentiate, and deliver with reliability and
efficiency. This session will help wholesale distributors understand
these imperatives and learn strategies for success.
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JDA Retail.me Interactive Workshop: On Wednesday, May 3, at
9:45 a.m., explore
how to get started with adopting Retail.me. Learn about the
paradigm shifts that need to take place in Retail Planning to meet
today's omni-channel customer expectations, take home an understanding
of resource, data, technology and training requirements, and
participate in an assortment planning challenge.
In keeping with the conference's venue in Nashville, a highlight of
FOCUS 2016 will be a performance by award-winning country music artist
Darius Rucker at the Grand Ole Opry on May 2.
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