Sept. 26 -Sept. 28 • New Orleans 2023 User Conference

Our 15th annual conference unites manufacturers and retailers in the food & beverage, cosmetics/personal care, and specialty chemicals industries to share their PLM and compliance journeys. 

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User Conference 2023 Agenda

Events for Tuesday, September 26th

  1. 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

    Welcome Reception offsite at Broussard's

Events for Wednesday, September 27th

  1. 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

    Breakfast

    Location: Fleur de Lis Suite

  2. 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

    Stronger Together: Trace One and Selerant

    Speakers for
    • ChristopheVanackere_small-1 Christophe Vanackere

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  3. 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

    Neuroscientific Drivers Behind Consumer Decision Making

    Dr. Brynn, a globally recognized expert in applied neuroscience for professionals, currently holds a prestigious rank in the top 3 in the world for human behavior experts in business. Dr. Brynn is also a professional speaker and an award-winning Professor. She has over a decade of corporate business development experience at Pfizer, Nestle, and Johnson & Johnson. 

    Speakers for
    • Screenshot 2023-09-20 140328 Dr. Brynn Winegard

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  4. 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.

    What's New in Devex and Trace One PLM

    Speakers for
    • AntoineDaviet_small-1 Antoine Daviet

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  5. 11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

    Coffee/Snack Break

  6. 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

    Taking a Phased Approach to PLM Implementation

    Speakers for
    • kendo logo Creighton Pang
    • kendo logo Eric Bjerstedt

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  7. 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

    Journey to Competing in the Digital Marketplace

    Speakers for
    • UNFI Adam Sinley

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  8. 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

    Lunch

    Location: Fleur de Lis Suite

  9. 1:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.

    Stretch and Refresh

  10. 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

    Using Devex PLM to Improve Efficiency in Food Systems Development & Commercialization

    Speakers for
    • Ingredion Elena De La Pena

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  11. 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.

    The Impact of Nutritional Labeling Regulations on the Alcoholic Beverage Industry

    Speakers for
    • Bacardi Jimmy Bookstore

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  12. 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

    Compliance by Design Panel: Leveraging Technology to Build Lasting Regulatory Success

    Speakers for
    • Cargill_logo.svg Jody Mattsen
    • BrownForman Linda Lewis
    • AholdDelhaize Danielle Harper

    Location: Grand Ballroom

  13. 3:45 p.m. - 4 p.m.

    Coffee/Snack Break

  14. 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    PLM Analytics: Harnessing the Power of Dashboards and Data Reporting

    Speakers for
    • Don Low_Solution Consultant_Trace One Don Low
    • Screenshot 2023-09-12 152008 Lina Kaci

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  15. 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

    Streamlining Business Processes with Devex PLM

    Speakers for
    • MAPEI-Logo Simone Margheritis

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  16. 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

    Why We Selected Devex PLM

    Speakers for
    • BeamSuntory Nick Duncan
    • BeamSuntory Olivia Hennis

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  17. 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.

    PLM for a Fast-paced Retail World

    Speakers for
    • M&S Clare Edgar

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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Events for Thursday, September 28th

  1. 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

    Breakfast

    Location: Fleur de Lis

  2. 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

    Achieving and Extending Business Value with PLM

    Speakers for
    • tech-clarity-logo-1 Jim Brown

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  3. 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.

    Using Compliance Cloud to Navigate Global Regulatory Changes

    Speakers for
    • logo-campari-red-passion-min-1 Norm Matella

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  4. 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

    Integrating SAP ERP with Devex PLM

    Speakers for
    • Lindt&S Colin Lewis
    • 1280px-Ghirardelli_Chocolate_Company_Logo.svg Arundhati Kailasnath

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  5. 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • SANDBOXES: HANDS-ON PRODUCT SESSIONS

    • Compliance Cloud

      Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory requirements in emerging markets to effectively streamline the introduction of your products.

      Location: Regal Suite

    • Global Regulatory Calculations

      Assess your product compliance in target markets while formulating. Determine whether a product meets the requirements for specific markets: quickly and easily check regulatory limits for food additives or contaminants and ensure efficient product innovation.

      Location: Royal Conti

    • Retail PLM

      On a single platform, work in collaboration with suppliers, design and content agencies, and other contributors to accelerate the product development process. Analyze data, identify areas of improvement, and optimize your product lifecycle.

      Location: Bourbon

    • Insights

      Leverage a complete business intelligence platform that provides reliable, ready to use, and easy to understand data to identify risk and opportunities in order to make better decisions. Preconfigured dashboards incorporate data imported directly from your PLM system and other platforms like ERP, POS, and PIM.

      Location: Teche

    • Supplier Quality Management

      Create a more efficient and compliant supply chain with cloud-based, self-service supplier quality management tools that help facilitate and simplify qualification, registration, and auditing.

      Location: Evangeline A

    • Advanced Formulation Suite

      Web-based formula development and management tool that accelerates the formulation process, ensures compliance with regulations, and effectively meets your product requirements.

      Location: Evangeline C

  6. 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

    Lunch

    Location: Fleur de Lis Suite

  7. 2 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

    Stretch and Refresh

  8. 2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

    Fireside Chat: ESG Project Considerations, Pitfalls and Complexities

    Speakers for
    • AholdDelhaize Danielle Harper
    • Don Low_Solution Consultant_Trace One Don Low

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  9. 2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

    Integrating Devex PLM with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

    Speakers for
    • Kens Al Slinguff

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  10. 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Coffee/Snack Break

  11. 3:35 p.m. - 4 p.m.

    Sophisticating NPDI with Devex Advanced Formulation Suite

    Speakers for
    • Abbott Dorus Verbiesen

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  12. 4 - 4:30 p.m.

    Roadmap

    Speakers for
    • Picture1-1 Federico Fontanella

    Location: Grand Ballroom

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  13. 5 - 6 p.m.

    Farewell Cocktail Hour

    Location: Royal Sonesta Courtyard

Conference Map

Our main sessions are all located in the Grand Ballroom. Sandbox sessions are located in smaller breakout rooms. Meals are hosted in the Fleur de Lis Suite with access to the courtyard.

Main Level (First Floor)

Rooms

  • Evangeline C

    Advanced Formulation Suite

  • Evangeline B

    Demo Room

  • Evangeline A

    Supplier Quality Management

  • Foyer

    NPS Survey

  • Grand Ballroom

    Main Sessions

  • Esplanade
  • Iberville

    Video Room

  • Conti Entrance
  • Arcade
  • Regal Suite

    Compliance Cloud

  • Fleur de Lis Suite

    Meals with Courtyard Access

  • Fleur de Lis Salon
  • The Jazz Playhouse
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Second Floor

Rooms

  • Teche

    Insights

  • Bell Grove & Terrace
  • Outside Terrace
  • Oak Alley
  • Madewood
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Lower Level

Rooms

  • Bourbon

    Retail PLM

  • Bacchus Room
  • Royal Conti

    Global Regulatory Calculations

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Build lasting connections Network with industry peers

Ask anyone who's attended a previous conference about the value of this event, and they'll tell you it's all in the networking. The conference brings together professionals in similar markets to share their PLM and compliance experience. With plenty of structured and unstructured networking opps, you'll be sure to leave with actionable insights and valuable takeaways that your organization can apply to its own PLM journey.

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Hands-on product sessions Come play in the sandboxes!

For two hours on Thursday, Sept 28, we let you loose to visit our many product sandboxes. In these sessions, we have a team of experts who will guide you through new features and answer any questions you may have. Be sure to sign up for a spot when you get your badge from the registration table in the hotel lobby!

Industry leaders Attending companies

Welcome to all of our attendees!

  • AAK
  • Abbott
  • AholdDelhaize
  • Ajinomoto
  • Bacardi
  • BeamSuntory
  • BrownForman
  • Campari
  • Cargill
  • Cibus
  • Coca-Cola
  • CoRo
  • Flowers
  • Ghirardelli
  • Ingredion
  • Kendo
  • Kens
  • Lindt&S
  • Lund
  • Mapei
  • McCormick
  • M&S
  • OceanSpray
  • Perfetti
  • Pilgrims
  • Post
  • RussellStover
  • Sunopta
  • TechClarity
  • UNFI
  • Vandemoortele
  • Welchs

Schedule a Guided Demo

Our team of experts will first meet with you to understand your organization's unique requirements, then tailor the demo environment to meet your needs.