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BEYOND EXPECTATIONS: MANHATTAN EXCHANGE 2019 Manhattan Associates will host its seventh annual Manhattan Exchange conference on 31 October at The Glasshouse in Melbourne.
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his year’s event is set to build on the success of past events, with a fantastic line up of speakers and more than 150 retail, manufacturing, wholesale and logistics professionals from across Australia and New Zealand gathering to immerse themselves in the high pace world of commerce. At the event, industry leaders will share insights on the evolving world of multi-channel operations and its impact in B2C and B2B selling environments, both online and offline, with a deep focus on the ultimate customer experience and making an active impact on business’s enterprise. “The Manhattan Exchange event is designed to help traditional bricks and mortar retailers, pure-play e-commerce companies, and direct-to-consumer manufacturers maximise the efficiency of managing orders across multiple channels and fulfilling their customers’ increasingly complex needs,” Raghav Sibal, Manhattan Associates’ Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand says. Guests at the event will hear from a great range of thought leaders throughout the day, with Eddie Capel, President and CEO of Manhattan Associates, opening Manhattan Exchange with his vision of this year’s theme: ‘Beyond Expectations’. World leading mentalist, Anthony Laye, will act as the MC of the event. A dynamic, energetic and exciting speaker who engages, empowers and connects his audiences, Anthony uses his talent as a mentalist to share key business and mindset skills, and interacts with the
Manhattan Exchange will feature thought leadership and a number of break-out sessions. audience to demonstrate the importance and power of being conscious. The first keynote speaker at Exchange will be Amanda Stevens, Australia’s leading consumer futurist. Amanda will give organisations a peek into the future of consumers and provide powerful strategies for future proofing any business by creating epic customer experiences and building brand advocacy. Finishing off the day will be keynote speaker Dan Gregory, Co-Founder, President and CEO of The Impossible Institute™, a strategic think-tank that helps organisations make positive change and make change positive. A behavioural strategist, Dan works as a speaker, author, consultant, and social commentator, and is a regular on ABC TV’s ‘Gruen Transfer’. His passion is leadership strategy & influence – focusing on what inspires and drives people and communities. Manhattan Exchange 2019 guests will also hear about many of Manhattan’s latest solution innovations, with the event including a number of break out sessions for guests to join. Industry related break out sessions will cover the topics of retail store fulfilment technology including RFID, Order Management and Point of Sale solutions and
Warehouse logistics technology including WMS vs WES, Order Streaming and Demand Forecasting. Solutions-related break out sessions will include discussions around three Manhattan Active solutions: Active Supply Chain, Active Omni and Active Inventory. “The event has been a great success in past years, and this year will be no different. We are excited to celebrate with our customers, partners and industry leaders, share our latest solution innovations and hear from a great line up of guest speakers covering a variety of industry related topics, Raghav says. Registrations are complementary and open to Manhattan Associates customers and individuals working in supply chain, logistics, operations and IT related roles (consultants, vendors and service providers can only attend through sponsorship). Acceptance of registration is at discretion of Manhattan Associates. Sponsors of Manhattan Exchange 2019 include: Zebra Technologies, Dematic, Ivanti, SOTI, Shippit, Oracle, SATO and Gamma Solutions. Full details on Manhattan Exchange 2019 can be found at www.manh.com.au/ exchange. ■ MHD SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2019 | 33
