ERP HEADtoHEAD™ Event UK

The Lumenia ERP HEADtoHEAD™ event will continue as a virtual event for 2021. The web-based event offers a unique opportunity to compare and experience leading ERP vendors and their products.

What is in it for you?

Compare 14 leading ERP vendors and their products over 2 days from your work or home environment
Hear elevator pitches from all the vendors
Attend live on-line presentations of Lumenia's keynote speeches on ‘Characteristics of Successful ERP Projects’, 'Preparing Business Processes for ERP' and 'Are you ERP Ready?'
Attend on-line live demos and review the ERP products based on defined scripts covering Finance, Production, Projects, Supply Chain, Procurement and Sales.
Listen to a panel discussion addressing the most common mistakes made during ERP projects
The event will run through our dedicated event platform which you will have full access to for 4 weeks post-event and watch content on demand
The event platform will give you contact details and information for all the ERP vendors, so you can interact with them and arrange private calls or meetings
The event will be very interactive with Q&A, activity feed, polling, prizes to be won and networking

Products to be presented

What to expect?

The virtual event will take place over a two day period. It will be facilitated by Lumenia using our Event platform.
Attendees can attend from their home or office environment.
Lumenia will welcome attendees at the start of Day 1. On Day 1, all vendors will take part in an “Elevator Speech” to introduce themselves. During this session vendors will present a summary of their USPs to convince delegates why it would be a good idea to attend their presentation.
Delegates can choose to attend demonstrations focused on Finance , Production , Procurement, Projects , Supply Chain , Sales Quotation or Sales High Volume. All demonstrations will be based on defined high-level Scripts.
Each demonstration will be 60 minutes in duration.
Each demonstration will run live and you will have the facility to interact and ask questions.
There will be 4 concurrent sessions, you can choose which sessions to choose. Check out the Agenda for updates.
During Day 2 there will be a panel discussion involving companies who have already implemented ERP, who will share their experiences.
Day 1 and 2 will include a vendor-independent presentation from Lumenia Consulting.
After each session you will have an opportunity to rate the vendor demonstrations and the vendor that has scored the highest on their presentations will get the title - ‘ERP HEADtoHEAD™ Best Vendor Demonstration – UK 2021'.
The event will run on-line though our dedicated Event Platform, accessible on any desktop, mobile or laptop device, which you will have full access to for 4 weeks post-event.
The event platform will give you contact details and information for all the ERP speakers and sponsors so you can interact with them and arrange 1:1 meetings.
The two days will be very interactive with Q&A, activity feed, polling, gaming, prizes to be won and networking.

Agenda

DAY 1 - Tuesday 23rd March 2021

08.45	Virtual Registration
09:00	Welcome by Ian O'Toole, Consulting Manager, Lumenia Consulting Vendor Elevator Speeches Each vendor will get 4 minutes to tell you what makes them different and why you should attend their demonstration
10:15	Refreshment Break (15 mins)
	Stream 1	Stream 2	Stream 3	Stream 4
10:30	FINANCE Epicor ERP from Aspera	PRODUCTION Acumatica from Pinnacle	SUPPLY CHAIN QAD ERP from QAD	PROJECTS SAP S/4HANA Cloud from Sapphire Systems
11:30	Refreshment Break (15 mins)
11:45	FINANCE FinancialForce	FINANCE SAP Business One from TRC Solutions	PROCUREMENT Microsoft Dynamics F&SCM from DXC	PROJECTS SAP Business ByDesign from In Cloud Solutions
12:45	Lunch Break
13:30	Are you ERP Ready? Presentation from Sean Jackson, Managing Director, Lumenia Consulting Many organisations start ERP projects without doing some of the groundwork that is essential to ensure project success. In this presentation we will talk about how you can ensure your organisation is ready for ERP and share some of the lessons we have learned across hundreds of ERP projects.
14:15	Refreshment Break (15 mins)
14:30	FINANCE Oracle NetSuite from NoBlue	PRODUCTION Sage X3 from Datel	PROCUREMENT SAP Business One from TRC Solutions	PROJECTS Microsoft Dynamics Business Central from Columbus
15:30	Refreshment Break (15 mins)
15:45	FINANCE Unit4 ERP from Unit4	PROJECTS IFS Cloud from IFS	PROJECTS Sage Intacct from Acuity Solutions	SALES QUOTATION Epicor ERP from Aspera
17:00	*VIP Vendor Sponsored Roundtable: 'Beyond ERP into the Digital Future'* - Chris Gabriel, CTO, Sapphire Systems** As the world accelerates into a digital future, Digital Operating Platforms will streamline, integrate, and automate businesses and their processes as they extend the capability of their current ERP platforms to help drive digital transformation. Hosted by Chris Gabriel, CTO at Sapphire Systems, this roundtable session will explore how you can measure your start and north star goals for innovation and how you can maximise value out of your ERP beyond its core capability. Join this interactive session to start looking beyond realms of possibility to what you can achieve with automation and intelligence to continue your path to growth!
17:45	Day 1 Close

Please note this Agenda is subject to change.

DAY 2 - Wednesday 24th March 2021

08:15	VIP Vendor Sponsored Roundtable: Is ERP fit for purpose in a customer centric world? Andy Campbell, Global Solution Evangelist, FinancialForce As we emerge from the Covid pandemic and businesses negotiate how they are going to respond, one thing is for sure, existing ways of doing things are being challenged. Companies need to refocus on achieving business outcomes and that means delivering what is required by customers. In a world where customer centricity is key, can ERP systems really deliver what businesses need, or do they act as a brake on flexibility and innovation?
09:00
	Stream 1	Stream 2	Stream 3	Stream 4
09:15	FINANCE Microsoft Dynamics F&SCM from DXC	PRODUCTION QAD ERP from QAD	PROCUREMENT Oracle NetSuite from NoBlue	SALES HIGH VOLUME SAP Business One from TRC
10:15	Refreshment Break (15 mins)
10:30	FINANCE Sage Intacct from Acuity	PRODUCTION IFS Cloud from IFS	PROJECTS Unit4 ERP from Unit4	SUPPLY CHAIN Acumatica from Pinnacle
11:30	Refreshment Break (15 mins)
11:45	Characteristics of Successful ERP Projects (25 mins) Presentation by Ursula Browne, Consulting Manager, Lumenia Consulting Based on our consultants’ 250 years cumulative experience working on ERP projects, Lumenia has identified 6 characteristics that successful ERP projects have in common. This presentation goes though each of these characteristics, explains the importance of each one, and provides advice and tips on how you can ensure your ERP project is successful.
12:15	Preparing Business Processes for ERP (25 mins) Presentation by Sean Jackson, Managing Director, Lumenia Consulting For many organisations, implementing a new ERP solution is an opportunity to transform business processes. However, all too often, the expected transformation is not delivered. In this presentation, we will explore why this happens and what you can do to prepare for real business process change in advance of your ERP project.
12:45	Lunch Break (45 mins)
13:30	FINANCE IFS Cloud from IFS	PRODUCTION Epicor ERP from Aspera	FINANCE SAP Business ByDesign from In Cloud Solutions	PROCUREMENT Sage X3 from Datel
14:30	Refreshment Break (15 mins)
14:45	FINANCE Microsoft Dynamics Business Central from Columbus	SALES QUOTATION SAP S/4HANA Cloud from Sapphire Systems	PROJECTS FinancialForce	SALES HIGH VOLUME Microsoft Dynamics F&SCM from DXC
15:45	Refreshment Break (15 mins)
16:00	Panel Discussion: Avoiding ERP Implementation Mistakes A panel of industry end users, all of whom have implemented ERP, will talk about their experiences good and bad and highlight things they might do differently next time.
17:00	Event Wrap-up. Announcement of ERP HEADtoHEAD™ Best Vendor Demonstration Virtual Event UK 2021 and the Delegate Leader Board challenge winners!
17:10	Event Close

Please note this Agenda is subject to change.

Pricing

We are keeping the event price at £75 + VAT per person.

Price Per Delegate	Price Ends
£75 + VAT	24.03.2021

Looking to register 3 or more people? Email us on info@erpheadtohead.com to avail of group discounts.

Attendee Competition

We have a Leader Board challenge with two x £100 One4all Gift Cards up for grabs! We have another £100 voucher to win for those that complete the Feedback Form post event. ERP vendors will also have competitions with prizes to giveaway and you will have a chance to win a free Lumenia One-day ERP Readiness Audit!