2025 Agenda
Profit and Productivity Summit
Join distribution leaders November 10–12, 2025, to discover how to Unlock Greater Profit Margins and Operational Efficiency in Distribution
Agenda
12:15pm – 12:30pm
Welcome + Agenda Review
Conference hosts Ian Heller and Jonathan Bein preview the conference!
12:30pm – 11:15pm
KEYNOTE: Next-Gen Sales Productivity Playbooks
1:15pm – 2:00pm
Tech Leader Panel
2:00pm – 2:15pm
Passing Break
2:15pm – 3:00pm
AI-Driven Pricing & Margin Control – Predictive Price Ladders: Win Back 200 bps Fast
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Reducing Warehouse Costs thru Automation
3:30pm – 4:00pm
Predictive Demand & Inventory Agility
4:00pm – 4:45pm
KEYNOTE: Operational Excellence & Cost-to-Serve Transparency
4:45pm – 6:45pm
Networking & Reception
7:00am – 8:00am
All Attendee Breakfast
8:00am – 8:15am
What We Learned on Day 1 / Preview of Day 2
8:15am – 9:00am
KEYNOTE: 2026 Economic & Labor Outlook — Data-Driven Decisions
9:00am – 9:30am
Reimagining Profitability in Today’s Economy
9:30am – 10:00am
Predictive Demand & Inventory Agility
10:00am – 10:15am
Passing Break / AM Bev break
10:15am – 11:00am
TBD
11:00am – 11:30am
TBD
11:30am – 12:30pm
All Attendee Lunch
12:30pm – 1:15pm
KEYNOTE: Workforce 2030 — Automation, Upskilling, Retention
1:15pm – 1:45pm
TBD
1:45pm – 2:30pm
TBD
2:30pm – 2:45pm
Passing Break
2:45pm – 3:15pm
TBD
3:15pm – 3:45pm
TBD
3:45pm – 4:00pm
Passing Break
4:00pm – 4:30pm
TBD
4:30pm – 5:00pm
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A Series
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
7:00am – 8:00am
All Attendee Breakfast
8:00am – 8:45am
KEYNOTE: A Distribution Treasure Hunt: Unlock Cash from Your Business
8:45am – 9:00am
Passing Break
9:00am – 10:15am
WORKSHOP: Using AI to Improve Profit and Productivity (PNP Planning)
10:15am – 10:30am
Passing Break / AM Bev break
10:30am – 11:45am
WORKSHOP: Implementation of Technology
11:45am – 12:00pm