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What is Ignite 2021?

We are bringing together respected thought-leaders, well-known influencers, experienced SCM practitioners, sustainability experts and subject matter experts from every facet of the supply chain logistics industry.When you register for Ignite 2021, you have a ticket to the premier logistics technology conference and trade event themed around bringing together Shippers, Carriers, and Brokers.

Navigate the ever-changing and emerging technologies and applications serving supply chain management and logistics. Come network and learn from the industry’s best and brightest and leave with actionable perspectives, ideas and tactics to maximize the benefits of tech for your organization.

Featured Keynote Speakers 
  
Lora Cecere As an enterprise strategist, Lora focuses on the changing face of enterprise technologies. Her research is designed for the early adopter seeking first-mover advantage.She comes to the stage with over forty years of diverse supply chain experience.  She has spent nine years as an industry analyst with Gartner Group, AMR Research, Altimeter Group prior to the launch of her own research firm Supply Chain Insights.

Andrew Wishnia works on climate policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy in the U.S. Department of Transportation. Wishnia is a senior policy advisor at the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and also served at the Federal Highway Administration and as a senior program manager at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
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Featured Entertainment
Jason Boland & the Stragglers
For the past 20 years, Jason Boland & the Stragglers have dazzled audiences all over as one of the best ambassadors of Red Dirt and Texas country movement. Millions of fans have cheered them on with over 500,000 records sold independently and 10 albums later. We are excited to have them as our featured entertainment at our Wednesday night event!


How to Attend:
Are you local to the San Antonio area or only want to attend part of the conference? Get your 1-day or 2-day pass!
(These passes do NOT include your hotel stay.)

1-Day Pass: $299.00 (only good for sessions on Wednesday, August 4th)
2-Day Pass: $499.00

Full Conference Pass: $1,199.00
Get the FULL Ignite 2021 experience. Your full conference pass not only includes all sessions, networking, and fun, you also get your hotel stay on Tuesday night, August 3rd and Wednesday night August 4th INCLUDED!

Tee off with us early on the golf course! 
Join us early on Tuesday, August 3rd to hit the links on a championship golf course. Shot gun start at 8:00 AM. Fee includes your green fees and a golf cart.
Individual: $210.00
Foursome: $630.00
Don't want to bring your clubs? You can rent them on site!

About the J.W. Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa
The J.W. Marriott is full of work AND play. The hotel is offering a discounted rate for all attendees at $219 (plus tax) a night and is based on availabilty. Rooms must be booked by July 7th, 2021.

What to do at the J.W. Marriott:
Enjoy dining at any of the six onsite restaurants
Choose from two award winning 18-hole championship golf courses
Take a float along the resorts 1,100 foot lazy river
Enhance your pool time and dive into the River Bluff experience (4 wristbands per room) 
Rejuvenate your well being at the Lantana Spa
Start your day out at the state of the art fitness center
Complimentary on site parking

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COVID-19 Meeting Protocols:

The J.W. Marriott will follow all COVID guidelines and protocols. They will require face coverings for the guests and associates in all public areas of the property. Your health and safety is important to us. 
Speak at Ignite 2021

Speaker applications for Ignite 2021 have been closed. 

To be considered for Ignite 2022:
  • Email your contact information to Anthony Vitiello, Anthony.Vitiello@PCSSoft.com
  • Include your title and abstract
  • Tell us about you and your company
Who's Attending

Agenda at a Glance
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Speakers
Chris Poelma
CEO, PCS Software
Paul Beavers
CTO, PCS Software
Lance Mutschink
Partner, Pinch Transport
Lora Cecere
Founder, Supply Chain Insights
Tim Reilly
Vice President, Voyager Express
Andrew Wishnia
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Climate Policy, US Dept of Transportation
Rich Hernandez
Vice President, Transportation and Warehousing, Perdue Farms
Joe Castain
Director of Logistics, Masonite International
Glen McIntosh
Chief Supply Chain Officer, Little Caesars/Blueline
Gabriel Paredes
Director of Supply Chain Execution, Bonnie Plants
Matt Detmar
President, Detmar Logistics
Joe Shone
Head of Enterprise Product Sales, Uber Freight
Mike Mulqueen
Partner, JBF Consulting
Mark Willis
Host, RoadDog Trucking News @ SiriusXM
Scott Sutarik
VP, Commercial Vehicle Solutions, Geotab
Tomasz Kulakowski
CEO, deepsense.ai
Ayman Husain
Director, Customer Success, Intelligent Cloud & Digital Transformation, Microsoft
Sam Phillips
Sr. Manager, Industry Solutions @ HERE
Rob Patrician
Director of Logistics, Little Caesars/Blueline
Melanie Patterson
President & CEO, Integrity Transit
Chris Noble
Northeast Regional Account Manager, PCS Software
Eric Amaya
Sales Engineer, PCS Software
Gary Atkinson
Implementation Director, PCS Software
Andrew Fredericks
Implementation Manager, PCS Software
Anthony Sutardja
Co-Founder & CEO, Parade.ai
Sandy Vosk
President & CEO, Advantage Technology Solutions
Adam Wingfield
Managing Director, Innovative Logistics Group
Blythe Brumleve
Digital Dispatch Founder & Podcaster | Host of Cyberly on Freightwaves
Chris Jolly
Founder, C Jolly Freight Consulting
Dave Crawley
Professor, College of Technology, University of Houston
Dennis Raffa
Senior Program Manager Zero Waste World, CHEP
Desiree Wood
President, REAL Women in Trucking
Ed Burns, Jr
Vice President of Relationships, Burns Logistics Solutions
Ed Burns, Sr
President, Burns Logistics Solutions
Lindsay Watt
Head of Product, Parade.ai
Marcus Cooksey
CEO, DUKE.AI
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Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Chris Noble
Achieving 90% or More Automation Levels in Your TMS
Cibolo 3
PCS Carrier Customer/User PCS Shipper Customer/User
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Ed Burns, Jr
Ed Burns, Sr
Always Fix Your Divots – Father and Son Share the Secrets to Harmonious Family Business
Cibolo 2
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Paul Beavers
Ayman Husain
Benefits of Leveraging the Cloud
Cibolo 3
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Breakfast
Cibolo 6-7
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Breakfast
Cibolo 6-7
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Melanie Patterson
Bringing Efficiency to Your Back Office
Cibolo 2
Operations
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Chris Noble
Carrier Score Carding and Compliance/KPI
Cibolo 1
PCS Carrier Customer/User PCS Shipper Customer/User
Start
5:00 AM
End
10:00 AM
Come Tee Off With PCS - 18-Hole Golf
The Oaks Golf Course
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Dinner and Entertainment, Jason Boland & the Stragglers
River Bend Pavillion
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Ed Burns, Sr
Don't Be a Swinger
Cibolo 2
Operations
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Blythe Brumleve
Driver Retention is the New Recruiting
Cibolo 2
Operations
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Desiree Wood
Driving Matters – Why Superior Fleet Operations Must Focus on Modernizing Driving as a Career
Cibolo 4
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Dave Crawley
Embracing Disruption – The Art of the Pivot When Selecting & Implementing Technology
Cibolo 2
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Finale Keynote
Cibolo 5
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Mike Mulqueen
Freight Technology – What’s Happening and What You Need to Know
Cibolo 3
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Ed Burns, Jr
How to Kick @$$ at LinkedIn
Cibolo 2
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Sandy Vosk
I Can’t Afford to Digitize My Operations
Cibolo 4
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Chris Poelma
Andrew Wishnia
Infrastructure & Sustainability with Andrew Wishnia and Chris Poelma
Cibolo 5
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Chris Noble
Gary Atkinson
Innovative Shipper and Carrier Demos
Cibolo 1
PCS Shipper Customer/User
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Gary Atkinson
Intermodal Dispatch Certification Course
Cibolo 9
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Lora Cecere
Keynote Address with Lora Cecere
Cibolo 5
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Eric Amaya
Less Than Truckload (LTL) Dispatch Certification Course
Cibolo 8
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Chris Noble
Leveraging Your Tech to Ensure Carrier Capacity in a Fluctuating Rate Environment
Cibolo 1
PCS Carrier Customer/User PCS Shipper Customer/User
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Lunch
Cibolo 6-7
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Lunch
Cibolo 6-7
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Networking Break
Foyer
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Networking Break
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Networking Break
Foyer
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Matt Detmar
Sam Phillips
Rob Patrician
Sandy Vosk
Panel - Green Matters – Sustainability Matters and How Logistics Tech Delivers a Cleaner More Profitable Tomorrow
Cibolo 5
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Lance Mutschink
Paul Beavers
Rich Hernandez
Mark Willis
Scott Sutarik
Ayman Husain
Panel - Pulling Together – The Imperative to Unify Logistics Tech for all Stakeholders
Cibolo
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Tim Reilly
Paul Beavers
Gabriel Paredes
Mike Mulqueen
Lindsay Watt
Panel - Tomorrow is Today – The Rapid Acceleration of Tech Innovation for Logistics and Staying Relevant in a Changing Industry
Cibolo 5
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Eric Amaya
PCS CARRIER USER SESSION - Next Level Accounting with Next Level Software
Cibolo 1
PCS Carrier Customer/User
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Eric Amaya
PCS CARRIER USERS - Leveraging Accounting Data Successfully
Cibolo 1
PCS Carrier Customer/User
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Anthony Sutardja
Quantifying the Impact of Dynamic Capacity Management for Brokers
Cibolo 2
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Joe Shone
Real-Time Freight Technology and Market Resiliency in 2021
Cibolo 4
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
2:00 PM
Registration and Check-In
Texas Library
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Marcus Cooksey
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) – A Logistics Efficiency Technology Ready for Prime Time
Cibolo 4
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Adam Wingfield
Stepping into the 2020’s - Why Carriers and 3PLs Should Embrace Logistics Technology Together
Cibolo 4
Technology
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Chris Noble
The Future of Integration - Who Wins the Battle Between EDI and API?
Cibolo 1
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Gary Atkinson
Truckload Dispatch Certification Course
Cibolo 8-9
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Lance Mutschink
Lora Cecere
Chris Poelma
Paul Beavers
Rich Hernandez
Mark Willis
Scott Sutarik
Ayman Husain
Welcome to Ignite 2021
Cibolo 5
All
Start
5:00 AM
End
6:00 AM
Dennis Raffa
Why Sustainability Must Be at the Center of Your Supply Chain Operations
Cibolo 4
Operations
Start
3:00 PM
End
7:00 PM
Welcome Reception - Get Ignited!
Cibolo Salon
All