NAW Innovators Summit
NAW’s and Applico’s technology showcase, designed to accelerate participants’ investment in game-changing solutions tailored specifically to America’s largest distribution companies. The Innovators Summit, powered by Applico, features main stage presentations from the founders of cutting-edge startups, focused on innovation in the areas of artificial intelligence, digitization, automation, and eCommerce. Presentations are followed by private meeting opportunities with each of the founders, providing distribution CEOs and technology executives with the information and partnerships they need to design their technology investment roadmap.
Date: September 25-27
Location: Austin Texas, Omni Austin Hotel Downtown
Time: The event kicks off in the afternoon on September 25 and ends in the afternoon on September 27.
Who Should Attend?
Attendance is reserved for top-decisions making executives within leading distribution firms across the nation focused on innovation and technology solutions to drive change and optimize operations.
Why Attend?
- Fast-track your future: Discover game-changing solutions from our hand-picked startups focused on AI, digitization, automation, and eCommerce.
- Stay ahead of the curve: Gain exclusive insights from leading innovators, shaping your investment roadmap for success.
- Rise above the competition: Equip your business with the tools and partnerships to conquer the evolving distribution landscape.
- Insider Access: Get the inside scoop in an off-the-record, invite-only, no pay-to-play environment. No other event brings together distribution and Silicon Valley like this one.
- Meet 1-1 with Top Tech Innovators: Schedule private meetings with CEOs of tech innovators to discuss cutting-edge tech for your company’s needs.
Event Cost?
$1,750 (Early bird: $1,500, promo code INNOVATE24) Early bird ends July 4, 2024.
Hotel Information:
We have reserved a block of rooms at in the event hotel the Omni Downtown Austin. Be sure to book your room before the Friday, September 6, 2024 deadline as the hotel is sure to sell out.
Keynote Speakers
Innovators
Conexiom | John McNeill, CEO – $170M in Capital Raised
Automate sales order entry. Conexiom frees up 50% of your sales team’s time and prevents errors from manual order entry.
Crisp | Dag Liodden, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
Crisp connects data between retailers, distributors, and brands to power real-time insights across the supply chain. The trading community relies on Crisp’s open, modern infrastructure to facilitate clean data flow, reduce waste, boost profitability, and enable new revenue streams through enhanced or new vendor portals.
Curri | Matthew Lafferty, Co-Founder & CEO – $48.2M in Capital Raised
Last-mile logistics services for construction and industrial supplies, helping distributors save on operational costs and convert more sales.
Ghost | Dee Murthy, Co-Founder & Co-CEO – $55M in Capital Raised
B2B marketplace that discreetly helps brands and retailers buy, sell, and ship surplus inventory. Leveraging a powerful data engine, it enhances discovery and conversion for products, and provides a platform that automates posting, selling, and shipping with immediate payment to sellers.
Kodaris | Tony Zakula, Founder & CEO
Kodaris is a cloud-based supply chain solutions platform and customizable e-commerce solution built for large-scale distributors, integrating across the entire supply chain – distributors, manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers.
Loadsmart | Felipe Capella, Co-Founder & CEO – $346.4M in Capital Raised
Leading logistics management platform that helps shippers, carriers, and warehouses move freight efficiently, transparently, and automatically using advanced technology and logistics data. It provides real-time tracking, dynamic pricing, and data-driven insights to boost efficiency and cut costs. Loadsmart is valued at $1.3 billion.
Loop | Matt McKinney, Co-Founder & CEO – $65M in Capital Raised
Save 4% on outsourced freight. Founded by Uber Freight’s head of data science, Loop uses AI and machine learning to audit your freight invoices and eliminate errors.
Mirakl | Henri Vallet – Regional Vice President -B2B
Mirakl is the SaaS (software-as-a-service) solution chosen by leading enterprises worldwide to manage their third-party marketplace and dropship business. Mirakl’s intuitive, secure and scalable technology powers profitable digital growth in all angles of commerce – from platform model to retail media and payments.
Nuvo | Sid Malladi, Co-Founder & CEO
Trade credit management solution for distributors, offering fast, intelligent credit application and approval. Automates onboarding with real-time data verification, instant bank and trade references, and ongoing risk monitoring.
OneRail | Bill Catania, Founder & CEO – $67.5M in Capital Raised
Automate last-mile delivery. OneRail saves you 16 minutes per order with the one platform to manage all your last-mile delivery needs at 100% end-to-end network visibility.
Pimberly | Martin Balaam, Founder & CEO
Eliminate data siloes and connect disparate systems to manage millions of SKUs, data points, and product attributes from a central source of truth, ensuring data accuracy and compliance across departments and sales channels. Utilize automation and AI tools to standardize, simplify, and automate supplier onboarding and tasks like spec/data sheet creation.
Prokeep | Jack Carrere, Co-Founder & CEO – $9M in Capital Raised
Customer experience management software for wholesale distributors that centralizes communication, payments, and customer data.
Proton.ai | Benj Cohen, Founder & CEO – $20M in Capital Raised
Sales productivity platform built for distributors, by distributors, that breaks down data silos and provides AI-enabled sales insights for your commercial teams.
Recurrency | Sam Oshay, Founder & CEO – $22.1M in Capital Raised
ERP automation platform that reads & writes in real-time to Oracle Netsuite, Epicor P21, Eclipse and SAP Business One. Upgrade your demand planning & procurement software.
Revalgo | Ajay Kamble, Co-Founder & CEO
Automation platform that leverages AI to build a “Digital Twin to your Physical Salesforce” and automates complex sales order building processes, source non-stocks, and enriches product content.
SPOTIO | Trey Gibson, CEO & Founder – $5.1M in Capital Raised
Sales engagement platform that automates field sales workflows by automatically capturing rep activity with real-time activity and performance reporting, bidirectional CRM syncing, intelligent appointment routing, mileage tracking, and repeatable messaging templates. Integrates seamlessly with existing CRM, Calendar, and email tools.
Vimaan | S. K. “KG” Ganapathi, Founder & CEO – $25M in Capital Raised
Vimaan enables 100% accurate warehouse inventory views using computer vision and AI. By automating and digitizing inventory capture, tracking, and management across receiving, put-away, picking, cycle counting, order validation, and outbound shipping, Vimaan helps companies reduce costly errors like miscounting, misplacing items, and damaging goods, saving warehouses millions in write-offs.
The Exchange – Customer Tech
Join us for “The Exchange,” a dedicated day designed for distributors to connect with the top tech tools your mutual customers increasingly rely on to run their businesses efficiently. In this immersive event, attendees will have the opportunity to explore cutting-edge technologies that are transforming the wholesale distribution landscape. From inventory management systems to e-commerce platforms, “The Exchange” offers a unique platform for distributors to stay ahead of the curve and better serve their customers. Learn more about the companies joining us at “The Exchange” below and equip yourself with the tools and knowledge to thrive in the digital age of distribution.
Buildertrend | Dan Houghton, Co-Founder & CEO
An all-in-one software solution for residential construction professionals. With 1M+ users, 2M+ completed projects, and 100+ countries served, Buildertrend is the leading technology solution for SMB construction firms.
Bundle | Janna Colucci, Co-Founder & CEO
Bundle is an integrated procurement platform for construction teams, connecting building material manufacturers and distributors with builders in one platform, powered by advanced digital sales and order management tools to help both sides save time and costs.
Cheetah | Kim Spalding, CEO – $127.7M in Capital Raised
A platform for independent restaurants to order wholesale food and supplies with transparent pricing and sourcing and have them delivered the next day. Leverages AI to reduce food costs, streamline ordering, and minimize waste while serving over 3,000 customers.
Kojo | Maria Rioumine, Co-Founder & CEO – $83.6M in Capital Raised
The leading multi-trade software for contractors, providing an all-in-one solution for contractors to plan, track, receive, and pay for their materials, and integrates digital purchasing via distribution.
SPARETECH | Martin Weber, Co-Founder & CEO – €15.3M in Capital Raised
MRO inventory and sourcing platform enabling manufacturers to digitize spare parts inventories, calculate demand, compare suppliers, and source parts. Using machine learning, it increases uptime and reduces costs by matching spare part lists to product databases, creating standardized ERP data. Reduces inventories, costs, and ensures accurate data, saving millions.
StructShare | Or Lakritz, Co-Founder & Chief Product + Strategy Officer – $8M in Capital Raised
A cloud-based platform that utilizes AI to streamline and automate the procurement process of building materials, connecting contractors and suppliers for cost-effective transactions and integrating field, accounting, and procurement teams seamlessly.
Hear from Last Year’s Attendees
- “The event provided invaluable exposure to top-notch vendors and insightful conversations about distribution and logistics. Their deep understanding of the industry was evident, and I came away with valuable insights. Additionally, networking with peer organizations was invaluable as always.”
- The Innovators Summit provides a platform where we can engage in open dialogues, establish relationships, and enhance our company while potentially gaining new business partners. Additionally, networking with distributors in related fields has proven immensely beneficial. It’s not just about sharing challenges and opportunities, but also uncovering new avenues for growth and collaboration.
- “This was definitely a worthwhile investment of my time, offering valuable insights and networking opportunities that will undoubtedly benefit my work in the future.”
Hear from your peers why they attended the Summit:
Previous Attendees Include:
Arrow Electronics Inc
Behler Young Co
Benco Dental Co
Boeing Distribution Services Inc
Campbell Companies
Copper State Bolt & Nut Co Inc
Core & Main
Dakota Supply Group
Davidsons Inc
Dot Foods Inc
DW Distribution Inc
Ellsworth Adhesives Specialty Chemical Distribution
FleetPride Inc
Graybar Electric Co Inc
IEWC
IFP Motion Solutions
Imperial Dade
Insco Distributing Inc
Kelly Paper/Spicers Paper Inc
Kendall Group
Kimball Midwest
Lawson Products Inc
M R C Global
MGX Beverage Group
Midwest Wheel Co
Motion & Control Enterprises LLC/MCE
National Oak Distributors Inc
Nelson-Jameson Inc
Parksite Inc
Parts for Trucks Inc
Power & Telephone Supply Co
RelaDyne LLC
Reliable Parts
Ryerson
Skidmore Sales & Distributing Co Inc
SP Richards Co
SRS Distribution Inc
Uline
US LBM Holdings LLC
Veritiv Corp
WESCO Distribution Inc
Winsupply Inc
Cancellation Policy
Any cancelation received 120 days prior to the start date of this event will be refunded 100%. Cancellations received between 120 and 30 days before the start date of this event will be held as a credit that your organization can apply to any event registration fee for employees of the same company for 18 months from the cancelation date. Any cancellations closer to an event than 30 days will not be eligible to receive a credit. All cancellations must be sent to [email protected] for processing. Any credits unused after 18 months from the cancelation date will be written off.