While our lives are on hold, our future is racing toward us. How will we work? How will we trade? How will we connect?
These are the questions we’re all seeking to answer as we adjust to a new paradigm. And while we don’t have all the answers, we want to talk about these challenges and find a new path forward together. Because even when shift is not a choice, it’s always an opportunity.
Introducing Paradigm Shift, our new virtual event experience where over the course of five weeks, May 13 through June 10, we will gather for an hour each Wednesday to ask “what’s next” but also to explore the opportunities this shift has created.
We’d love for you to join us. Register today.
5 weeks, 5 sessions, and a few surprises
Each week we’ll discuss, debate, learn, and connect in a series of sessions designed for virtual interaction.
We’ll deliver insightful and actionable information in a variety of formats—from high-profile speakers to panel discussions to breakout sessions—designed for interaction.
Week 1 — May 13 — “The Keynote”
8 am PT | 11 am ET | 4 pm GMT | 5pm CET
Hear Kelly Leonard, EVP of The Second City, and Christian Lanng, Tradeshift’s CEO and co-founder, speak about how we’re rewriting our futures, and how we can adapt.
Confirmed speakers:
- Kelly Leonard, EVP of The Second City and The President of Second City Theatricals
- Christian Lanng, CEO & Co-founder, Tradeshift
Week 2 — May 20 — “The Debate”
8 am PT | 11 am ET | 4 pm GMT | 5pm CET
Join three panel-style sessions about what’s being invented—and un-invented—during the crisis. We’ll cover:
Digitizing the 99%: are we prepared for the work-from-home economy?
Business is getting done wherever it can these days–the guest room, the living room, or even the kitchen. Around the world, entire workforces are adjusting to remote work. It’s a great social experiment and it’s putting businesses’ digital preparedness to the test. Some are thriving but many are feeling the strain as legacy tools and processes built for ‘office life’ are coming apart at the seams. And it’s exposing that they’re only 1% into their digital journey. So what’s next? Does office life return to normal, or do businesses use this moment as a catalyst to go all in on digital transformation? And, if they do, are the digital tools available up to standard? Join us as we debate the future of work and ask what’s now considered the digital standard.
Confirmed speakers:
- Christian Lanng, CEO & Co-Founder, Tradeshift
- Matthew Bounds, VP, Delivery Global Procurement, IBM
- Syed Rizvi, VP & Head of BD and Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
One step back, two steps forward: is true sustainability suddenly within reach?
As offices, cities, and entire countries shut down, we’re getting a unique view into humanity’s impact on the environment. Suddenly, Los Angeles has the cleanest air in the U.S., India is seeing blue skies clearer than they have in years, and emissions in China have fallen by as much as 25 percent. It’s evidence that our environment is adaptable and that we may be able reverse the damage we’ve done to the planet. But can we sustain these changes once governments lift the lockdown? Is it possible to rebuild the economy without destroying the environment? Only if enterprises lead the charge by rethinking business models and investing in their supply chains. Join us as we ask if it’s possible.
Moderator: Gerard Baker, Editor-at-Large, Wall Street Journal
Confirmed speakers:
- Gert Sylvest, Co-founder & GM of Frontiers, Tradeshift
- Bertrand Badré, Founder and CEO, Blue like an Orange
- Jenny Davis-Peccoud, Partner, Head of Global Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Practice, Bain & Co
Single point of failure: why the supply chain is your company’s biggest weakness
Supply chains are showing their fragility as they buckle under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals are struggling to get the PPE supplies while key household staples like toilet paper are in demand. Should we be surprised? For years, enterprises have applied business school methodologies like just-in-time production to squeeze every last drop of efficiency—and cent—out of their supply chain. The result is that they’re painfully under-prepared to deal with disruption. So what’s the answer? How can businesses juggle the competing pressures of keeping costs down while also having the flexibility to deal with disruption? Join us as we explore how to rebuild the supply chain.
Moderator: Gerard Baker, Editor-at-Large, Wall Street Journal
Confirmed speakers:
- Mikkel Hippe Brun, SVP China & Co-founder, Tradeshift
- Ailish Campbell, Chief Trade Commissioner of Canada & Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada
- Jonathan Gold, VP, Supply Chain and Customs Policy, National Retail Federation
- Christos Chamberlain, UK General Manager, Flexport
Week 3 — May 27 — “The Lab”
8 am PT | 11 am ET | 4 pm GMT | 5pm CET
Break out for interactive sessions to learn how to apply these new lessons to your role and to hear from our customers, partners, and colleagues about how they’re navigating this shift.
Confirmed keynote speaker:
Breakout session #1 — Accounts Payable resilience: adapting processes in the remote era
Confirmed speakers:
- Tammy Johnson, VP of Accounts Payable, First Advantage
- Doug Anderson, Product Marketing Manager, Tradeshift
Breakout session #2 — Managing disruption: when the emergency plan becomes the playbook
Confirmed speakers:
- Moolchand “Rock” Persaud, Director, Accounts Payable and Finance at Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
- Jonathan Laverentz, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Tradeshift
Breakout session #3 — Looking ahead at the Tradeshift product
Confirmed speakers:
Week 4 — June 3 — “The Surprise”
8 am PT | 11 am ET | 4 pm GMT | 5pm CET
As the title suggests, this is one that will just have to wait. But we think you’ll find it useful, insightful, and, just maybe, a little off-kilter.
Week 5 — June 10 — “The Happy Hour”
8 am PT | 11 am ET | 4 pm GMT | 5pm CET
We’ll wrap things up with a special closing speaker and a virtual happy hour. Because it’s not a business event without a few drinks—even virtually. Grow your network, be prepared for a few surprises, and expect something a bit different.
Confirmed speakers:
Come and Join us
We hope that you’ll join us for the full event, or select sessions as your schedule allows. And in true Tradeshift fashion, we have a few tricks up our sleeves to make this a truly interactive, and surprising, virtual experience.
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