Agenda

Accelerate is dedicated to one thing: practical advice from top speakers that can be immediately applied to your organization. This year’s program has a mix of industry leaders sharing best practices, practical workshop sessions, and expert panelists discussing issues affecting their businesses and how they’re tackling them.

Sunday

6:00 PM 9:00 PM Optional dine-around networking dinner

Monday

3:00 PM 9:00 PM Registration
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Women in Industry
4:00 PM 6:00 PM Building Materials Consortium
6:30 PM 9:30 PM Opening Reception

Tuesday

7:30 AM 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM 8:55 AM Welcome to Accelerate - Craig Carpenter, CEO, LBMX
9:00 AM 9:30 AM Boards That Work: Building Stronger Governance - Gina Schaeffer, Co-Owner, Ace Hardware
9:35 AM 10:00 AM The Keys to Long-Term Group Success - Chris Maityard, CEO, Moorgate Management
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM 10:55 AM Cost-to-Serve: Why Better Customers Earn Better Pricing - Bill Smithers, Founder, CBUSA
11:00 AM 11:45 AM Panel: Rethinking the Model: Direct Bill, Central Pay & Central Bill - Moderated by: Steve Jones, Managing Director, Sirius Buying Group; with Paul Ryan, CEO, LMC, Simon Burden, CEO, BuildLink Group Limited, and Morgan Williston, COO, LBMX
11:50 AM 12:15 PM Rebate Fundamentals: Getting the Basics Right - Ben Lollar, Senior Manager, Group Success, LBMX
12:15 PM 1:10 PM Lunch
1:10 PM 1:50 PM AI: Intelligence for Groups
1:55 PM 2:30 PM Deep Dive: Rebates in the Real World - Simon Treptow, General Manager, Irrigear
2:30 PM 2:50 PM Break
2:50 PM 3:15 PM A Seat at the Table: The Supplier Perspective - Niki Duncan, DuPont Canada
3:20 PM 4:20 PM Best Practices - Matt Fenyvesi, VP Group Experience, LBMX
6:00 PM 10:00 PM Evening Event

Wednesday

7:30 AM 8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM 8:40 AM Opening Remarks - Craig Carpenter, CEO, LBMX
8:40 AM 9:40 AM Top Threats: When Members Sell to PE
9:45 AM 10:15 AM The Supplier Value Index: Getting the Most Out of Your Suppliers - Jack Bailey, J-L Bailey Consulting LLC
10:15 AM 10:35 AM Break
10:40 AM 12:10 PM Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast - Trent Bartlett, Independent Board Chairman, Travellers Choice
12:10 PM 1:10 PM Lunch
1:10 PM 1:40 PM Shared Learnings - Trent Bartlett, Independent Board Chairman, Travellers Choice
1:45 PM 2:30 PM Panel: Managing Large vs. Small Member Needs - Moderated by: Mario Fiorucci, CEO, R.E.D. Restaurant Distributors of Canada Ltd.; with Kevin Chow, CEO, Triple S, Ken Klug, CEO, QCS Purchasing Cooperative, Suzanne Walsh, Director, Sexton Group
2:30 PM 2:50 PM Break
2:50 PM 3:25 PM Deep Dive: Supplier Partners & Negotiations - Simon Burden, CEO, BuildLink Group Ltd.
3:30 PM 4:10 PM Pubs & Pints: A Conversation with Chris Hayward & Greg Dinsdale - Chris Hayward, Advisor, NMBS Ltd., Greg Dinsdale (retired)
4:10 PM 4:20 PM Closing Comments