Ready to make the most of your three days in Amsterdam? With a packed agenda and world-class speaker lineup, you’ll want to maximize every session and networking opportunity.
Here’s your tactical playbook:
Speaker spotlight: Who will be there?
Connect 2025 brings together an exceptional mix of industry expertise, practical experience, and visionary thinking.
Speaker categories
Customer champions – Supply chain leaders from global enterprises sharing real transformation stories. These aren’t rubber-stamped presentations – they’re honest discussions about challenges, failures, and ultimate successes.
What to expect: ROI details, implementation timelines, success stories, change management insights, and the kind of practical advice you can only get from someone who’s lived through the process.
E2open & WiseTech experts – Product leaders, solution architects, and industry specialists who’ve spent years solving complex supply chain problems.
What to expect: Deep technical knowledge, roadmap insights, best practices from hundreds of implementations, and direct access to the people building tomorrow’s supply chains.
Industry analysts & consultants – Third-party experts who study supply chain trends across companies and industries.
What to expect: Benchmarking data, market trend analysis, predictions about future developments, and objective perspectives on technology adoption.
Academic & research leaders – Professors and researchers pushing the boundaries of supply chain science.
What to expect: Cutting-edge research findings, theoretical frameworks, and early glimpses of innovations that will impact industry in 3-5 years.
Keynote and featured speakers
Keynote speaker
Oliver Kahn – Oliver is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in football history (or soccer if you live in the US). He secured eight German championships, eight German cups, and is winner of four UEFA Best European Goalkeeper awards. His leadership, strategic mindset, and understanding of high-performance environments continues to inspire.
Featured speakers
You can get detailed information on all of our announced speakers, HERE.
How to network with speakers
During sessions:
- Take notes on specific points you want to discuss
- Prepare thoughtful questions rather than generic ones
- Listen for problems similar to your own challenges
After sessions:
- Approach speakers immediately after their presentation
- Reference specific content from their session
- Ask for business cards or LinkedIn connections
- Request follow-up conversations for deeper discussions
Throughout Connect:
- Speakers often attend other sessions and networking events
- Check the app for speaker attendance at various activities
- Hotel lobbies and meal areas offer informal conversation opportunities
E2open Connect 2025 complete session run down: What to expect
Connect 2025’s agenda spans three intensive days with content designed for different learning styles and professional needs.
Session formats
Keynote presentations (45 minutes): Retired German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn will share his strategic mindset and vision for success, to which he is no stranger. Widely regarded as one of the best keepers in football history, Kahn has won eight top-tier German league (Bundesliga) titles, six German Cups, the UEFA Champions League, and four UEFA Best European Goalkeeper awards. After retiring, he became a popular pundit and football executive, acting briefly as CEO of Bayern Munich, the most successful football club in Germany and one of the most decorated in European football.
Solution deep dives (45-60 minutes): Detailed explorations of specific e2open and WiseTech capabilities. Perfect for understanding how technology solves real operational challenges.
Expert panels (45 minutes): Multiple industry veterans discuss challenges, trends, and solutions. Great for hearing diverse perspectives on common problems.
Customer success stories (30-45 minutes): Real companies sharing their transformation journeys. Honest discussions about what worked, what didn’t, and lessons learned.
Flash innovation demos (15 minutes): Quick, approachable demonstrations of recent innovations and game-changing capabilities to bring you step-change agility and resilience.
Networking sessions (60-120 minutes): Structured and unstructured opportunities to connect with peers, speakers, and solution experts.
ESCAPE Room challenges (90 minutes): You’ll have three opportunities to take part in the Accenture ESCAPE Room challenge. It’s an immersive team experience designed to simulate global disruptions. Using clues, documents, and digital tools, you’ll race against time to crack the final code.
For the complete list of sessions and topics, visit our sessions page.
Session selections strategy
Must-attend categories:
- Industry-specific content: Sessions tailored to your sector (manufacturing, retail, automotive, etc.)
- Role-relevant topics: Content matching your specific responsibilities
- Transformation stories: Companies similar to yours sharing their journeys
- Future vision: Sessions about emerging trends and technologies
Nice-to-have options:
- Adjacent industries for cross-pollination ideas
- Aspirational content for future career growth
- Broad networking sessions for relationship building
How to reserve your session spots like a pro
The good news is most Connect 2025 sessions are open access. No reservation needed. Walk in, grab a seat, and start learning. However, for high-demand interactive workshops and hands-on sessions, the Connect mobile app becomes your best friend. You can use it to reserve a spot.
Use the mobile app for session management
The mobile app for the event will launch about two weeks prior to the event, around September 30th. You can use it to get session details and set up a custom agenda.
Pro tip: Divide and conquer to maximize your potential
Connect 2025 offers simultaneous sessions across multiple tracks. You can’t be everywhere at once, but with a team, you can divide and conquer for maximum impact.
Scope it out and plan ahead
Identify your teams’ different focus areas across the multiple session tracks, such as global trade and compliance or procurement and sourcing innovation. They will become the expert in those areas, attending each relevant session and taking notes.
Come together for key sessions
Set a few “must attend” sessions for your entire team, like opening keynotes, major solution announcements, customer success stories relevant to your industry, and closing sessions.
Sync up and share your knowledge
Have knowledge group meetings at the end of the day to share key takeaways from each track, identify themes, and plan for the next day’s sessions.
Now that you have the playbook, it’s time to register for Connect 2025
Build relationships. Extract actionable insights. You now have the insider’s playbook to use at Connect. If you haven’t registered already, come join us! There’s no cost to register. Please note that Connect 2025 is open to existing clients and invited prospects.
Questions about session planning or team coordination? Email connect@e2open.com, we’re here to help!
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