B2B Next Conference & Exhibition 2018 | B2B Next | 24 September 2018 | Sheraton Grand Chicago, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

Reinventing Business For A Digital-First Economy

We created the B2B Next Conference & Exhibition to help executives address a new and unprecedented level of digital disruption. The event is designed for B2B companies that want to create more intimate and personalized buyer journeys online in order to produce greater customer loyalty. B2B Next is an intensive learning experience for senior executives of large and mid-size B2B companies who need to strengthen their command of digital commerce strategies, practices, and technologies.

2018 Speakers

Andy Hoar
Co-Founder, B2B Next

Clayton Christensen
Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administratio, Harvard Business School

Marta Dalton
Global eCommerce Directo, Unilever

Apryl Erickson
VP, E-Business and Customer Centricit, HID Global

Devashish Saxena
Group VP, Global E-Commerce and Multichannel Convergence, Rexel

Dianne Kibbey
Global Head, Community and Social Media, Premier Farnell\element14

Kristina Howe
VP, E-Commerce, Deluxe Corporation

Sonesh Shah
VP, Brand Marketing and Digital, Bosch

Michael Macrie
SVP & CIO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.

Parvez Patel
CEO, eImprovement

Pamela Perez
Manager, Aftermarket Technology Solutions, Daimler Trucks North America

Sam Ganga
Partner, Digital Transformatio, KPMG

Matt Wingham
Director of eCommerce, Cardinal Health

James Thomson
Partner, Buy Box Experts

Scot Wingo
Exec. Chairman, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder, ChannelAdvisor

Dave Grimm
Senior Director, Digital Experience, Illumina

Ann Christensen
President, Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation

Bob Barr
Chief Digital Officer, First Command Financial Services

Alison Zepp
Vice President, Marketing & Strategy, Jessup Manufacturing Company

Richard Isaac
CEO, RealDecoy Consulting

Ted Schadler
VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Justin King
CEO, B2X Partners

Eric Berggren
Adjunct Lecturer of Marketing, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management

Justin Racine
Director of Marketing and E-Commerce, Geriatric Medical

Jesse Lazarus
Chief Process and Innovation Officer, Kravet Inc.

Linda Taddonio
Partner, IQAcceleration

Bruce Stephan
Customer Experience Leader, Graco

Marc Kermisch
CIO and VP, Red Wing Shoe Company

Doug Root
CEO, Atlanta Light Bulbs

Davie Sweis
VP, Global Digital Business, Head of Information Technology, Americas, Robert Bosch LLC

Manish Prabhu
Managing Director, Strategy Practice, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Jerry Bernhart
Principal, Bernhart Associates Executive Search, LLC

Meeta Kratz
VP, Marketing and E-Commerce Workplace Safety Division, Brady Corporation

Seth Earley
CEO, Earley Information Science

Darryl Shaper
VP, Digital Marketing and GM, Verical, Arrow

Dino Eliopulos
Earley Information Science

Jochen Moll
CEO, JM Consulting

Mike Powers
E-Commerce & Digital Marketing Manager, Hill and Markes, Inc.

Jason Hein
Principal, B2X Partners

Brian Fricano
CEO & Founder, Sustainable Supply

Joe Schaefer
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, OfficeSupply.com

Brad Budde
VP, Digital, Emerson Automation Solutions

Lauren Freedman
the e-tailing group

Todd Mueller
Senior Manager, Pricing & Profitability, Deloitte Consulting

Kyle Hilbrenner
Vice President, Digital Marketing, Repair Clinic

Mark Brohan
Editor and Publisher, Internet Health Management

Allison Enright
Editorial Director, Internet Retailer/Digital Commerce 360

Don Davis
Editor at Large, Vertical Web Media

Julie Dixon
B2B E-Commerce Manager, VF Outdoor and Action Sports

Mike McMahon
President and Founder, McMahon and Associates

Christina Klock
Research Director, Gartner

Paul Stubitsch
CIO, IBT Inc.

Ashley Lillis
B2B E-Commerce Strategist, User Experience & Design, B2X Partners

Tom Font
Sr. Business Development Manager, Lyons

Jay Schneider
Founder, Digital Commerce Group

Liz Duggan
Vice President, SMITH

Ryan Heusinkveld
Chief Technology Officer, SMITH

Tim Ahlenius
Director of Digital Strategy, Americaneagle.com

Christina Lagoda
Vice President, Strategy and Consulting, SMITH

Hasan Elkomey
Sr. VP, Strategic Partnerships, Redstage

Eric Nebbia
Director, Digital Marketing, Direct Supply

Sheila Hernandez
VP, CIO and CTO, Summit Electric Supply

John Bruno
Senior Analyst, Forrester Research

Kosta Papakonstantinou
Founder, Board Studios Inc

Tara McGrath
Client Delivery Partner, Gorilla Group

Satish Chavan
President, e-Zest Solutions Inc

Brian Beck
SVP eCommerce & Omni-Channel Strategy, Guidance

Chris Ingraham
Vice President, IT, Fender Musical Instruments

William Brown
Digital Adaptive, Accenture

Bruce Eppinger
Sr. Analyst for Digital Business Strategy, Forrester Research

Afroze Ali
Senior Strategist, Ascentium

Kent LeeMaster
Director of eCommerce, North America, Kimberly-Clark

Kevin Hallum
Vice President, SAP Commerce and Adobe Practice, SMITH

Evan Klein
President, CEO, Zaelab

Mark Dancer
Founder, Network for Channel Innovation

Lewis Lancaster
Director of IoT, Solstice

Jason Daigler
Research Director, Gartner

David Gordon
President, Channel Marketing Group

Chris Kostakis
Managing Director, Solutions Practice, Gorilla

Chris Bosco
Managing Director - Digital Commerce Offering Lead, Accenture

Dwayne Doshier
Strategic Consulting Lead, Gorilla Group

Carl Lubertozzi
Director of Commerce Technology, Strategy, and Architecture, American Greetings

Amit Gupta
VP, Digital Solutions and E-Commerce, Pall (Danaher)

Rob Stowell
Digital Transformation Leader, C2

Katherine Kollett
Associate UX Design Director, IA Collaborative

Tom Williams
Vice President, E-Business, C2

Skip Martin
Senior E-Commerce Consultant, Perficient Digital

2018 Sponsors

PREMIER FOUNDING:
• Amazon Business
• Apttus
• Ibm
• Magento Commerce
• Oracle + Netsuite
• Sales Force
• SAP
• Smith

GOLD:
• Americaneagle.com
• Big Commerce
• Blue Bolt
• Blue Trap
• C2
• Episerver
• Elastic Path
• FPX
• Gorilla
• Guidance
• Insite
• Intershop
• Lyons Consulting Group
• Miva
• MSTS
• ObjectWave
• OroCommerce
• Perficient Digital
• PunchOut2Go®
• Salsify
• Sirius
• Snap36
• Unilog
• WebJaguar
• Zaelab
• Ziffity
• Znode

WIFI SPONSORS:
• Net32

NETWORK RECEPTION SPONSORS:
• Lingo24
• Worldpay

WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR:
• Le Site

TOTE BAG SPONSORS:
• Object Edge

MEDIA SPONSORS:
• B2BecNews
• Board Studios