Agenda

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Agenda:

NEECOM Agenda for Day 1 – Wednesday May 16^th, 2018

Morning Program:

8:00     Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30     Annual Meeting and Opening Remarks

NEECOM President, Ira Keltz, Partners HealthCare System, Inc.

8:45       The Top 5 Communication Pain Points Between Retailers and Their Suppliers

Jim Lewis, Enhanced Retail Solutions 

1. Sell through/Store Inventory Level data
2. Lead Time Shipping/Audits
3. Supply Chain Visibility
4. Forecasting
5. Drop Ship Orders

9:30     Beyond B2B – Extending Your Integration Strategy to Meet Business Growth

Barry Sponsler, Senior Solutions Architect, CLEO

As companies expand, they must consider how business growth will impact the way they manage the ever increasing amount of data being generated from new systems, applications and trading partners. How can these new data sources easily integrate into already complex IT environments without disrupting business operations? Barry Sponsler, Senior Solutions Architect at Cleo, will discuss how companies can extend their integration strategy beyond traditional B2B to deliver more efficient and secure data flows, provide real time data visibility, and drive a competitive edge through better customer experiences.

10:15    Networking and Refreshment Break

10:30  X12 EDI & Evolving Technologies – Outcome Based Results

Jim Taylor, Board Chair, X12, Inc.

The incumbents of the world understand that they can be the new disruptors,” she writes of her company’s established industry peers, “and they are going on offense to seize this opportunity and to capture this moment.”  Ginni Rommety, IBM CEO X12 EDI Standards are currently used by millions of companies around the world conducting critical business-to-business transactions. Thus, by definition, X12 is the incumbent.

With newer technologies such as XML, JSON, and Blockchain, some have said that the use of EDI will go away. But we at X12 disagree and feel it’s demise has been greatly exaggerated.

X12 is not complacent, in fact we plan to be a disruptor. We are embracing the opportunities to make a difference for the use of X12 standards via evolving technologies with the outcome being better savings, faster execution, finer control and improved data absorption and reasoning from all sources.

11:15     PEPPOL – The New Frontier of EDI?

Rick Stein, Director of North America Sales, Babelway

PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line), is a set of open and interoperable technical specifications across purchase-to-pay (P2P) business processes. PEPPOL enables government organizations and private companies to exchange electronic trading documents over an interoperable, European-wide network. In simple terms it offers a standardized network connection for electronic ordering, invoicing and shipping. Rick will cover the history and intro to PEPPOL, talk about how it works, the technical side of PEPPOL, and how to start using PEPPOL in your own business!

12:15   Lunch

Afternoon Program:

1:15     How to Network Like a Ninja, Connect with Charisma and Polish Your People Skills (Without Feeling Like an Imposter)

Susan Callender, Chief Confidence Office, Business Class

This one-hour workshop will guide participants in how to make a positive first and lasting impression. It will equip you with essential etiquette knowledge to polish your image and acquire more confidence from meeting rooms to dining rooms. Topics include creating your personal brand, first impressions, non-verbal communication, making powerful presentations, how to work a room and connect socially, and networking for the digital age.

2:15      Blockchain, Blockchain, Blockchain! The Hottest Trend in EC/EDI Today

Todd Gould, President, Loren Data Corp

Todd Gould is a recognized expert in B2B/EDI with a talent for talking tech to normal people. By turning you into a Human Blockchain, Todd will explain what it is, how it works, and how your company can benefit from implementing Blockchain into your organization

3:00     Networking and Refreshment Break

3:15    Best Practices in Partner Automation

Tony D’Angelo, VP Business Development and David Fullen, Director, TIE Kinetix

4:00    Raffle/Refreshments/Networking/ Adjourn

NEECOM Agenda for Day 2 – Thursday , May 17th 2018

Track   1:   EDI-101: An Introduction to Electronic Data Interchange

Track   2:   Digital Transformation: Completing the Picture with Soft Skills for Your Organization – An Innovative Full Day Course for Technical & Business Professionals

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Track 1:   EDI-101 – An Introduction to Electronic Data Interchange

Instructor: Gregg Lanni, Sr. Integration Advisor, Dell Boomi

8:00AM – 3:30PM

Course Description:

Are you new to EDI? Does everything seem confusing and difficult to understand?  This session will break down each component and give you a greater comprehension aof this technology.  From its beginnings to the X12 standards, translation software, communications choices and beyond you will learn what a day in the life of an EDI professional should be.  This is also a great opportunity for managers and staff in any area of Supply Chain (AP, Purchasing, Receiving, Shipping, Transportation, etc.) who works with EDI documents as part of your job to get a better understanding of Electronic Data Interchange. Your instructor has over 30 years of experience working with EDI and literally wrote the code to make it work at multiple companies along the way. In this full-day class, you will receive as much of his experience as possible. Also hear what the future might bring to the industry as well as an opportunity to ask the questions that no one else will answer.

8:00    Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30                 EDI 101 Part One: EDI Fundamentals

10:00               Networking and Refreshment Break

10:15               EDI 101 Part Two: EDI Translation and Business Application

12:00               Lunch

1:00                 EDI 101 Part Three: Communication Types and Strategies for Successful EDI Implementation

2:30                 Networking and Refreshment Break

2:45                 EDI 101

                        Part Four: Q&A – answering your specific EDI questions

3:30                 Adjourn

Track 2:Digital Transformation: Completing the Picture with Soft Skills for Your Organization – An Innovative Full Day Course for Technical & Business Professionals

Instructor: Eric P. Bloom, Executive Director, IT Management and Leadership Institute

8:00AM – 3:30PM

Digital Transformation (DX), by its very name, refers to how digital technologies can be used to generate new revenue streams, create new markets, increase internal organizational productivity and more. While the use of established and leading-edge technologies is, of course, paramount to DX related endeavors, soft skills – such as interpersonal communication, change management, influence and others – are the unsung heroes of successful DX implementations.
In many cases, the technology is the easy part, getting your people to fall in line is where the challenge begins.

This presentation describes the specific leadership, communication and business skills that are needed to truly make your company’s digital transformation a reality!

This talk will help you:

• Understand digital transformation concepts and organizational ramifications
• Gain insights into the leadership, business, and interpersonal communication skills needed to lead and implement digital transformation
• Learn how to integrate soft skills training into your digital transformation planning and implementation

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NEECOM AWARDS

This year we are featuring a new opportunity for special recognition within the NEECOM community. We are seeking applications/entries for two distinct awards to be presented to members or companies that work with the NEECOM community.

These awards include:

NEECOM OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THE YEAR – 2017

Congratulations to Member of the Year! – David Matsil and James Lewis from Enhanced Retail Solutions

Tell us about how you promote NEECOM and bring in new members and/or attendees to our Spring and Fall Events and you can be the next winner!

 NEECOM – 2017 EC/EDI SOLUTION OF THE YEAR AWARD.

Congratulations to Tallan, Inc for being awarded the 2017 NEECOM EC/EDI Solution of the Year Award at the October 12th Fall NEECOM Conference!

Tell us about your company’s OR your customer’s recent EDI/B2B/EC solution implementation and the benefits that they bring to the partnership and trading community. The winner will be invited to present their case study at the May 2018 NEECOM Conference.

Both awards will be presented in October 2017 at the Fall event.

Click on the links below to be redirected to our PDF award applications.

Email the applications or additional questions to info@neecom.org using the subject

‘NEECOM AWARDS’

NEECOM EC-EDI Solution of the Year 2018

NEECOM OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD – 2018