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Top 5 Things to Watch for at the Acumatica Summit 2024

Acumatica Summit 2024

Acumatica Summit returns to Las Vegas from January 28 - 31, 2024, packed with an exciting lineup of dedicated keynotes and technical breakout sessions led by some of the top minds around the world.   

The Acumatica summit 2024 is taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Wynn. The flagship event brings together the global Acumatica community comprising thousands of clients, partners, developers, and industry experts from around the world for four full days of professional networking, learning, and collaborating around ERP.   

The summit will feature world-class keynote speakers, strategic breakout sessions, immersive customer stories, and impactful networking meetings. Summit attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the latest trends, innovations, and best practices shaping the industry.

 By exchanging knowledge through this summit, attendees can gain deeper insights into the Acumatica ecosystem and meet the most influential figures. Check out the carefully curated list of sessions that provide access to in-depth sessions, captivating conversations, and visionary insights from the leading minds in the Retail, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Ecommerce space. 

 

1. Curated Session List for Retail-Commerce at Acumatica Summit 2024  

 

Monday, January 29, 2024 

11.00 AM - 12.00 PM PT 

Retail Synchronization Challenges: Troubleshooting Common Issues 
Error Handling & Troubleshooting: This session will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to identify, diagnose, and resolve errors in Acumatica. 

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT 

Commerce Considerations:  Opportunities with Ecommerce, Marketplaces, and Retail 
In this keynote various factors that affect workflows and implementation decisions will be discussed and best practices to consider based on learnings from successful businesses will be recommended. The summit is an excellent opportunity to experience keynotes from industry leaders such as Kensium/Fusion and Shopify where attendees can learn about maximizing opportunities within Ecommerce, Marketplaces, and Retail. 

Point-of-Sale Solutions: Best Practices for Integrating with Acumatica 
This session will discuss how Retailers can choose and use a range of POS solutions to fill their business needs. It will also cover how to successfully integrate these POS solutions with Acumatica - highlighting challenges to avoid and best practices to follow. 

 

2:45 PM - 3.45 PM PT 

Data Synchronization: Optimizing Acumatica Sync Performance for High Volume Retailers 
Learn how quick data synchronization is important for businesses using Acumatica Commerce Connectors. 

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

11.00 AM - 12.00 PM PT 

Retail Inventory Management: Overcoming Issues and Creating Opportunities 
This session will provide an interactive discussion covering the processes and technology for identifying inventory that should be liquidated, buying the right amount of stock for each location, and making accurate forecasts. Leverage Acumatica's purpose-built features to help retailers resolve pain points and prevent inventory management issues from sapping their resources. 

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT 

D2C for Manufacturers: Success Stories and Best Practices for Selling Direct-to-Consumer 
This session will highlight stories from businesses with D2C strategies and the lessons they’ve learned about the importance of customer engagement, relationship building, and building brand loyalty. 

2:45 PM - 3.45 PM PT 

Ecommerce: Processing Ecommerce Returns and Refunds 
Learn about different types of returns and specific procedures to ensure smooth processing and minimize any potential negative impact on the business. 

4.00 PM - 5.00 PM PT 

Online Branding: What in the World is "Headless Commerce," and How Can It Benefit Your Business? 
This session will discuss the impact of Headless Commerce and why it's being presented to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers as a new, modern way to showcase their brands online. The session will also cover how Headless Commerce benefits businesses and what they can expect to gain from using a Headless Commerce strategy with their Cloud ERP system. 

Retail Dashboards: Creating Dashboards and Reports for Retail-Specific Data 
Learn how to use interactive data visualisation tools such as graphs, charts, and tables, and interactive dashboards which is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of retail business's performance and key metrics. 

 

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 

9.00 AM - 10.00 AM PT 

Commerce Connectors: Mapping and Filtering Data 
Learn about Acumatica's Commerce Connectors out-of-the-box features, and native integrations that are built to resolve other common retail challenges. 

Order Orchestration: A Deep-Dive Distribution Roundtable Discussion 
This session discusses the possibility of replacing manual order fulfilment processes with configurable business rules to optimize and automate fulfilment and orchestrate orders efficiently. 

10:15 AM - 11.15 AM PT 

Sales Order Kitting: A Deep-Dive Distribution Roundtable Discussion 
This deep-dive discussion into product bundling/grouping, kitting requirements from sale to order fulfilment will give participants the opportunity to network and connect with Acumatica Product management to share ideas. 

The Future of Commerce: Industry Trends and Predictions 
This session will examine the changes experts are forecasting in the retail industry landscape. 

 

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT 

Business Growth: Tips and Tricks for Optimizing Your Retail Business Operations 
Learn how successful retailers and digital native D2C brands follow similar patterns to scale and grow. This session will cover those common factors, analyse the structure of that growth track, and mark critical milestones. 

 

2. Learn more about the new Acumatica UI with Improved Usability and Performance  

Acumatica announced an upcoming new Modern Acumatica User Interface based on Aurelia and TypeScript framework. A preview of this technology is made available in the 23 R1 release. The 2024 Summit will showcase more of this amazing new UI and its capabilities that allow considerable performance and usability improvements.   


3. Brilliant Networking Opportunities and Exchange Best Practices 

The 2024 summit is a great place to connect with successful Acumatica customers in similar businesses. It provides numerous opportunities to learn from them the secret to their success with Acumatica, and what to watch out for. Business owners can network with people in the community to share ideas with each other.  


4. Explore the Most Captivating and Inspiring Marketplace Innovations 

The entire Acumatica ISV community is working toward January launches to showcase their innovation at the biggest event in the Acumatica space – Summit 2024. As with every year, this year’s marketplace will also showcase some innovative and creative solutions. Kensium is launching their OrderPad extension for Fusion POS – a run anywhere on any device solution with a modern POS interface for high-touch, low-volume customers. With this, FusionPOS supports both traditional cash register customers as well as modern UI.  


5. Highly Engaging Fun Events to Elevate Your Summit Experience   

With the new 4-day event format, Monday evening is open for some cannot miss After Parties by ISVs and VARs. There are lots of fun events such as Yoga, Run thru Vegas, Women in Technology, and Celebration Dinner/Party.  

 

Acumatica Diamond Sponsor Kensium 2024

 

Meet Kensium at Acumatica Summit 2024  

As we gear up for our 10th consecutive year at the Acumatica Summit, we are thrilled to showcase a decade of ecommerce breakthroughs, most recently our pioneering strides in Shopify B2B. We're more than just providing solutions, we're your partners in redefining ecommerce. 
  
Join us at Booth #406, explore our integrative B2B advancements, and let's shape the future of digital commerce together.  Don’t miss out on this huge opportunity to be at the forefront of cloud ERP transformation. Secure your spot today and immerse yourself in a world of cutting-edge insights, groundbreaking innovation and strategic collaboration at Acumatica Summit 2024. 

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