Helping manufacturers and distributors navigate complexity with advanced solutions for a sustainable future.
Industrial manufacturers are navigating unprecedented challenges like global disruptions, material shortages and rising costs. The Industrial Connect is returning to Chicago to bring together industry leaders for a complimentary half-day event, featuring insights from Border States, SiteOne, Novolex, Wesco, and more.
Seize the moment to innovate and optimize your supply chain with end-to-end AI-driven solutions.
Empower your operations with solutions that enhance efficiency and minimize waste, ensuring resilience, sustainability, and responsiveness in an ever-evolving global market.
*This event is for current and future Blue Yonder customers, and is closed to outside parties.
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Speakers
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Andres Nunez Nalda
Director of Warehousing and Transportation
Border States -
Greg Kidwell
Senior Supply Chain Systems Manager
SiteOne -
Mary MacMillan
Director of Global Planning & Technical Solutions
Wesco -
Jon Carson
SVP, Global GTM Sales Leader, Services
Blue Yonder -
Tab Dayani
Senior Director, Sustainability Products
Blue Yonder -
Sunil Roy
Senior Director, Industry Strategy
Blue Yonder -
Jason Lewis
Senior Director, Industrial Manufacturing
Blue Yonder
Forecast better, spend less, win more
Boost operations by using insight driven decision making, advanced scenario testing and AI to sharpen forecasts, optimize inventory, enhance efficiency, cut costs, and strengthen supplier ties.
Get the job done seamlessly
Sync up operations for smooth sailing—cut costs, boost teamwork, make the most of resources, and keep service consistent.
Gaze into the future with real-time visibility and collaboration
Leverage real-time network visibility and collaboration to enhance decision-making, minimize disruptions, accelerate communication, anticipate supply needs, and boost profits and service levels.
Agenda, Date, and Location
March 12, 2026 | 11:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. CT
Microsoft Innovation Hub
200 East Randolph Drive, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60601
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
- Registration and lunch
- 12:30 – 12:45 pm
- Welcome and state of the industry
- 12:45 – 1:15 pm
- Border States: WMS for Distributors
- 1:15 – 1:45 pm
- Industry Panel: From Vision to Execution - What Supply Chain Transformation Really Takes
- 1:45 – 2:00 pm
- Blue Yonder Session
- 2:00– 2:30 pm
- Blue Yonder Network: Orchestrating the connected supply chain
- 2:30 – 3:00 pm
- Break
- 3:00 – 3:45 pm
- Unify Sustainability and End-to-End Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing
- 3:45 – 4:15 pm
- Novolex: The Process of Demand, Inventory, and Supply Planning with Insights into Cognitive and Platform Strategy Evolution
- 4:15 – 4:45 pm
- From Reactive to Autonomous: The AI Agent Revolution in Supply Chains
- 4:45 – 5:00 pm
- Closing Remarks
- 5:00 – 8:00 pm
- Networking Reception
Respond with resilience
Leverage AI-backed planning solutions to resiliently manage disruptions, ensuring balanced supply and demand for optimized production and accurate inventor.
Deliver on-time, every time
Drive sustainable and cost-effective logistics with responsive solutions that that help you deliver efficiently and accurately, regardless of the situation.
Smarter, faster decisions
Achieve network clarity and control with global supplier collaboration, AI-driven monitoring, and multi-mode tracking for timely deliveries and improved customer relationships.
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Networking Reception at Remedy Bar & Lounge
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Immediately following the Industrial Connect, join us for an evening of food, drinks, and networking! Remedy, located one short elevator ride up to the 70th floor of the Aon Center, is an exclusive lounge with variety of appetizers and cocktails.
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 pm CT
Location: Remedy Bar and Lounge
Aon Center
200 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, Il. 60601
